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my1999gsr posted:If you're interested in the larger displacement DI gas engines, then that's where carbon build-up is somewhat of an issue. Of the 3 RS4s that we have (with the 4.2 FSI V8) 2 of them have had to have their heads pulled and de-coked under warrantee for poor valve seating. Since those engines are a little more rare, I don't have as large a pool of info to take from but it must have been pretty discouraging for the owners of a $100,000+ GT sedan to have their car down for 3 days while we tore down the top of the engine. Yep. The RS 4 forum over on quattroworld.com is jokingly referred to as the carbon buildup forum now. Dyno plots taken before and after cleanups seem to indicate a loss of ~10 hp per 10,000 miles due to carbon buildup. It's distressing, but I'd be more pissed if I owned an R8. 
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60K on the timing belt to be safe. Might as well do the water pump (OEM has a plastic impeller that disintegrates; metal impeller replacements may lock up) and thermostat while you're in there. Coil packs can be spotty, and the instrument clusters can have issues. The AWD uses a Haldex unit, which needs periodic servicing. quattroworld.com has a decent TT forum; I'd check there for people selling and advice from the collective. I still love mine, FWIW. 
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You don't have the 1 of 99 special edition cars. The coupes were 2-toned, and there would be a "1 of 99" badge on the glovebox handle. If you car has heated seats, Homelink, or the CD changer, that's more evidence as the special edition cars lacked all of that. There are some monster turboed 3.2 TTs out there. A guy on quattroworld was selling his turbo 6MT coupe recently. I'm honestly not sure about the 2006 Mk.I vs. Mk.II issue, but an online Audi VIN decoder says the 10th digit is the car's model year; 5 indicates 2005 and 6 indicates 2006. Edit: All 3.2 TTs carry S-line badges. What unique spoilers and ground effects are on your car?
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High_Life posted:By the way Hatebreed, what's wrong with the wheels (Personal taste aside)? I after I bought it I tried to get some really sweet black rims with the winter tires, but apparently the front breaks were modified so it was a 3 week process to try and find some rims with enough clearance to allow the wheels to turn. Info on the brakes, please? My car has a Neuspeed rear swaybar, so they may make one for the 3.2 as well. To my eye, the 3.2 front bumper looks better than aftermarket single-frame grilles, and be very careful with the taillights you choose. You aren't going for the clear lens look, are you? 
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huntx7 posted:Ordered my 2011 Audi S5 Friday.. anyone else got one? Any suggestions or advice? Awesome. Details on your car?
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PoopinClumpin posted:Here's a dumb question. Where is the battery on my new car? It's a 2010 Audi S4. Under the spare?
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My '03 Elantra is the same way with brake pads, for what it's worth.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Ok heres another question for all the Audi goons... I had a Q7 3.2 loaner once, and it was pleasantly surprising. It handled much firmer and flatter than I expected, and didn't feel at all like the behemoth it was. The panoramic sunroof was neat, too. I did find this in the pocket behind the passenger seat, though, and reinforces what it's usually used for:  Like I said, they are pretty monstrous, especially when compared with what I'm used to. 
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Super Aggro Crag posted:Is it a special badged Audi TT? I'm just wondering how to spot it via Craigslist ads. 225 hp TTs come with 2 exhaust tips and a 6-speed transmission only. 180 hp cars will have a 5-speed or tiptronic, depending on the year. They also came with only 1 exhaust tip, but aftermarket fake tips were sold. The engine bay also looks different from a 180 hp TT. Here's a 225. Note the orientation of the intake manifold and the height of the oil cap.  Here's a 180 hp car. 
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Crazy685 posted:I loved the 2008 RS4 I drove so who knows The RS 4 gearbox is a pretty slick-shifting unit.
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quattroworld.com has a good TT and RS 4 forum, and some of the regional forums are busy. Dunno about the A3 specifically, though.
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Wamsutta posted:On an 18x8 wheel those 225's will be just fine. I run 235/40/18 on the same size wheel. Congrats on the S4, make sure you post pics. My TT came with 225/40/18 tires on it's 18x8 B5 RS 4-style 9-spokes. 225 is fine for an 8-inch wheel.
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Bovril Delight posted:red is too boy racer. 
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RaoulDuke12 posted:I'm in the market for an RS4...aside from the coking issues, is there anything I should be looking at when I check one out? If you're in the US, the seats don't do anything with the sport mode. Sport mode in the US increases the sensitivity of the throttle and opens the exhaust valves under a certain set of circumstances:  Audi has revised the DRC suspension, and the new type is supposedly more reliable. If the DRC is bad, the leaky shocks will often be obvious. It's a very fun car to drive, and is pretty practical for the performance you get. It's getting slower compared to newer cars, but it still has some get up and go. quattroworld.com has a pretty good RS 4 forum, for what it's worth.
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RaoulDuke12 posted:Ah. I'm actually glad about that, it sounds like something that would break pretty quickly. The Euro seats are reportedly pretty uncomfortable for long trips. So even though the Euro seats look totally badass, I'm glad we got the S4 Recaros in the US RS 4. They're very nice to sit in. There was a DRC recall, but my car hasn't had the stock suspension since before this occurred, so I'm not sure of the exact changes.
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Das Volk posted:Hah. That means the R8s get dentist syndrome and, like Porsches, have failures because they're owned by someone who's afraid to drive the thing. That means I have to either go new or buy one from someone who drives like I do. Do PPI's catch the carbon fouling, or is that something where I'd have to pay extra to get that checked? Driving it hard doesn't help all that much, to be honest. My car doesn't see much city driving, and at the time these photos were taken it had 23 track days and several backroads driving events on it over 43K miles.   
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