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In the coming months I'm going to be looking for a B8 S4, as new as possible (probably not facelift though) and as few miles as possible.

The spec I am after doesn't seem to exist on any of the cars on Autotrader or Pistonheads, am I asking for too much:-
Saloon - not too bothered on colour but want a plain (not 2 tone) interior
Audi Drive Select
Sports Differential
B&O
Super sports seats
19s
Tech pack high
FBSW

A lot seem to have one or the other but not all of them.

Lots of the cars have two tone, I don't like these either, but I keep being told they don't look as bad in the flesh. I still think that black leather with the silver/white/ivory alcantara looks like a panda though!

FBSW wasn't available pre-facelift was it?

Edit - you after manual or S tronic?

The two tone seats look awesome to me. I had them in my S4 and would definitely have them again.

I believe the sports diff will be the hardest option to find.

The spec you are after (apart from the fantastic 2 tone red and black seats!!) is identical to what I wanted but to get it I had to buy new. A lot of people seem to forgo the diff and ADS and take the leather sports seats and nav instead, keep looking and you may get lucky but if you have to choose take the diff/ADS over the seats/nav - the standard seats are good and a Tom Tom will get you to where you want to go.

Ian_C wrote:Lots of the cars have two tone, I don't like these either, but I keep being told they don't look as bad in the flesh. I still think that black leather with the silver/white/ivory alcantara looks like a panda though!

FBSW wasn't available pre-facelift was it?

Edit - you after manual or S tronic?

I'm not sure if the FBSW was available or not, I just saw it was an option to spec now, perhaps that's why I can't find one! I swapped the steering wheel on my B7 RS4 so would probably just do the same again, wouldn't be a deal breaker anyway.

After the S-tronic version too, wouldn't go back to a manual after having a DCT M3 for 18 months, it was superb!

longdog wrote:The spec you are after (apart from the fantastic 2 tone red and black seats!!) is identical to what I wanted but to get it I had to buy new. A lot of people seem to forgo the diff and ADS and take the leather sports seats and nav instead, keep looking and you may get lucky but if you have to choose take the diff/ADS over the seats/nav - the standard seats are good and a Tom Tom will get you to where you want to go.

I think I'd have to have nav and ADS, I'm not too bothered about the diff really, was just a 'nice to have' option.

I'll keep looking, there's a nice modified one on Autotrader with 400+ BHP, shame it's not December / Jan or I'd have had that

The diff is awesome.

Have you even driven one with and without?

If not, I'd do that before you take a flippant approach to it.

D_K wrote:The diff is awesome.

Have you even driven one with and without?

If not, I'd do that before you take a flippant approach to it.

I'm yet to experience the diff in my RS. What's the best way to drive it to be able to feel it?

Nickyboy wrote:

D_K wrote:The diff is awesome.

Have you even driven one with and without?

If not, I'd do that before you take a flippant approach to it.

I'm yet to experience the diff in my RS. What's the best way to drive it to be able to feel it?

That's my thinking, just unsure what it actually is / does and is it really that good for every day driving?

I will take your advice though and intend to drive a few before I buy anything.

everyday driving, no ... but then you may as well buy a VW up! as that will be fine for everyday driving

when you push it, either country roads, or track .. the diff makes the car so much more nible and mobile, it will drive much more rear bias, allowing you to adjust your angle with throttle and steering etc... without it, you just get standard quattro understeer

Take a bend or wide roundabout at speed, the car feels like it is on rails as it sails through the bend. You'll be accelerating into the bend rather than washing speed off.

Most ADS cars should have the sports diff as well, as I think it all came together as a package, ADS, sports diff and the marmite dynamic steering, i don't know about the FL cars though.

Kiteral wrote:Most ADS cars should have the sports diff as well, as I think it all came together as a package, ADS, sports diff and the marmite dynamic steering, i don't know about the FL cars though.

ADS equipped cars do not have to have the sports diff. Different option boxes all together. They can be spec'd seperately or together.

You do however have to tick ADS to be able to select the adjustable dampers, steering etc.

However I would imagine a high percentage of new purchasers to tick both the diff and ADS as it suits a similar demographic.

Yep, the ideal would be ADS with sport diff and dampers, but NOT dynamic steering

I'm looking for a similar spec and I can only find one, which is a white pre facelift car at Ayr Audi, it's up on Autotrader.