How did you get to your RS6?

[ecain63]

Everyone comes from a different background. Some rich, some poor, some just plain normal. But what path did you take to get to your RS6?

I'll start it off:

2002 - 97' P Reg Kingfisher Blue Rover 100 (metro) Knightsbridge - Pile of crap! Killed 2002 - Thank god.

2002 - 85' C Reg Blue Peugeot 205 1.6 GTi (later to become White, caged, T16 Replica with mi16 and wide arch). Stripped and sold 2003

2003 - 88' F Reg White Peugeot 205 1.5 Diesel (later to become Wite / Blue, caged Track Beast 230bhp , 650kg, GTI-6 engined monster). Sold July 2006 and written off by new owner after only 4 laps of Knockhill (thats £1000 per lap).

2004 Khaki Green 97' 125'000 mile Mondeo 1.8. Bought for £60. Driven for 1 year and sold 2006 for £250.

2005 53 plate L200 4 life. Awesome runner and amazing towing machine. Sold 2006

2006 Black Mitsi Shogun Warrior 54 plate. Chipped by Ralliart but still slow as hell. Sold 2006

2006 53 plate C5 RS6. Amazing in every way (other than the wallet bashing it gives).


Im sure there are some of you out there who can black-cat my 97 metro Go on, i dare ya!

[darrenswift]

1982 Ford Fiesta Finesse
1990 Ford Fiesta 1.1lx with RS bodykit (classy!!)
1992 Mitsubishi Colt 1.3
1994 Mitusbishi Colt 1.6
1996 Proton Persona Compact 1.6
1997 Proton Persona saloon (Recaro trim )
1998 Ford Ka2 - sheer luxury!!
1999 Ford Racing Puma (#5 Press car) V5 FRP (driven by Tiff Needell and Jason Plato)
1999 Subaru Impreza Turbo - awesome
2004 Seat Ibiza Cupra - rapid for a diesel
2001 Audi TT 225bhp
2003 BMW 330d (superchipped)
2003 Honda S2000 GT
2003 Audi RS6 Daytona Grey saloon - utterly phenominal

[ecain63]

I would have loved one of those Racing Pumas. damn rare now.

[el_ringo]

I too started with a Metro!!!

1998 - 2000 I had a G-Reg 1989 Metro Clubman 1.0 - it got stolen by some toe rag in the east end of London.

2000 - 2004 Frickin' tube pass!! and the occasional use of a Mini Cooper 1.3i

2004 - 2007 A V-Reg 2000 Mondeo ST200 - a great car, never missed a beat but with FWD was limited.

2007 on 2003 C5 RS6 with no DRC and a CCode remap! and no plans to change it

It seems I like to add a pair of cylinders with each change

[Rilla]

F Reg Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 CDi
K Reg Ford Granada 2.9 cosworth scorpio
R Reg Nissan R33 GT-R Skyline
V Reg Nissan R34 GT-R Skyline
S Reg Mitsubishi Galant VR4
W Reg Mercedes S500
53 Reg Audi RS6

[ecain63]

F Reg Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 CDi
K Reg Ford Granada 2.9 cosworth scorpio
R Reg Nissan R33 GT-R Skyline
V Reg Nissan R34 GT-R Skyline
S Reg Mitsubishi Galant VR4
W Reg Mercedes S500
53 Reg Audi RS6

Aside from the chavalier it seems you have had a thirst for speed from the begining. Good show!

[Rilla]

lol yeah the cavalier was a minor hiccup, but at 17 and just pasted my test, a 2 litre injection was 2200 to insure so that sorta curtailed the market i could choose from. And to be fair, it wasnt tooooo bad, had enuff poke for a 17 year old at any rate lol. And it was comfortable (ish) lol

Oh and i lied, the granny cosworth was an L reg lol

[ecain63]

Still a cossie none the less. I bet that would fetch a good price now.

[skyegtb]

1992 to 1995 - 82' X-reg Red VW transporter that I converted in to a camper van - was nicknamed 'The weed-bus' - Is this the oddest first car here?

1995 to 1998 - 85' C-reg White Ford Escort 1.6 ghia (I loved this car back then, it had wooden bits in the doors and everything! )

1998 to present - 89' G-reg Black Saab 900 T8S that I converted to 16 valve and modified (still got it!)

2004 to 2008 - 96' Jap Import Silver Subaru Legacy GTB twin turbo, chipped ECU, loads of modifications (ended up written off in a field)

2007 to present - '90 G-reg Red Saab 900 T16S convertible, fully restored and modded by myself, was 3 speed(!) automatic when purchased but converted to 5 speed manual, FMIC, chipped, big turbo etc, absolutely brilliant car

2008 to present - '03 RS6 with MTM 568bhp conversion

[GregR1]

1998 - 2003 , VW Vento VR6. It died in an incident that led to me having to get ...
2004 - 2005, Fiat Punto Active Sport (still got it!)
2005 - 2009, Lotus Elise (modded and tracked to death - 3rd engine come sale-time)
2009 - Avus silver RS6 Avant

[Pau1]

F reg AR50
C reg 205 GR 1.4,
D reg 205 XS
F reg Nova GTE followed by 2l 8v then 2 16v engines
J reg ZXR400
H reg Corrado 16v then a G60 engine conversion
J reg Golf GTi Mk2 8v
G reg Golf GTi MK2 8v
K reg Corrado VR6 sprayed Oak Green and ran vortech supercharger for a while (Still got it)
H reg Golk GTi 16v Mk2 Oak Green
S reg TVR Chimaera 500 (Still got it)
K reg Audi S2 Avant
03 reg MTM'd RS6 Avant (Still got it)
S reg Ducati 748s
L reg Mazda RX7 with 5.7 LS1 Corvette engine (Getting built just now)

[iR8V10]

This thread would be better with pics! Off to find a few....

[iR8V10]

...all on old PC...hmm pics another time maybe, boo!

(Y) Vauxhall Astra 1400S in Gold - Mmm nice!
(G) Mini 30 (Ltd anniversary ed.) in Cherry Red
(G) VW Golf GTI - Black, big bumper model, had it for 6 weeks before rolling it?!
(J) Toyota MR2 Turbo T-Bar - Import - Black, scorpion exhaust
(L) Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 2 - Red with Beige Alcantara Recaros - as it should be .... missed to this day ...
(04) Audi A4 1.8T S-line Saloon - Black
(54) Audi A4 1.8T S-line Avant - Grey - MTM Mapped, Movit brake kit, Milltek
(53) Audi RS6 Avant - Grey
(04) Range Rover V8 Autobiography - Black with 22 inch Overfinch Supersport wheels
(05) BMW 535d M Sport - Black with 20inch black Breyton wheels
(53) Audi RS6 Saloon - Black - work in progress !

[drybeer]

I've been lucky enough towork in the motor trade since 1993, and hence I've had a new company car every 3 - 6 months for 16 years! These are too numerous to mention, however on cars I have actually OWNED:

1979 Opel Manta 1.9 Berlinetta in some sort of faded red
1983 Volkswagen Golf Mk. II 1.3C 5dr in Gambia Red
1986 Volkswagen Golf Mk. II Gti 8v in Jade Green metallic, TSR stage 1 engine and Koni adjustables
1968 Porsche 912 SWB Coupe in Helfen White, 1760cc piston and barrel kit and weber dual choke carbs, Bursht (? spelling) exhaust.
1989 Porsche 911 new G-series Carrera 3.2 Coupe in Guards Red, custom ECU, no heat exchangers, SSI stainless straight through exhaust and Bilsteins, featured in GT purely Porsche May 04.
1999 Audi S4 B5 Avant in Nogaro Blue pearl effect, remapped, Eibach coilovers, quattro GMBH anti roll bars, miltek, ECS big brakes and 18"BBS CHs.
1996 Porsche 911 993 series Carrera Coupe in Polar Silver - Bilstein MO30 kit.
2003 Audi S4 B6 Avant in Dolphin Grey metallic, std spec.
2003 Audi RS6 C5 Avant in Mugello Blue pearl effect. Now mapped and De-DRC'd by Grizz!

[SteveCuz]

Blue Ford Escort 1.3 Pop
Blue Renault Megane Coupe 1.6
Silver E36 BMW 323i
Silver E46 BMW 330i
Red Alfa GT TDI
Black RS6 Avant
Viper Green 2.0 TFSI Scirocco (To save mileage on the RS6)