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So the rear knocking noise is due to 443-505-153 B.
Popped to a lovely Audi dealership who can supply the part in 7-10 days.... £178 +VAT
After to roadtrip I will be stocking up on rear suspension parts for a make over. Starting to get a little concerned about the price of parts, it's ridiculous!
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I can only find Germany sellers with the part on eBay.
I've amazingly managed to find an OEM link for a reasonable price which will be here when I finish the holiday.
Heading into the highlands tomorrow, I can't wait for 26psi of fun up through the mountains.
Almost makes the stress and financial misery worth it
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After 1500 miles of trouble free motoring bliss (ish), I'm left with a conundrum.
I'm more accustomed to driving polished competent drivers cars, usually track or fast road orientated. Granted I have never took a roadtrip with the wife kids and dog before... Especially in a car that could swallow the whole lot with ease, but is this car for me?
It was a fast wafty boat on the small Scottish A and B roads, how much of this can I really dial out, do I want to?
The wife felt ill on anything other than a smooth flat road... The single track roads were a giggle, but had to be enjoyed alone.
Is more power the answer?
Do I keep it standard looking?
Do I get a louder exhaust?
Can I dial out the boat feeling with updated and uprated shocks and springs?
Is it worth it?
Will I like the end result, or just ruin a perfectly good fast Audi Barge? Is there an alternative fast estate barge with a fast road setup? Have I fell out of love with the car?
Confused!
Sorry the pictures are rubbish, I'm no photographer!
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Three options:
1. New wife with motion sickness immunity
2. Gravol or UK equivalent - http://gravol.ca/?gclid=CL2z3ZPFn8cCFUuTfgod32sDBw
3. Bilstein HD shocks, i.e. B6 (not B4, not B8) - less floaty and normal ride height. (B8s are for lowering springs)
RS2'd 93 UrS4 5 spd sedan
94 UrS4 V8 6 spd manual avant
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Thanks Dave,
Perhaps some Bilstein shocks and new springs are the way forward. I don't think I want to lower it, just stiffen it all up.
Edit to add, car behaved impeccably. Loch Lomond was closed on the way home, and got stuck in a three hour traffic jam; no problem. Holding boost fully loaded up the mountain passes at Loch Long; no problem.
Average MPG 27Last edited by Dift; 11 August 2015, 07:04.
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I bought the car mainly for my regular family trips to the highlands. This is usually done all manner of diesel Audis = no fun. The S4 was a huge improvement over that.
I need a new exhaust, so I can get a fruitier one, and I may as well replace the shocks to see what difference that makes. I have gone over the cars engine and spent a fair bit of money, it would be a shame to sell a sorted car.
Shocks and a none standard exhaust are next on the list.
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