Interesting read, just done a similar swap, from an A4 (B7) to and A5, being a generation ahead, the car is smoother, quicker and quieter, but I'm sure I will kick myself at some point for getting a coupe and ditching the Avant and favoring looks overt practicality, doing building work and playing with properties means an avant is more useful, but I have a nice old Land Rover I can put my kitchens and bathrooms in and 8X4 sheets of plasterboard in.
It has arrived!
Inked your car looks awesome. Good work!! And it sounds like you got a great deal too!!
Only after looking at the pics of your car and thinking that looks like Amersham Audi did I realise you're from Bucks!! I've been reading this thread for a while, small world.
I was considering trading my S3 for an A5 or the new S3 but Warren has convinced me to go for an S5.... the only problem is that I need to save a few more pennies now
Enjoy the car, it looks lovely and hopefully I'll see you around sometime
but Warren has convinced me to go for an S5.... the only problem is that I need to save a few more pennies now
I was considering trading my S3 for an A5 or the new S3 but Warren has convinced me to go for an S5.... the only problem is that I need to save a few more pennies now
Enjoy the car, it looks lovely and hopefully I'll see you around sometime
Lovely car Inked, how are you getting on with it?
@Inked, glad you are enjoying the motor, I guess fuel economy will improve once it is fully run in... or maybe you are just enjoying it a bit too much.
Rubbish about the alloys, but glad they were repaired. Was that as part of a smart repair type deal or just because they were being nice(!?).
Driving the A5 no differently to the A4
an Audi dealer being nice.......?Just being nice
Frankly that Warren should be banned IMHO, a bad influence all round... You watch you'll get your S5 then he'll be egging you on to get it mapped etc, etc...
LOL .......... maybe the S5 fuel economy aint so bad after all
Shrek, I totally agree he IS a bad influence
The decision to get it mapped has already been made... Stage 1 or 1+ within the 1st week I reckon.
Recommend that you hard reset both Trip-1 and Trip-2 and let it start over.
Cars that are new will be quite tight, and MPG can be at least 10% under the kind of figure you'd expect (e.g. Not manufacturer lies).
I've found with new cars it can take as much as 2500 miles for the MPG to settle completely so don't get to did ponder as the car looks fantastic.
That's the spirit.
Don't know if I can ban myself, if you never see me again you know it worked! I don't think any of you should get remapped, then my car can whoop all ya's.
Yeah, I'll give it a few more fill ups before I take it back in.
If it doesn't work maybe we can ask Sandra really, really, really nicely to ban you...
San and I are homies, despite my jaunty attitude, foul mouthed outbursts and general goat-acting I don't think she'd ban me (yet!).
Give it time... give it time... I'll worship Sandra until she caves... Mwhahahahahha
Ummmm.... time for my meds you say? Oh ok...
Geeeeeeeeez I try NOT to look at my MPG and watch the fuel needle go down instead
Can be as low as 16 mpg around or as high as 32 mpg if I can keep her steady around 70 mph on a flat motorway.
As the Guys say, I do think it has improved a touch from what it was initially brand new.
Jojo could be bribed for a non Windows 8 based laptop ;-)