New Member - B5 S4

[S4 Muzza]

3E5EB342-AFB3-4EA7-9953-E5C60DB36544.jpegGood news, sourced a set of the D2 avus alloys I was after, and managed to bag a cheap 5th wheel as a spare off eBay. Hopefully get my tyres fitted this week and they’re good to go.

Merry Christmas to me! Hope you all have a good one.

[jasonsmith]

I have sold it on 2018

[S4 Muzza]

Welcome Murray!
That’s a lovely car you’ve got there.
I’m sure you’ve seen my Santorin B5 on SRS
The twin turbo V6 is a fun engine!

Very nice, not many about in santorin! Had an S3, a B5 A4 and a B5 S4 in this colour, absolutely love it.

[newsh]

Hi all, new member here. My names Murray and I'm in Ayrshire, Scotland.

I have a nogaro blue B5 S4 (pic below), had this one for just under 4 years and it’s a bit of a garage queen. Had various other old S and RS models prior to this one but it’s definitely the cleanest I’ve owned.

This is obviously my first post here but I’ve been an active user over on SRS for many years with a build thread etc.

Main reason for joining - I’m on the hunt for a set of facelift D2 S8 alloys and someone suggested I check out this forum, i'm told they’re a popular wheel over here!

I’m unable to post in the wanted section due to number of posts but if anyone has a set please get in touch!

Thanks
Murray

Welcome Murray!
That’s a lovely car you’ve got there.
I’m sure you’ve seen my Santorin B5 on SRS
The twin turbo V6 is a fun engine!

[Laaf]

Laaf: Was yours imported from sweden? Nogaro blue Avant? Facelift?

Yes, I bought it in Bollnäs February 2009 and it was a early facelift nogaro with leather/blue alcantara Recaros.

[le mans]

Nice! I miss mine. Sold it last year.

[fish]

Laaf: Was yours imported from sweden? Nogaro blue Avant? Facelift?

[Laaf]

I miss my B5 S4 I had 2009-2014. Had some 312 hp and 540 Nm according to MTM / Dahlbäck Racing. I did have prj to map it for me in 2013 with alot better results than the MTM map, it became a lot more fun to drive.
I had a B7 A4 with 2.0 TFSI for 5 years in between but the urge for a torquey V6 came. I now run a B8.5 3.0 TDI running some 320 hp and 720 Nm, not the same feel as the B5. But it plays in a whole other league, comfy and still fast enough.

[vonbeck]

Nice motor matey and welcome ??

[Monkeymagic]

Yeah I couldn't afford to buy either now realistically..

[S4 Muzza]

My RS4

Very nice. Yeah I seem to remember at one point you were able to pick up decent B5 RS for around £12k? Maybe even less? Long gone are those days! Barely get any change from £10k now for just the widebody kit!

[Monkeymagic]

My RS4

[Monkeymagic]

Luckily I bought both of mine before prices went through the roof.. my mate has a C5 RS6 and ice done quite a lot of work on it.. however they are great fun in a straight line not so much round the bends. I prefer the lighter chassis of the B5

[S4 Muzza]

I own a B5 RS4 and it's lovely to drive through the summer alongside the S2.
however it feels very small on modern roads compared to even the humblest hatchback

Some garage, you’re a lucky man! I’d love a B5 RS one day but the prices just keep creeping away from me. I had a C5 RS6 for a while and ended up selling it because I barely used the power, it was absolutely mental compared to the S4. But I’m quite happy with 340bhp now, plenty of fun to be had on the odd occasion it actually leaves the garage.

Couldn’t agree more about the size, I found myself parked next to a little Q3 a while back and even that made mine look like a toy!

[Monkeymagic]

I own a B5 RS4 and it's lovely to drive through the summer alongside the S2.
however it feels very small on modern roads compared to even the humblest hatchback