DRC issues and weeping shocker.
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
Now that is great news, cheers.
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
Sorry - been busy for a few days so hadn't noticed my name being taken in vain!!
I still have DRC and am very happy with it. If you analyse the cars for sale on Auto trader and PH I reckon you'll still find more than 70% are on DRC - I haven't checked for a couple of years, but it was well over 80% then. This is probably a reasonable indication of the population of cars at large.
The key to having DRC work - in a word - the technician that fits/maintains it. (Oh, that's six words!). IMHO there is only one Dealer (Camberley) and one Mastertech (Stuart) in the whole country that I would trust. However, since you are in London, Camberley Audi is all of 1 mile off Jn 4 on the M3, so worth a trip down if you want it sorted - ask for Rob Chorley, and tell him that Dave sent you!.
Good luck
Dave
I still have DRC and am very happy with it. If you analyse the cars for sale on Auto trader and PH I reckon you'll still find more than 70% are on DRC - I haven't checked for a couple of years, but it was well over 80% then. This is probably a reasonable indication of the population of cars at large.
The key to having DRC work - in a word - the technician that fits/maintains it. (Oh, that's six words!). IMHO there is only one Dealer (Camberley) and one Mastertech (Stuart) in the whole country that I would trust. However, since you are in London, Camberley Audi is all of 1 mile off Jn 4 on the M3, so worth a trip down if you want it sorted - ask for Rob Chorley, and tell him that Dave sent you!.
Good luck
Dave
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Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
Yup, it goes something like this "arse, my DRC is fooked. Better flog it quick"Daveperc wrote:If you analyse the cars for sale on Auto trader and PH I reckon you'll still find more than 70% are on DRC
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
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"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
Could be - but a quick scan through the first 35 cars on PH and Autotrader found 27 on DRC and 8 on Coilies - ie 77% still on DRC. There may be some overlap (ie cars on both). Interestingly the ones on PH were close to 50:50, showing that cars trying to market to "enthusiasts" are more likely to be modded - unsurprising, but evident in the data.
Dave
Dave
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
This may seem like an obvious question, but, given the choice of either, would people on here prefer to stay with DRC (assuming it was working), or still switch out to Coilies?
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
my drc control valves i believe were shot when i picked the car up, and the ride was ok but not brilliant.
i've never been in an rs6 with working drc. the coilies are much stiffer, but do give the car a better stance in my opinion.
i've also put on the hotchkis ant roll bars, which have stopped any body roll i did get. everybody has there own opinion. but i believe most rs6 owners would say if the drc was working and more importantly, more reliable, then they would stick with the drc.
i would have.
i've never been in an rs6 with working drc. the coilies are much stiffer, but do give the car a better stance in my opinion.
i've also put on the hotchkis ant roll bars, which have stopped any body roll i did get. everybody has there own opinion. but i believe most rs6 owners would say if the drc was working and more importantly, more reliable, then they would stick with the drc.
i would have.
I used to own a 6, now I'm just a lurker!
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
I think there's a lot of rose tinted glasses action going on with the DRC. I've been in RS4s with working DRC and I don't see what the fuss is about. The ride in mine on PSS9 is spookily similar to my mate's RS4 on SS+.
When the RS6 came out, all the journos were moaning about how hard the suspension was.
The biggest issue with the DRC is how it fails stealthily. Your handling slowly degrades and because it's a gradual process, you don't notice it. Until one day you're hopping sideways into a ditch.
/EDIT: that said, I wish that it was more reliable and that Audi hadn't taken the piss when it came to replacing / repairing it. I would have kept it if it was any good. I don't change things for the sake of it. On my M3 I have no intention of changing the suspension. Because it works. Different story for the brakes though.
When the RS6 came out, all the journos were moaning about how hard the suspension was.
The biggest issue with the DRC is how it fails stealthily. Your handling slowly degrades and because it's a gradual process, you don't notice it. Until one day you're hopping sideways into a ditch.
/EDIT: that said, I wish that it was more reliable and that Audi hadn't taken the piss when it came to replacing / repairing it. I would have kept it if it was any good. I don't change things for the sake of it. On my M3 I have no intention of changing the suspension. Because it works. Different story for the brakes though.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
The problem is time. If you have loads of spare time on your hands then drc is ok, if you don't then coil overs it is. You know at some point drc IS going to fail.
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Now - Empty garage
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Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
But the drc can fail every year though! It does boil down to reliability.
I used to own a 6, now I'm just a lurker!
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
Correct, but if you have loads of spare time it doesn't matter does it?
As I said, it WILL fail, as with most parts in time, but this WILL.
Who apart from Daveperc and the guys who have owned a brand new C5 know what a good DRC car feels like?
As I said, it WILL fail, as with most parts in time, but this WILL.
Who apart from Daveperc and the guys who have owned a brand new C5 know what a good DRC car feels like?
previous- Pug 205 gti, 306 gti, 309 gti Goodwood.
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
I'm still running DRC it's been re gassed a couple of times and I have considered the coil over option but 2k is a lot of money and I believe a working DRC is still better for all round ride quality. 
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
Ok, thanks for the opinions. I think I'll wait for the DRC to fail, and then replace it with the coils. Just seems like an unnecessary cost every year or so, and I'm certainly not a talented enough driver to notice the difference most likely. The car will be used mainly as a fast GT, and I only tend to drive on the twisties at seven tenths anyway.
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
Huh, eh, what was that? Did someone say something?chunky79 wrote:Perhaps 3 then, but you cant count technik cause he is a ghost member in here. Daveperc has it loves it. I bet it is good when it works but I haven't been in one with it.
Been focusing on trying to hibernate... like you told me to!
Re: DRC issues and weeping shocker.
Happy new year Nick.TechNick wrote:Huh, eh, what was that? Did someone say something?chunky79 wrote:Perhaps 3 then, but you cant count technik cause he is a ghost member in here. Daveperc has it loves it. I bet it is good when it works but I haven't been in one with it.
Been focusing on trying to hibernate... like you told me to!
Has your motor had drc work done? What are your views on this subject o silent one?
previous- Pug 205 gti, 306 gti, 309 gti Goodwood.
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!