NEW RS4 NOT AS GOOD AS OLD 1

[GardinerG]

Seriously though, we enjoy our cars and if someone beat us round the track then fair play, we'd buy them a beer and have fun chatting about mods n cars. Do you honestly expect someone here to be sad or stupid enough to race for keys/pink slips? C'mon.

R3SP3CT to ur wheels dude, but all I can think of is my parents driving around at 25mph scaring the cr4p out of me with their bad driving.

[t5]

well when people hide away n say this n that ile put 1 of me cars on line me old T5-R well offers they if any B7 rs4 wants it let cars talk n if you want we can put sum money on it as well !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GardinerG]

Umm sure, but why would we want to?

[TopBear]

Who cares T5, ...lifes to short to worry about pish like this

[t5]

Its not me who started all this im easy going keep ya dummy in your mouth

[P_G]

But you did start all this by posting this thread with a pointless comparison essentially saying your modified B5 RS4 and modified RS6 are better than a stock B7 RS4 you had for a week.

And then threw in that your modified T5-R is better than the B7 RS4 too.

Of course they are, you modified them. If you spent the time modifying the B7 RS4 rather than slagging it off and selling it on after a week it would probably beat all your current cars.

If you want a race, have a race against the MTM supercharged RS4 round a track and see what happens. Less money to modify that than what you have reportedly spent on your T5-R.

[S4]

text talk? age? 14? 15? what decent adult talks in this strange language? I cant understand it.

Im not being rude, I really cant

Darren

[s4woody]

tit5..why not bring your wolvo to the RS246 live event and run it against doug's 193mph s4..if you lose its the bus home..if you win..im sure everybody thats there will gladly shake your hand and show you how to type real good..

[t5]

Its waiting 4 engine re build at minute next 1 i will

[rolskii]

tit5..why not bring your wolvo to the RS246 live event ..if you lose its the bus home...

I didnt know there was banger racing there too .... whats the prizes ..

[JohnW]

you guys are so cruel, leave the guy alone.
i read right through this thread expecting something of value, and sadly was unable to find anything
Some funny comments, but generally at someone elses expense.

I saw another forum totally degenerate as a result of posts like this, so be warned.

Now come on all, lets have a group virtual hug and get back to talking about cars, not how poor our tipyng skilz are

[DavidT]

10/10 for persistence John

It was in the B7 RS4 forum until the last page BTW.

[t5]

as everyone made friends

[CliveH]

I've been away for a while, and I'm still catching up, but I've never read through such a bizarre thread in my life...

In the event that there might still be some interest in the topic originally posted, here's my 2p :-

Powerwise, the B7 has more oomph, but as we all know there seems to be very few out there which actually make the 414bhp claimed by Audi, whereas the B5 will give you 380bhp all day from stock and loads more torque.

I thought the look of the B7 would grow on me, but I still prefer the more planted look and classic lines of the B5.

The unmistakable rumble of the V8 powerplant is intoxicating but the V6 doesn't sound half bad either, both in either stock or Milltek form.

The B5, being a twin turbo, is clearly more tunable than the B7 and a simple remap from MRC (or any other reputable tuner) will quickly get you beyond the 420bhp mark and even more torque. Bigger turbos and intercoolers will of course take you way beyond... The only way of getting anything like this from the B7 is by spending a shedload (£11k+?) on the likes of supercharging.

As for handling, the B7 is far more capable in stock comparison, but the B5 is easily sorted by the likes of some H&R or KW coilovers and ARBs.

The brakes, Audi finally got this right on the B7 (well, on the C5 RS6 actually - very similar setup). The B5 brakes, although considerably better than the B5 S4, are pants. The B7 front brake setup is a popular upgrade for B5 owners.

So is the new RS4 as good as the old one? Not by a long way, IMHO.

You can now pick up a 2006 B7 model for sub £30k. You might spend another £2k on a performance exhaust and a remap and push towards 450bhp, or they might have already been done (and command a small premium). But you'll still find a nice low mileage B5 for around the £20k mark. Even if it's unmodded, another £5k will get you all the mods I mentioned above to give the improved levels of handling and performance.

Finally, the B5 is a rare icon, produced in limited numbers, in avant form only. You don't quite find a B7 RS4 on every street corner, but there's a lot about and they come in every flavour (saloon, avant, cabriolet).

I know which I'd rather have

[dazzer]

I've been away for a while, and I'm still catching up, but I've never read through such a bizarre thread in my life...

In the event that there might still be some interest in the topic originally posted, here's my 2p :-

Powerwise, the B7 has more oomph, but as we all know there seems to be very few out there which actually make the 414bhp claimed by Audi, whereas the B5 will give you 380bhp all day from stock and loads more torque.

I thought the look of the B7 would grow on me, but I still prefer the more planted look and classic lines of the B5.

The unmistakable rumble of the V8 powerplant is intoxicating but the V6 doesn't sound half bad either, both in either stock or Milltek form.

The B5, being a twin turbo, is clearly more tunable than the B7 and a simple remap from MRC (or any other reputable tuner) will quickly get you beyond the 420bhp mark and even more torque. Bigger turbos and intercoolers will of course take you way beyond... The only way of getting anything like this from the B7 is by spending a shedload (£11k+?) on the likes of supercharging.

As for handling, the B7 is far more capable in stock comparison, but the B5 is easily sorted by the likes of some H&R or KW coilovers and ARBs.

The brakes, Audi finally got this right on the B7 (well, on the C5 RS6 actually - very similar setup). The B5 brakes, although considerably better than the B5 S4, are pants. The B7 front brake setup is a popular upgrade for B5 owners.

So is the new RS4 as good as the old one? Not by a long way, IMHO.

You can now pick up a 2006 B7 model for sub £30k. You might spend another £2k on a performance exhaust and a remap and push towards 450bhp, or they might have already been done (and command a small premium). But you'll still find a nice low mileage B5 for around the £20k mark. Even if it's unmodded, another £5k will get you all the mods I mentioned above to give the improved levels of handling and performance.

Finally, the B5 is a rare icon, produced in limited numbers, in avant form only. You don't quite find a B7 RS4 on every street corner, but there's a lot about and they come in every flavour (saloon, avant, cabriolet).

I know which I'd rather have

Concise and wise analysis Clive.