S4 – Service no limits!

The old Audi finally lets me down…..happy update: now back on the road!!!

Well last weekend I headed to the north of Italy to see some friends and family and I had three destinations in mind: Alba (where my lad lives), Omegna on Lake Maggiore (where he played an important basketball match) and then home via Milano to visit my little girl. Well the journey north went veryContinue reading “The old Audi finally lets me down…..happy update: now back on the road!!!”

Using an Audi S4 V8 as a daily driver…really??

Ever since the days when I worked for Land Rover Ltd I have always loved the V8 petrol engine. In those days the Range Rover V8 engine was purchased (the license) from the USA Buick I think and was aluminium and thus very light, it was considered at that time too small for the StatesContinue reading “Using an Audi S4 V8 as a daily driver…really??”

Audi S4 update…

Well I have had this lovely car for a year now and although we are still semi locked down, I have managed to make some progress with the car and recently two long round-trips to the north of Italy and so here comes my update report. I have covered about 5000 kilometers so far withContinue reading “Audi S4 update…”

Finally the old girl stretches her legs..and goodness she goes well!

I purchased the Audi S4 Avant just prior to the dreaded lockdown early last year. So although a year has passed I have been able to drive her very little indeed. Well, finally last week we managed to get 3 days off and so I prepared the S4 (checked the tyre pressures and fluids, allContinue reading “Finally the old girl stretches her legs..and goodness she goes well!”

Well, the S4 sure needs some good ol’ TLC…

As previously reported I recently took delivery of a 2005 B6 Audi S4 with that wonderful V8 4.2L engine and the Audi Quattro 4WD system. She has been very well looked after and has a full Audi service history from Audi Switzerland so I could not ask for more and I think that the dreadedContinue reading “Well, the S4 sure needs some good ol’ TLC…”

I just bought a new car…..well not too old anyway…..

Here she is, let me introduce you, yes she is an Audi S4 Avant (B6, 2005). I frequently scout Flea Bay and other UK sites searching for LHD UK registered cars. Many come from Spain as the UK has some half a million expats in the south of Spain as the weather and the livingContinue reading “I just bought a new car…..well not too old anyway…..”