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Hi all

Just registered last night as I am going to buy an S4 saloon soon. I'm looking for a 2005 model. I prefer the look of the B6 apart from the twin exhausts, I prefer the quads on the B7, is the rear bumper valance on the B6 compatible with the B7 one so I could swap them?

I know the exterior and interior differences between the 2 models but is there any mechanical/engine improvements on the B7 model?

Are both models ET45?

I guess I'm looking for someone who has owned both B6 & B7 models to advise on this.

Any info would be a great help.

Excellent site by the way.

Cheers
Don

Hi Don,

I have owned both a B6 Saloon and a B7 Avant, I believe mechanically they are the same and the changes were cosmetic (might be wrong though). Personal opinion would be to buy a B7 if you can live with the grill as it is newer, I had nothing but grief with the B6 and eventually got a refund after 6 months and then got the B7 which I am happy with (still have a nagging doubt I liked the B6 more but mine was a PITA). Suggest you drive both and see what you like..

Pete

ESP 8.0 on B7 (instead of 5.7) and on the last year of B7 power split 60/40 instead of 50/50.
As far as I know, everything else is cosmetic.

Personally I would go for a B6 and keep the money to buy extra parts that you will probably look for anyway (coilovers, rims etc...)
One thing that may require some caution: you can find B6 with RNS-D nav or RNS-E. As much as possible buy one with RNS-E

As above go for a 2003 with 50/70k miles and put some decent/nice wheels, anti-rollbars, APR re-map and maybe a milltek.

Nice ones are out there for less than £12,000.

Dealers still ask 25k+ for 05 models.

Just got mine '03 Avant 60k, alcantara, etc - all very nice, I think.....good price, too - Milltek/remap aswell soon.

S25MRS wrote:Just got mine '03 Avant 60k, alcantara, etc - all very nice, I think.....good price, too - Milltek/remap aswell soon.

Pics?

What made you sell the RS for it?

Marcus, just me being nervous about turbo's/mileage, etc really. Really liked the RS, but the B6 feels so much newer, and I do love that V8 noise. I like to think I had all these plans for the RS4, but in reality, the day to day costs meant I didn't have the dosh to spend on the things I 'wanted' to spend it on.
Hope to have a Milltek soon on the new one, then after paying out for a few other things (not car-related), will look at a remap aswell.

as requested, couple of pics too......

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Thanks Mark.
I've been thinking about moving to a B7 S4 for similar reasons to you - nervous about turbo failure etc. and I do do a lot of miles in my daily driver, but I do LOVE my RS4.
Reason for the B7 is simply because its newer - thinking of test driving one fairly soon just to have a feel...

How does the difference in performance feel for you? Power figures are similar but being NA as opposed to forced, I'm wondering if its a massive difference?

RS is obviously a quicker car, but the delivery of the V8 is lovely, and not a huge amount in it so far in real-world driving, certainly gets up to speed quickly, just does it in a differnt way. It does feel like a big jump forward in time after the B5. My RS was completely standard, and like I said above, realistically, I wasn't going to do much with it, but if youre coming from a modded car, the decision might be harder, however, I'm much happier (confident) now that I'm not going to be stiffed for the price of a couple of turbos, and once I get the exhaust on there, purely for the aural difference, I'll be a very happy boy

Don't forget Mark you can supercharge your's...... go on you know you want too lol
Looks good buddy drove passed it yesterday, glad your happy. The turbo fairy can be a worry (unless you fit RS6 turbo's ) but for me forced induction is the way

Are they what you've decided on chap - RS6's? Sweet, yes, very happy cheers bud......,hope you are too?