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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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And more good news... I visited the place that sold me the car today. He called up Audi and got them to book me in for a Gearbox oil and filter change for £50 less than their usual price.
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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Oh great £950 instead of £1,000? No not quite as bad it works out at just over 25% Silly question but can you fit a mountain bike into the boot and fold the seats flat? I really like the idea of the A5 3.0 just not sure how practical it would be. With an A5 sport-back, easily. I would think that it should fit in the Coupé too but you might need to twist / align the handle bars. I managed to get the 4 x 17 inch winter wheels / tyres in the back but it was a bit tight.
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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I was going through the thread I started 6 weeks ago regarding a new car. This made me smile - My budget is sub £5000 with a desire to spend as little as possible. I hope to have some news by the end of next week regarding my new car.....
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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I hope to have some news by the end of next week regarding my new car.....
Good to hear... Budget out of the window like mine?
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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10/12/2015 08:08
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I hope to have some news by the end of next week regarding my new car.....
Good to hear... Budget out of the window like mine? Yes. It's going to be double what I initially wanted to spend
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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Looking good, never seen those wheels before!
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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It does look great, I agree about the wheels Bob, they look really small on such a big car. They look lost in those arches. Maybe spraying them black or grey will help make them blend in? Saying this, who cares, if you are happy, so what
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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24/12/2015 02:14
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Only just seen this Bob - Your A5 looks extremely . Get that engine map sorted pronto. 600nm torque through 4wd sounds like fun - its certainly entertaining having that much at your disposal through just the Jags rear end Merry Christmas mate Bob
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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Hey Bobby, nice to hear from you I'm still totally enjoying the Audi and keep buying little trinkets for it. The wireless charging plate is really cool I'm also now starting to get MPG returns much closer to the 40's. This week I got 355 miles on just over 40 litres, quite happy with that. Still not over happy with the looks of the 17's, will be great to get the smart ones back on.
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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And then yesterday..... I was talking to Adam about doing something else to the Audi and got a response I wasn't expecting... "Dad, you bought the Audi to get to and from work. Yes it's a nice car and it looks good, but it's no Coupé. The Coupé turns heads and people comment when you park it or fill up. Nobody is interested in the Audi, it's just another Audi that looks much like any other Audi, there are loads of them everywhere." Kind of told me
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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15/01/2016 13:10
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Yes I'm suffering the same thing from my 3 children. Apparently a TT is a girly car. I'm too old for a Fiesta ST-2 (probably correct on this one) A DS3 is a noddy car and are 10 a penny and........ A BRZ isn't a proper Scooby (My son said that, he wants me to get an STi again). Cotton wool in ears
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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I'm too old for a Fiesta ST-2 (probably correct on this one)
But not an ST-3
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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19/05/2016 08:27
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I'm too old for a Fiesta ST-2 (probably correct on this one)
But not an ST-3 Hmmmmm. In my defence your honour, I went and test drove another one and concentrated more on the seating position. Having Recaros it is just so comfortable and supportive of my dodgy back and troublesome leg. My lad (14), said it's a bit of a 'boy racer' car. To a point, I have to agree
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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20/05/2016 08:42
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Still loving my A5, don't get me wrong. The torque is fantastic and addictive but I also like the way the car looks and drives. We have decided it makes a bit more sense to make a big purchase whilst we are both working and not just wait and use the pension pot. I confess I still like the idea of a 5 cylinder 20V Turbo TTRS+ and have read up on them extensively. This is why I have booked to go and see one. When my colleague saw the price of the car he had me spec up an S5 too. Whilst an RS5 would be great car to own they are perhaps just a bit too pricey to buy and own That said I am aware that the blown S5 can be chip tuned to match the RS5 S5 spec was big and it came out at silly money. My colleague then entered the same specification into the Orange wheels website, he has just used them to buy a fully loaded Golf R with a huge discount. He gave me a price which was 20% off the OTR price but shockingly is only £4k more than the TTRS I am going to see
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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21/05/2016 00:47
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I almost signed on the dotted line today, until I went for the test drive. I hate to say this but the S5 just didn't really do it for me The car was constantly changing gear seemingly looking for revs. At 50mph in 6th put your foot down slightly and it drops a couple of gears, it never seems to just use the torque. Enter dynamic - sport mode and it sharpens the throttle resulting in even more gear changes. It all sounds great with a really nice exhaust note and blips on changes but the downside is fuel consumption. The gentle drive was returning 28mpg but this quickly dropped to sub 20's when I exploited the power Having lived with the A5 Tdi for a few months the low down torque (500Nm) has become hugely addictive, as has MPG figures which mostly stay in the late 30's..... so what next?
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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21/05/2016 09:18
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Funny you should say this. I left Audi yesterday afternoon wondering if my a5 has perhaps already been done? I still can't believe that an S5 should feel so slow Maybe I just needed to thrash it more? I went out in an S5 before but that was a N/A V8 and it just felt quicker. But that was before I got used to the shove of my car.
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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21/05/2016 21:02
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Maybe a £50 rolling road will help confirm before the expense of a remap.
If not I'd go that route first and hopefully make hell of a difference especially as you do love the car for what it is atm
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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22/05/2016 00:07
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I almost signed on the dotted line today, until I went for the test drive. I hate to say this but the S5 just didn't really do it for me The car was constantly changing gear seemingly looking for revs. At 50mph in 6th put your foot down slightly and it drops a couple of gears, it never seems to just use the torque. Enter dynamic - sport mode and it sharpens the throttle resulting in even more gear changes. It all sounds great with a really nice exhaust note and blips on changes but the downside is fuel consumption. The gentle drive was returning 28mpg but this quickly dropped to sub 20's when I exploited the power Having lived with the A5 Tdi for a few months the low down torque (500Nm) has become hugely addictive, as has MPG figures which mostly stay in the late 30's..... so what next? Turbos for you. Test an M5 or XFR - if you didn't like the audi. The BMW takes some effort but is very rewarding to drive. The jag does not hunt for gears, it has power everywhere.
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Re: (CHANGED) Bob loves Audis!
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I almost signed on the dotted line today, until I went for the test drive. I hate to say this but the S5 just didn't really do it for me The car was constantly changing gear seemingly looking for revs. At 50mph in 6th put your foot down slightly and it drops a couple of gears, it never seems to just use the torque. Enter dynamic - sport mode and it sharpens the throttle resulting in even more gear changes. It all sounds great with a really nice exhaust note and blips on changes but the downside is fuel consumption. The gentle drive was returning 28mpg but this quickly dropped to sub 20's when I exploited the power Having lived with the A5 Tdi for a few months the low down torque (500Nm) has become hugely addictive, as has MPG figures which mostly stay in the late 30's..... so what next? Turbos for you. Test an M5 or XFR - if you didn't like the audi. The BMW takes some effort but is very rewarding to drive. The jag does not hunt for gears, it has power everywhere. Agreed. They add another dimension of driving. Plus double the hp and plenty more torque. Had a lovely drive the other day in dynamic mode
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