S5 or RS5 ?

2.9 V6 24v TFSI - 444 bhp
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liffy99
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S5 or RS5 ?

Post by liffy99 » Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:35 am

Not a new question I suppose. Anyone compared the two in real life ? Is the flagship worth the extra ?
My £40k budget would bag a 2017/18 RS or 2019 S5 ( or I could spend less than £30k on an earlier S5.
I cover less than 8k miles annually now following retirement, with less motorway driving. Just looking for a bit of fun ( current B8 S4 owner with MRC Tuning). Love the TTS but it is a bit cosy for my 6’3” and 100kg 👿

jnrdavo
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Re: S5 or RS5 ?

Post by jnrdavo » Thu Dec 08, 2022 8:44 pm

You can get the v8 manual is S guise, but RS is auto only if that makes a difference..

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Re: S5 or RS5 ?

Post by liffy99 » Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:12 pm

Only looking for the post ‘17 V6 cars . . .

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Re: S5 or RS5 ?

Post by liffy99 » Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:49 am

Going to see an RS5 tomorrow, so just genning up, but it’s a bit of a minefield understanding what servicing and maintenance is required.
Car is on 40k miles (2018).
What should have been done by now and what’s coming ! It has FASH.
Plugs, filters, transmission etc ?
Looks like these are quite a step up from an S5 - tyres at over £300 a corner ( ouch!), brakes into four figures ?
Anything I need to check in particular ?

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