RS4 (B5) or early RS6?

[andyleeds]

well batted maximo! looks like a nice car, would you mind telling me roughly as % what you paid of the asking price? i have seen a blue one that has had the drc replaced but no-one seems to know it on here.......?

[chunky79]

The top one a TVS cars is 10 mins away from me. I went and looked at the red one but they are a pretty wierd set up. They won't budge on their prices and get service work done in house even when they say audi have/ will do it

[andyleeds]

thanks for that chunky, doesnt sounds like the sort of thing that i am after, surely thats against the law if you say audi service the car and infact they do it?.....looks like i will cross that one off the list....!

[mushdaffer]

Andy -your name suggests that your in Leeds ???? If you are, then I can show you a nice PLUS which will be up for sale in the next day. I live not far from Leeds !

[andyleeds]

hi mate, am from leeds but live in london unfortunately, i considered PLUS but decided that i didnt want to pay a premium over the normal car but thanks for the heads up!

andy

[rol]

Hi Andy,
Flew down from scotland into Luton and met with Sorrelle motors bloke and bought a Range Rover of him 2 years ago also from ebay at a very good price vehicle has never given me any problems its my wife`s car.
Rol

[andyleeds]

hi Rol

have they got one for sale? i have tried to google that name and nothing comes back?

i have found these though...

http://www.autologix.co.uk/html_files/stock.html this has had a remap to 530 bhp; i was ideally after an unmodded one but is getting one that has been modded engine wise a bad thing?

http://www.marcusfothergill.co.uk these guys have got one but again a remap? apparently has had the drc replaced with more DRC and the remap was done by DMS i think or something like that, also had a 4 k gearbox overhaul...belts not due for another 20k miles


all thoughts appreciated.....

andy

[Daveperc]

Well both seem to be claiming 530BHP but both look to be on standard exhaust - so to quote my mate Victor "I simply don't believe it!!"

Dave

[Mr V10]

I know you have decided on a RS 6 now but a big factor for me when deciding which to buy was that the B5 A4 which is what the RS 4 is based on came with a 2* NCAP rating, which is pretty bad to be fair, its something I always take into account. I would love that manual though.

[andyleeds]

hi dave, as i am a person who doesnt know the marque very well, is that a common mod? and am i assuming that to have this done you would have to have a different exhaust on it? should i be worried about this sort of mod as i would have thought that it would have put undue stress on the engine and gearbox that it was not built to take.
cheers
andy

[AudiPartner]

i ski alot and i have to say driving down to the alps is quite appealing

i have listed some likely suspects below so any comments welcomed, has anyone seen or know any of the cars?....i would look to get money knocked off for any cars that have not had the drc replaced, what sort of numbers is it for a straight forward set up?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1441563.htm

http://www.alliedconsultants.co.uk/sale ... model=1111

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1436501.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1179031.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1425284.htm

i think that i would need to get from a dealer aswell as i would want to use finance to get the car, i could though buy private if the deal was attractive enough.

thanks for your continuing help.

The 2nd one is sold, and I have been to see the last one. Its not bad, for the money. Good genuine car, but quite well used, would need a little tidying.

[Daveperc]

hi dave, as i am a person who doesnt know the marque very well, is that a common mod?

Very briefly:
Stage 1 = ECU reprogramming will give up to 500BHP - not much more - box needs care with a TCU remap also.
Stage 2 = Stage 1 plus modified exhaust (decatting) to get to 530-550BHP
Stage 3 = all the above plus modified turbo's additional cooling etc

Tuners regularly recommended round here are MTM (via QST), MRC, and CC (via Unit 20 or others) - take a look at their sites to get more background - for example as at least one of the cars mentioned MTM see http://www.qstuning.com/display.php?mak ... &engine=54 . To get to 535 the cars have modded exhaust, but from the pictures they are on standard tailpipes - hence my comment!

Cheers

dave

[andyleeds]

the guy who owns it is a chap off pistonheads, seems like a good bloke but ideally i need to buy from a stealer......

http://www.marcusfothergill.co.uk

the one here looks like it could be interesting.....andy

[rol]

Hi Andy its the one you seen on EBAY http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2004-54-Audi-RS6- ... 335859f6bd
R.

[Daveperc]

It certainly looks nice in the photo's.... but as I say I am pretty sure it's on a standard exhaust so I don't buy the "530BHP" claim, and I notice also he talks about "Memory Function" on the seats - this was only available in the US.

So, my impression is that he doesn't really know what he's got - it may be fantastic, or it may be a dog - only way to tell is to go and look, and then when it turns out only to be stage 1 tuned and no memory, you have two great points to start haggling!

Dave