Introduction - New RS6 Avant owner.

[Blau_RS2]

Hi Everyone, I thought it would be time to introduce myself. I've been a member for close to a year now ever since reserving an RS6 Avant from Japan. It finally arrived on Canadian soil this week. It is a 2004 model, Daytona Grey, 113K km's, Black leather Recaro seats, Bilstein PSS9 coil overs, Poplar trim and original 19" RS6 wheels.

I'm based in Calgary but the car is going to spend some time in Vancouver getting some maintenance done before I drive it back to Calgary in the spring time. Can't wait to drive it through the Rockies.

I've learned lots from reading the forum over the year an look forward to participating in discussions and of course asking for advice.

The RS6 will join my RS2 in the garage.
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[GreggPDX]

Looks awesome! Congrats on the purchase, and we are gonna need some pics of the RS2 please :)

[nene]

Congrats. Wish you lots of happy traveling miles on your new purchase. Welcome aboard.

[nubcake]

Congrats! :)

[rah]

Congrats, welcome to RS6.com, and what a beautiful machine!

[Blau_RS2]

Thanks guys, I'm really anxious to dive into this and see what shape its it. That's always the risk importing a car sight unseen. I've had a B5 S4 Avant and an allroad so I've done the timing belt jobs on those V6's which from what I can tell are pretty close to the V8 so I'm pretty confident I can handle the regular maintenance side of owning an RS6. It definitely seems like the type of car you need to be able to do a lot of work on yourself. Being a 2004 I'm hoping the transmission issues are less problematic than it seems to be in the early 2003's.

Here are a few more photo's and a couple of the RS2.

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[kruat]

That rs2 is gorgeous...and the rs6 isnt bad either...haha

Quite a car collection, color me jealous...wish it was easier for us in the USA to import and register.

[DHall1]

Traveling back to AZ right now but a couple of notes.

Congrats on the purchase. She looks fantastic!!

AoA....you suck
EPA... you suck

I had to resort to making/finishing my RS6 Avant but it's coming along nicely. Cosmetics are all that's left

There are three RS6 Avant imports nearing completion in AZ as I type this. Screw you AoA! We can import them and we can convert them.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming

[Blau_RS2]

Traveling back to AZ right now but a couple of notes.

Congrats on the purchase. She looks fantastic!!

AoA....you suck
EPA... you suck

I had to resort to making/finishing my RS6 Avant but it's coming along nicely. Cosmetics are all that's left

There are three RS6 Avant imports nearing completion in AZ as I type this. Screw you AoA! We can import them and we can convert them.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming

I have trouble waiting 15 years, feel really bad for the Americans having to wait another 10. Us Canadians will keep our cars in good shape to make it easy for you to import from here once they turn 25 rather than sourcing them from across the pond.

I admire your commitment to build one yourself though. A local guy up here just built a B7 RS4 Avant from an S4 Avant shell. It is amazing as I'm sure yours will be.

[DHall1]

At least the S6 Avant shell is the same. It's pretty straightforward to swap the entire running gear with subframe assembly front and rear.

Then its sourcing all the RS specific bumpers, rockers and spoiler.

In retrospect, It might have been easier to marry a Canadian super model and move to Canada. Lol

[Erik]

Very cool - very welcome!

[Erik]

Thanks guys, I'm really anxious to dive into this and see what shape its it. That's always the risk importing a car sight unseen.

Very true.

To make you sleep better I remember reading an article in EVO saying that the Japs are very honest.

So they declare everything. WYSIWYG.

Let us know how it develops...

[Blau_RS2]

Very true.

To make you sleep better I remember reading an article in EVO saying that the Japs are very honest.

So they declare everything. WYSIWYG.

Let us know how it develops...

Their government auctions are very well run. Cars are registered every 2 years and info such as mileage and collisions are reported during those registrations. All this info is provided to the auction houses and the penalties are very high for reporting false information. All this gives the buyers some piece of mind.

Fingers crossed.

Dave

[rah]

​I wish the US models got those front seats as well, they are so much better then the US specs ones. Your RS2 is amazing.

[essexmetal]

Dave, great buy. I know you will enjoy every mile in the RS6 when not putting hours in with the RS2.

I have a 2003 RS6 Avant that I just don't drive enough. Now with winter descending on Michigan I will break out an S6 Avant with winter tires. It is still my favorite driving car but of course lacks the monster brakes and HP.

Look forward to some more pictures when it gets into regular service.

Rick

[Fast Co]

Dave, great buy. I know you will enjoy every mile in the RS6 when not putting hours in with the RS2.

I have a 2003 RS6 Avant that I just don't drive enough. Now with winter descending on Michigan I will break out an S6 Avant with winter tires. It is still my favorite driving car but of course lacks the monster brakes and HP.

Look forward to some more pictures when it gets into regular service.

Rick

This is a lovely car, an elegant beast with plenty of luggage space. Happy motoring!

My RS6A was on display at the opening of the new Audi dealer here in town, parked next to an R8, RS5 Cab and a TTRS. The (outgoing) president of AoA was one of the speakers. He mentioned motorsport heritage, enthusiastic owners, etc. then he said, "I particularly like the black Avant over there". :race:

I'll be stashing it away for the winter as well, to be driving the S6 with Michelin X Ice tires.

[DHall1]

I'm running just as fast as I can.

Mechanicals are all finished. Just installed the Kwv3s

wheels and tires then paint work. All done

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[SteveKen]

This is a lovely car, an elegant beast with plenty of luggage space. Happy motoring!

My RS6A was on display at the opening of the new Audi dealer here in town, parked next to an R8, RS5 Cab and a TTRS. The (outgoing) president of AoA was one of the speakers. He mentioned motorsport heritage, enthusiastic owners, etc. then he said, "I particularly like the black Avant over there". :race:

I'll be stashing it away for the winter as well, to be driving the S6 with Michelin X Ice tires.

Can't believe that I completed it 5 years ago.

[fbatwork]

Very nice Dave!! Look forward to seeing it some Sunday!

[Bigglezworth]

Finally got it landed hey. Coolio. I was the first to import an RS6 Saloon to Canada from the US the first day the RIV relaxed the rules and now we have another Calgary guy landing an Avant locally as soon as it became legal. I may or may not catch up with an Avant. I need to week some of the other cars here first by selling one of the RS's and then the S6 Avant also. Enjoy the wheels. Resist the urge to modify - if you can last that long....

[Blau_RS2]

Very nice Dave!! Look forward to seeing it some Sunday!

Thanks Forrest, You definitely need to check it out. We need to get these RS6's together as I'm sure I'll have lots of questions about them.

Dav

[Blau_RS2]

Finally got it landed hey. Coolio. I was the first to import an RS6 Saloon to Canada from the US the first day the RIV relaxed the rules and now we have another Calgary guy landing an Avant locally as soon as it became legal. I may or may not catch up with an Avant. I need to week some of the other cars here first by selling one of the RS's and then the S6 Avant also. Enjoy the wheels. Resist the urge to modify - if you can last that long....

Hi Tim,

The wait seemed like forever and I still haven't seen it. My Cousin will be keeping it at his shop in Vancouver till the Spring. I'll fly down in January to take it for a spin after the initial maintenance gets completed. The urge to modify is big but I'll try to restrain. My biggest worry is the transmission of course. I've only ever driven manuals so I'm already looking for a donor A6 with all the bits.

We will definitely have to meet up in the spring. I have a feeling I'll have a list of questions for you by then.

Dave

[Bigglezworth]

The urge to modify is big but I'll try to restrain. My biggest worry is the transmission of course. I've only ever driven manuals so I'm already looking for a donor A6 with all the bits.

Dave
There is nothing wrong with the 5Tip. The failure items are a specific item that is common to all ZF transmissions of the era which has zero to do with power output of engine. I have rebuilt two 5Tips here in the past couple of years and the failure is from the exact same thing - pressure regulator which blows out the A-drum clutch. Once this is corrected with the updated design you're good for years upon years. People have been mislead for years on this item which has created a misguided lack of understanding and panic to these cars. Bottom-line Audi (and BMW/Jaguar/Merc) should have issued a service bulletin to all owners that indicates the lower valve body should be replaced/overhauled at 80-100K due to the natural wear inherent in the design and you wouldn't "blow the tranny"....

[Blau_RS2]

There is nothing wrong with the 5Tip. The failure items are a specific item that is common to all ZF transmissions of the era which has zero to do with power output of engine. I have rebuilt two 5Tips here in the past couple of years and the failure is from the exact same thing - pressure regulator which blows out the A-drum clutch..

Well that seems a lot easier to do than swapping transmissions. You can access that from underneath, correct? I'll add this to my list of maintenance items. Thanks Tim.

[DHall1]

Bada boom

Such a simple little part.


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[Blau_RS2]

Time for an update. I finally got down to Vancouver to see the RS6 Avant for the first time. We had a long winter and I didn't want to cross the Rocky Mountains with my Pilot Sports! I picked up the Avant on May 13 and drove it 1000 km's back to Calgary. What an amazing car!! It ran flawlessly and brought giggles to my face every time I stabbed the pedal.

I was a bit hesitant on getting an automatic as I've only every owned one other and it didn't stay in my possession very long. I am now converted. That Tip just seems to work great with the engine. Shifts were smooth and it didn't feel like it was ever hunting around looking for the correct one. I did pick up an MTM tuned TCU just in case but haven't installed it yet.

The fans seemed to be acting up but after scanning it when I got it home i see I'm getting an error code for the G62 sensor. I've got a new one ready to install which looks like it should fix the problem with them running longer than they should. The other issue I've got is an implausible signal with the EGT sensor. I don't notice it going into limp mode at all so I'll check the solder joints to start with and hopefully that fixes things up.

The first mod was installing the blue weave carbon fiber that DHall1 sold me. What a difference that makes, thanks Dave! This was followed by a Milltek Cat back non resonated exhaust which wakes up that V8 perfectly. Now it's a matter of detailing it and enjoying it for the rest of the summer.

Here are a few shots from the drive home.

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[CBeau]

Couldn't you have found a better photo backdrop!!?? Geez. Like a weathered industrial concrete wall with a bunch of trashy graffiti on it or something like that? I kid.... obviously, hopefully, or wrong audience. And especially for the subject matter car. And no aero killing roof rack needed, plenty snowboards and gear fit inside nice and dry and warm.

[Blau_RS2]

Couldn't you have found a better photo backdrop!!?? Geez. Like a weathered industrial concrete wall with a bunch of trashy graffiti on it or something like that? I kid.... obviously, hopefully, or wrong audience. And especially for the subject matter car. And no aero killing roof rack needed, plenty snowboards and gear fit inside nice and dry and warm.

Ya those mountains are hard to keep out of the frame :lovl:

[rah]

Time for an update. I finally got down to Vancouver to see the RS6 Avant for the first time. We had a long winter and I didn't want to cross the Rocky Mountains with my Pilot Sports! I picked up the Avant on May 13 and drove it 1000 km's back to Calgary. What an amazing car!! It ran flawlessly and brought giggles to my face every time I stabbed the pedal.

I was a bit hesitant on getting an automatic as I've only every owned one other and it didn't stay in my possession very long. I am now converted. That Tip just seems to work great with the engine. Shifts were smooth and it didn't feel like it was ever hunting around looking for the correct one. I did pick up an MTM tuned TCU just in case but haven't installed it yet.

The fans seemed to be acting up but after scanning it when I got it home i see I'm getting an error code for the G62 sensor. I've got a new one ready to install which looks like it should fix the problem with them running longer than they should. The other issue I've got is an implausible signal with the EGT sensor. I don't notice it going into limp mode at all so I'll check the solder joints to start with and hopefully that fixes things up.

The first mod was installing the blue weave carbon fiber that DHall1 sold me. What a difference that makes, thanks Dave! This was followed by a Milltek Cat back non resonated exhaust which wakes up that V8 perfectly. Now it's a matter of detailing it and enjoying it for the rest of the summer.

Here are a few shots from the drive home.

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That Avant of yours is gorgeous, i would of loved for mine to be an Avant but that was not an option when i purchased mine. I see you on instagram as well, keep the pictures coming!