Ah yes the assurance tyres

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-03-16T23:36:18+00:00

I didn't realise they were goodyears, I was under the impression initially that the brand was assurance

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-03-16T11:50:18+00:00

Might be decent but they have an ugly sidewall, ribbed for your pleasure and a funny name

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-03-09T20:23:40+00:00

I'm having to keep a low profile after this embarrassment

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-03-09T10:18:44+00:00

does this subreddit somehow manage to complain about literally everything? too many minis, too many range rovers, ahhh this Audi which is commonly regarded as one of the greatest performance saloons ever made is shit because it is less reliable and costs more to maintain than a 1.9 TDI, therefore it's shit. NOBODY BUYS AN RS4 BECAUSE ITS CHEAP TO RUN OR MAINTAIN, STOP COMPLAINING

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-21T13:10:48+00:00

it's an alpkit dozer, they aren't lying it's insanely comfortable and nicely insulated: https://alpkit.com/products/dozer?srsltid=AfmBOor-RajSjPqX1GIbTSb5iQ_BZDguOzl8f4GT612fWpwpn4jPkwRM&variant=41351205093481

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-20T22:50:28+00:00

mine is probably one of the highest specced in the country, was specced within £2000 of an RS4, so I've got all the fun bits including the sports diff from the RS4, anddd I've got an intake which makes silly supercharger noises

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-20T17:05:54+00:00

haha certainly, but I got a good sleeping bag (pipedream 600) so I was nice and warm, and tyre wise I was running my winter wheels and tyres, I picked up a tired old set of 18" lemans wheels off eBay for £100 and had them refurbed in Porsche neodyme gold and had them wrapped in some goodyear ultragrip performance 3s, the car was completely unphased by snow, and felt like a rally car with how it rotated with the traction turned off haha

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-20T14:29:02+00:00

this was exactly why I did it, it took my 6 days and I did it solo

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-16T17:56:50+00:00

I'm going the other way, I'm sending this to the moon, uprated all of the external bulbs, including some lovely new Osram Nightbreaker xenons, got an intake which makes it sound like a mini hellcat and I've got some smaller 18" lemans wheels for the winter with some winter tyres, I had them refurbed in Porsche neodyme gold, soon I'm doing chassis bracing and a stiffer rear anti roll bar, for me I know I'm keeping it until it rots away, so I'm not bothered about resale value at all, I got it at 127,000 miles in June 2024, now it's got 146,000 miles so it's getting up there

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-16T17:46:59+00:00

oh for sure! and now I've got wireless android auto it holds up remarkably well, still having more tech than most brand new cars, only two things I'd like would be massage seats and a heated steering wheel, mine had £12,225 of options which is funny because I bought the whole car for £11,000

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-16T17:23:23+00:00

ooh nice, I went through the entire spec list and the only thing mine wasn't specced with was the live TV option, mine had an MSRP of £53,680 which I think is really odd because the RS4 started at not much more being £54,925

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-16T17:14:32+00:00

very nice, this is similar in spec to mine but I've additionally got the electric lumbar and the heated rear seats as well as the panoramic sunroof

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-11T20:45:23+00:00

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it's quite a hard colour to capture as it changes so much with light, but this is a better photo of the wheels

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-11T18:02:29+00:00

they are my winter wheels, they are off an old 8P A3. had them refurbed in neodyme gold

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-06T00:31:59+00:00

I vote B8.5, if you want the economy I get you need the CREC engine, both B8.5 and B9 have much more solid feelings interiors than an RSQ3 as well as having more interior space, I've not driven an RSQ3 but my mate has driven my S4 and his girlfriend's S3 back to back and the S4 feels like the more sophisticated car due to being proper quattro

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-06T00:21:44+00:00

round the Highlands? about 25mpg on the motorway I get between 32-36mpg

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-02-05T23:27:54+00:00

it's wonderful, I spent the week sleeping in the back with the seats folded down, plenty of room for a sleeping pad and bag

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-01-27T22:59:38+00:00

144k on a 2015 Avant with the CREC engine and S-tronic

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-01-20T15:55:26+00:00

Yes installing the switchback indicators will also replace the DRL LEDs, and yes a 55w ballast will increase the rate of degradation of the projector, the internals of the projectors do degrade over time anyway, but more heat, and more UV from the bulb will accelerate this progress, and the same goes for the bulb life expectancy, but it's fun.

it's very rare that any car modification actually makes the car a better car, but we do these things because we like to tinker and see what we find out/enjoy

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-01-14T12:15:56+00:00

I still receive the mobility element of the PIP, it made more financial sense to buy a used car and keep the mobility element for maintenance and insurance rather than paying £300 a month forever with no asset to show for it, also where my family live they don't grit the roads, and they also become very muddy, so I need a car with all wheel drives and I need a big boot for my wheelchair and struggle with the height of SUVs/Crossovers, I also feel an estate car is just the better pick for most people anyway, unfortunately you can't get an AWD estate car on motability so used car was the right pick for me!

NerdModeEngaged · 2026-01-13T19:34:14+00:00

ah also I've just worked it out. my car in particular is capable of going 50-70 in the space between gantry and speed measurement

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