Advice pls for new old git

[Chesterfield]

Just worth throwing in with all the discussion about towing etc, that you can't have a tow bar with the dynamic suspension. So dont go ordering dynamic suspension and then looking to have an aftermarket towbar. May be teaching my granny how to suck eggs here, but just in case its been overlooked.

[superlightr]

Just worth throwing in with all the discussion about towing etc, that you can't have a tow bar with the dynamic suspension. So dont go ordering dynamic suspension and then looking to have an aftermarket towbar. May be teaching my granny how to suck eggs here, but just in case its been overlooked.

thank you. yes going for the standard suspension with factory fit towbar.

[Eddie555]

The tow bar prep as standard means that the rear diffuser has already got the removable panel exposing the area upon where the tow bar can be installed so you don't have to cut it out as per Wildbore. Its only when you opt for carbon pack that the removal panel is not present. You can still have advance key if you retro fit a tow bar you just have it without the keyless boot opener option.

[wildbore]

The tow bar prep as standard means that the rear diffuser has already got the removable panel exposing the area upon where the tow bar can be installed

I didn't know that, I assumed (silly me) that the cut-out was only on cars with a tow bar. Well, that makes retro-fitting a bar easier. Still not as easy as ticking a box, but definitely easier than taking a dremel to the diffuser.

[doodlebug]

Unless you have carbon, then there's no prep.

[Paulm]

Appreciate the help and advice. I think the spec will be:

Sepang Blue
Black pack + door mirrors
21 Black wheels - omg looks so good.
Parking Pack - wanted the rear camera
rear airbags
sports exhaust
privacy glass
Pan sunroof
tow bar



ordering tomorrow delivery about Mid Feb end Feb


excited to say the least.

Sorry for hijacking your post

not hijacking at all - you are contributing which is very welcome.

see that you have/had a 535d me too. Im selling it for the rs6. the bmw was just not lighting my fire.

Had a 535d years ago, got around 400bhp out of it fantastic car. Agree though a tad boring when standard.

Looking forward to the RS arriving.

[boff]

[superlightr]

Just back from the dealer - Placed my order in and signed up for a RS6.

Sepang blue
Black 21 wheels
Black pack surrounds
Parking Pack
rear airbags
Sunroof
Sports exhaust
Towbar

Appreciate all the pointers and help. Sat in the demo car today again and played with the lights - wow the indicators are so so wet my pants sexy hadnt really noticed them on my test drive but from the outside its like wow.

Did any of you gents go for the autoglym life shield? any views?
Love washing, polishing and waxing my cars.

[superlightr]

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just so WOW................like omg it looks so good.

[doodlebug]

Did any of you gents go for the autoglym life shield? any views?
Love washing, polishing and waxing my cars.

Don't bother, get it detailed.

[jonicox]

Agreed...

There is another recent thread on this too. viewtopic.php?f=76&t=117562

[boff]

Just back from the dealer - Placed my order in and signed up for a RS6.

Sepang blue
Black 21 wheels
Black pack surrounds
Parking Pack
rear airbags
Sunroof
Sports exhaust
Towbar

Appreciate all the pointers and help. Sat in the demo car today again and played with the lights - wow the indicators are so so wet my pants sexy hadnt really noticed them on my test drive but from the outside its like wow.

Did any of you gents go for the autoglym life shield? any views?
Love washing, polishing and waxing my cars.

Mate unless you are towing, you MUST get the Dynamic pack / DRC - the one you see in these posts was lovely apart from the suspension. and was exactly what you have ordered, no dynamic pack but with Air (infact you could save some money and buy the Audi City demonstrator if you do want Air) - big drama on the suspension for me tho.

[superlightr]

I am towing. All the reveiws has said the stad suspension is fine. Im sure the dynamic is good but I cant as I have to tow a caravan. - will be a fast caravan tho......

[VantageRS]

Just back from the dealer - Placed my order in and signed up for a RS6.

Sepang blue
Black 21 wheels
Black pack surrounds
Parking Pack
rear airbags
Sunroof
Sports exhaust
Towbar

Appreciate all the pointers and help. Sat in the demo car today again and played with the lights - wow the indicators are so so wet my pants sexy hadnt really noticed them on my test drive but from the outside its like wow.

Did any of you gents go for the autoglym life shield? any views?
Love washing, polishing and waxing my cars.

Mate unless you are towing, you MUST get the Dynamic pack / DRC - the one you see in these posts was lovely apart from the suspension. and was exactly what you have ordered, no dynamic pack but with Air (infact you could save some money and buy the Audi City demonstrator if you do want Air) - big drama on the suspension for me tho.

boff could you say whats so bad about the air please. Thanks.

[boff]

Hi Guys

Hi Vantage - this does deserve more detail, so let me try to explain the best I can.

Currently I drive a 15 plate RS4 B8 Ltd edition with pretty much everything on it, including DRC. Which I love, but it is small. Currently sat at 10k miles.

That's the background.

To Convince my wife, I need her to authorise payment by demonstrating capability - and I don't buy expensive things unless I really like them.

So Audi City loaned me an RS6 for the weekend, and I paid for a family trip down to our next house destination, somewhere around HighCliff, Bournemouth, etc etc.

I picked the car up on a Friday night and dropped it back on the Monday night. The RS6 was a beautiful Sepang car in pretty much the perfect external spec for me, so it was love at first sight. The car did not have DRC and had Air.

why All this background? well it is a journey that is very familiar to us, and I tested all the Use Cases.

So Friday night London to Bournemouth on the A3/A31/M3/New Forest - I was able to enjoy some late night spirited driving
Saturday, out and about in the Rain with the family looking at houses
Sunday, again out and about the local area New Forest roads are amazing, lovely pub lunch, then Motorway home - trying the relaxed modes.
Monday took it to work

I absolutely hated the Air suspension, as did my wife - and frankly in most modes. So Spirited driving, the car wallowed into and out of the roundabouts, very wallowy - how can I describe it - on turn out of the road about the car pitched passenger nose dropped, rear felt very weighty (all that power soon got over all of the though)

Motor way driving, long a road - the car was easily unsettled, you'd find yourself approaching the lines easily - felt like my Range Rover Sport 06 felt, wallow - in the range rover though it was just something to get used to, and i could handle it eventually in that car, but a RS product?

Around town it was obviously fine.

AND then I got back in my B8, instantly felt more connected, more chuckable, more fun - and I am really surprised about that, and I can only put it down to the suspension just being that bad.

The Range Rover Comment came from my wife, the connection side of things from her again, and it made her feel sick. And these were all unprompted comments from my wife, basically when I was thinking the exact same.

I have of course ordered an RS6 P/E but it will have the dynamic pack on it (BTW Ceramics are definitely not needed)