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I think there must be some contamination in the fuel or a bad batch of fuel at my local shell as last week the RS6 started running like a bag of spanners. Ignition timing was all over the shop (I have a p3cars vent gauge so I can see live timing, boost, EGT's etc) and it'd miss so badly at...

Hey. Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed how slippery the roads are at the moment? Coming down the lanes back from work yesterday evening... temperatures 3-4c, some parts of the road where really grippy but some places seem to have turned into feeling like ice rings - even without any ice.

What do you consider a boy racer - as this will help us answer the are you a boy racer thread question? I generally call them the corsa/saxo club that hang around McDonald's car parks at 2am.... Something I've never done.

Not sure what on earth I just watched, but it scared me a lot... http://www.carthrottle.com/discuss/N3pDuL/

Do you have it and do you use it as intended? I don't know why it bugs me but it does. The amount of people's cars I get it and they're continually messing with it... fan up, fan down etc never in auto mode trying to maintain a certain temperature. They're blasting heat out and then trying to...

Hey All. I know its not a photo gallery, but good enough: A video of my RS6 chasing down my mates 2013 track-pack GTR on our way to the Nurburgring a few months back. I didn't expect them to be so close to be honest given the TP GTR is 550bhp and lighter than a stock GTR given the carbon...

Went to Nurburgring a few weeks back with a group of friends and a thoroughly good time was had!

Hey All. I'm back on the Torque Cars scene... I think its been a good 12 months since I decided to grace (bore!) you all with my presence lol. I kinda lost interest a little bit after ditching the RS4 for a C63 AMG as per: http://www.torquecars.com/forums/f8/rs4-has-gone-omg-24483/ What a...

Hey Guys. My C63 has two filters in each air box... a normal paper air-filter and what Mercedes call a 'charcoal' filter. I've heard of a lot of AMG owners removing the charcoal filters to increase air-flow and thus horsepower... I'm not honestly that worried about removing mine, 482bhp...

Hey All. For those of you who remember me, I'm back, but without my RS4 & Range Rover Sport. I've changed to having 1 car... Don't worry I've not gone all sensible and bought something small and nippy that does 60+mpg. Who wants to guess what I've bought? For the first time in ages I've...

Hi Guys. Just wondering what people think my RS4 is realistically worth? As much as I love her, I am thinking of selling to fund the deposit for a house for myself and my girlfriend so we can stop renting... She is a 2006 '06 B7 RS4 Quattro 4.2 V8 FSi Saloon in the standard issue RS blue with...

Hey All. The RS4 is back on the road after I managed to CRACK the factory clutch... *woops*... fitted a Sachs sintered paddle clutch and FLIPPIN HELL was it aggressive to start with. Massive judder and pretty much on/off affair. A bit of reading says they take circa 1000 miles to bed in...

Hey All. Anybody able to make recommendations on a good garage able to take the top off my RS4 engine and clean the intake and valves? I know they're known for heavy amounts of carbon build-up thanks to the FSI, so I figured I may do some preventative maintenance before it becomes a problem...

I today put a deposit down on..... ... a Diesel..!! The fuel of the Devil will be burn't by me soon. :embarrest:

Aaaagghhh!!! Bloody freezing drive into work this morning.

Too good to be true imho.. http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/31012011/36/19p-litre-petrol-development-0.html

So who got this months TopGear magazine.. and more importantly from your free set of cool-wall fridge magnets, what made your sub-zero section? :embarrest: My fridge is built in behind the cupboards though... so I've had to make do with a cool 'kitchen extractor'!! :lol:

Hi All. Been quite a while since I posted here so I thought I'd say hi again :) Cutting a short story shorter... The RS4 got side-swiped by a women towing a trailer so that put me on a 'downer' with cars, so I stopped hanging around on the forums. Got it back 2 days before going on...

Hi All.. OK, so I have sold the Freelander and the W8 is going on eBay shortly.. So I have been tempted by something radically different as a new toy. I'm very much a 4wd fan, but I fancy something rear wheel drive for the sheer hell of it. That and I've never a tin-top, so I'm toying between...

Saw this on another forum with some interesting answers! Do you let your Wife or Girlfriend drive your car?

Got a little bored after cleaning the car, decided to try some low-light shots. Figured I'd share them with fellow petrol heads :)

Hey All. I tanked the RS4 from nearly empty with Tesco Momentum 99 two days ago, simply because it was nearby. I usually stick with Shell V-Power. Anyway, last two days, I couldn't get it out of my head that the car felt slower. I had forgotten all about putting in Tesco Momentum 99, so I...

Hey All. Finally making the jump over to the Audi side, with this 2006 37'000 mile Audi RS4 (B7) Saloon. Having had the W8 for yonks, the dim-witted Haldex system on the R36 irritated me from day one. The more I drive it, the more it annoys me. Also, while the R36 is quick, I fancy...

Hi All. OK, she is up for sale - my Passat W8: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201030364278115/ Make: Volkswagen Model: Passat W8 4.0 4motion Engine size: 3999cc Year: 2002 (51 plate) Description: 4 Door Saloon, Grey, Petrol, Automatic ( with Tiptronic Manual Shift) & OEM sport...

Hey All. Sad times, but I am thinking of parting with my beloved W8, despite only just fitting all new suspension to it :S - Just need to try and work out how much its worth now. Unfortunately its worth more to me than any buyer will ever appreciate. The car runs like new with a new...

Hi All. Bit of an update to my constant push for performance in the R36... I have had a DSG remap by Revo. For those who don't know... my Passat R36 - Rolling Roaded at 308BHP stock (300hp manufacturer quoted). This was enough for a 13.7/sec 1/4 mile at 100mph completely stock. I'd given the...

Anybody know of a Pay and Play off-road course in the South of the UK? There was a company called True-Grip, but apparently they are re-developing the pay and play course and it won't be ready until the end of the summer, at least. I want to go get the RR-Sport muddy!! Most places just seem to...

Range Rover Sport 4.4 V8 :). Collected it on Monday. I miss driving a Land Rover ever since I sold my Freelander Sport (and before anybody pipes up, the Freelander is my girlfriends).

Hi All. Hoping for some advice. I'm pretty convinced I have already buggered the brake fluid in my R36 through repeatedly boiling it - although I have yet to stick a tester on it. The pedal feel is starting to go in the same direction as my W8 which has been tested as in desperate need of a...

How fast have you driven a car? What did it feel like? Scary as hell or stable and composed like James May in the Veyron? I've managed 175, and I must admit the world starts to get a little fuzzy!! I can't imagine what 200+ must look and feel like. One day I hope to find out!

Mod of the day... :lol: Before.. After...

Hey All. Took the new-look wrapped 'ssat to GTi Spring Festival 2010 and couldn't resist a few 1/4 mile passes: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6cihc1WOZ0 > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wYO-MCKIik My best of the day was a 13.219 sec I *know* I could have got into the 13.1's if only I...

I got bored and had a play with photoshop... Got bored, so had a play with photo-shop...

Took these few with my D-SLR, thought them came out well :)

Thinking of getting my Passat R36 done like so (White with black in places): http://ukcorsa-d.com/forum/showthread.php?14531-BMW-335D-Vinyl-Wrap-Gloss-white-Carbon-c-o-Totally-Dynamic-In-Leeds Note that the 335d owner has put carbon-fibre effect where I would like to leave mine...

Hey All. Finally got a video of the W8 with Magnaflows on :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06UH7tshv1k Unfortunately it was taken on the iPhone - its also got a nice deep crackle and pop that the phone just didn't pick up on... but you get the idea! Was being rev'd to ~ 4500rpm of 6200rpm...

... whatever next: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1254859/Anger-drivers-face-fine-leaving-engine-running-parked.html?ITO=1708

W8 in last weeks snow :cool:. It's so much more sure footed than the R36; and they're both wearing the same tyres.

Yet more snow arrived today in West Kent. Just when I thought it was over... Some shots of our Freelander and the snow scenery at my parents house:

Went out this evening and took some photos of the R36 with a mates WRX STi....