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[PeteSaunders44]

Just to say hello people! Got my RS6 about a week ago and am very happy! Just wonder when I will get bored.... 3 months??? [img]images/graemlins/jump.gif[/img]

[wazza]

Hiya [img]images/graemlins/bigwave.gif[/img] Nice to see new faces.
Sounds like you are enjoying it so far [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

What did you have before?

[martian]

Just wonder when I will get bored.... 3 months??? [img]images/graemlins/jump.gif[/img]

Had my barge 6 months now- nowhere near bored. Every week brings a new experience (not all of them good actually) [img]images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
I had a fall-out with Audi 5 weeks ago and , after being without my car for 10 days, I told them to poke it. The trouble was that after having driven an E500, a Cayenne and an M5 I realised that there really is no substitute [img]images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]so I got it back off them. [img]images/graemlins/clap.gif[/img]
Happy as Larry really-
Hope you enjoy the next three months as much as the first three. [img]images/graemlins/<beep>_you.gif[/img]

[kcsun]

And to bring back a faded smile go and get a stage 1 upgrade from Abt - whooosh [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

kc [img]images/graemlins/s4anogaro.gif[/img]
Ps Welcome to the site [img]images/graemlins/<beep>_you.gif[/img]

[peterb]

Got my RS6 about a week ago and am very happy! Just wonder when I will get bored.... 3 months???

Five months here and still smiling.

[ChrisB]

Over 10 months & 22k miles and still a happy bunny, mostly. The only thing that grinds a bit is the distinct lack of Shell stations "out in the sticks" necessary to easily obtain the magical elixir of eternal joy (A.K.A. Optimax).

[Bushy]

Hee Heee

Glad to see everyone really likes their RS's

Welcome to the site

[RS4_Barry]

3 months

I changed mine after 3 months!!! After having the Abt works done on it. Was a good car really really quick on the straights but like the QE2 in the corners!! The sound is fantastic especially with a milltek on it!! In the end decided it wasn't the car for me and simply not nimble enough (gutted when I couldn't keep up with a civic type R round knockhill) But as a motorway muncher and long distance cruiser it's unbeatable [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

[bjacks]

Over 10 months & 22k miles and still a happy bunny, mostly. The only thing that grinds a bit is the distinct lack of Shell stations "out in the sticks" necessary to easily obtain the magical elixir of eternal joy (A.K.A. Optimax).

I thought you weren't supposed to run an RS6 on Optimax because of the valve issues? Or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

Cheers

Ben

[martian]

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I thought you weren't supposed to run an RS6 on Optimax because of the valve issues? Or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

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God I hope not- I've been running it for the last 3 months [img]images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[peterb]

I thought you weren't supposed to run an RS6 on Optimax because of the valve issues?

I'm still waiting for further information. Audi tell me to run my car on 98RON - the only 98RON I can find is Optimax. Audi have not told me not to use Optimax. Perhaps I'll ask my dealer about it.Thorney, are you prepared to say any more on this issue?

[Gareth]

Anyone else know if Shell Optimax is a nono for the RS6 and S4?

[ChrisB]

I thought you weren't supposed to run an RS6 on Optimax because of the valve issues? Or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

The RS 6 manual states quite clearly that use of high engine speeds and full throttle can damage the RS 6 engine when running on 95 RON fuel, and recommends 98 RON fuel exclusively. As Optimax is the only fuel I nkow of that's 98 RON (actually slightly over), Optimax it is. I've only had one tank of 95 (dealer PDI fill-up [img]images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] ), £5 worth of splash-and-dash when an RTA had me diverting away from my nearest Shell with a near-empty tank, and one tank of 97 RON last week when that's all I could find.

The S4 engine issue is unrelated to any RS 6 issues AFAIK.

[Gareth]

Chris

Thanks for that info. Looks like Optimax is ok for the S4 then [img]images/graemlins/kissmyrings.gif[/img]

[ChrisB]

Chris

Thanks for that info. Looks like Optimax is ok for the S4 then [img]images/graemlins/kissmyrings.gif[/img]

The S4 issue is something to do with dropping valves. For some reason it's blown up (no pun intended) big-style in the US, the Audiworld B6S4 forum has a list of people with problems so they can go and give Audi of America some grief.