Not even that dude, just looking at it, there was nothing there that made me think "I want to own this car".
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Not even that dude, just looking at it, there was nothing there that made me think "I want to own this car".
Fair enough, I personally think the H looks awesome and sounds pretty epic too, I just love the sharp angles, it was the drive that really disappointed me, very Audi.
So have started ordering the parts for the yearly service.
So while at it decided to break down running costs.
Major service: £1200
6 new tyres (4 rear, 2 front) - £1100
Replacement of front diff seal - £600
Accumulator replacement - £500
New battery - £130
Total = £3530
Yes it has been quite expensive to keep on the road, but pending any failures this year:
Minor service: £500
I will re-run it on the dyno and send off another oil sample to millers to look for any loss in performance / anything in the oil to indicate an issue.
May also change out the brake pads, lines and fluid to something a bit more grabby as the current pads dont do well after some spirited driving.
So while at it decided to break down running costs.
Major service: £1200
6 new tyres (4 rear, 2 front) - £1100
Replacement of front diff seal - £600
Accumulator replacement - £500
New battery - £130
Total = £3530
Yes it has been quite expensive to keep on the road, but pending any failures this year:
Minor service: £500
I will re-run it on the dyno and send off another oil sample to millers to look for any loss in performance / anything in the oil to indicate an issue.
May also change out the brake pads, lines and fluid to something a bit more grabby as the current pads dont do well after some spirited driving.
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I think the poor sod got a puncture from memory!
2 punctures!!!!
Caporegime
Double ouch!
Soldato
To be honest those costs aren't that bad considering the car
Well the accumulator and front diff seal, fair enough its getting on a bit now so parts like these are likely to need a refresh, but its going to be a one off cost really and there arent many other bits that can/will go wrong short of a catastrophic failure.
2 extra tyres, bad luck.
The next "big" job will be when the clutch goes, thats a 3k bill, but ill go get an e-gear snap after the service and see how its going, and the reading is really not accurate, people have reported the snap can go upto -50% before the clutch actually needs replacing. YMMV
At that point ill either stick a stock clutch in or consider a kevlar clutch from hi tech exotic, but I cant really justify the extra cost really as a stock clutch will last well past my ownership.
So after much looking around I decided on these Motek ST600 pads:
The CoF is claimed to be 0.46-0.50μ upto 650 degrees, which incidentally makes them nearly identical to the RSC2 pads I ran on the ceramic discs, if so the stopping power should be fierce!
Also claimed to be low noise, and low dust, so lets see if it is as good as claimed. They cant be worse than these absolutely garbage yellowstuff pads currently in it.
The CoF is claimed to be 0.46-0.50μ upto 650 degrees, which incidentally makes them nearly identical to the RSC2 pads I ran on the ceramic discs, if so the stopping power should be fierce!
Also claimed to be low noise, and low dust, so lets see if it is as good as claimed. They cant be worse than these absolutely garbage yellowstuff pads currently in it.
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Cheaper than running an N54 based BMW car! lol
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Needed a dayum good clean today:
Some custom made snow foam:
Pressure washed off:
Ready for another week
Did snow foam and a pressure wash only get the car that clean? Or was there a wash mitt involved in the middle?
If not, what is your set up haha, that is amazing!
If its anything like the Ferrari they are not complex, no special tools, everything is DIY friendly, only hard bit is engine placement means its good if your reasonably flexible, but brakes wise are same as any other car and probably easier if using a race style caliper so just punch out the brake caliper pins, remove pads, slot new pads in.
Yes, foam and pressure wash only, no mitt.
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Does your car have wax or sealant applied that makes it so easy for dirt to rinse off?
Just some autoglym srp.
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So how are they ???So after much looking around I decided on these Motek ST600 pads:
The CoF is claimed to be 0.46-0.50μ upto 650 degrees, which incidentally makes them nearly identical to the RSC2 pads I ran on the ceramic discs, if so the stopping power should be fierce!
Also claimed to be low noise, and low dust, so lets see if it is as good as claimed. They cant be worse than these absolutely garbage yellowstuff pads currently in it.
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liez had bbq last Saturday today looks like springNot fitted yet, last 2 weekends have been ******* it down with rain
... But then again its birmingham