mattstant

As above anyone on here got experience of an s4 avant

Graz

What year / model?

Considered one before buying the 535d, the B7 4.2L V8, but got put off as the general consensus was it was just as expensive as an RS4 to run but not as good.

ScoobyDoo555

Had a B5 S4 Avant. Lightly fettled with. (twin turbo V6).

Total sleeper - shocked a few things when I overtook with the Labrador at the back window.
Ultimately quick in a straight line. But a bit of a bus elsewhere. And quite boring.
Sold mine for a mk5 golf gti

SRSport

Pics?

mattstant

Its a B8 2010 v6 so its lighter has much better economy than the old v8 similar bhp but more torque.
it says V6T on the flanks but is supercharged.
Don't know about handling compared to the old B6-B7 but by all accounts handles much better and cant find any negative reviews beyond the usual comment about numb steering which it does have to some extent.

So far loving it, feels easily as well planted as my old PPP'd hawkeye Impreza but light years ahead on fit and finish.
Apparently its 20,000 or 2 years servicing so as far as costing nearly as much as an RS4 I doubt it and as for being not as good see here

john banks

Looks a great choice, I have fancied one of these for a while, but no role for one in present stable.

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

3.0 tfsi v6 supercharged engine, great set up, supposed to compete with bmws 3.0i twin turbos

You got manual or stronic box?

john banks

On Pistonheads Chris Harris indicated that his DSG gearbox was needing an expensive repair, wasn't clear if tuning related.

dpb

How many people would treat a 4/5 years old S4 like that, ...


It's almost like they ****ted it up just to make a story

Graz

I was talking about the B7 though not the B8. I would have considered one but a bit too pricey for me at the time.

farmerwrx

those road's he's on are about 6 miles from me

mattstant

Manual box
it has immense amounts of torque it will happily cruise in 6th at 25 to 30 mph and still pull away with out a hint of stalling

An0n0m0us

Going to post some pics? I like that youtube review, he was only able to get the S4 B8 for under £20k though because it was family owned?

mattstant

ok folks pic here

An0n0m0us

Very nice!

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

I'm a manual man but got to say the stronic box is lush, I'm so used to it now and it's bliss. Apparently it's slightly quicker 0-60 than a manual but were only talking .1-.2 secs.
Enjoy

mattstant

So i understand busta but i dont do massive miles so i'm perfectly happy without

SPEN555

Gearbox don't sound too good?

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=29983

Graz

Luckily (perhaps) the poster here bought a manual so none of the woes of the DSG box. That said it's a lot of torque for any gearbox and perhaps in this case a slushbox with tiptronic type controls might not have been a bad move on Audi's part.

I'd never had an auto up until getting the BMW, wouldn't entertain the idea, but the 535d doesn't have a manual option. Must say the ZF box isn't half bad, I have the sport option with the flappy paddles so you can take control if you want. Supposedly it can also lock the torque converter when the computer chooses to so losing the slop normally associated with a true auto box. Would like to try one with the 8 speed ZF box one day.

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

That's a very random case on the stronic, the multitronic has had a few issues but apart from that they are fine (we don't know the history with that car, and 2nd to 1st while still rolling)
P.s the op has a manual.

mattstant

Just to confirm folks that yes i did by the manual and it feels as crisp and sharp as new and i have 12 months warranty from audi so no worries here

GlesgaKiss

Just bought myself an '08 S5 as a treat after years of driving a runaround. Don't care that it's the V8 and drinks fuel. Puts a smile on my face every time I get in it and like you I have 12 months warranty from Audi. Pleased is an understatement! Nice car by the way. Very understated.

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Get your sen over to audisport.net, plenty of uk owners