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Old 24th April 2015, 11:01 AM
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Well after months of long deliberation iv narrowed it down to 2 cars.

2003, 106k miles, gearbox rebuild (still to confirm), bilstein suspension, milltek and possibly 480bhp (awaiting confirmation of who tuned it).
Its silver with platinum leather.

option 2

2003, 127k, gearbox rebuild 30k ago, original DRC, milltek, and confirmed 515BHP MTM ecu/tcu upgrade.
Its grey with black leather.

Both are former rs246 members club cars so iv managed to confirm history and that both have been looked after -

what the hell do I do? I really prefer grey/black combo but im certain the other one is gonna be a beaut as well.
The silver one is local and if I don't go for it, im pretty sure it will be sold by the time I see the grey one - I suspect the silver will be in slightly better condition though.
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Old 24th April 2015, 01:07 PM
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From your description Dave, the grey sounds a better option. Colour combo (although personal taste) is far better . Shame it's not had the DRC ditched, but with the MTM upgrade it sounds like a hoot!
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Old 24th April 2015, 06:52 PM
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Not much help I know..but how about one each for you and the Mrs?


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Old 24th April 2015, 06:59 PM
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Black leather for me over platinum, also with the grey it sounds a good combo.

MTM from what I have read do a good job and it sounds like a perfect runabout to me

I was tempted by a couple of close to home S8s but in the end went North of Edinburgh for mine and it was worth the trip. Get the right car which is not necessarily the easiest car to buy.
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Old 24th April 2015, 09:06 PM
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Thanks for the input guys.

I prefer the grey/black colour combo myself - although each is a beautiful car.

The silver one has led a pampered life, iv been in contact with its previous owners and its definitely running MRC stage 1 at the very least - so that 480 bhp and a Milltek exhaust (that's 850 quid remap and 1200 quid exhaust, as well as 1k bilstein coilovers) 2 of the 3 previous owners have said its mint & the best RS6 they've owned.
Im not sure of the calibre of said gearbox rebuild or the extent of it.
My head says the silver one- if it had black leather and 100% quality gearbox rebuild I wouldn't think twice about it.
The other issue is that i dont think the owner of the silver car knows about the stage one tune and exhaust as he never mentioned them in thee advert.

On the other hand, the Grey one is also a beaut. Iv been in contact with one of the previous owner who conforms a gearbox rebuild which he got done, he spent a fortune on it, its got MTM ecu, MTM tcu - detuned to 515bhp from the possible 525 as to not blow up the gearbox(probably the best part of 2-3k) again, milltek exhaust - running the original DRC (not a massive issue), another owners club car but has been driven harder and maybe not pampered as much.
My heart says this one...

Im looking at the silver one on Saturday, and if I don't buy it I suspect it will be gone in a flash if I don't buy it - and its quite nearby.

The grey one is 200 miles away and will require a day off work and a loooong journey to go look at it and bring it back IF its to my taste - at which point the silver one will more than likely be gone.

Both cars are about the same price - so im kinda stumped on what to do....do I go for the silver one in the expectation that the grey one wont be as good or do I gamble & hold off til I see the grey one??....

@brian - I can barely afford one never mind 2!!

So - im stuck between a rock and a hard place!!
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Old 24th April 2015, 11:43 PM
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It's nice to have the choice: it sounds as if you'd be happy with either if you didn't have that.
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Old 27th April 2015, 09:34 PM
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Tricky....

Grey / Black combo sounds nicer, and MTM are well respected but I'd be budgeting to replace the DRC with coilovers as its about as reliable as the 5 speed box. My RS6 had coilovers and god it was a good ride.

The Silver/Platinum is good to have lower miles but an unknown remap isn't ideal, but its compensated by some quality coilovers.

There were quite a number of options available on the C5, and to me that along with recent service history, tyres/brakes condition and any other immediate bills coming up would be contributing heavily to my decision.

And finally, if its a car you're going to keep a while, and possible invest time/money in, then start with the colour combo you really want as that's hard to change later - Most other things can be fixed n tweaked.
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Old 27th April 2015, 10:45 PM
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Well.......here's what happened.......

Silver one was advertised as 'mint'. Was just starting to get a bit rough round the edges IMO. Averaged 1 owner per year. Didn't have the gearbox rebuild as said it had been.
MRC tuned to 480bhp.
Alright - but after advertising as mint i expected more.

So.......
On to car #2. The seller was extremely helpful, decent guy, I was hearing what I wanted with every question, sounding better by the day. got home tonight and was just about to book a train and then.......
He decided to keep the damn thing

Result - still looking
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Old 27th April 2015, 10:53 PM
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Well, they both had their downside so perhaps there's a blessing to be had. That said, it took me over 8 weeks to persuade the previous owner of my current RS6 to part with it. There's no better car than one someone doesn't want to let go of lol....
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2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
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Old 29th April 2015, 08:07 PM
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Curiously enough, the guy changed his mind yet again and has decided to sell it on Autotrader.

Personally i was a bit miffed. I couldnt understand why people wouldnt want to sell me a car.

Anyway - 3rd option bought. Its a trade in from a dealer, Its been to the moon, its had a few scuffs - but it was honest and not pretending to be a high value car, meaning i wont mind as much when i break it. Which i expect i will, going by the general consensus on RS246.

Being transported up on a wagon for a full going over, a proper service, maybe timing belt and definitely paint (once its mechanically sound)

Its also in the best colour - Ninja Black

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