Just food for thought C5 RS6's are going for pretty cheap these days.

4.2 bi-turbo

Example

This one is only €2400 VRT.

 

QUOTE (davkav @ Dec 1 2011, 03:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Just food for thought C5 RS6's are going for pretty cheap these days.

4.2 bi-turbo

Example

This one is only €2400 VRT.

Ha, yeah I know! That'd be pretty cool, but unfortunately I can't live with an auto, has to be a manual! Plenty of them on show at the mo though...

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2715588

 

4.2 V8 and 2.7 bi turbo wasnt it? prob do about 15 to the gallon

 

QUOTE (gerryvw @ Dec 1 2011, 09:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>4.2 V8 and 2.7 bi turbo wasnt it? prob do about 15 to the gallon

2.7 big Turbo is the B5 S4/RS4 Gerry.

 

that 03 is 433hp and 530nm.....serious bang for buck

remaps to 505 and 630nm... hubba

or manual m5 for 7k http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2534193 400bhp maps to 420...

 

4.2 V8 NA and manual gearbox you can't really go too far wrong, it'll be pretty bombproof. It'll do 25mpg no bother if you drive it right. I've a good friend who uses his every day. It's a phenomenal daily driver. Did you bring it for a spin?

 

QUOTE (wot @ Dec 2 2011, 12:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>4.2 V8 NA and manual gearbox you can't really go too far wrong, it'll be pretty bombproof. It'll do 25mpg no bother if you drive it right. I've a good friend who uses his every day. It's a phenomenal daily driver. Did you bring it for a spin?

Nah, haven't been to see it yet, I'm scared that if I head up I'll never be able to live with my current car again till I have the v8! I'll wait till the end of January - have Christmas coming up, then the mother's, two sisters and my girlfriend's birthdays in Jan, then bloody Feb brings Tax, Insurance and NCT all in one, it's killing me at the mo having to save for all this shit. Once everything's out of the way then I'll start looking properly, I might passively put my car up for sale here in the interim if anyone's interested but still not sure.

@paddy_cl Yeah those M5's are damn tempting (nearly went to see the black one in Dublin on Donedeal), but I need an estate to throw all my music gear in, plus the 4wd would come in handy for snowboarding trips...

 

Go drive one, it'll focus your mind a little bit

 

QUOTE (wot @ Dec 2 2011, 01:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Go drive one, it'll focus your mind a little bit

its like puttin on glasses, dis-orientated at first but then you see things more clearly

 

QUOTE (wot @ Dec 2 2011, 12:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>4.2 V8 NA and manual gearbox you can't really go too far wrong, it'll be pretty bombproof. It'll do 25mpg no bother if you drive it right. I've a good friend who uses his every day. It's a phenomenal daily driver. Did you bring it for a spin?

He's doing ok at 25 mpg. I researched and drove a number of RS4s earlier in year. Different beast I know but none of the cars didn't anything like 25. More late teens at best and every owner openly admitted that. I think if you're in country you have a good chance but step into any traffic and don't be surprised to see low figures. Also these cars need to be driven on. Yes the sound fantastic but their real beauty is the engine so you have to use it.

 

To the OP, you could just arrive at the dealership in your car and squeeze him for a trade in. If the car is for sale for months now he might have changed his mind...

 

QUOTE (Ronan H @ Dec 2 2011, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>To the OP, you could just arrive at the dealership in your car and squeeze him for a trade in. If the car is for sale for months now he might have changed his mind...

Yeah, might just do! Might take a day and go wander around...

 

Its definatly worth a trip down. Seeing as you audi is pretty much standard too is a good thing and a car that would be a nice trade in for a garage to sell on again. The more standard kept A4s seem to hold their value more than the kitted ones

 

QUOTE (Ptank @ Dec 2 2011, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Its definatly worth a trip down. Seeing as you audi is pretty much standard too is a good thing and a car that would be a nice trade in for a garage to sell on again. The more standard kept A4s seem to hold their value more than the kitted ones

The dealer is most likely going to be thinking that he is trading one petrol Audi that he can't sell for another petrol Audi that he will also struggle to sell. Unfortunately thats the way the market seems to be...

 

QUOTE (AMB_1 @ Dec 2 2011, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The dealer is most likely going to be thinking that he is trading one petrol Audi that he can't sell for another petrol Audi that he will also struggle to sell. Unfortunately thats the way the market seems to be...

Yeah, that's what i reckon too, plus dealers never do straight swaps (or at least i've never heard of it happening). Much as i hate the idea, I'll prob have to sell it on my own.

 

QUOTE (michaelfenton @ Dec 2 2011, 03:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah, that's what i reckon too, plus dealers never do straight swaps (or at least i've never heard of it happening). Much as i hate the idea, I'll prob have to sell it on my own.

You have a nice few mods to your car already so you would prob be much better off selling to another entusaists. I could be wrong but the biggest stumbling block for me would be that your car isn't a Quattro...don't get me wrong it looks mint and nice mods...

 

Sorry, miss read it as a diesel

 

QUOTE (AMB_1 @ Dec 2 2011, 03:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>You have a nice few mods to your car already so you would prob be much better off selling to another entusaists. I could be wrong but the biggest stumbling block for me would be that your car isn't a Quattro...don't get me wrong it looks mint and nice mods...

Yeah, I knew it'd be tough to shift off from the get go for that reason! It's a great car, but the quattro would really sell it. I was actually gonna transfer the entire drivetrain from an RS4 into it recently enough, but I decided to just go for an S4 instead and get the added bonus of an estate. Know of anyone looking for a FWD A4? Ha!

 

QUOTE (michaelfenton @ Dec 4 2011, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah, I knew it'd be tough to shift off from the get go for that reason! It's a great car, but the quattro would really sell it. I was actually gonna transfer the entire drivetrain from an RS4 into it recently enough, but I decided to just go for an S4 instead and get the added bonus of an estate. Know of anyone looking for a FWD A4? Ha!

RS4 drivetrain...now that would have been an interesting project? Did you price it up? Had you got donor parts lines up??

 

Pardon my lack of insight, but what would be the benefit of planting RS4 DT in your motor as opposed to DT from a regular quattro car? Obviously you get a 4wd car at the end of it, but why the RS4 setup?

Genuine question by the way!

 

I think the RS4 has a proper rear-bias 4WD setup as opposed to the front biased ordinary ones

 

Aah, a rear wheel drive four wheel drive car. Nice!

 

Doesn't the power ratio depend on what generation of the quattro system it is rather than what platform it comes from, i.e. gen4 was 50:50 (f:r) but gen5 is 40:60 (f:r)?

 

QUOTE (Ronan H @ Dec 4 2011, 11:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Doesn't the power ratio depend on what generation of the quattro system it is rather than what platform it comes from, i.e. gen4 was 50:50 (f:r) but gen5 is 40:60 (f:r)?

Dont know about that but the B7 RS4 had a 60/40 torque split rear to front where as the I think the B7 S4 had 50/50.

 

Yeah, pretty much. RS4 is 40:60 f:r and generally chunkier all round.

I got my brakes off a lad in galway, went out to his place and in his garage is an entire RS4 just sitting there! It's been rolled so the body is fooked, but the engine turns over and the drivetrain is fine. I was thinking of buying the whole job off him and then dropping both my car and the RS4 off to TDP for a few weeks to see what they could do, but tbh it's WAY easier and cheaper to just go for the S4.