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My priority is more on reliability and keeping my car in good condition. I'm considering the de-flap as I hear there's a risk to that (but how common really?). Would a carbon clean give the engine more low-end torque? That's the only area where I feel it's missing a bit. I live in Switzerland so mor...

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I'm not too concerned at the moment, the engine runs great, probably not making 420bhp but that's fine. Maybe one day!

Also, is there a certain driving style which is more likely to result in carbon buildup? I put 3-5k miles per year on the car, 60-70% of which is highway.

I've had my B7 RS4 Avant for a year now, and have taken it from 90k to 95k (kilometers). Besides a throttle body replacement when I got it, everything has been working perfectly. I don't know too much about the history of the car. It seems like it was daily driven for its first few years and then on...

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Hi NICKH, I'm curious what you consider expensive to maintain properly. How much has it cost over the 9 years you've had it? I'm looking at getting one now as well (as a daily driver), my mental barrier is probably at around 4-5k CHF per year in maintenance. Not that I would have issues covering a h...

Thanks! How much did the engine out job cost? I assume that would be on the higher end of the potential repair bills?

I'm looking at one which is on 180k kms / 111k miles and has just been serviced at an Audi dealer. Not sure if it's had the oil pump seal or coolant pipes replaced.

I'm getting the urge to buy a C6 RS6 as a daily driver. Good or bad idea? Will a 4k (CHF) annual service/maintenance budget be sufficient? How is parts availability for repairs? My B7 RS4 spent quite a bit of time in the shop for some simple parts, but that's not my daily driver so it didn't bother ...

I'm not very mechanically gifted unfortunately.. I don't mind having it replaced by Audi but I want to be sure if I need to replace the whole IM. The dealer is a family friend so I tend to trust them.. I'll have to speak to them again once I bring the car back, perhaps I'm not translating the part n...

I'm having this problem on my 2008 RS4. Took it to the dealer who started by replacing the throttle body connector, to no avail. They say the next step is to replace the throttle body but that it's part of the intake manifold and the whole IM needs to be replaced. Yet I'm reading here that others ha...

Yes I took it to Audi and it seems it's the throttle body. They say the whole intake manifold needs to be replaced because the throttle body is part of the manifold. Can anyone confirm? I've read on the forums that people are buying throttle bodies (for example, from the Corvette) so I assumed it ca...

Hello everyone, I just picked up a 2008 RS4 Avant on Friday and enjoyed it all weekend. Then yesterday I got a CEL on a short drive into town. I got it scanned that evening and it showed the following codes: *** 2 Faults Found: 000547 - Angle Sensor 2 for Throttle (G188) P0223 - 001 - Signal Too Hig...