due to it being a lemon 
.Anyway I have seen the prices of RS6's recently and it's got my heart making my head work overtime (remember that feeling!) and woud appreciate owners opinions on a few things.
1) I've read on the forum that some owners believe the RS4 is quicker
than the RS6. I'm sure a modded 4 would be but not like for like
surely?
2) Is the Avant as quick as the Saloon (Isn't it heavier).
3) I bought the RS4 after modding a 225TT to the hilt. I foolishly thought
that in buying an RS4 it would be a great car as standard and that
money would'nt need to be spent modding. The car was purchased on
finance and with it being far more thirsty than I imagined the cost of
repayment and fuel was plenty for my wage at the time. A few weeks
into ownership I related to owners feedback here on the weaknesses
of the RS4 like the gearbox (gear changes were like stirring soup),
brakes (the pads just melted after 30 mins keen driving) the clutch,
the suspension travel etc. etc The car was sold buy an audi main
dealer with warped discs and the car was back at dealer after 7 days.
A month later and the clutch went. Got the car back and after 45 mins
of old codger like driving the car would'nt get into any gear other than
4th. Apparantly the mechanic who did the clutch did'nt do a good job of
linking clutch to gearbox. We wanted the dealer to take the car back
from us and walk away but they said as they had done all work under
warranty they were'nt obliged to. We sold the car back to dealer and
lost £3K
Do RS6 owners think that a standard 6 would pose similiar woes?
4) I would be looking to buy a 6 which is over 3 years old as I've lost an
embarassing amount of money in buying newish cars and on finance
which is a double shafting. Problem is though I would be very
reluctant to buy any high performance/ costly maintenance car which
is out of warranty. However do you feel the warranty is worth it
anyway (on a standard car)
5) Can an inspection carried out by AA/ RAC etc. tell whether a
standard or modded car has been thrashed. Members here can be
very helpful with cars they've experience of but what about those who
are not on the radar?
6) I love Audi cars but the prices of some of the previous shape M5 are
very appealing when compared with RS6. In various magazine
reviews and tests I've read over the years the M5 has pipped the RS6.
What do you unbiased lot think of the M5 ( the extra
boot space in the Avant does not count)!
Your opinions would be appreciated. Thanks
