Rob's new old Audi - the daily

[RobClubley]

Oscar Wilde.

[Lady Elanore]

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

[Lady Elanore]

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

[Gaz]

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

[RobClubley]

Coffee cup placement. Because quattro.

Edited 10 April, 2018 by RobClubley

[RobClubley]

Well that was close!

 

 

[Lady Elanore]

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

[RobClubley]

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

 

 

[RobClubley]

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.

 

[Lady Elanore]

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

[RobClubley]

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

[Lady Elanore]

Ah that makes mores sense in British  

[RobClubley]

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, 2018 by RobClubley

[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, 2018 by RobClubley

[matt_theforce]

ouch

[mac11irl]

Oh shieza :(

 

hopefully it gets good news!

[RobClubley]

Good news! They're fixing my car!

Bad news! Not until next year.

Good news! This is my daily for now:

[mac11irl]

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

 

[Wardy]

Is it fixed yet Rob? 

[RobClubley]

Yes! and prepped for the Gumboot Rally this weekend.

 

 

 

 

[RobClubley]

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.

[RobClubley]

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.

[mac11irl]

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

[KenONeill]

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?