I also now own *two* C5 allroads. A 2002 and a 2003. The 2002 is the Olympic special with a manual swap and F21s (bought on Cars & Bids). But a 2002 doesn't have LATCH so... I bought a 2003 Allroad that has a factory stick.
There seems to be this idea in the car world that "if a mechanic hates working on a particular car, it's a piece of shit and you should avoid it". But, just because a mechanic hates working on something, does not mean it's a piece of shit in all cases.
I have two Audi allroad a6 and a4 my a6 c5 is by far the best car, it is the second one I have owned, the pulling power is phenomenal but not cheap to run.
Just bumped into this video, love the Allroads! I just purchased a 02 manual and wanting to upgrade to some new wheels. What brand and style of wheels are on the black Allroad. Thanks!
When using plastidip with painters tape you need to paint the coats with very little dry time (5 min max) and on the last coat immediately remove the tape before the plastidip dries on it.
Is it true you can tell tv and movies made in Canada by the skies? Or is that just Alberta, Canada. Never seen such bright true blue skies in my life. Or just illusion.
Are you driving a Lexus IS300? I can tell by the dash, I think it is :D I also have a 2000 S4 with Stage 2+ and the the turbo kicks in it pulls all the way to 140, very fun
I worked as a painter in a body shop. this video was perfect as a what not to do lesson. not prepped right. spray technique, if you can call it that was horrible. light, even coats left to right. certain spots were hit almost 6 times on first coat. prep by scuffing with a red pad all over, prepare surface with a final swipe product on a lint free rag or cloth. it works if done right
I was seriously considering a low miles 2005 4.2 with a 6 speed manual a couple years back but was scared off by reliability. I really like the look of them inside and out and think I would have liked it.
That was awesome!!! You should research other vids on this and try it again. Don't be so close to the dash and spray from left to right and cover it all. Light coats first and wait between coats. Do another video :)
C5 allroad is unreliable when it came out, but compared to current generally overpriced crap, it is actually not that bad, particularly if you are doing the following: 1. change air suspension to spring (or just change Arnold air suspension every 5 years) 2. Transmission fluid change every 60K. (300$) 3. Camshaft seal (300-600$) 4. replacing all leaking pipes every 10 years. 5. (AUTO) Transmission could still fail passing 100K miles. But if you catch the problem early you can get away with just replacing TQ converter. If you drive manual you do not have trans related problem.
Did you just choke the engine on clutch release :)))) lol. That lego shifter comment in addition to this ... just how much experience you have driving manual?
I just bought a 2003 Audi Allroad Quattro, so far so good. Buddy replaced the airbags with springs. All cars are unreliable if you don't take care of them. Just remember the law of 2 T's. Tits or Tires it's going to give you problems. BTW man can I suggest a deodorant called CRYSTAL. It's a Mineral stone, you put it on right out of the shower before toweling off and let your pits dry naturally. You are Welcome. Be well. 😎👍
The truck they used was allegedly reused for Hobbs and Shaw, with some minor modifications. Driving it to loop around must've been nerve-wracking as hell.
allroads are a funny thing. I've had a c5, a c6, and now a c5 again because I missed my first one so much. This is after rebuilding auto transmissions in both c5's, both cylinder heads in the first one, air suspension spring and pump replacements, among a bunch of other little things. The thing is, nobody makes a car like the C5 allroad any more. You can't get the same driving experience, the same feel, in a more modern or reliable car. And you cant really get a car as old as a c5 allroad that is still so nice to be in today.
