JamesB Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Well, I bit the bullet and ordered a fabia vRS today. It's certainly going to be a change from the current weapon of choice but I'm actually quite looking forward to the change. And the 9.5% discount I got through drivethedeal will go some way, some very small way, towards offsetting the loss made on the barge. Delivery in 12-14 weeks. Next stop is Touran soot chucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Welcome to the 50mpg club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Welcome to the 50mpg club [/ QUOTE ] Cheers That's one of the subtle differences I'm hoping for. 19.5mpg at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Have you lost a lot on the RS6 then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Oh yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 I think I'll throw my spade away now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Good idea. Put it this way - if I told you, it might lead to trouble sleeping. Of these levels of depreciation are nightmares made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Still, you only live once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 I couldn't agree more, I have no regrets whatsoever. I wanted an RS6 before they went out of production (company rules dictate cars must be new) and I was aware of the depreciation issue. Sure, when I bought it, I intended to hang on to it for a few years but situations change and the car doesn't suit my life right now. Who knows, I might buy it back in 2 or 3 years, but by then I'm sure the new RS6 will be out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snail Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Get in touch with Barry_RS4, and get some mods to the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted May 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 I've already got a few ideas about mods. The only problem is that an impending house move means that I might have to divert funds in that direction. In fact, that's not quite the only problem - the other one is finding the time to get them done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danksy Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 We bid you welcome with wide open arms (if not smoke blackened arms!) :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted May 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 I feel a bond forming already - in fact, I'm getting quite choked up about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Have a word with these companies, there pretty good on the diesel tuning front - http://www.remapping.co.uk/ http://www.superchips.co.uk/car/frameset.htm http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted May 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Cheers, Neil I'll check them out if I end up going down the mods route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS4_Barry Posted May 25, 2005 Report Share Posted May 25, 2005 Hybrid turbo remap and intercooler turns the car into a 220bhp 320lbft monster and is fairly good value too at around £1500ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 That's silly in a car that size.. but cool! How are you getting on with it James, has it arrived yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Don't know why I read weeks as days just then.. must be the time of night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Hybrid turbo remap and intercooler turns the car into a 220bhp 320lbft monster and is fairly good value too at around £1500ish [/ QUOTE ] Cheers Barry I'm certainly willing to spend that sort of money for that return. You had yours done quite a way from me, I believe. Can you comment on anybody down south e.g. Neil's recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted July 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Does the intercooler really make that much difference. AMD quote +70bhp for turbo, remap and full exhaust and I've always understood that they are 'optimistic' in their quoted power gains. Plus this costs over a grand more. On the positive side, my insurer says that a 70bhp increase will cost less than £100 extra on my policy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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