Newbie buying RS4

[ShaneyB]

They do look black in the pics and the parking sensor light is green, mine's orange.

[Ewan1985]

excuse my ignorance but whats SS+

[Jules]

excuse my ignorance but whats SS+

Sports suspension Its a few mm lower

[RSKiwi]

Bolster wear can be sorted eaily aswell i dont know why more people dont.
The drivers side,which is obviously the main culprit can be stripped and new leather fitted for approx £150 to £200.

I also agree steering wheel and buckets will both usually help resale and value but both can be added at a later date.

Off topic sorry op

Jules can you pm me your upholstery contact assuming they are vaguely nearish to London. I am keen to give the car a birthday before summer!

[sonny]

parking sensor light is green, mine's orange.

Mine is green

[Dave7]

Mines Orange.

I think Orange is a must have!

[PetrolDave]

Is there any diffrence between the 2006, 2007 and 2008 models?

The spec and option list was pretty constant, only thing I can think of is that a running change from amber front indicators to clear was made in about November 2006 - so some 2007 models have amber indicators and some have clear.

[adsgreen]

can be but pain in the arse and I prefer the black.

[ShaneyB]

parking sensor light is green, mine's orange.

Mine is green

Apparently orange is faster

[PJC]

Mines orange, but came with tango indicators.

[wms]

Some good points BUT add the DRC to that list! Make sure you check this thoroughly by looking at the shocks for excessive leaking - a fine misting seems to be acceptable. If there are any problems then Audi have extended the warranty as a good will gesture but a few are struggling to get this resolved if they don't have FASH.

Quick question on this, as I am also actively on the hunt for an RS4, details of what I am after are here
http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=94628

For DRC, did Audi often only replace the front suspension and if I am looking at a car with only the front replaced recently (under goodwill), how exposed am I with regard to rear DRC failure? Is there a big risk/cost in replacing the rear?

Cheers.

[P_G]

It really depends on the car and how well the dealer has fiited and presurrised the system with the new components in situ. I had mine fronts replaced at 30 something k miles and now on 90k miles and 3 years later and rears are still fine touch wood. And I'm not driving Miss Daisy.

[RS6chris!]

Other difference is 2006 cars have may black dash buttons but later cars have chrome inserts.

Mine is a June 2006 car and has chrome inserts..but orange indicators.

[PetrolDave]

Mine is a June 2006 car and has chrome inserts..but orange indicators.

Clear indicators was a running change introduced on cars built after November 2006. ETKA has the VIN number when the change happened.