My ride for the weekend

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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by RIV » Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:23 pm

It looks so bland in black, I've got a macan turbo on order for the mrs early next year, be interesting to see if I prefer driving that to my Rs

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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by Graeme4130 » Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:30 pm

RIV wrote:It looks so bland in black, I've got a macan turbo on order for the mrs early next year, be interesting to see if I prefer driving that to my Rs
I've not had a try of one yet, but it's getting some good reviews

Totally of topic, but I had an M4 for a test last week - That's a different game to most Audi's when it comes to driver experience
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Gone - 11/06 B7 RS4 Avant - black/black (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 05/13 B8 RS4 Avant - Suzuka grey (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 01/14 B8 RS5 Coupe - Short term car
Gone - 09/14 B8 RS4 Avant - Misano Red/Ceramics (Daily drive & kids taxi)

Current - 04/18 B9 Rs4 Nardo Grey
ZX10R Race bike - 210bhp and a few skid marks on the seat ;)

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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by RIV » Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:50 pm

I've not had a try of one yet, but it's getting some good reviews

Totally of topic, but I had an M4 for a test last week - That's a different game to most Audi's when it comes to driver experience
I've driven one but they wouldn't even let me boot it between 40 and 70 :bash:
I take it the m4 was good?

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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by Graeme4130 » Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:04 pm

RIV wrote:
I've not had a try of one yet, but it's getting some good reviews

Totally of topic, but I had an M4 for a test last week - That's a different game to most Audi's when it comes to driver experience
I've driven one but they wouldn't even let me boot it between 40 and 70 :bash:
I take it the m4 was good?

Very impressive, but too small for me
Rs4 with Audi noise and M4 handling would be incredible
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Gone - 11/06 B7 RS4 Avant - black/black (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 05/13 B8 RS4 Avant - Suzuka grey (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 01/14 B8 RS5 Coupe - Short term car
Gone - 09/14 B8 RS4 Avant - Misano Red/Ceramics (Daily drive & kids taxi)

Current - 04/18 B9 Rs4 Nardo Grey
ZX10R Race bike - 210bhp and a few skid marks on the seat ;)

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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by RIV » Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:13 pm

Very impressive, but too small for me
Rs4 with Audi noise and M4 handling would be incredible
Interesting! Why don't BMW do an m3 estate? That would sell well I reckon

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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by bam_bam » Sun Jul 06, 2014 11:46 pm

RIV wrote:
Very impressive, but too small for me
Rs4 with Audi noise and M4 handling would be incredible
Interesting! Why don't BMW do an m3 estate? That would sell well I reckon
Estate car target market are usually failures and parents tend to use turn signal indicators (something about safety or something), BMW are yet to build a car that has working indicators. Fact.
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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by hlbeckley » Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:00 am

bam_bam wrote:
RIV wrote:
Very impressive, but too small for me
Rs4 with Audi noise and M4 handling would be incredible
Interesting! Why don't BMW do an m3 estate? That would sell well I reckon
Estate car target market are usually failures and parents tend to use turn signal indicators (something about safety or something), BMW are yet to build a car that has working indicators. Fact.
Waaaaaa hahahha
True story, my mate was cut off on his bike by a BM driver! Next traffic light, mate walked up to car, leaned in and snapped off the stalk and threw it away saying you clearly don't need this! Only to realize it was the wiper stalk hahahha

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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by HYFR » Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:15 am

Point well made thou

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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by carsarecool » Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:11 pm

Graeme4130 wrote:
RIV wrote:It looks so bland in black, I've got a macan turbo on order for the mrs early next year, be interesting to see if I prefer driving that to my Rs
I've not had a try of one yet, but it's getting some good reviews

Totally of topic, but I had an M4 for a test last week - That's a different game to most Audi's when it comes to driver experience
If BM, Audi, Merc etc all produced cars which performed/handled the same we wouldn't have much choice for personal preferences. E.g. I'll never own a BMW and the day I own a Merc is the day I start taxi driving.

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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by bam_bam » Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:47 pm

Amazingly insightful.
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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by Nickyboy » Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:01 pm

carsarecool wrote:
Graeme4130 wrote:
RIV wrote:It looks so bland in black, I've got a macan turbo on order for the mrs early next year, be interesting to see if I prefer driving that to my Rs
I've not had a try of one yet, but it's getting some good reviews

Totally of topic, but I had an M4 for a test last week - That's a different game to most Audi's when it comes to driver experience
If BM, Audi, Merc etc all produced cars which performed/handled the same we wouldn't have much choice for personal preferences. E.g. I'll never own a BMW and the day I own a Merc is the day I start taxi driving.
Never say never. The new M3 is quite some car, makes the B8 feel slow, heavy and old. If buying brand new today then it would have to be the M3 all day long over the RS. 62k M3 vs 57k RS 4 (both with options and the relevant discount applied) leaves a 5k difference and the M3 is easily 5k better. I'd go RS personally but only because of the availability of a used car and someone else sucking up the initial depreciation for me.
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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by Astonished » Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:48 pm

bam_bam wrote:
RIV wrote:
Very impressive, but too small for me
Rs4 with Audi noise and M4 handling would be incredible
Interesting! Why don't BMW do an m3 estate? That would sell well I reckon
Estate car target market are usually failures and parents tend to use turn signal indicators (something about safety or something), BMW are yet to build a car that has working indicators. Fact.
So my vehicle preference is preordained then, really ....

I'm a parent, who indicates, and my son has on numerous occasions considered me a failure. Fact :thumbs:

Hence I'm the purchaser of an estate car ...

Thank god Audi make an RS4 in Avant form otherwise I might have been relegated to a Megane Estate or a Hyundai or or or even a BMW 320 Touring. :drink:

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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by qwick69 » Mon Jul 07, 2014 4:48 pm

Has that got Silver Leather as well? Looks nearly identical to mine, very very nice.
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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by Japseroony » Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:08 pm

bam_bam wrote:Oh wow. Is that Mug blue with the Alu pack? That is purposefully menacing. I love it.
Think its Estoril Blue which has now been removed :thumbsdown:
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"OVERSTEER" ------is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
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Re: My ride for the weekend

Post by bam_bam » Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:13 pm

I guess if it was proving too popular they figured they could make more money by sticking it on Audi exclusive. Suits the C7.
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