Tempting...

[Snaga]

[quote=Singh;23712]Insurance is £700 more then the BMW and nearly half what an A8 4.0 TDI would be!
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God!! What are you paying?? Im fully comp with business use(mild) at 14k a yr for £650!!! protected ncb as well.

[Adrian E]

Bare in mind remote engine start is illegal IF used on the public road (OK on your driveway, if you have one) but most insurance companies don't like it/won't cover cars wuth it, as it encourages scrotes to have a go thinking they can drive away when they can't. Same goes for turbo timers.

I rather like that RS6 on the subtle front, but think I'd save a few quid and buy a saloon if it's only a toy. There was a gorgeous saloon in the same colour for sale recently but think it went eventually.....

[IT]

Never really considered the legalities of it - the car came with it fitted.

It was part of a Clifford Cat 1 security system, so even with the remote start, it was pretty dam secure.

You still had to put the keys into the ignition to actually drive off in it, and touching the brake/accellerator etc would instantly kill the engine without the keys inserted.

I wouldnt pay for it fitting myself, but it was a nifty toy - It put the sidelights on too, for added cool

[Adrian E]

Yeah my mate had it on his Subaru Legacy GT-B, but it's illegal under the Road Traffic Act (leaving your car engine running while 'unattended')

I'd actually like it on one of my cars (Citroen BX 16V) as can let the suspension get up to height while walking up to the car, but most systems come from the USA and are auto only (so can't tell if it's in neutral or not) so aren't suitable for manuals. I checked with contacts at Thatcham and they basically said it invalidates the Thatcham security rating of the alarm in the eyes of insurance companies.

[Singh]

MRC are very clever and have done the TCU on this as well. They limit the torque and do some clever stuff including revised shift points for better drivability so it doesn't break the gearbox, if it does break the gearbox. Brand spanking new one courtesy of the warranty company. Win win.

[Singh]

Sorry Ian I missed your question in the other post. The car is in my ideal colour Daytona in Avant form with optics and plus wheels with black natural leather. Natural leather is just so much nicer then the standard leather and v. rare (standard on the plus) Then it has all the right mods that I would do anyway, MRC remaps are the best in the business and not cheap, it has had most the nigly things sorted and PS999 are the most expensive and considered the best coilover setup for an RS 6 (no cost cutting from the previous owner Eddie) It had an MRC healtcheck and everything sorted and because it was under warranty everything was done by Audi with brand new parts. See below. We havent discussed price yet, he paid £15.5k just six months ago... I would think somewhere around £12kish would be fair. I can't go any higher then that anyhow. I know the previous owners and it is known as being the one of the most pampered 6s around by the RS guys. I know there are some £10k jobbies about but discs and pads are £1,000 a set on these, it wouldn't surprise me if it needed new intercoolers, DVS etc which most RS 6s do. I'm much prefer to buy a properly sorted one such as this.



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Meticulously maintained with large sized folder of receipts and history.*
Full Audi Service History until 2008. Specialist VAG/RS since then.*
MOT November 2010*
Tax April 2011.*
Serviced correctly as per Service guide, plus oil and filter every 5k, gearbox every 40k.


Recent work done:*

Alternator changed Jan 2009*
New Oil Cooler Jan 2009*
New Intercooler Jan 2009*
New boost hoses and oil hoses Feb 2009*
Full repaint Feb 2009 (minus boot, rear bumper and roof).*
Rear wings stripped and repainted due to imperfections and now covered with clear vinyl.*
New headlights Feb 2009 (old ones were stonechipped).*
New windscreen Feb 2009 (stonechips)*
New Mirrors Feb 2009 (stonechips)*
2 x Forge DV's March 2009*
New oil filter housing May 2009 (inc oil and filter change)*
OSF Engine mount replaced May 2009*
Rear ARB drop links replaced July 2009*
Pioneer Avic-D3 Satnav/DVD fitted to replace RNS-D Nov 2009*
Bilstein PSS9's fitted with new top mounts Jan 2010*
4 x new tyres (vreds 275's) fitted in Jan 2010*
New steering rack gaiter Jan 2010*
Roof fully repainted under Audi Paint warranty*
Miltek Resonated (quiet version) fitted April 2010*
Hi Flow filters April 2010*
Intercooler resealed by MRC April 2010*
MRC Custom mapping inc gearbox (508bhp) April 2010*
Miltek (res) fitted April 2010*
Oil and filter service July 2010*
New Gearbox Sump Pan and Gasket July 2010.*

Spec list:*

Interior:*

Dark, Natural leather (much tougher than other leather options) creamed regularly and hoovered weekly.*
Dark alcantara head lining and pillars.*
Piano Trim.*
Immaculate carpets.*
New mats at 80k*
Paddle shift*
Sunroof*
Rubber Boot liner*
New Tool kit in boot.*
Pioneer DVD based sat nav, inc Ipod, Bluetooth audio and phone, DVD, TV ready, multimedia and much more.*
All the rest of the usual RS refinements.*

Exterior:*

Genuine RS6 Plus alloys (not resprays).*
Black optics pack.*

[jayzee]

You'd be very lucky getting that for £12k IMO. Depends if he is desperate to sell quickly I guess.