cars.....

[saltyman]

thinking about a new car this year :?

got a few i fancy, both sensible and not so sensible, so will see what im like when i tell the wife

has anyone owned or has experience of the following:

audi RS4
new shape focus RS
discovery 3
range rover sport

i know the not so spacious will have to carry the bikes in the boot, but i can live with that.

 

[Pickle]

No experience of any of those, but out off them all if it were my money I'd buy the RS4 purely on the noise it makes

 

[legrandefromage]

dont buy a focus rs 5 door in nimbus grey

dull boring hard to trade in

do buy a focus rs 5 door in nimbus grey

anonymous, practical

 

[saltyman]

the RS is a hatch back only, and the RS4 is my dream car.......though i have yet to drive one im worried it wont live up yto my dreams or infact become a nightmare as i live in a rough area!

 

[legrandefromage]

with seats down, focus takes a two piece double bed

 

[lewis1641]

i have experience of an rs4. absolutely fantastic machine and prices have been hit recently so you could get an amazing car. my mate has one (b6 i believe - the one daniel craig drives in layer cake) rediculously fast but very stable. he has recently spent a few quid on a few mods and is now pulling over 500 ft/lb torque and just under 500 bhp (on dyno)

anyway, it is a very easy car to get on with in terms of driving. it only feels like a lairy monster when you want it to.

suspension is definately firm but still very comfortable. they dont have to be expensive to run either. gareth's just had a cam belt and tensioners done at audi for £550 (it was an internet price match by the way - dealers can haggle!)

the other benefit is to a lot of people they look like an a4. to some people they look like a gangsta car so you will get left alone!

if you need any rs4 help give me a shout and i'll talk to gareth.

or are you talking brand new ?

 

[legrandefromage]

Knowing Ford cars inside and out, RS4 and Focus RS cant be compared together, IF I had the money it would be an RS4, easy.

But, entirely off topic, I still want to add a supercharger kit to a 500 SEC or find the AMG heads and make a 6.0 32v Kompressor model.

 

[saltyman]

i wont be buying brand new, if i was to go for a RS4 id get a 3yr old one at the oldest, the B7 model (420bhp non turbo).

if i got a focus RS they are way cheaper, 09 plates are popping up for decent cash but i think it stands out a tad too much for my liking, i will probaly regret getting it when every chav out there ends up on my arse end.....

 

[saltyman]

 

[crud]

i wouldnt consider an rs unless your a ford nut (like me) and enjoy the scene. can imagine if you dont embrace the brand there will be a lot of issues you couldnt forget, such as the attention it will get etc

im guessing you dont need a 4x4 from the list you have given so id go for the audi if i were you. (i know its a 4x4 you know what i mean)