been a silent member for what seems like forever and always look in for advice but never posted...
I thought it'd be rude to not. A bit of background, always been a car and bike nut (I'll be buried with my Fireblade).... since I was knee high to grasshopper standing in the forests with my best mate and his Dad watching the legendary Group B weapons, I was hooked on all things Audi had most of the fun ones over the years...
ur quattro
numerous S2's (loved them)
a couple of original Audi V8's (type 44 chassis')
many many normal run of the mill types
RS6 (V8)
TT 225 (was fun but I didn't fit in it and the other half didn't want it as her daily as couldn't fit the weekly shopping in the boot) so that got changed for an A3 2.0tdi
and in more recent years a very nice original Gen1 S8, as work meant that my miles were going up and the '8 needing a new steering rack that got traded in for a very nice 2008 A5 3.0tdi... had that for about 3 years but....
I always loved the Audi V8 and the V6 in the '5 had 2 issues
It was a diesel and it was missing 2 cylinders
But I love the shape of the A5 and it works well as a family car, the other half loved it and the younger petrol head in the family (he's 10 and knows it all... lol), so what should I do.....?
yup, sod the fuel economy and get another V8
badge of honour
She's a 2007, so an early S5 with manual and the light grey leather... only 73,000 miles and loads of major issues already done (DMFW and clutch 2k miles ago).
Had the seats out yesterday to give the interior a thorough clean yesterday
bolsters need a bit more work, I may end up having them professionally redone. I used Dr Leather's wipes as I had used them previously with good effect.
Steering wheel is now thankfully not shiny....
Paintwork is largely original, there's a local repair on the front bumper which isn't the best so the bumper will be redone at some point soon.
Yesterday she had a good wash and a clay bar, the sides weren't too bad, few tar spots but OMG the roof made the clay black....
Time only allowed a very quick polish... but she needs some serious swirls removing and whilst I have a few bits and pieces I never really get the results I want... I need a master class... Anyone in the Worcester massive want to show a clueless ****wit what to do? lol
More to come....
I thought it'd be rude to not. A bit of background, always been a car and bike nut (I'll be buried with my Fireblade).... since I was knee high to grasshopper standing in the forests with my best mate and his Dad watching the legendary Group B weapons, I was hooked on all things Audi had most of the fun ones over the years...
ur quattro
numerous S2's (loved them)
a couple of original Audi V8's (type 44 chassis')
many many normal run of the mill types
RS6 (V8)
TT 225 (was fun but I didn't fit in it and the other half didn't want it as her daily as couldn't fit the weekly shopping in the boot) so that got changed for an A3 2.0tdi
and in more recent years a very nice original Gen1 S8, as work meant that my miles were going up and the '8 needing a new steering rack that got traded in for a very nice 2008 A5 3.0tdi... had that for about 3 years but....
I always loved the Audi V8 and the V6 in the '5 had 2 issues
It was a diesel and it was missing 2 cylinders
But I love the shape of the A5 and it works well as a family car, the other half loved it and the younger petrol head in the family (he's 10 and knows it all... lol), so what should I do.....?
yup, sod the fuel economy and get another V8
badge of honour
She's a 2007, so an early S5 with manual and the light grey leather... only 73,000 miles and loads of major issues already done (DMFW and clutch 2k miles ago).
Had the seats out yesterday to give the interior a thorough clean yesterday
bolsters need a bit more work, I may end up having them professionally redone. I used Dr Leather's wipes as I had used them previously with good effect.
Steering wheel is now thankfully not shiny....
Paintwork is largely original, there's a local repair on the front bumper which isn't the best so the bumper will be redone at some point soon.
Yesterday she had a good wash and a clay bar, the sides weren't too bad, few tar spots but OMG the roof made the clay black....
Time only allowed a very quick polish... but she needs some serious swirls removing and whilst I have a few bits and pieces I never really get the results I want... I need a master class... Anyone in the Worcester massive want to show a clueless ****wit what to do? lol
More to come....