BobbyT

Audi A5 Coupe, Black edition. Then after that..... I'm unsure, getting a new T6.1 camper in the new year too, which I have a few plans for.....

Yeah these are an underated wheel, they look far better than Cadiz. I think they have aged well too.

I'm getting a A5 Coupe black edition 40tfsi. Now my kids are a little older I fancy something different. I've changed job so need a better car to comute in, I've gone from shift work to Monday to Friday so a car that drinks 99 isn't the best option for me, so my sensible head tells me. I'm planning on getting a T6.1 camper in the new year to handle any van duties

So that's it, the car is gone. Over the past five years the car's been epic. It's done everything I required and performed perfectly. It's taken us to France a few times and has been filled to the gills like a small van. I will definitely miss it's effortless all round performance. I also preferred her without the black stripes once they came off.....less is more sometimes. In the end I covered 46k miles and only lost 9k over the five years..... I wasn't expecting it to be such a good value car.

Maybe......

Yes I'm unsure how I still have a clean licence, I go to work quite early so have a chance to stretch it's legs.... I find the trouble with it, if I go for an overtake, by the time you get by you're in big numbers. It just want's to keep on pulling.

I placed my order before the changes thankfully, as they removed some standard kit. I went for a 40tfsi black edition, Daytona grey pearl with C+S and storage pack. I got a decent discount, much like the R. I'm sad to see the R go as it's been one of the best cars I've owned.

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I've got an Audi A5 black edition coupe on order, should come in October all being well. My kids are a little older now, so I don't have to have such a family wagon. I'm looking at getting a VW camper in the new year too. I will miss the performance I'm sure, the car has been epic!

So, sad times indeed, after 5 years of faultless ownership it's time to move on. I'm unsure what to do with my Estate. Do I sell the car as is or take some parts off and put the OE Cadiz wheels on? Do places like Motorway take modded cars? I'd rather just sell the car as it is. Any advice would be great Rob

Which oil did you use?

Safe and sound are good if you are up North.

You'll have to let us know if you really see any MPG advantage.

I think the US have different emissions rules to the UK/Europe, which is why you didn't get them. They were removed from our cars too in 2019 when they fitted an extra filter to the exhaust. I'm sure you'll see plenty of threads about carbon build up once these cars start getting into high miles.

I fitted an aftermarket one when I broke the drivers side. I must say the OE one has better heating elements but I can live with my £20 glass

Other things can cause the check engine though, you say the car is running fine? No issues at all? Any miss fires or poor running? Do you have a code reader to see if what they say is correct?

The US Golf R didn't come with port injectors like the European version, so carbon build up can be an issue. You might be able to get the car carbon cleaned for less. Do you have any good independent VW garages near you?

Got any more in the shed?

Did you get any symptoms of the PCV issue? My cars on 45K (5 years old) and I'm unsure if I should just replace the part before it goes bad.

They look fantastic!

How hard was it to fit?

Coming up to five years with the old girl. I thought I'd treat her to some new brakes. They would of lasted another year I'm sure. I've gone for EBC discs and pads.

Welcome!

Had mine since new..... will be selling later this year to fund a T6.1 camper but all cars are different. One owner could be the garage which sold it. My wifes Seat Ibiza was pre-registered by the dealer to meet targets, she's the second keeper but the car only had 25 miles on the clock when you bought it so she was the first owner really. I bought a one owner Audi once and it was far from perfect..... you pay your money, you takes your chances. White does hide a multitude of sins, you can't really see swirl marks unless they are really really bad. It does show tar so after the winter you have to give it a really good going over to look good.

I get between 25 and 35mpg on my daily commute depending on weather and how clear the road has been On a motorway run I see 35 to 40mpg but that's with the 7 speed DSG non OPF tuned car. Quick question, when the car is at idle, can you remove the oil cap? Is it easy to do so? How does the car run once off? I have seen that a faulty PCV can cause poor fuel consumption. How's the cars performance?