New Barge - Stage 1 Completed!

[Mike_182]

Well, first job of owning this car was to give it a damned good wash - it was filthy, covered in polish residue and looking a lot worse than it should - so a quick attack with the Karcher, buckets and mitt, Wheel Brightener and a decent drying towel was in order, followed by a blitz with my new Henry on the inside and a wipe down of all the interior surfaces. Not paid a huge amount of attention to the seats, because Stage 2 and 3 (this week and next week) includes:

Stage 2:
Wheels refurbished in Charcoal.
New Tyres.
Milltek Exhaust fitting.
Thermostat fitting.

Stage 3:
New interior carpet.
New seats (F + R).

However, she's not looking too shabby for an old girl, so thought I'd take a couple of pics! Especially after it being referred to as a 'shed' because it needed a wash...

And she's not too bad running either (taken from other thread):

I'm on the lookout for a standard 'Concert' HU, as I don't like the Kenwood one in there. Then I'll need to find a changer, but all in time!

 

[Gally]

Straight swap for your vee?

 

[Mike_182]

No.

 

[Ali]

^ You smoking crack again!

Brakes are awesome!! But thats where it stops for me!

 

[daveski]

I love fast Audi estates and yours looks great. Are you replacing the seats with the same ones or something different?

 

[Gally]

Lols. Tis nice.


Not for me but Chic will be creaming himself.

 

[Mike_182]

^ You smoking crack again!

Brakes are awesome!! But thats where it stops for me!

Brakes can pull your face off. Truly phenomenal stopping power! I knew it wasn't going to be everyone's bag but it suits me fine! Plenty of go, plenty of character and loads of smiles!

I love fast Audi estates and yours looks great. Are you replacing the seats with the same ones or something different?

Seats are staying the same, just the bolsters on the driver's side are shagged.

 

[EllD90]

Would look much better if you changed the wheels. I'm sure you could get a few quid for em!

 

[Mike_182]

Wheels are staying. They're fantastic for cleaning, fantastic for the ride and performance (low unsprung weight) and the standards won't go anywhere near it because the brakes are about the same size.

 

[Winston]

Epic car

 

[Nick172Cup]

Very nice indeed. I think the wheels look good in the colour there in, just needs lowering a little bit for me. Not crazily fast in standardish form from my experience but lots of room for potential! Does that RR figure say 156whp also?

 

[BIFCAIDS]

whats that yank tank in the background?

 

[Ali]

Brakes can pull your face off. Truly phenomenal stopping power! I knew it wasn't going to be everyone's bag but it suits me fine! Plenty of go, plenty of character and loads of smiles!



Seats are staying the same, just the bolsters on the driver's side are shagged.

You've had S2's tho, so clearly a fan of old Deutsch Barges!! Must be nippy enough! Just old and dated and terrible in colour!

 

[Mike_182]

Yup. Don't know how 'slow' they are standard but with the work it's had done it's fierce as f*ck. Short-shifting still sees you doing frankly rediculous speeds!

 

[Mike_182]

You've had S2's tho, so clearly a fan of old Deutsch Barges!! Must be nippy enough! Just old and dated and terrible in colour!

Oooft, wash yer mouth out! Nogaro blue is an epic colour!

 

[Winston]

^+1

 

[Ali]

Oooft, wash yer mouth out! Nogaro blue is an epic colour!

Hummm.....next you'll be wearing you're misses lilac knickers! :rasp:

 

[Waitey]

151 atw. Thats more than 50% trans loss?

 

[Mike_182]

151 atw. Thats more than 50% trans loss?

That's one set of wheels, at a guess...

 

[RussZS]

Love it mate, great colour too!

Did you have a bash with the Chicago on it?

 

[Mike_182]

Nah, paint has a few serious marks which I'm thinking will just get left until I can get a respray done.

 

[Mike_182]

Owwww... There's the hardware to do a K04 upgrade for £700 on eBay at the moment.

Must... Not... Bid...

 

[R20 CWH]

Not for me but Chic will be creaming himself.

once MRC'd I will.

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[Scutch]

Very nice, Mike. Those brakes are awesome Stop on a penny, I bet.

This is my mates, although not an RS :

Wheels are anthracite now, too. Pretty torquey.

 

[Englebert]

Not bad Mike, the wheels are too weedy for the car though. Considering it's not the last word in handling finesse, i'd rather revert back to an Audi wheel or go for something chunkier.

BBS CH or LM-R would be nice..

 

[Scutch]

^ + Eleventy.

 

[MATT BLACK]

Make sure you come along to this event Mike

http://www.vwaction.co.uk/

GTi Spring Festival - 11th April Santa Pod.

 

[Slammed172]

MRC is epic, when i went there with a works car, there yard if just like a show ground. Some of the brakes were HUGGGE.

Nice barge, although i'm really not a fan of the old audi's, just look soo dated.

 

[seb]

that yellow audi you posted scutch is horrendous. no offence i blame it on the colour.

 

[Ian_182]

I can still see the attraction,but its a bit old for me.Seats are starting to look like dot cottons neck too...

 

[fulhamfcboy]

Truly awesome car, and colour..... Not 100% on the wheels, as I nowadays always prefer OEM, but its a cool motor! The yellow one shown above is horrible in my opinion as the wheels ruin it, but each to there own...

 

[Mike_182]

The BBS' are lovely, but at best I'd get a swap for standard wheels and it's not worth the extra weight. I've got £1200 of retrim and £3000 of respray to do before it's worth changing the wheels for better looking!

 

[ForceIndia]

The BBS' are lovely, but at best I'd get a swap for standard wheels and it's not worth the extra weight. I've got £1200 of retrim and £3000 of respray to do before it's worth changing the wheels for better looking!

Why spend that much on an old barge you bought to save costs?

 

[Mike_182]

Why spend that much on an old barge you bought to save costs?

Because it works still, and I can save up for those. I needed a fair amount of money short-term to fund house things.

 

[Englebert]

Money you will never get back though. At least with wheels you can always sell them. A resprayed S4 won't get much more than a non-resprayed one. Besides, a detail will probably make a massive improvement.

 

[Mike_182]

Nah - I'm OCD as it is! And it's beyond detailing. I don't want to get the money back, just want it to be 'right' for me - I HAVE to keep this car, and as such it's going to get a bit of attention. Mechanically, it needs only a little love (although Fred will probably disagree on my definition of 'little' as he takes the cambelt off!) but cosmetically it's been somewhat neglected. The front bumper was 'nudged' in a car park, and is a little out of alignment for it causing the bonnet to interfere with it, and there's the bit where it was actually hit. The sideskirts both need paint, the door rub strips need paint, and the rear bumper needs paint. At that point, I might as well get the whole lot given a blowover to make it all the same colour and finish!

Interior is beyond re-connellising, but I can't find any black interiors - the A4 appears to be grey only! b*****d job.

 

[seb]

i would have just bought a better condition one in the first place. doesn't make any sense to spend all that money after as you won't get it back. fair enough for your own self gratification but i still think it is a waste.

 

[Tom]

I'm singing the money pit song (Spiderman tune)

 

[ForceIndia]

Have to say, I did think there might be some OCD there Mike!

 

[Mike_182]

i would have just bought a better condition one in the first place. doesn't make any sense to spend all that money after as you won't get it back. fair enough for your own self gratification but i still think it is a waste.

I decided to shop for a mechanically good one - this one's been looked after bar the thermostat failure, the owner was meticulous about rectifying faults and has stacks of receipts for sensors that have reported odd readings and been replaced along with other bits and bobs.

And this most definitely isn't a 'doing it all tomorrow' car!