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took the wifes tt roadster for its first service today and they lent me a brand new S5 to have a crack at great car to drive great sound from that v6 motor still preferred my RS3 though mind you an S5 cabriolet could be a good replacement for the tt at some point mind you new tt out next year might have to wait
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Ironhorse 874
, Jul 01 2013 07:12 PM
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Posted 01 July 2013 - 07:12 PM
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Posted 01 July 2013 - 07:25 PM
View GarageThe last one I drove was my mates V8 version when he got it new a few years ago now which in all honesty I preferred over the V6.. never understood why they changed the engine mid model.
It sounded way better too.
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Posted 01 July 2013 - 07:34 PM
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yeah i know what you mean i almost had one with the v8 mind you the 28.6 mpg which was showing on the trip computer was pretty impressive
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Posted 01 July 2013 - 07:50 PM
Mate of mine has just traded up his V8 S5 to a new V6T S5 Cabrio and he loves it, says it is far more responsive and frugal but says it does need the volume turned up on the exhaust and not quite the sound of a V8. He was gutted when he found out he doesn't have launch control whereas the '3 has!
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Posted 02 July 2013 - 05:03 AM
Mate of mine has just traded up his V8 S5 to a new V6T S5 Cabrio and he loves it, says it is far more responsive and frugal but says it does need the volume turned up on the exhaust and not quite the sound of a V8. He was gutted when he found out he doesn't have launch control whereas the '3 has!
It doesnt surprise me its its more eco and responsive.
Sure the 0-60 time deteriorated though...... Surely it'd be a decent car to map now though!
It would obliterate the V8 then
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Posted 02 July 2013 - 08:33 AM
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Posted 02 July 2013 - 03:00 PM
It doesnt surprise me its its more eco and responsive.
Sure the 0-60 time deteriorated though...... Surely it'd be a decent car to map now though!
It would obliterate the V8 then
My S4 which im pxing for the RS3 has the V6 supercharged unit, great engine MRC are doing upgrades around 500 bhp,loads of talk on another well known UK forum.
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Posted 02 July 2013 - 04:25 PM
Same as the courtesy car i had, Needed a remap and i'd have been fairly happy with it tbh!
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Posted 02 July 2013 - 06:50 PM
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the one they lent me was tiptronic it would be agreat car to cruise down through france with effortless motoring and very comfortable
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Posted 03 July 2013 - 11:29 AM
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Posted 04 July 2013 - 05:32 AM
As per Audi's usual..... spoke to a lad having his S4 worked on at Awesome yesterday.
His car was running above stock figures, seems they do under estimate the power since the whole RS4 saga where they had cars under powered and being handed back.
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Posted 04 July 2013 - 07:16 PM
took the wifes tt roadster for its first service today and they lent me a brand new S5 to have a crack at great car to drive great sound from that v6 motor still preferred my RS3 though mind you an S5 cabriolet could be a good replacement for the tt at some point mind you new tt out next year might have to wait
my wife is driving the S5, really have to say that the engine and sound is great. before she was driving a tts and a m6. now it is getting "old" and she would like a s7. I'm thinking if I should keep zhe S5 and do some tuning or if i get a RS4 B5. the goal gona be on both is arround 500-600ps, can't accept that she would drive a more poweful car ;-)
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Posted 24 February 2014 - 08:19 PM
Just noticed this topic so i thought i'd post some photos of my freshly detailed S5 using the Werkstat Acrylic system .
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Posted 24 February 2014 - 08:25 PM
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Posted 24 February 2014 - 08:38 PM
does your S5 fully fit into a single garage ???
It's quite a large single garage, I've got racking across the bottom end and i have enough room to walk round the car even with the door shut.
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Posted 25 February 2014 - 07:28 AM
You don't often get a nice shine from white cars, That last picture is the money shot! 
How's S5 life treating you then?
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Posted 25 February 2014 - 10:16 AM
You don't often get a nice shine from white cars, That last picture is the money shot!
How's S5 life treating you then?
Was about to say same as Steve, happy with the new car Ben?
More than happy thanks lads,Audi make a good product the RS3 is a great car but didn't suit me in the end and i'll never say a bad word about it.The S5 with the adjustable suspension and the sports diff is many cars in one ,you can waft along in comfort or you can give it the beans, the sports diff seems to be pushing you round corners with lots of grip .I didn't think with the car being White i would be able to get a finish like this but the Werkstat products must have been created with magic i couldn't believe my eyes at the result.
Edited by DAYTONA-500, 25 February 2014 - 10:16 AM.
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Posted 26 February 2014 - 03:31 PM
Any plans to remap it Ben? also where did you find out about Werkstat and who detailed your car?
No plans to remap or change anything on the car Andy, except for personalised plate.I always do my own detailing so after doing some research on Tinternet i found that it was recommended to use a sealant rather than a wax on a light coloured car so then reading and comparing about different brands i chose Werkstat because of the ease of application in a wide range of temperatures ,i didn't want to go down the route of a product like Gtechniq which needs to be applied in strict conditions . I machined polished the whole car using a DA Polisher with Lake Country Hydro- Tech cutting and finishing Pads using Menzerna RD3.02 [cutting] and 85RE [polishing] compounds then applied the Werkstat Prime [prep sealant ] followed with Werkstat Acrylic Jett [pure sealant] and was amazed with the results i also bought some Werkstat Gloss quick detail spray to use to top up between washes. http://www.polishedb...g-products.html
Edited by DAYTONA-500, 26 February 2014 - 06:07 PM.
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Posted 26 February 2014 - 06:40 PM
Just a shame they don't do unique alloys for it like they did for old 'S' models. I'm sure it is a nice car but like the RS3 in some respects those RS4 'style' alloys just let it down IMO. That and they are a biatch to clean unless you have Wheel Woolies
Edited by P_G, 26 February 2014 - 06:40 PM.
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Posted 26 February 2014 - 07:12 PM
Just a shame they don't do unique alloys for it like they did for old 'S' models. I'm sure it is a nice car but like the RS3 in some respects those RS4 'style' alloys just let it down IMO. That and they are a biatch to clean unless you have Wheel Woolies
Audi have done the same as Bmw and Merc where the same wheels are available right across the range which blur the lines between models but at least they have Sline,S and RS models where as Merc are putting AMG badges, body kits and wheels on everything like this
MERCEDES-BENZ C250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY AMG Sport Plusit's a money making exercise whereas one time AMG was only reserved for AMG engined cars.
