Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
Hello.
Used to have a C5 for years, and before that a B6 S4 and earlier a B5 S4.
Been away from RS246 for around 2 years as I was without a dog I didn't need an extra Avant on days off, so I decided to buy another Porsche 911... And that's been really good fun, more involving driving experience and if I'm honest - more reasonable running costs and so on.
More recently I've bought another dog so am considering buying a C6.
Luckily I work at an Audi centre so I'm more confident than most when it comes to servicing and repairs - so my question is:
Am I right to love this car because the colour is unique and dare I say it... suits the car? Probably the only UK car so specified?
OR:
Am I wrong, in a new level of wrongness even compared to most people on this forum, and the colour is batshit awful?
Answers gratefully accepted below!
(sorry - edited to add link to advertisement. I did say I'd been away for 2 years...)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... romSA=true
Used to have a C5 for years, and before that a B6 S4 and earlier a B5 S4.
Been away from RS246 for around 2 years as I was without a dog I didn't need an extra Avant on days off, so I decided to buy another Porsche 911... And that's been really good fun, more involving driving experience and if I'm honest - more reasonable running costs and so on.
More recently I've bought another dog so am considering buying a C6.
Luckily I work at an Audi centre so I'm more confident than most when it comes to servicing and repairs - so my question is:
Am I right to love this car because the colour is unique and dare I say it... suits the car? Probably the only UK car so specified?
OR:
Am I wrong, in a new level of wrongness even compared to most people on this forum, and the colour is batshit awful?
Answers gratefully accepted below!
(sorry - edited to add link to advertisement. I did say I'd been away for 2 years...)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... romSA=true
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Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
Not my cuppa tbh
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Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
I personally love it, it's crying out for tan leather rear tints and carbon inlays
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Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
Carbon - I’m with you - or possibly Piano lacquer.
Tan leather - not so much...
Tan leather - not so much...
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Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
the colour is fine im starting to have a hankering for a green RS4
as above carbon inlays and de chrome and darken the wheels and it would look great
there was a C5 RS6 in that colour de chromed it look good
as above carbon inlays and de chrome and darken the wheels and it would look great
there was a C5 RS6 in that colour de chromed it look good
2018 B9 RS4 Navarra Blue
2013 B8 RS4 Sepang Blue
2007 B7 RS4 Avant Sprint Blue
2001 B5 RS4 Nogaro Blue
1998 B5 S4 Avant Kingfisher Blue
1993 B4 S2 Avant laser Red
2013 B8 RS4 Sepang Blue
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1998 B5 S4 Avant Kingfisher Blue
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Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
I love it, add to basket and check out! Every time I sell a C6 I end up looking for one again a few months later, they're one of the best cars ever and that green is a lovely rare colour to have.drybeer wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2018 8:49 pmAm I right to love this car because the colour is unique and dare I say it... suits the car? Probably the only UK car so specified?
OR:
Am I wrong, in a new level of wrongness even compared to most people on this forum, and the colour is batshit awful?
Answers gratefully accepted below!
(sorry - edited to add link to advertisement. I did say I'd been away for 2 years...)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... romSA=true
Emerald Green Bentley Continental GT & Monsoon Grey Audi SQ5... Wafters
Sepang Blue C6 RS6 Avant, Mapped, LED upgrade. Gone but not forgotten...
Black C6 RS6 Avant, Mapped, Non Res Milltek, Black Optic Grill, and Fully Loaded... Gone but not forgotten...
Black C5 RS6 Avant, MTM Mapped, Non Res Milltek, Black Optics, and Fully Loaded... Gone but not forgotten...
Blue S2 Avant, Mapped, 18 OEM S4 alloys... Probably in the scrapyard now...
Oak Green Corrado VR6, for life...
Sepang Blue C6 RS6 Avant, Mapped, LED upgrade. Gone but not forgotten...
Black C6 RS6 Avant, Mapped, Non Res Milltek, Black Optic Grill, and Fully Loaded... Gone but not forgotten...
Black C5 RS6 Avant, MTM Mapped, Non Res Milltek, Black Optics, and Fully Loaded... Gone but not forgotten...
Blue S2 Avant, Mapped, 18 OEM S4 alloys... Probably in the scrapyard now...
Oak Green Corrado VR6, for life...
Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
Thanks Paul - good to have the encouragement of another owner.
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Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
Cheers Brooner...
The interior inlays I would deffo prioritise to change as and when OEM replacements crop up second hand, but the wheels / chrome I hadn't planned changing as I prize originality.
Wheels are an easy job to source - even plastidip is possible - but has anyone seen a good job done of coating the mat alu trims in gloss black? I'd be concerned with a paint job it would leave them unable to return to standard... (I accept changing to brand new parts is the perfect way to do it - but at some expense - grill our of bumper, headlining dropped to get at the captive nuts for the roof rails and side rear windows out for the trim strips)
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Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
^ wrap the trim. Internal and external. Job done, cheap, reversible and good results.
The green looks great on most fast Avant a. Go for it if everything else stacks up.
The green looks great on most fast Avant a. Go for it if everything else stacks up.
Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
Thanks - good tip.
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Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
I like it! You're right about the 'old man wood' inlays. Hydro dipping could also be an option?
Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
I thought about that too - but wasn’t sure how to keep the metalwork around the edges of the interior trim and also the Quattro badge unaffected.Andrew Bird wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:29 pmI like it! You're right about the 'old man wood' inlays. Hydro dipping could also be an option?
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Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
Hi drybeer,
If you are thinking about this Monterrey Green RS 6, then be sure to have a good look at it (I'm sure you will anyway) as I am positive that the same car was on AutoTrader back in August as I remember noticing it on the AutoTrader website. It was originally listed, I think for £23,500 or possibly £24,000 (put it this way - a lot less than what it is listed at now) and it sat for ages and the price kept going down. I'm positive I saw it listed at £23,000 last month and now it has appeared again (I think at a different dealer?) for £26,000. It sounds to me that it's possible that it has had it's coolant pipes replaced and oil pump seal replaced - hence the reason for it sitting so long and then the increase in price.
But as I said I am only guessing. Perhaps it sat so long because of the combination of the colour and the nutmeg trim . I stopped checking as regularly after I got my RS 6 in August.
Good luck in your search!
If you are thinking about this Monterrey Green RS 6, then be sure to have a good look at it (I'm sure you will anyway) as I am positive that the same car was on AutoTrader back in August as I remember noticing it on the AutoTrader website. It was originally listed, I think for £23,500 or possibly £24,000 (put it this way - a lot less than what it is listed at now) and it sat for ages and the price kept going down. I'm positive I saw it listed at £23,000 last month and now it has appeared again (I think at a different dealer?) for £26,000. It sounds to me that it's possible that it has had it's coolant pipes replaced and oil pump seal replaced - hence the reason for it sitting so long and then the increase in price.
But as I said I am only guessing. Perhaps it sat so long because of the combination of the colour and the nutmeg trim . I stopped checking as regularly after I got my RS 6 in August.
Good luck in your search!
Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
Thanks Douglas. I am still sitting on the fence and tbh after a quick drive in the Porsche today I don’t think I can be forced to part with it.
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Re: Am I right, or am I wrong? (updated)
get an c6 much more useful than porka
I love mine
I love mine
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