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Offline SeaBlueS4

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2011 S4 - better late than never
« on: July 20, 2011, 10:06:48 am »

As the subject says, better late than never. As we all know, threads in this section are worthless without pics so I had to wait until I finally remembered to take some pics after washing the car.

Backing up, you may remember some posts from me last year discussing various options for my next car. AWD, manual trans, fun to drive being the main criteria. Well, in December I made up my mind and placed a factory order with Audi for a 2011 S4, optioned as follows:
 - manual trans
 - deep sea blue pearl paint
 - brown & black silk nappa interior
 - sports diff
 - adaptive headlights
 - Audicare (4yr / 80k maintenaince package)

It finally arrived in early April so I've now been driving it for about 3 months and have ~ 7,000km on it. Mainly commuting and a couple of highway trips and it's a blast to drive. I've "played" with the sports diff a bit - can certainly feel the difference in the steering assist and the throttle mapping. The effect on the diff itself (the main reason for it) is harder to judge to me, which probably means I'm not driving hard / fast enough :)

Love the colour combination, I don't think the brown seats are available any longer so it should remain pretty rare. Longest drive so far is ~ 4hrs and felt completely comfortable / relaxed at the end of it.

Fuel economy is pretty good in my opinion, considering the 330+ BHP and AWD: a low of ~ 10.5l/100km in the first couple of tanks, steadily improving to ~ 9.5 after 5,000km. Best so far was on the road trip to Toronto with 9.1 @120kph with the AC on the whole time. All figures are based on litres in and km's driven, not the computer (although it's pretty accurate, showing a lifetime avg of 9.4 vs my measured value of 9.6).

Absolutely no problems / issues with it so far (as you would hope / expect). Love the SD card reader - $50 for a 32GB card and I've thousands of songs available the whole time. All the "little things" seems right, which I guess is what you pay for - the clutch / shifter feel, engine sound, fact you can have the sunroof wide open at 120km and talk normally, even use the Bluetooth phone system with no issues.

Hope I'll have this for a long time ...
Pics aren't the greatest, but all I had time for after the wash...

Cheers all...
DeepSeaBlueS4 (formally known as TwoSaabs)
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2011, 10:09:49 am »
 :love: Stunning. LOVE it!
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2011, 10:14:57 am »
That interior really sets it off. Very nice, congrats.
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2011, 10:17:35 am »
Beautiful vehicle, inside and out! I love the color combination. Clearly you aren't driving it hard enough ;)...the fuel economy is too good!
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2011, 10:18:12 am »
Very nice!!! Really love the fact that you didn't do the ubiquitous silver or grey with a black interior. The interior combo really makes the car look sharp. Great choice. And a stick too!
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2011, 10:43:20 am »
Sweet. Looks spendy $$$
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2011, 10:55:17 am »
OMG...what a beautiful car...I'm speechless!!  Congratulations!!   :skid: :bow: :bow: :bow: 
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2011, 11:00:23 am »
Quote from: SeaBlueS4 on July 20, 2011, 10:06:48 am

Absolutely no problems / issues with it so far (as you would hope / expect). Love the SD card reader - $50 for a 32GB card and I've thousands of songs available the whole time. All the "little things" seems right, which I guess is what you pay for - the clutch / shifter feel, engine sound, fact you can have the sunroof wide open at 120km and talk normally, even use the Bluetooth phone system with no issues.


Gorgeous car! Congrats!
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2011, 11:04:36 am »
Beautiful color combo, congrats!!!   :cheers:
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2011, 11:09:56 am »
Wow love the interior selection!  Great car, goes like stink!
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2011, 11:31:26 am »
Thanks all ... your kind words re-convinced me I picked the right colour combo. It looks great after it's been washed, but shows the dirt as bad as black. I'm sure it's going to drive me crazy this winter.

There's also a beautiful metallic red (garnet I think), but the brown seats aren't available with that exterior colour. Likewise for the sprint blue which was my original first choice. Other than the deep sea blue, the brown interior (which I think really is the best option for the car) only comes with the black / white / silver / greys.

I found myself in the wrong lane at some lights over the weekend - was truly amazed how quick I could set off when pushed. Definitely needs restraint to keep it (semi)-legal :)

Wing - keep your eye out for me on the 416 each morning. I'm pretty sure I've seen you a few times (at least that's my guess) as it tied in with your day-by-day vehicles.
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2011, 11:35:32 am »
Gorgeous car!  :drool: Congratulations!
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2011, 11:39:14 am »
That is just an absolutely killer ride.  Very hard to beat this in a sports sedan, IMO.  In fact, it i spretty much a rolling definition of the term.

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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2011, 12:01:10 pm »
Awesome looking car, congrats!  :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2011, 12:05:49 pm »
Quote from: SeaBlueS4 on July 20, 2011, 11:31:26 am
Wing - keep your eye out for me on the 416 each morning. I'm pretty sure I've seen you a few times (at least that's my guess) as it tied in with your day-by-day vehicles.

Sorry, not I, I do not drive the 416 or anywhere near it.
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2011, 12:06:47 pm »
Ah, my mistake, I thought I'd read that you moved south of Ottawa and did the old 2 + 2 = 5 :)

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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2011, 12:15:26 pm »
 Enjoy it! :skid:
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2011, 12:17:18 pm »
Quote from: Jaeger on July 20, 2011, 11:39:14 am
That is just an absolutely killer ride.  Very hard to beat this in a sports sedan, IMO.  In fact, it i spretty much a rolling definition of the term.

Jaeger
Yeah +1 on that...at least till the unit gets older anyway. Congrats! :cheers:
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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2011, 12:23:02 pm »
I wonder why your basic brown leather is so difficult to get in cars .    Bay when I orderd my 330 Brown leather was not available with dark green according to the brochure but I insisted the sales guy put it on the order form and it arrived anyway.  After all, all leather is brown until it gets coloured .

Especially with the garnet red mentioned...that would look great.

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Re: 2011 S4 - better late than never
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2011, 12:33:53 pm »
Very nice machine - enjoy...!!! :)
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