2006 Audi RS4 B7 Avant review - the best Audi ever made? 

Hahaha indeed you do get withdrawal from it i had to go into youtube to hear the sound :)

What's done to the car from stack in this mrc stage 2?

@@arvisgri7491 mine has a cat back non res miltek, a stage 2 mrc map plus it's been deflapped. It was carbon cleaned as well.

@@stevecutts5450 what major repairs did you have to do? I also love the B7

@@jerryx2000 The biggest bill was when the front diff went in the gearbox. I sourced a 2nd hand box. It was Just over 3k for the box and labour to fit it,also a new clutch was fitted. You just have to keep on top of the maintenance and a carbon clean does these the world of good. The injectors can be pricey to replace but it Is what it is. The actual engine is so strong and has never let me down. They are old cars now but the parts are still expensive, replacing the drc Is pricey but luckily mine was on coilovers when I bought it. I only use mine during the summer and I'm starting to get itchy feet now every time I open the garage door and see it sat there😁.

Thanks for tolerating the video! I'm envious...

hell ya bro rs4 life is special

I had a Mk2 Fabia vRS (the 1.4 supercharged and turbocharged one…) and it wasn’t great! By all accounts the diesel one was awesome.

My first car was a mk4 Ibiza pd130 mapped to have a tad more torque than this rs4 haha

me to bro agreed 👍 💯 % owned mine 3 weeks then winter storage! Was sad then miss her but now soooooo excited for summer :-) wooooooo u know the deal

I have a B7 S4 DTM and I love it so much, it’s a great daily.

Thanks Andrew - glad to have you aboard!

My dream car

good man b7 rs4 are the bomb ❤Mine!!! they are worth the wait and $$ at shop one of the best sedans ever :-)

@@lancegallant3647 hey there wow that was last year, actually when the recovery guy came it just went into gear no problem and I've been driving it on the daily ever since. It is such an amazing car, makes all kinds of lovely noises all the time and it's insanely fast in a straight line and round corners. This last year has been so much fun, I hope you are having similar fun in yours.

@Mike Walls Omg hell yes bro soooooo much fun and deff 1000000% smiles for miles most deff !!! Just got mine from shop 02 sensor took awhile all sunny nice beach days 2 weeks straight ffs now fall weather 20 deg drop in temp rain for 2 weeks straight there calling 📞 for :-( The beast will be chilling till sunny days :-)

@@lancegallant3647 fall?!? Are you in Australia? Doesn't matter where you are the car is still awesome, the only times I ever got it to lose grip was in the cold and wet, even then it just drifts out to the side and you just keep your foot down and point it where you want to go and it still gets you there, idiot proof.

@Mike Walls Hey Mike Iam in canada Bud. Salt in winter roads will eat that beauty alive after some years ! Drive it sunny days only Sumner bud :-) . I also have a nasty 2006 acura TL manual aspec edition extremely rare as well . 20 inch vossen rims rolled fenders sooooo dope automobile as well will last my whole life as well :-) . Winter car acura tsx manual don't care About that car :-)

Thank you! You're too kind

Thanks Duncan! I usually review newer and more sensible cars, but I did do the E39 M5 last year if you have a search

Tim Rodie Drives Stuff 👍. So dare I ask…if you had to choose would it be the RS4 or the M5?.

deff agreed and iam exactly the same only drive her sunny days only :-)

same

Thanks! It’s downhill from here tbh

@@TimRodieDrivesStuffwell I'm still here

Well thank you very much (and apologies for lack of subsequent RS4 content!)@@Birmingham_racing

I had a small problem with a component attached to the manifold. The part was available only with the entire manifold, which cost $4200. Occasionally, it would fault and wouldn't rev above 7000. At one point, it would also go into limp mode. That latter issue seemed to resolve itself.

@@thedalillama Intake manifold flaps?

I had a 2006 s6 many years. That was a fantastic car. It was definitely being held back power wise though.

@@untruenorth Generally, yes. I think it was an actuator that moved the flaps or a potentiometer that measured their position. To fix it, I was told by three mechanics that I had to buy everything, including the cast piece. I also had trouble buying stock rotors. They were on back order for 4 months. I eventually bought after market parts for those. Other than the parts issues, I absolutely loved the car.

It’s from Audi’s Heritage fleet. So I doubt it ever wants for much in the way of anything.

Yup! Totally agree

badly directioned consumerism, hand in hand with social media hyping-up type of marketing + dumbing down population; if it is not that, I have no explanation for the crossovers. 🙄🤷🏿‍♂️ if ppl manage to understand that they cannot have a cocktail pair of shoes that are good for running a marathon, how can they not understand that crossovers cannot be that car that does it all. As for electrics.. that's the worst direction of the industry.. hydrogen would have been so much better but, you cannot beat dumb social media hype. 🤷🏿‍♂️

Yeah this one is probably the best looked-after one in the UK

rs4 b5 the best

No spare tyre in the b7 rs4, battery and compressor is in the boot under that black nob

@@bandit911 Compressor for suspension?

@@kleno_5910 Incase you get a flat tyre, there's a can of tyre sealant with it too 👍🏼

@Kleno _ As far as I know the shark fin on the roof houses the GPS antenna for the sat nav. The antenna for the radio is on the side glass. Antenna on glass is hardly ever good, mine isn't, maybe I have an issue with mine.

Oh babes I can do facetious all day. Car RU-vid is too far up its own bum and I’m here to change that 🤣

Or was it just really far away?!

I have a bit of a thing for the B5 as well… never driven one though. I did drive an RS2 for one of the first carwow drag races though I think

I test drove a low mileage B5 before buying a B7. It had plenty of character but understeered chronically, hit the bump stops constantly and wandered at speed. For me, the B7 is in a totally different league

I'm not sure I actually had to hold it down... I just have a habit of holding starter buttons until the engine fires (I think it stems from motorbikes which tend to work like that)

There's an entire spare family under there? I don't want another one

@@TimRodieDrivesStuff lol you know I meant spare tire auto correct did that

I didn’t later on! Sorry to have offended you!

@@TimRodieDrivesStuff brilliant response 🤣🤣. Wouldn't be much of a review without a little talking. Cheers!

Just roll with it

Lol don't fall for the Bait

I’ve not driven an E46 sadly! One of my best mates had a CSL which he converted to manual… I never had time to have a go!

@@TimRodieDrivesStuff that’s sad man! A CSL would be a dream to drive! I have an e46 m3 abs waiting to get the CSL smg update to it! Absolute beauty

I almost agree with you

Hmmm you see the question mark after "the best Audi ever made?????" That means he was asking a question, it doesn't mean he said it is the best Audi ever made, he doesn't need education my friend..... You do 😉 Btw stock for stock the b7 is way ahead of the b5 in every department, and I love the b5 but I would never trade my b7 for a b5 but that's just my opinion