I "has" got me an Audi :)

Liampope · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:02

psd99 said:
It isn't the depth of the ocean that counts What
Matters most is the motion of the ocean
And this motion in the audi feels great!

Well, since you put it that way...

...

Anyway, did you look up your BHP in your manual yet? We all want to know even if you don't

Relentless81 · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:02

In light of the matter of 15 months looking for a car then I'd be inclined to retract my statement in this case!

Liampope · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:04

Exactly - looking that long for one car the real challenge would be not finding out the power by accident

Draeger · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:15

Unless they have any degree of interest in cars and driving, most people couldn't tell you the cylinder capacity of their car engine if you quizzed them on it. The same folk will look at you in a puzzled manner if you ask them if it's an in line 4 under the bonnet.

However if I had been hunting for the right car for @15 months I'd be inclined to think I had an idea what the power output was.

Unless I belonged in the same category as the above.

[TW]Fox · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:17

Draeger said:
Unless they have any degree of interest in cars and driving, most people couldn't tell you the cylinder capacity of their car engine if you quizzed them on it.

Do these people spend 15 months hunting down the exact model they want?

Draeger · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:18

[TW]Fox;22408429 said:
Do these people spend 15 months hunting down the exact model they want?

In all probability, no.

psd99 · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:19

162kw 4 cylinder petrol engine!

217bhp according to manual so 220 was correct like i first

The chickens can all come home To roost now!

Jokester · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:25

The 220PS version was available as an option later on.

AndrewNR · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:44

psd99 said:
162kw 4 cylinder petrol engine!

2700 60 watt lightbulbs?

[TW]Fox · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:48

AndrewNR said:
2700 60 watt lightbulbs?

Power figures are often quoted in kw.

Janesy B · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:50

pepsilol said:
Gahahaha, how can you buy a car without even knowing what power it has ?!?!?!?!?!?!

Did you even look at what you were buying?

That IMO is inexcusable..

He was right to start off with and then people started putting doubt into his mind about the exact output of his car?

From wiki:

In 2005 only available as DTM Edition. From summer 2006 on available for all saloon and Avant.

AndrewNR · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:51

[TW]Fox;22408651 said:
Power figures are often quoted in kw.

I know, I was doubting the conversion from engine to lightbulb, but I guess it's all electricity at the end of the day.

Pretty impressive when converted to "number of 60 watt lightbulbs".

Participant · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:53

Janesy B said:
He was right to start off with and then people started putting doubt into his mind about the exact output of his car?

The doubt was already there it seems. Not having a dig at the op but it's still the case that he didn't know the power output, which is fairly impressive given 15 months of looking. Though I suppose it depends what he actually did in those 15 months.

Were it not for the length of searching I'd have typed something about far more Audi drivers not knowing their engine's capacity than knowing.

[TW]Fox · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:54

It seems the 220bhp variant of the engine was fitted to the DTM and the S-Line Special Edition. His car is an S-Line Special Edition and therefore has said engine.

Janesy B · 23 Jul 2012 at 20:54

Robbie G said:
The doubt was already there it seems. Not having a dig at the op but it's still the case that he didn't know the power output, which is fairly impressive given 15 months of looking. Though I suppose it depends what he actually did in those 15 months.

Were it not for the length of searching I'd have typed something about far more Audi drivers not knowing their engine's capacity than knowing.

Who can blame his doubt when people start posting things like:

oweneades said:
Because you said it has 220BHP...

Only the DTM model had the 220PS (216BHP) version of the 2.0TFSI engine.

I guess it can be easy to spend so long looking for a Petrol engined Audi given they are probably vastly outnumbered by putrid oil burners.

Lunatic Dreyfus · 23 Jul 2012 at 21:17

I love motors. Typical thread progression.

1) Congratulations/Commiserations

2) Suspicion

3) Recrimination

I do like most Audi's, and that's a nice one.

psd99 · 23 Jul 2012 at 21:35

powerful enough yes is it a s line special edition fox sure
Of that

I was thinking m3 at some point but that is too much power in my opinion

psd99 · 23 Jul 2012 at 21:36

There is very limited
Numbers of these cars availble for sale but if you type in bmw 330
There is many a choice
Just saying!

Participant · 23 Jul 2012 at 21:50

What are you going on about?

Liampope · 23 Jul 2012 at 22:20

AndrewNR said:
I know, I was doubting the conversion from engine to lightbulb, but I guess it's all electricity at the end of the day

No, it's just all power. The rate of doing work. kW, BHP, foot-pounds per second, calories per hour. All interchangable. Expressing in kW does not imply electricity.

/school physics