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Old 21st January 2012, 07:43 PM
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Yeah the RS4 is more of a pipe dream. Maybe one day.....
If I did get one I would park round the back in or in front of the garage behind 2 sets security gates.

And as for breaking in to get any more sets of car keys, i have already started making the house a LOT more secure. Its never going to be impenetrable but Im building a porch, having a rather sophisticated alarm system installed, CCTV as well as a few little secret defences.
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Adrian makes a very valid point regarding the theft aspect, my RS was well out of the way of my family when I went to Los Angeles, and I took the keys with me and the other set were hidden, don't be put off by the 200 mile range, I know B7 owners and they get around 280-300 which is the same as me, but I have a slightly bigger tank. You'd get more on a run, I could get 400 miles from mine if I wanted to.
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don't be put off by the 200 mile range, I know B7 owners and they get around 280-300 which is the same as me, but I have a slightly bigger tank. You'd get more on a run, I could get 400 miles from mine if I wanted to.
I thought C5 = 80 litre tank, B7 = 60 litre tank. Thats quite a difference.

I'm astounded that B7 RS4 owners could be getting 280-300 on a tank. I'd have to work hard to get that in the S4......

Maybe the RS4 has a slightly bigger tank then...

Cant be bothered looking it up, never intend to have one....
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I really, really love the B7 RS4
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I dunno, think mine is 80 litres although 73 litres rings a bell too for some reason. Maybe the auto box in yours hurts the economy a bit and the FSI is more efficent on the RS4
The B7 RS 4 will never be as appealing to me as the B5 RS 4, but the one in this video would be the perfect Audi for me. I'd have bought one over the 6 but I wanted something more powerful. This B7 however, I love. It's the ultimate.

http://vimeo.com/35332260
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that is nice Amar, how many arms and legs do they cost?
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Hate to say it...they have carbon build up problems in the manifold...so unless it's cleaned up they run under powered most of the time.....

The B5 RS4 is by far the more appealling in my opinion....but there's a issue with the cams melting...so as long as that has been taken care of some point in it's life...certainly worthwhile.....

However...the above are still pretty pricey....

In this day, when there is a quite a slow market for these things...I would go for a facelift b5 s4 with uprated turbos....and go for a budget of 5k....you would never make a loss in terms of depreciation and you will have absolutely bags of power....
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I dunno, think mine is 80 litres although 73 litres rings a bell too for some reason. Maybe the auto box in yours hurts the economy a bit and the FSI is more efficent on the RS4
The B7 RS 4 will never be as appealing to me as the B5 RS 4, but the one in this video would be the perfect Audi for me. I'd have bought one over the 6 but I wanted something more powerful. This B7 however, I love. It's the ultimate.

http://vimeo.com/35332260
I know what your saying, I always had a soft spot for the B5 RS 4 (just like most people, Layercake sealed the deal for me!) but theres something about the B7, the lines etc which I love!

I think id have the B5 Avant, and a B7 saloon! that would make me a very happy (poor) but happy man!
the newer Audis just dont do it for me at the moment... I think its the wider rear lights.
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Maybe the auto box in yours hurts the economy a bit and the FSI is more efficent on the RS4
Book MPG on the auto is 2 higher than the Manual (23 vs 21).... Odd, but seems true.

I see 22.5 mpg over last 5K miles. Clive couldnt get anything like the same economy I was seeing in his B6 manual S4....

Speaking from experience though, he was much happier with the S4 overall than the overly expensive, not much faster, theft-risk RS4 iirc.
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The car in Layer Cake was a C5 RS6, the same model I've got Neil. I have to admit though, the B7 does look beefy and fat. I will have a B5 RS4 at some point too.

That's the reason Ranj bought the S4 over and RS4/6, the theft risk, but they still came for the B6 anyway, luckily they didn't get it. Intresting the auto is more fuel efficient, I'd still have a manual though.

Neil - If you can afford it, go buy a B7 RS4 whilst fuel is still under £2 a liter. Don't worry too much about the carbon issues, they are still quick and sounds the mutts.
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