Had been looking for something different as my previous Golf GTI was becoming a bit of a high mileage hero and I kinda wanted a change.
Saw a grey S4 Avant about a month ago that was very well specced but I didn't buy because it was slightly out of my desired budget and it like most Avants it had had dogs in it and my nose couldn't handle it.
Hunt went on and I looked at S3s Sportbacks and Saloons and 5dr Golf Rs but I think that the size of the boot seems to be so small in comparison to what I'm used to in my old GTI. I think it's the Haldex systems taking up space. I use my boot and sometimes put the seats down so I went back to S4 Avants.
In the end I spotted this one in London at a good price, the owner came across well and I had confidence that it was a good buy. Definitely not as many options as the grey one but I love them in white and it was within budget. Came with nav, heated sport seats. Pretty happy all around with that. Importantly for me, there was a guarantee of no dog smell and the condition by the pictures was very good and service history seemed good enough for me.
Flew across with my dad on Sunday morning in early October and after throwing it around the roundabouts between the North and South terminals of Gatwick, I was sold!
Had to do 2 bank transfers because of app limits - mine went through instantly and the remaining amount from my dad's account (different bank than mine) didn't go through and was awaiting security clearance. Time was ticking to get the boat home at Stranraer and somehow the seller agreed to let us head on despite many thousands yet to land in his account! Very trusting, not something I would do but it helped us out and got us on the road. It was an hour later that the bank's security team finally greenlit the payment and it arrived in his account. Phew!
Stopped in at Warwick services to food and fuel up and pump the tyres up.
Made Stranraer in good time!
The first change I was on the lookout for was to get 19" wheels on it. Wanted OEM that was the correct fit for my car, so got these for a good price.
I think they look great!
Don't have any plans for it except to retrofit a set of power-folding mirrors that I paid a tonne of money for on eBay already...
Enjoying the move to the S Tronic so far, it is a lot of fun to just floor the accelerator no matter what you're doing. Still getting used to the flappy paddles, haven't really had a big use for them yet, but wanting to learn, so giving them a go at least.
It was Chris Harris' video on remapping the S4 to match an RS4 that made me always look at these, I watch that video every 6 months haha... I think I'll hold off until I've had the car at least a year or 2. I am looking to get an Audi warranty of sorts, so wouldn't want any issues with that either.
Anyway, thanks for the read! I'll try to keep it updated with things I do to it.
Saw a grey S4 Avant about a month ago that was very well specced but I didn't buy because it was slightly out of my desired budget and it like most Avants it had had dogs in it and my nose couldn't handle it.
Hunt went on and I looked at S3s Sportbacks and Saloons and 5dr Golf Rs but I think that the size of the boot seems to be so small in comparison to what I'm used to in my old GTI. I think it's the Haldex systems taking up space. I use my boot and sometimes put the seats down so I went back to S4 Avants.
In the end I spotted this one in London at a good price, the owner came across well and I had confidence that it was a good buy. Definitely not as many options as the grey one but I love them in white and it was within budget. Came with nav, heated sport seats. Pretty happy all around with that. Importantly for me, there was a guarantee of no dog smell and the condition by the pictures was very good and service history seemed good enough for me.
Flew across with my dad on Sunday morning in early October and after throwing it around the roundabouts between the North and South terminals of Gatwick, I was sold!
Had to do 2 bank transfers because of app limits - mine went through instantly and the remaining amount from my dad's account (different bank than mine) didn't go through and was awaiting security clearance. Time was ticking to get the boat home at Stranraer and somehow the seller agreed to let us head on despite many thousands yet to land in his account! Very trusting, not something I would do but it helped us out and got us on the road. It was an hour later that the bank's security team finally greenlit the payment and it arrived in his account. Phew!
Stopped in at Warwick services to food and fuel up and pump the tyres up.
Made Stranraer in good time!
The first change I was on the lookout for was to get 19" wheels on it. Wanted OEM that was the correct fit for my car, so got these for a good price.
I think they look great!
Don't have any plans for it except to retrofit a set of power-folding mirrors that I paid a tonne of money for on eBay already...
Enjoying the move to the S Tronic so far, it is a lot of fun to just floor the accelerator no matter what you're doing. Still getting used to the flappy paddles, haven't really had a big use for them yet, but wanting to learn, so giving them a go at least.
It was Chris Harris' video on remapping the S4 to match an RS4 that made me always look at these, I watch that video every 6 months haha... I think I'll hold off until I've had the car at least a year or 2. I am looking to get an Audi warranty of sorts, so wouldn't want any issues with that either.
Anyway, thanks for the read! I'll try to keep it updated with things I do to it.
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