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[quote][i]Originally posted by Ellis[/i] [quote][i]Originally posted by big eck[/i] [quote][i]Originally posted by Ellis[/i] [quote][i]Originally posted by Jimbothebarbarian[/i] Lush car though but possible money pit. [/quote] Correct but if you spend a bit of time researching the faults you can buy an example with all common issues repaired under Audi warranty. Oil leak your friend is experiencing will almost certainly be oil cooler and/or pipes. Audi in their infinite wisdom fitted an aluminum cooler with mild steel pipe fittings :facepalm: [/quote] You seem to know a fair bit about the B7 RS4. They're getting into my price bracket for buying one now but the "internet" scare mongering of the running/maintenance costs are putting me off. Are they really as bad as people make out?? New brakes costing over a grand etc?? [/quote] Don't be put off by the scare mongering online. My only advice would be to find an example with history of DRC suspension work - could be looking at £2k if you are unlucky enough to require the full system replaced. Many owners fit coilovers when they have a DRC failure, and to be fair, I'll probably do that to mine if the remaining 2 unchanged shocks decide to give up on me (it's question of when rather than if). Other things to look out for are history of work on the oil cooler and pipes, auxiliary radiators leaking and correct operation of exhaust flaps (gives good indication of healthy vacuum system). Brakes are a shitter as you say but provided you only have to do 1 axle at a time, you can do it for much less than a grand each axle. Although the front brakes are flawed in their design, not many owners fit aftermarket brakes. I'm not completely clued up on the prices but I'd like to think the costs of maintenance are no worse than a marque of equivalent performance from another manufacturer. Their overall value has also leveled out in recent times and low mileage examples are even climbing. You could arguably offset that against any maintenance costs you incur during ownership :wave: [/quote]
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