My B7 RS4
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:26 am
For a long time i've longed to own an RS4 and in February of this year i traded in my Audi TTS for a 07 Sprint Blue saloon. When i went to view the car i'd done my research and most of the more important things had been done or replaced. The only thing of concern to me at the time was the lack of service history but the car seemed straight and within a couple of weeks i'd recieved a duplicate service book from AudiUk documenting all it's history therefore easing any concerns.
This was the car as i'd bought it:
The car as you can see is fiited with 20"x10" BBS CX-r alloys which i eventually had re-powdercoated in gloss black. I've also fitted new 265/30/20 Continental Sport 3 tyres all round.
The first jobs i did were to replace the dis-coloured expansion tank and bonnet strut;
Next on my jobs list was to get the rear windows tinted with a 20% black tint as i like to do with all my cars:
After having the car serviced, a couple of unsuspected and unwanted things materialised. I needed the inlet manifold flaps sorting as they were stuck open and then it became apparent that the oil cooler pipes were weeping. Both these jobs were carried out at Unit 20 and they did a fantastic job on the car. The oil cooler was replaced with an uprated Forge cooler and pipework:
Next on my list was to get the car in for a full bodywork detail:
At the beginning of July i noticed a small amount of water on the drive under the nearside wheel, turned out to be the auxillary radiator so that was replaced along with 2 new clutch switches, again at Unit 20. I've done just over 2k miles in the car since i've owned it and apart from a couple of expensive bills along the way i have to say it's everything i thought it would be.
The car does have a Milltek exhaust and sounds beautiful. The comments on how it looks and sounds that i get from people make all the constant trips to the petrol station worth it. I may at some stage look into getting it re-mapped though. Next jobs on the list are wheels off to repaint the calipers and replace the caliper stickers and at the same time put new pads in that i've just purchased, some Feroda DS performance pads.
This was the car as i'd bought it:
The car as you can see is fiited with 20"x10" BBS CX-r alloys which i eventually had re-powdercoated in gloss black. I've also fitted new 265/30/20 Continental Sport 3 tyres all round.
The first jobs i did were to replace the dis-coloured expansion tank and bonnet strut;
Next on my jobs list was to get the rear windows tinted with a 20% black tint as i like to do with all my cars:
After having the car serviced, a couple of unsuspected and unwanted things materialised. I needed the inlet manifold flaps sorting as they were stuck open and then it became apparent that the oil cooler pipes were weeping. Both these jobs were carried out at Unit 20 and they did a fantastic job on the car. The oil cooler was replaced with an uprated Forge cooler and pipework:
Next on my list was to get the car in for a full bodywork detail:
At the beginning of July i noticed a small amount of water on the drive under the nearside wheel, turned out to be the auxillary radiator so that was replaced along with 2 new clutch switches, again at Unit 20. I've done just over 2k miles in the car since i've owned it and apart from a couple of expensive bills along the way i have to say it's everything i thought it would be.
The car does have a Milltek exhaust and sounds beautiful. The comments on how it looks and sounds that i get from people make all the constant trips to the petrol station worth it. I may at some stage look into getting it re-mapped though. Next jobs on the list are wheels off to repaint the calipers and replace the caliper stickers and at the same time put new pads in that i've just purchased, some Feroda DS performance pads.
