Cant afford an RS4

[njw 77]

So I bought this little beaut' this weekend

Appologies for the gratuitous smug git post

2006 A4 Quattro DTM Edition















Granted, I'll never make a professional photographer.

[raceboy]

Bit confused by the thread title.
A quick surf of AutoTrader brings up a handfull of RS4's for the same money, starting point appears to be £25k

[njw 77]

Sorry, I meant the 'new' £50k RS4

[tuscan_v8]

How much is your's? .. look very nice.

[njw 77]

New, basic spec is about £30k. www.audi.co.uk/company/pressrelease.jsp?id=14215&backPage=presscentre

Mine is an ex-demo, with fairly basic spec (I didnt want the Audi satnav for £2k, thank you very much, so I bought an RA Navigator, nor the bum warming seats etc), cost £27k (cash buyer so they did a deal) but would have been about £32k new.

Same engine can now be had in the A4 2.0T SE but without the DTM 'tweaks' (suspension, bodykit, seats, carbon fibre trim etc) for a few grand less, but buying an ex-cemo it costs me the same as an SE

Only 250 RHD DTMs made (mostly in Sprint Blue, by the looks of it)

[mcs1717]

Lovely piece of kit you got there!

saw one of these in the flesh at Shelsley Walsh hill climb in September - Audi had a marquee with one of these bad boys on display. Brilliant detailing and the blue was stunning. So is silver

quite fancy one myself - amongst several other motors lol.

how does she perform?

[njw 77]

mcs1717 said:

Lovely piece of kit you got there! saw one of these in the flesh at Shelsley Walsh hill climb in September - Audi had a marquee with one of these bad boys on display. Brilliant detailing and the blue was stunning. So is silver quite fancy one myself - amongst several other motors lol. how does she perform?

Cheers

My previous car was an A4 1.8T-Sport Quattro that was chipped by QS Tuning and was pretty rapid for a 1.8. The new car is a whole lot faster (OK, not as quick as my cerb, but still damn fast for a daily driver). There is hardly any turbo lag, much more seamless delivery and it pulls harder from lower revs (about 2500 rpm against 3000-3250rpm for my old car)

The handling and steering feel, compared to my previous car, is awesome. It seems to get up on its tippy toes and balances beautifully. Much, much more so than the understeering, numbness of my old car. Sublime (for 4 wheel drive, that is ).

[littleblue]

saw one in silver today at Shipley, west yorks, waiting for the lights. i wondered what it was as i initially thought it was a normal 2.0ltubo s line, but then i clocked the small carbon boot spoiler....... very nice

the new ltd edition s line sport has the same 220 bhp engine and the usual s line suspension etc, but also comes with leather as standard for a list price of about £25k before discount of at least a few grand but the DTM has more tweaks etc

[NJW 77]

littleblue said:

but the DTM has more tweaks etc

And exclusivity

Just need to change the 2.0T moniker off the back and replace it with a nice DTM one, sorted (unless I dig up an RS4 badge from somewhere )

[MookMonster]

njw 77 said:

Appologies for the gratuitous smug git post

I wouldn't apologise - that's a bloody nice car

[bad_roo]

I had an A4 DTM in last week and have been tooling about in the new RS4 this week. This goes against all received wisdom, but I actually think you've bought the better car there.

[NJW 77]

bad_roo said:

I had an A4 DTM in last week and have been tooling about in the new RS4 this week. This goes against all received wisdom, but I actually think you've bought the better car there.

Popped in to my local dealer yesterday (as a suicidal pheasant decided it wanted to re-arrange the front aerodynamics) and they were showing me the photos of the RS4 thats doing the dealer rounds at the moment. Does look very tasty.

TBH the DTM is plenty fast enough for a daily driver and handles way better than my old T-Sport Quattro.

And Ive still got the Cerbera for the weekends

[clubsport]

bad_roo said:

I had an A4 DTM in last week and have been tooling about in the new RS4 this week. This goes against all received wisdom, but I actually think you've bought the better car there.

No disrespect to the DTM....but...HUH????? Surely not??

[gibo993]

NJW 77 said:

littleblue said: but the DTM has more tweaks etc And exclusivity Just need to change the 2.0T moniker off the back and replace it with a nice DTM one, sorted (unless I dig up an RS4 badge from somewhere )

Please don't ruin a lovely car by putting an RS4 badge on it!!!
I hate this more than anything else. 3 series Bm's with M3 bages Porsche C2 with Gt3 badges naf naf naf

Put a DTM badge on it.

Lovely looking car.

[NJW 77]

gibo993 said:

NJW 77 said: littleblue said: but the DTM has more tweaks etc And exclusivity Just need to change the 2.0T moniker off the back and replace it with a nice DTM one, sorted (unless I dig up an RS4 badge from somewhere ) Please don't ruin a lovely car by putting an RS4 badge on it!!! I hate this more than anything else. 3 series Bm's with M3 bages Porsche C2 with Gt3 badges naf naf naf Put a DTM badge on it. Lovely looking car.

I was joking

Another DTM badge is on order

[fidgits]

that is a very nice looking car...

[NJW 77]

fidgits said:

that is a very nice looking car...

Cheers, although evo take better photos than I



>> Edited by njw 77 on Monday 20th March 20:08

[obes]

I can't afford one either but have just test driven the new RS4.
wow ! i feel a return to Audi coming on !!

...... house may well be on the maket by the weekend !!

[bradders]

Obes - do it. Took delivery of mine last Friday. Will post some pics, if someone can tell me how!

Cheers, Bradders.

[NJW 77]

C'mon Bradders, spill the beans, what's it like?

May have to find one at a local dealer and see if I can blag a go