Newbie b7 rs4 owner, south wales

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Newbie b7 rs4 owner, south wales

Post by eliano » Sun Feb 07, 2016 6:24 pm

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Hi there. New member here, i sold my b5 s4 back in october and ive jumped over from srs as thats very b5 based.i joined here a while back and think its time i chipped in . Looked at 5 rs4s before this one popped up 10 mins from my house , i bought the car from another member here rs4jamo, i believe he also purchased it here so a forum car for a few years, which was great after many wasted trips around england !!!! The forum seems really.good and informative for the b7 (havent looked at others) , i look forward to making a contribution in.some way, unfortunatly i have no pics really as the weather has been rubbish and any dry day ive been working, this pic was taken at audi, i found some rust on n/s wing and took her in to see the outcome, theyve admitted warranty but want me to pay £350 70/30 split. Any ideas if i can appeal as could get done locally for half that.cheers
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RS4 B7 Saloon, Phantom Black , Billy B14 and ss+ arbs, LED's all inside & out with Dectane LED tailights. deflap, MRC Stage 2, Carbon Clean, no pre-cats, Custom Blueflame non res cat back exhaust, AP Racing Discs, alcantara wheel, gaiter and handbrake retrim, R8 gearknob, red belts (anyone want to swap belts for black ;-/ ) 438PS
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Re: Newbie b7 rs4 owner, south wales

Post by Simon the sparky » Sun Feb 07, 2016 6:31 pm

Welcome!
Good looking motor, and nice plate.
As for the paintwork claim, they normally insist on a documented annual bodywork inspection to pay 100% :audibash:
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Re: Newbie b7 rs4 owner, south wales

Post by bigrichw » Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:48 pm

Welcome... Best colour check out the RS4 UK Owners Group on Facebook
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Re: Newbie b7 rs4 owner, south wales

Post by eliano » Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:01 pm

Cheers mate. Shame about the paint warranty , i may keep badgering them, worth a try :audibash:
RS4 B7 Saloon, Phantom Black , Billy B14 and ss+ arbs, LED's all inside & out with Dectane LED tailights. deflap, MRC Stage 2, Carbon Clean, no pre-cats, Custom Blueflame non res cat back exhaust, AP Racing Discs, alcantara wheel, gaiter and handbrake retrim, R8 gearknob, red belts (anyone want to swap belts for black ;-/ ) 438PS
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Re: Newbie b7 rs4 owner, south wales

Post by MikeFish » Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:39 pm

Welcome. Best colour and shape you got there.
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Re: Newbie b7 rs4 owner, south wales

Post by Audi Pardner » Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:57 pm

Welcome buddy. How good do these cars look still, after 9-10 years :thumbs:
I had to make a contribution of about £300 towards a warranty claim on 2 new wings for mine as the damage was from stone chips rather than corrosion from the inside out. Well, that was their argument.
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Re: Newbie b7 rs4 owner, south wales

Post by eliano » Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:37 pm

Cheers for the welcomes, ive emailed audi uk twice regarding the decision and had no reply at all,!!!! shoddy customer service tbh. I will try and pop in the dealers in the week and have a chat with the bodyshop manager, he was a straight up guy and the decision comes from head office not the dealers im told.
Wheels also need a refurb and im tempted to go back to a more oem finish, all ive done so far is replace the black audi badges for silver ones as they werent for me. Would be nice to have a dry day on a weekend to wash and clean the car, hasnt stopped raining for weeks !!!!!
RS4 B7 Saloon, Phantom Black , Billy B14 and ss+ arbs, LED's all inside & out with Dectane LED tailights. deflap, MRC Stage 2, Carbon Clean, no pre-cats, Custom Blueflame non res cat back exhaust, AP Racing Discs, alcantara wheel, gaiter and handbrake retrim, R8 gearknob, red belts (anyone want to swap belts for black ;-/ ) 438PS
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Re: Newbie b7 rs4 owner, south wales

Post by G4RETH » Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:30 pm

Welcome mate, where abouts are you? I'm in Carmarthen so not too far away from you i dont think.
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Re: Newbie b7 rs4 owner, south wales

Post by eliano » Wed Feb 10, 2016 5:32 pm

G4RETH wrote:Welcome mate, where abouts are you? I'm in Carmarthen so not too far away from you i dont think.
Not that close really mate, im from cardiff
RS4 B7 Saloon, Phantom Black , Billy B14 and ss+ arbs, LED's all inside & out with Dectane LED tailights. deflap, MRC Stage 2, Carbon Clean, no pre-cats, Custom Blueflame non res cat back exhaust, AP Racing Discs, alcantara wheel, gaiter and handbrake retrim, R8 gearknob, red belts (anyone want to swap belts for black ;-/ ) 438PS
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Re: Newbie b7 rs4 owner, south wales

Post by Madmonkee » Wed May 11, 2016 5:34 pm

Nice to see the old motor staying with the forum :)Image

I'll help with the pics ;)

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