Newbie Owner Saying A Proper Hi At Last.

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Newbie Owner Saying A Proper Hi At Last.

Post by ShaneyB » Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:16 pm

Jesus H Christ!

How happy can one bloke be.

Picked my Daytona saloon up at lunchtime from Bournemouth and took every scenic route I could on the way back to NW London. What a giggle in the slippery conditions and wow that sound :-). Not even a bloody great chip on the windscreen on the way home could remove my grin.

Proudest bloke on the planet to have the RS on my drive after wanting one since the B5's were new! Well chuffed.

Thanks to everyone on here for all of your help and advice and I'm pretty confident you'll be hearing a lot more from me.

Cheers all

I'll post some pics when the weather's picked up.
Shane

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Post by Timster » Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:45 pm

Excellent news Shagga. (exept for the stone chip).
Marvellous machines aren't they.
Sorry again for not being able to meet up today (I had to fix the stairs !!!).

Enjoy
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Post by sonny » Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:46 pm

Congrats Shagga, nice one. Sods law regarding the windscreen (happen to me when I picked mine up). Hope to see you at the next Kent meet int he new year date to be confirmed).
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Post by rtd » Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:47 pm

congrats its been a long time coming but worth it in the end....... :D
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Post by Dom81 » Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:53 pm

Delighted for you - that's one hell of a wait!
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Post by RS-4-Me » Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:07 pm

Congrats - hopefully I'll be as happy as you come the new year.
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Post by PetrolDave » Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:24 pm

Shagga wrote:Proudest bloke on the planet to have the RS on my drive after wanting one since the B5's were new!
It was the B5 that made me want an RS4 too - it's a great feeling when you fulfill the dream.

Enjoy!
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Post by ShaneyB » Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:59 pm

Thanks guys,
I was trying to explain it to my son the whole way home what it meant to me but he didn't get it. He realised what it meant when I said it was like when he met Shearer at St James'

Bless him.
Shane

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Post by wolfgang » Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:03 pm

Many hearty congratulations, mate! Hope you enjoy the RS4.
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Re: Newbie Owner Saying A Proper Hi At Last.

Post by Dom81 » Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:04 pm

PetrolDave wrote:
Shagga wrote:Proudest bloke on the planet to have the RS on my drive after wanting one since the B5's were new!
It was the B5 that made me want an RS4 too - it's a great feeling when you fulfill the dream.

Enjoy!
Me too - it was that Evo edition with it at the 'ring. The only criticism was sloppy tolerances that somehow prevented the 155mph limiter from ever kicking in :wink:

I missed the boat on that one, so made sure I got a deposit down on the B7 the day the book opened, even though I wanted one late in the run...
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Post by neckarsulm » Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:25 pm

I missed the boat on that one,
Didn't you have an Avus B5?
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Post by HYFR » Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:58 pm

congrats shagga

Where in nw london r u? I'm in palmers green ...

Looking forward to pics
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Post by P_G » Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:11 pm

Welcome to the club Shagga, well worth the wait.
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Post by Dom81 » Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:03 pm

neckarsulm wrote:
I missed the boat on that one,
Didn't you have an Avus B5?
No. At the time I had a T-Sport Quattro Avant - young family so a move up from a Fiat Coupe. Changed to a new 53 plate B6 S4 Avant (company car) so couldn't justify buying the B7 RS4 so soon after - hence putting the deposit down but only taking it in April 07
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Post by Outtlaw » Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:19 pm

Glad your pleased with you new motor, the more you drive it the better it gets. Peter
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