So after selling my E46 M3 I was searching through all the usual locations for my next car. I had pretty much decided it was going to be a 3.0 TFSI in either a S4 or S5. This quickly became refined to S4 as the S5 only has 2 rear seats. Now it was between an Avant and the standard. I was really struggling to find an Avant in my price range with the following requirements:
Heated seats
Half leather and alcantara interior
Low miles
Complete Audi history
B&O sound system
Front and rear parking sensors
Low number of owners
Flat bottom steering wheel
Black optic pack
Nice to haves:
Sport diff
Audi Dynamic Drive
Tech pack
What made the search even more awkward was that I could only pay £11,000 by direct debit. The rest would have to go on a credit card. Finally, after numerous phone calls and hours searching I found a strong candidate. I rang up and paid a refundable holding deposit, and today I took the below for a test drive...
And the heart:
The colour is Glacier white and in my opinion looks absolutely stunning. It shows the details of the car and looks great in person. The black optics at first was not a requirement, but seeing it in person I knew I had to have it. Drove it home and the initial reaction is that I absolutely love it. The gear changes are crisp and it makes a lovely noise on upshifts and an even better noise on downshifts. It has an aftermarket exhaust fitted which does drone ever so slightly, however, the sound insulation is decent and its not too noticeable.
As you can imagine it feels alot more modern and the interior is very refined. Flat bottom steering wheel takes a little getting used to, however, I wouldn't have one without. The pickup is fantastic and so far I have not managed to make it lose traction. It doesn't 'fee' as fast as the M3, however, on paper it is every bit as quick and off the line it is mental.
So, plans. I'm not going to lie, I am going to aim to get as much of the credit card paid off first and then will start looking into the following:
Carbon rear diffuser
Boot duck tail spoiler
Air intake
Remap
So the required first fill pic:
And just another view of the front
Heated seats
Half leather and alcantara interior
Low miles
Complete Audi history
B&O sound system
Front and rear parking sensors
Low number of owners
Flat bottom steering wheel
Black optic pack
Nice to haves:
Sport diff
Audi Dynamic Drive
Tech pack
What made the search even more awkward was that I could only pay £11,000 by direct debit. The rest would have to go on a credit card. Finally, after numerous phone calls and hours searching I found a strong candidate. I rang up and paid a refundable holding deposit, and today I took the below for a test drive...
And the heart:
The colour is Glacier white and in my opinion looks absolutely stunning. It shows the details of the car and looks great in person. The black optics at first was not a requirement, but seeing it in person I knew I had to have it. Drove it home and the initial reaction is that I absolutely love it. The gear changes are crisp and it makes a lovely noise on upshifts and an even better noise on downshifts. It has an aftermarket exhaust fitted which does drone ever so slightly, however, the sound insulation is decent and its not too noticeable.
As you can imagine it feels alot more modern and the interior is very refined. Flat bottom steering wheel takes a little getting used to, however, I wouldn't have one without. The pickup is fantastic and so far I have not managed to make it lose traction. It doesn't 'fee' as fast as the M3, however, on paper it is every bit as quick and off the line it is mental.
So, plans. I'm not going to lie, I am going to aim to get as much of the credit card paid off first and then will start looking into the following:
Carbon rear diffuser
Boot duck tail spoiler
Air intake
Remap
So the required first fill pic:
And just another view of the front
