What next?
What next?
I know this has been debated many times before but I have to move on in the next 2-3 months and replace my RS6 with something else. I've a long list of 'must haves' and very few cars tick all the boxes. My limit is £30k so, whilst a C6 would be almost perfect, it's not in my price range yet.
One car that satisfys quite a few of my requirements is the V10 Audi S8. One factor that's got me nervous - and I'll probably never satisfy this until I test drive one - is traction on snow and ice. Over the last really heavy snow up here (Scotland) I was never stuck once in the RS6, making it in to work every day and home in a couple of hours the night everyone else seemed to spend the whole night in their cars. I remember one day when I sailed past a whole Q of cars headed by an S8 stuck on an incline. Later that day I returned and it was still there parked up on the verge. Maybe it was the driver but that sort of cast doubts on my potential future car choice.
Anyone driven both an RS6 and an S8 prepared to make some comparisons here?
One car that satisfys quite a few of my requirements is the V10 Audi S8. One factor that's got me nervous - and I'll probably never satisfy this until I test drive one - is traction on snow and ice. Over the last really heavy snow up here (Scotland) I was never stuck once in the RS6, making it in to work every day and home in a couple of hours the night everyone else seemed to spend the whole night in their cars. I remember one day when I sailed past a whole Q of cars headed by an S8 stuck on an incline. Later that day I returned and it was still there parked up on the verge. Maybe it was the driver but that sort of cast doubts on my potential future car choice.
Anyone driven both an RS6 and an S8 prepared to make some comparisons here?
RE: What next?
EDIT: Ooops I missread it as an S6 not S8
I looked at the s6 avant to replace the rs6. With an exhaust they sound amazing. It will be slower though and no turbo's to play with either. Not sure why it would have got stuck in the snow though. Don't they have better weight distribution than the c5?
My budget wasn't quite so good so I was looking at ones with more miles plus I thought it would feel slower partly because it is and partly because its probably more refined so it would hide it well. Very very nice cars though

I looked at the s6 avant to replace the rs6. With an exhaust they sound amazing. It will be slower though and no turbo's to play with either. Not sure why it would have got stuck in the snow though. Don't they have better weight distribution than the c5?
My budget wasn't quite so good so I was looking at ones with more miles plus I thought it would feel slower partly because it is and partly because its probably more refined so it would hide it well. Very very nice cars though

Last edited by chesney on Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
RE: What next?
V10 S6 or S8 are good buys
If I had a family I'd go for the S8 all day long ... hold out for a fully loaded one which has depreciated faster than a stone with a mahoosive boulder attached
If I had a family I'd go for the S8 all day long ... hold out for a fully loaded one which has depreciated faster than a stone with a mahoosive boulder attached
RE: What next?
There's a black one for sale at the moment with ceramics, b&o etc for about 30k I seem to remember...
Current: R8 V10+ Gen2: Dynamite Red
SOLD: R8 V10: Exclusive OEM + Spec: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=103976
SOLD: S3 8L: The daily: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... y+noggy+s3
SOLD: R8 V10: Exclusive OEM + Spec: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=103976
SOLD: S3 8L: The daily: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... y+noggy+s3
RE: What next?
mmmm ceramics ...
mmmm B&O ....
mmmm B&O ....
RE: What next?
Might be worth waiting for the new S8 though. New ETKA confirms it to be a 4.0T V8 508bhp:
http://forums.fourtitude.com/entry.php? ... nd-A8-4.0T
http://forums.fourtitude.com/entry.php? ... nd-A8-4.0T
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RE: What next?
fully loaded facelift S3 Sportsback???
Cornishmoocher wrote:Buying an RS6 and then worrying about the fuel consumption is a bit like buying a boat and worrying about getting it wet.
Re: RE: What next?
Thats the one I'd go for
Steve
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RS6 gone, R32 gone, M3 gone, Porsche Cayenne Turbo gone, Boring A6 saloon gone, Boring A6 Avant going in 5 weeks
. Maybe RS5 or S5 Hatchback to come...
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RS6 gone, R32 gone, M3 gone, Porsche Cayenne Turbo gone, Boring A6 saloon gone, Boring A6 Avant going in 5 weeks

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+1RS6Steve wrote:Thats the one I'd go for
Current: R8 V10+ Gen2: Dynamite Red
SOLD: R8 V10: Exclusive OEM + Spec: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=103976
SOLD: S3 8L: The daily: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... y+noggy+s3
SOLD: R8 V10: Exclusive OEM + Spec: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=103976
SOLD: S3 8L: The daily: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... y+noggy+s3
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Love recent S8,S....Pure waft mobile....and a quick one at that.
If i was after a waft mobile i,d defo have one of these...more toys than toys r us!
If i was after a waft mobile i,d defo have one of these...more toys than toys r us!
Panamera Turbo S e hybrid (again)
RS6 C8 carbon black(merlin)
Panamera Turbo S e hybrid
RS6 C8 launch edition
R8 V10 plus
C7 RS6 PE dynamic pack plus
C7 RS6
Porsche Panamera Turbo
C6 RS6 AVANT
RS4 B7
Golf R32 mk 5
BMW M3 E46
Golf R32 mk 5
Golf GTI mk 5
VW Passat 130d 4 motion
VW bora 150pd
Ford Mondeo Ghia X V6
Ford Focus zetec
Rover 214!!
RS6 C8 carbon black(merlin)
Panamera Turbo S e hybrid
RS6 C8 launch edition
R8 V10 plus
C7 RS6 PE dynamic pack plus
C7 RS6
Porsche Panamera Turbo
C6 RS6 AVANT
RS4 B7
Golf R32 mk 5
BMW M3 E46
Golf R32 mk 5
Golf GTI mk 5
VW Passat 130d 4 motion
VW bora 150pd
Ford Mondeo Ghia X V6
Ford Focus zetec
Rover 214!!
RE: Re: RE: What next?
i do around 20k miles a year so this one http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/2480451.htm looks more attractive, but above my budget just now
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Lovely! Always deals to be had?..MalcolmSu wrote:i do around 20k miles a year so this one http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/2480451.htm looks more attractive, but above my budget just now
Current: R8 V10+ Gen2: Dynamite Red
SOLD: R8 V10: Exclusive OEM + Spec: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=103976
SOLD: S3 8L: The daily: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... y+noggy+s3
SOLD: R8 V10: Exclusive OEM + Spec: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=103976
SOLD: S3 8L: The daily: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... y+noggy+s3
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