Somewhat off topic: Audi S5 Prestige, But, it's still German. |
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Somewhat off topic: Audi S5 Prestige, But, it's still German. |
mmichalik |
Jul 26 2020, 11:23 AM
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MikeM Group: Members Posts: 702 Joined: 27-January 16 From: Valley Center, CA Member No.: 19,600 Region Association: Southern California |
As a token of my esteem, and a thank you to my wife for her indentured servitude for the past 10 years while I built my business and career, I bought her an Audi S5 Prestige yesterday.
It was my brothers and, to be honest, it was the only time in my 20 years of knowing her that she actually said "I want that car". To her, my obsession with automobiles is something to roll her eyes at. This car is a BEAST! Supercharged V-6 putting out 334 hp to an all wheel drive setup. Six speed manual transmission and just an all around bad ass car. The way I'm tying this into our 914's is that I've never been hit with the "I need more power" bug for them. I've always been happy with the 2.0's but, now.... not so much. One day of diving this thing and I have to put a bigger motor in the 914. There's nothing like that being pushed back in your seat when you get on the throttle feeling and it's been a long time since I've felt it. I'm not going to go crazy but, I'm thinking of a 2056 or so. Enough to propel it a bit more. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
73-914 |
Jul 26 2020, 11:26 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 579 Joined: 24-April 10 From: Albany UpstateNY Member No.: 11,651 Region Association: None |
Nice ride. Glad to see it's a manual
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Cairo94507 |
Jul 26 2020, 01:50 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,822 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California |
Great car. I do not believe I have ever seen a manual transmission S5. That will be fun to drive for sure.
I have the little brother, the S3 Prestige with 290 horse and the DSG transmission for my DD. Did some 034 Motorsports lowering springs and larger rear sway bar. Lowered it 5/8" and stiffened it up nicely. 034 Makes great stuff for all Audi cars. Love driving it on canyon roads. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
preach |
Jul 26 2020, 02:16 PM
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Ridge Runner Group: Members Posts: 1,029 Joined: 27-March 10 From: Live Free or Die Member No.: 11,513 Region Association: North East States |
My wife drives/loves a Mk1 TT S-line with the 3.2/DSG on eibach springs (-1.5") and koni yellos.
Her first TT was a 1.8T 5spd. |
Superhawk996 |
Jul 26 2020, 02:32 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,892 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
There's nothing like that being pushed back in your seat when you get on the throttle feeling and it's been a long time since I've felt it. I'd suggest a test drive of a Tesla P100D AWD in ludicrous mode. EV's have no soul for me, but, man, there is nothing like that kind of acceleration coming out of any other production car and/or a hot rodded 914. It'll wreck you for life. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Audi has been putting out some nice sedans though. Comfortable, good handling with North/south engine, pretty quick and and AWD really helps ground the power. Especially love the Audi Sport Differential that does torque vectoring. It literally transforms these big sedans and really helps the handling. For anyone debating on getting the Sport Diff -- do it. Worth every penny! Was driving a S6 a while back and got outgunned by a Charger 392 at a stoplight. That was a bummer. |
porschetub |
Jul 26 2020, 03:01 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,705 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Only driven one manual a six speed S4 ,found it well matched to the turbo engine,I thought it would be better to keep the power "on the boil" than the tiptronic.
On my second 3.0TDI avant,both 6 speed tiptronic but my current A6 is a better gearbox IMO...don't know why. Hope your wife enjoys the car (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) . |
jim912928 |
Jul 26 2020, 03:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,485 Joined: 8-January 04 From: Granger, IN Member No.: 1,536 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Wife has an Audi S4 with the 4.2l V8...it’s a rocketship!
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90quattrocoupe |
Jul 27 2020, 11:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 208 Joined: 4-November 16 From: Long Beach, CA. Member No.: 20,561 Region Association: Southern California |
One of my other German cars.
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-20561-1595912780.1.jpg) |
jd74914 |
Jul 28 2020, 06:20 AM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,782 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
Nice buy! Hope she enjoys it!
@90quattrocoupe Sweet Coupe! Brings back memories from the 4000s and A90's I worked on in high school and college with big pie plate turbos. Fun cars and amazing what that 20V motor could handle from stupid teenagers. :lol; (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Front yard mechanic |
Jul 28 2020, 12:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,172 Joined: 23-July 15 From: New Mexico Member No.: 18,984 Region Association: None |
Nice car now go out and buy special oil mobile 1 special power steering fluid mineral oil and special coolant @ 24.00 a quart and don't forget the dot 5 brake fluid (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)
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Justinp71 |
Jul 28 2020, 09:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,584 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 2,922 Region Association: None |
Nice! I have an a6 with the same motor with a stage 1 chip. I can get it to do a 4.0 0-60 time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif). Some of the stage 2 guys are mid-low 3's. Past that it's fast but not as fast as some of the other new hot rods out there. |
Justinp71 |
Jul 28 2020, 09:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,584 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 2,922 Region Association: None |
Nice car now go out and buy special oil mobile 1 special power steering fluid mineral oil and special coolant @ 24.00 a quart and don't forget the dot 5 brake fluid (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) Some of the fluids are expensive yes, but they tend to last longer. Also you can get much better pricing online with sites like ecstuning.com. They are expensive cars to maintain at a shop however. Especially the dealer is extremely expensive. |
mmichalik |
Jul 29 2020, 08:16 AM
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MikeM Group: Members Posts: 702 Joined: 27-January 16 From: Valley Center, CA Member No.: 19,600 Region Association: Southern California |
Thanks for all the great comments and pictures of your cars, everyone. It's cool to see all the other cars out there that we all own.
And my wife is having a great time with the car so far. as for maintenance @Front yard mechanic , I made a rule a long time ago to never again purchase a car if I couldn't afford to maintain it. Ran into that trap once before. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I knew going in that that upkeep is expensive but, after what my wife has done for me, it's money well spent. Have a great day! |
slivel |
Jul 29 2020, 12:41 PM
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Old car....... older driver Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 10-July 04 From: San Diego Member No.: 2,332 Region Association: Southern California |
I had an 2010 A6 with that superchargerd engine (my son now has it). Replaced it with a 19 A6 with the turbo six and prefer the supercharged version. I did the software flash and the drive pulley change on the car my son now has - extra 100 horses and lots of fun. Car was super reliable for me.
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Front yard mechanic |
Jul 29 2020, 09:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,172 Joined: 23-July 15 From: New Mexico Member No.: 18,984 Region Association: None |
Thanks for all the great comments and pictures of your cars, everyone. It's cool to see all the other cars out there that we all own. And my wife is having a great time with the car so far. as for maintenance @Front yard mechanic , I made a rule a long time ago to never again purchase a car if I couldn't afford to maintain it. Ran into that trap once before. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I knew going in that that upkeep is expensive but, after what my wife has done for me, it's money well spent. Have a great day! My daughter has an a6 I'm the mechanic in the family. I love Audis solid well built I'm Just in the bad habit of rubbing people no harm intended (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
SKL1 |
Jul 29 2020, 09:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,605 Joined: 19-February 11 From: north Scottsdale Member No.: 12,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Nice to go back far enough to get a manual. Have had Audis nonstop from 1980 to last year when we replaced the Q5 with a Macan GTS.
After moving to AZ you really don't need a quattro DD anymore (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) My son in IA just got a RS5 sportback. Obviously an automatic but that too is a rocketship!! |
mmichalik |
Jul 29 2020, 10:51 PM
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MikeM Group: Members Posts: 702 Joined: 27-January 16 From: Valley Center, CA Member No.: 19,600 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE My daughter has an a6 I'm the mechanic in the family. I love Audis solid well built I'm Just in the bad habit of rubbing people no harm intended (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) None taken. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Cheers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
914forme |
Jul 30 2020, 09:52 AM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None |
Just swap the engine out of the S5 it into your 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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914forme |
Jul 30 2020, 09:53 AM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) my wife would kill me if I took the engine out of her X5M and swapped it into another car. So go find another S5 engine, and make your car faster.
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Superhawk996 |
Jul 30 2020, 06:28 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,892 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
After moving to AZ you really don't need a quattro DD anymore (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) AWD - it's not just for It's very hard to ground 350 - 400 HP on a RWD only platform and get modern acceleration numbers with tires that are still resonable for fuel economy, NVH, and wear without AWD. |
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