hello all

[kjrsc05]

morning all, just thought id say hello, hopefully in the next few months i should be on here a bit more,

after long and lengthy discusions(arguments), the wife and i have finally decided on a car that meets both our criteria.

after much deliberation, and foot stomping, evo's,scoobys, megane 225's etc, she has agreed to an S4, she loves the looks, and from what i am reading, i will love the power and its potential.

i have been tuning cars for years now, mainly hot hatches, but i have grown up it seems.

so the search and saving begins!

[fletchie55]

welcome to the forum! choose wisely and you wont regret it!

[S4TAN]

Welcome!

i have been tuning cars for years now

... prepare yourself for open-wallet surgery then if you intend to tune one of these Panzers!

[s4yogi]

Hi and welcome

Yes you will need deep pockets to Mod the S4 but worth every penny

[kjrsc05]

Welcome!

i have been tuning cars for years now

... prepare yourself for open-wallet surgery then if you intend to tune one of these Panzers!

nothing too silly in mind, just an exhaust and re-map, but i bet thats what we all say huh!

[S4TAN]

nothing too silly in mind, just an exhaust and re-map,

... then comes the suspension, the brakes, the ARBs, the turbos, the fuelling, the intercoolers, the wheels ... etc.

More addictive and expensive than class-A ...

[h8cak]

Thats what i said! but belive me after a little while on here your be tuning to the max!!

[kjrsc05]

la la la im not listening lol

'er indoors' will be the main user, so nothing too silly i promise!

thanks for the welcomes

[JDB]

welcome, make sure you chose well

[kjrsc05]

ok, i take it there are few out there best to be avoided then - should i worry about higher mileage cars ?

[dazzer]

No just those that haven't been treated as they should. Get one from a user on here if you can - no you can't have mine

[kjrsc05]

dazzer can i not tempt you with a half eaten packet of wine gums

seriously though, house move going through as we speak, have kept a few pennies back, saving started, hopefully not too long and i will be the owner of one.

nogaro blue is the prefered colour at the moment. but we shall have to see what turns up in time.

ps i havent told her about the MPG, thought it best to sidestep that point

[fletchie55]

mpg isnt too bad considering! I average 26.2 with about 65% motorway car is remapped too.

[nickb834]

I can get 30.8 mpg out of mine averaged over 4 days - my commute to work is 29 miles which is 4 miles thru town, 6 miles cross country, 10 miles A1M, 7 miles cross country and final 2 miles through town.

If I drive like a normal human being without trying so hard it'll drop to about 23.4, and if I drive it like an RS246 forum member it drops to about 17mpg.

So, what I have taken to doing is driving to work and back like a saint (Accounts for 12K miles a year) and the rest of my driving is somewhere between normal and daft most of the time

I've had two high milers (this one's just about 190K) and they were both well looked after examples, IMHO it's best to find one that's been serviced by a specialist rather than main dealers all it's life.

Try to find a car that's been well looked after by an enthusiast, chances are they will have observed the warm up / cool down routines, serviced it as it should have been etc.

As soon as you find a good one and buy it, get a health check done (yourself / mrc / whoever) as you'll want to eliminate any and all boost leaks.

Personally I'd get silicone hoses on there and replace the DV's for 710N's / Forge / Baileys (whichever you fancy - I got Forge's) this way you'll be helping to protect your turbo's, particularly when you remap it and start making extra boost.

Oh and acquire a vag com lead + laptop + vag com software - the software emulates the Main Dealers diagnostic equipment, and helps in fault finding / recoding certain functions etc etc.

[Ads4]

Welcome kjrsc05! Good choice in the motor mate, hope you find a good one. We're all here for advice if you need us