C4llyT

Avant, around 2000, 2.7 twin turbo jobby.
Being 100bhp per litre and FI presume chip well without issues, say 330bhp comfortably?
Being Audi presume the drivetrain can take all you can throw at it?
Reviews say they're highly competent traction wise, look like could be fun reliable and practical.
Cheers.

Rich_w

They're 276 standard and there are 550bhp+ out there, so a wealth of potential.

Several users on here with experience of them.

NOT a sports car though. Bit heavy for track work, great everyday car though.

LHD220Turbo

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assuming the transmission is in good nic to begin with; it will handle 330hp with ease - i've heard of a few running 500hp on tranny - pretty sure the transmission is bullet proof (within reason)

C4llyT

Cheers.
Not driven one, and is less bhp than the old M3 I had, and more drivetrain losses, so not expecting a rocketship.
Just thinking of the torque for overtaking etc, peak from 1850, lower than my passat diesel!
Be a good nippy everyday car I was thinking.
Was just reading some reviews most gave 9/10 out of 10 in every area, some 1 as they'd had a lot of expensive problems

cfoster

used my mates old S4 (S plate) a few weeks back before i got the porsche. Was a saloon and not hte avant, very quick out of the box, quiet inside until you open it up, superb brakes etc!!

C4llyT

I like quiet and good brakes
Not keen on saloon for looks, otherwise same car I guess.
Anything you didn't like?
Read the gearchange is sloppy or something?

xr-stu

used to get a lift in one 30 miles each way to college back in the day. was on 160k and still felt brand new to passenger in. lovely car. quick and very stable but quite hard work on tight corners and the like.

id have one if i could afford the fuel.

and also, even at 160k the only issues he had with it were a sensor on the throttle pedal iirc (fly by wire?) and a wheel bearing. very impressive.

xr-stu

used to get a lift in one 30 miles each way to college back in the day. was on 160k and still felt brand new to passenger in. lovely car. quick and very stable but quite hard work on tight corners and the like.

id have one if i could afford the fuel.

and also, even at 160k the only issues he had with it were a sensor on the throttle pedal iirc (fly by wire?) and a wheel bearing. very impressive.

C4llyT

True they're a bit juicy then, can believe it
No worse than your average cossie I expect, which is another alternative, sort of.

Fil

have an avant myself,

the basic Ł500 remaps make it run 320-330 bhp, after that tunning wise it rockets in price, most go for the rs4 ICs and turbos, about Ł4, as its engine out to change the turbos, gives about 400bhp

then more Ł0000s for 500bhp

Rich_w summed it up with, NOT a sports car though. Bit heavy for track work, great everyday car though.

Surprices stuff off the line (especially in estate form), standard 0-60 in 5.6 and plenty of grip

Insurance group 20 and not great on fuel around town, but its under 90p a litre now on a run does well tho.


loads of info over on www.rs246.com

oh and this ones forsale https://passionford.com/forum/showth...92#post3584492

C4llyT

That shed still for sale?
3 months, that's struggling to sell?
Looks sound on the whole.
Remap would cost me Ł200 max I expect so that would be ok.
Wouldn't want mega power.
What mpg can they do on a gentle run?
Believe they're revvy even in sixth?
Cheers.

Fil

yep still for sale tho on autotrader now, have had 6 calls in 2 weeks, all company's saying they have a buyer!!!

tho not desperate to sell yet !

mpg get about 15 crawling through traffic stop start, and 30 on the motoways at 70ish, avg 20mpg

in 6th at 80 its just over 3k rpm

Oranoco

I shal;l vbe replacing my A4 T Sport with a B5 S4 when th etime coes to change. Love them to bits. 265bhp or there abouts from the box and there is a mountain of tuning potential. No where near as nimble as say a Scooby but it's a different sort of car. I love the fact that in my A4 I can be doing *70mph* and I can talk to the person next to me rather than have to shout at them