Moving sideways

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Well, being as I have been without a car for a while since selling the S8, I was struggling to work out what car to buy as I will be doing big miles for projects, it had to be a diesel, had to have some grunt and had to be in a lower tax bracket. Ultimately I looked at A5s, A4s and A3s on lease deals but that seemed like throwing money down the drain and not owning anything at the end. Plus, I may not like the cars once I live with them, apparent to me initially because I think modern Audi's have poor build quality and look a little vulgar with the big grille and S-line bling the new cars have and dont get me started on crash ride quality with 19s and 20s...

I looked at older cars, even a D3 diesel, but that would make me miss the S8 even more. I looked at other marquees but nothing grabbed my attention.

In the end, I bit the bullet on a 2006 A4 3.0TDI Quattro at a great price with a full dealer service history and 70,000 miles on the clock. My thinking being if I am trundling up to Greenock and a pile of other places over the next year then I may as well have the roof down when the weather is better and enjoy the view - especially if I vary my routes to take in some lovely scenic places. The purchase price was sweet as well, full RNS-E, clean kappa leather with no scuffs or bolster issues, etc...

Here she is









If anyone wants me to keep posting any progress or experiences with it let me know, if not, I will make my way onto another forum