Oscar Wilde.

Wasn't it Oscar Wilde... just before he bought an Audi Quattro? 

oops didn't see your post Rob  Guess I'm too busy looking at the stars 

On 26/03/2018 at 00:44, RobClubley said:

....... there will be no mods to this one.

 

 

I too am a fan of the rear light curviness 

 

Gaz

Coffee cup placement. Because quattro.

Edited 10 April, 20188 yr by RobClubley

Well that was close!

 

 

^^  I take it that's the wrong quattro...so to speak. 

Looks alright considering I haven't washed it since I bought it.

 

 

First proper trip in my A4, 900km over the weekend, to a car meet in Taupo. The 3.2 quattro is a great road trip car. Easy power delivery, it feels composed and solid, comfortable, great stereo. Love it. And I saw an average of 8.8l/100km on the trip there, which is pretty good I think.

 

I have no idea what litres per kilometer mean in the real world. You've gone all 'native' on us Rob   

52 minutes ago, Lady Elanore said:

I have no idea what litres per kilometer mean in the real world. You've gone all 'native' on us Rob   

 

32.1mpg

Ah that makes mores sense in British  

Lent Growly Bear to a mate, and there was an incident. Not his fault, someone reversed out of a park without looking.
Waiting on insurance now.

JDM style repair.

Edited 3 December, 20187 yr by RobClubley

$5800 repair quote assuming washer bottle is good and there's no hidden damage.

Waiting....

 

It's insured for 10k but realistically worth about 8k.

Edited 5 December, 20187 yr by RobClubley

ouch

Oh shieza :(

 

hopefully it gets good news!

Good news! They're fixing my car!

Bad news! Not until next year.

Good news! This is my daily for now:

I can think of worse things to have as a daily....

 

At first glance the A4 doesnt look too bad.... then... the extent of the wrinkles and squishedness starts to become more obvious.

 

I like the angle on the fog light though, its a Fast and Furious Down lighter

 

Is it fixed yet Rob? 

Yes! and prepped for the Gumboot Rally this weekend.

 

 

 

 

In the end it cost $6800 to repair as they found more broken parts. It's worth about $7500 here so I was lucky to get it back.

 

Then I ended up in small claims court as the other guy said it wasn't his fault and my insurance is claiming against him.

Bad news !
The cam chain tensioners appear to be failing, and the engine is making nasty rattly noises. Could go any minute and take the engine with it.
So that warranty I didn't buy would have been a good idea.

Repair cost is circa $4k becasue teh engine needs to come out. There's a similar car locally for $6250. So I'm considering taking an offer of $1k and walking away from it, buying a cheap runabout instead. Sad times.

I kinda know how you feel.. when the inshi7nia started making grumbles and being told it was the engine bearings eating themselves... i felt a bit sick.

I spose i did have advantage... after it being a problem child for 2yrs, i was quite happy thinking about pushing it into the ocean

On 28/06/2019 at 20:00, mac11irl said:

I kinda know how you feel.. when the inshi7nia started making grumbles and being told it was the engine bearings eating themselves... i felt a bit sick.

I spose i did have advantage... after it being a problem child for 2yrs, i was quite happy thinking about pushing it into the ocean

What harm did the poor ocean do to you?