Old Man Sedan: 2003 RS6

[davej]

Will reminded me this weekend that I've neglected this thread. I don't really have a good reason, so that's mostly good news since the first 8 months or so have been [mostly] trouble free.

Mileage: [Bevis Laugh]



I've put about 6,000 miles on it since last fall which has mostly been daily driving kids to school and myself to work, and I feel terrible about it. The front bumper is getting pelted and has small paint chips, and transporting kids daily is not easy on any vehicle which I think adds to my guilt of taking it every day. The miles are worthless and give the car next to no opportunity to be itself, and do nothing but burn the fuse down towards the inevitable implosion; but damned if the car doesn't make me giggle every time I start it up. 

I have gotten better at understanding the nature of the beast and accepting the fact that unless I idle away from a stop/red light, I'm going to look like Speedy McDouche even without getting into boost. The car is faster than the laws of physics say it should be and there isn't a yellow light or traffic gap you can't make if you want to, even if need to wait for the turbos to spool. 

I've attempted a few runs on an un-named stretch of interstate and if I have a disappointment about the car it is I do not think I'll ever find the point where it stops pulling. Hitting the happy pedal from 80 brings you into double speed limit territory faster than other car I've owned can get to 60, and it showed no sign of slowing anytime soon.

We had a couple nice days of no snow in April, so I pulled up the pressure washer and the foam cannon I've had sitting around for a year or so and gave the car it's first proper wash since I've had it. Maybe a question more suited for the wash/wax thread, but I didn't get as much foam as I though I would, it was still kind of runny. I'll have to play with the settings or maybe soap type. Did you know the stock wheel are silver and not gunmetal? She cleans up nice for an old girl and the Avus Silver paint has some decent flake in it. 







I met a fellow Audiphile from c'ville at one of the first C&C I took it to and he grabbed a few photos.