How did you get to your RS6?

[piooly]

Citreon ZX - 1.6 (102bhp)
Volvo 440 1.7 Turbo (120bhp)
Volvo C70 2.0 Turbo (165bhp)
Lotus Elise Series 1 Sport 160 (170bhp) & Vauxhall Vectra 2.5 V6 estate (167bhp)
Audi RS6 Avant

I like the fact that the most powerful car I have ever owned was the vectra lol !! and it was the biggest engine!! Mind you the Lotus was a lot faster. But bring on the RS6. As my mate says there is no replacement for engine displacement !!!!

[Condor24]

How did you get to your RS6?

1981 Orange Mazda 323
1982 Red Alfasud 1.5ti
1987 Grey Saab 900 Turbo 16S
1993 Amethyst Audi S2 Coupe 230 bhp

1993 Saab 900 Turbo 16S Convertible bought in 1996 as second car
1997 TVR Chimaera 5.0 as another car

1998 Green Audi S2 Avant
1998 Porsche 911 C4 convertible as an extra car

2000 Avus Silver Audi RS4 Avant

2003 Daytona Grey RS6 ... still got
2004 Lapis blue 996 turbo manual 450 bhp ... still got
2008 Saab Viggen 2000 year convertible ... still got
2009 Daytona Grey RS6 V10 ...

"Mad or what"

[quattrokid1]

looks like a few meteoric jumps in cars here, pity you dont state how much you paid for your first car then subsequent replacements... going from a Metro to an RS6 in 5 years or so is pretty good going.... or did you not bother with a house and bought an avasnt with curtasins instead?

oh photos please

[raceman]

well, the list is long but distinguised, and shows my age a tad lol. Can't remember the years, but here goes all my cars from 17 to 44, will add more if i remember more......................lol

Austin cambridge
Datsun a100
Vaux viva SL90
Capri 2000S
Capri 3000S
Capri 3500 twin turbo (very very nice)
Land rover 12 seat station wagon
Rover 2600S
Rover 3500S
Range rover
Carlton 2000 saloon
Cortina 2L ghia
Granada 2.8l
Astra 2.0gte
Cavalier 2000 sri
Vaux senator 3.0L 24 valve
Calibra 2000
Vaux omega CDX 2.0L
Audi A4 2.8 quattro
RS6


As for bikes;
OR50
Z200
RD250
Z500
Z750
GPZ1100
GPZ900R still got it

Plus a triumph Stag that i still have, can't bear to part with it, summers days are great.

Looks like the need for speed was always there and has only now been fufilled, driven the wheels of everything i've EVER had till now......lol Raced a couple of them, and would love to have a crack in the RS, but i fear the costs would be a little out of my league.........lol

An eclectic mix, an no i can't afford the RS, but dam it makes me smile after the worst year of my life so far....lol

This list doesn't include the mrs's cars of course......lol


Paul.

[marmite]

1991 - A reg 1.3 escort Mk3
1992 Mk3 1.3 highly modded 1720cc lump 155 at the wheels
1994 E30 318is H - reg my pride and joy
1995 E30 M3 Evo (kept for wile with E30 318is)
1998 audi 80 Coupe 16v
2000 Audi S2 Avant
2002 Alfa GTV 2.0l 16v and then 3.0l V6
2003 Smart four2 Cab
2003 Lotus 136 Sort
2003 Subaru Turbo 5dr
2004 Audi Allroad 2.5 tdi
2006 Audi RS6

[ecain63]

looks like a few meteoric jumps in cars here, pity you dont state how much you paid for your first car then subsequent replacements... going from a Metro to an RS6 in 5 years or so is pretty good going.... or did you not bother with a house and bought an avasnt with curtasins instead?

oh photos please

metro: bought for £2400 and killed before sold

205 GTi 1.6: bought for £500, built into rally car and sold for £3000 (cost £15k to build).

205 1.5 Diesel: Bought for £80. Built into rally car and sold for £4000 (cost £1000 to build as i had most of the parts ready to fit).

Mondeo: Bought for £60, sold for £250

Mitsi L200: Bought for £4000, sold for £4000

Mitsi Shogun: Bought for £4500, sold for £8000

C5 RS6: Bought for £18k


Ive never had to buy a house in all honesty. 9 years in the Marines meant that my only outgoings were: Mobile phone, Beer, Food and Clothes. You don't get paid alot, but you don't have to buy alot if you don't want to. And with the self-use garage service on camp it was an ideal opportunity to get involved with cars when you are not on deployment. When you are on deployment somewhere its an ideal opportunity to save some cash. No shops or pubs in Afghanistan.
When i met the wife she already had a house so it was just a case of paying half the mortgage once we got married, and a new job meant that i had a bit more money to play with.

[ecain63]

As for pictures:

None for the Metro im affraid

The first 205 i had


In France (Folembray)


And at Knockhill


2nd 205


Freshly built


And at the Pod


No pic of the mondeo as it was butt ugly

But here is the L200


And the Shogun


You all know the 6 already

[johnny11]

This brings back memories,
in 1990 i got a 1987 vauxhall cavalier 1.6L
1991 had a 1985 vauxhall carlton 2.0L
then onto a 1986 vauxhall cavalier 1.8i cdi
6 months later 1986 vauxhall cavalier 1.8 sri this was a bad move as the number plate was b666 *** so 3 months later the engine blew up.
then got another cavalier 1.8 cdi which was writen off with a head on with a motor bike (not my fault).
once i got the insurance money i got another 1986 cavalier sri.
then in 1995 a bought a 1990 cavalier 2.0 sri.
then a 93 a vauxhall calibra 2.5 v6 which was a nice car
in 2000 my girfriend became pregnant so needed a bigger car so got 1997 C4 Audi A6 2.6se
then a Vauxhall vectra 2.5 sri this was the last straw to having a vauxhall, was going round a safari park in Stirling Sotland and the camshaft pulley came off while going round the lion enclosure, which was fun.
then a c5 A6 2.7 twin turbo
finally 2 years ago got my 2003 RS6.

[b7rs4saloon]

2003 Golf 1.6 SE (1999)
2004 Golf GTI 1.8T (2003)
2005 Audi TT 225 (2001)
2006 Audi TT Quattro Sport (2005)
2007 BMW M3 Cab (2004)
2008 BMW M3 Coupe (2008) Stolen
2008 Audi RS6 Avant (2004)
2009 Audi RS4 Saloon (2007)

[NumberoftheBeast]

2001 (passed test aged 19)

2001 - Ford KA 1.3 (59 bhp)
2003 - VW Lupo Sport (100 bhp)
2004 - Audi S3 (225bhp)
2005 - SEAT Leon Cupra R (225 then later mapped to 280 bhp)
2006 - Ford Focus RS (212 then later extensively modded to 300 bhp plus)
2007 - Audi RS6 (later to be Custom Code remapped)

2007 - Audi RS6 and Audi S3 (280 bhp)
2008 - Audi RS6 and SEAT Ibiza Cupra (250 bhp) and Westfield powered by COSWORTH
2009 - Audi RS6 and Skoda Fabia VRS (130 bhp but 229 lb/ft) and Westfield powered by COSWORTH

[quattrokid1]

looks like a few meteoric jumps in cars here, pity you dont state how much you paid for your first car then subsequent replacements... going from a Metro to an RS6 in 5 years or so is pretty good going.... or did you not bother with a house and bought an avasnt with curtasins instead?

oh photos please

metro: bought for £2400 and killed before sold

205 GTi 1.6: bought for £500, built into rally car and sold for £3000 (cost £15k to build).

205 1.5 Diesel: Bought for £80. Built into rally car and sold for £4000 (cost £1000 to build as i had most of the parts ready to fit).

Mondeo: Bought for £60, sold for £250

Mitsi L200: Bought for £4000, sold for £4000

Mitsi Shogun: Bought for £4500, sold for £8000

C5 RS6: Bought for £18k


Ive never had to buy a house in all honesty. 9 years in the Marines meant that my only outgoings were: Mobile phone, Beer, Food and Clothes. You don't get paid alot, but you don't have to buy alot if you don't want to. And with the self-use garage service on camp it was an ideal opportunity to get involved with cars when you are not on deployment. When you are on deployment somewhere its an ideal opportunity to save some cash. No shops or pubs in Afghanistan.
When i met the wife she already had a house so it was just a case of paying half the mortgage once we got married, and a new job meant that i had a bit more money to play with.

EX Marine eh? cool

I was in the Royal Navy for 15.5 years so know what you mean about outgoings.....

I paid half my house cost as a deposit..... been skint ever since

my first car was Mums Cavalier estate paid 1800 quid was emergency drafted to Brazil to meet HMS BROADSWORD 3 weeks later, so Dad sold it for me
Dad then gave me his 100 2.2E when went over to Merc
I then found a 100 S4 saloon auto for 4000 quid, had it 6 years, sold it for 1400 quid, followng year bought it back again for 1600 quid,but to be honest the chap who did have it for a year did a few big jobs on it
bought a WR quattro for 8000 quid, still got it


RS6... I WISH

[ecain63]

2001 (passed test aged 19)

2001 - Ford KA 1.3 (59 bhp)
2003 - VW Lupo Sport (100 bhp)
2004 - Audi S3 (225bhp)
2005 - SEAT Leon Cupra R (225 then later mapped to 280 bhp)
2006 - Ford Focus RS (212 then later extensively modded to 300 bhp plus)
2007 - Audi RS6 (later to be Custom Code remapped)

2007 - Audi RS6 and Audi S3 (280 bhp)
2008 - Audi RS6 and SEAT Ibiza Cupra (250 bhp) and Westfield powered by COSWORTH
2009 - Audi RS6 and Skoda Fabia VRS (130 bhp but 229 lb/ft) and Westfield powered by COSWORTH

You've done well for a youngster. Good effort mate.

[ecain63]

looks like a few meteoric jumps in cars here, pity you dont state how much you paid for your first car then subsequent replacements... going from a Metro to an RS6 in 5 years or so is pretty good going.... or did you not bother with a house and bought an avasnt with curtasins instead?

oh photos please

metro: bought for £2400 and killed before sold

205 GTi 1.6: bought for £500, built into rally car and sold for £3000 (cost £15k to build).

205 1.5 Diesel: Bought for £80. Built into rally car and sold for £4000 (cost £1000 to build as i had most of the parts ready to fit).

Mondeo: Bought for £60, sold for £250

Mitsi L200: Bought for £4000, sold for £4000

Mitsi Shogun: Bought for £4500, sold for £8000

C5 RS6: Bought for £18k


Ive never had to buy a house in all honesty. 9 years in the Marines meant that my only outgoings were: Mobile phone, Beer, Food and Clothes. You don't get paid alot, but you don't have to buy alot if you don't want to. And with the self-use garage service on camp it was an ideal opportunity to get involved with cars when you are not on deployment. When you are on deployment somewhere its an ideal opportunity to save some cash. No shops or pubs in Afghanistan.
When i met the wife she already had a house so it was just a case of paying half the mortgage once we got married, and a new job meant that i had a bit more money to play with.

EX Marine eh? cool

I was in the Royal Navy for 15.5 years so know what you mean about outgoings.....

I paid half my house cost as a deposit..... been skint ever since

my first car was Mums Cavalier estate paid 1800 quid was emergency drafted to Brazil to meet HMS BROADSWORD 3 weeks later, so Dad sold it for me
Dad then gave me his 100 2.2E when went over to Merc
I then found a 100 S4 saloon auto for 4000 quid, had it 6 years, sold it for 1400 quid, followng year bought it back again for 1600 quid,but to be honest the chap who did have it for a year did a few big jobs on it
bought a WR quattro for 8000 quid, still got it


RS6... I WISH

My Uncle was on Broadsword as Commando MA. He loved it on there.

[NumberoftheBeast]

You've done well for a youngster. Good effort mate.

Thanks mate. Although I have enjoyed my cars, I half wish I had kept my Ford KA or Lupo. I'd have a Credit Crunch Lamborghini now and would have chnage to run it

[ecain63]

Credit Crunch? Isnt that some sort of breakfast cereal? lol

Only joking. Its a very serious matter.