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nene
June 1st, 2020, 22:51
Just took the 17 year old beast for some spa time at Quintessential Car Care (https://www.qcarcare.com)
1. Elite Detail for 20+ hours (including paint correction)
2. Spot treatment to fix a couple of minor scratches
3. Ceramic Pro Gold with 4 layers of ceramic pro
4. Deep wheel ceramic coating
5. XPel headlights
6. New XPel in rear quarter panel in-front of rear wheels (Old one was yellowish and removed/replaced)
The car looks new. I was thinking of going with clear bra/XPel on the whole vehicle, but skipped this time. May still do it in the near future.
The images are large thus I am only including the links below
QCare_01 (http://www.htms.org/img/062020/QCare/QCare01.jpg)
QCare_02 (http://www.htms.org/img/062020/QCare/QCare02.JPG)
QCare_03 (http://www.htms.org/img/062020/QCare/QCare03.JPG)
QCare_04 (http://www.htms.org/img/062020/QCare/QCare04.JPG)
QCare_05 (http://www.htms.org/img/062020/QCare/QCare05.JPG)
QCare_06 (http://www.htms.org/img/062020/QCare/QCare06.JPG)
QCare_07 (http://www.htms.org/img/062020/QCare/QCare07.JPG)
QCare_08 (http://www.htms.org/img/062020/QCare/QCare08.JPG)
AudiPilot
June 1st, 2020, 23:39
Looks really great, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it! I’m getting mine back tomorrow from similar treatment... multi-stage paint correction with paint chip repair, XPEL full front end paint protection film (bumper/full hood/fenders/mirrors), and Gyeon ceramic coating.
Cmnair
June 2nd, 2020, 01:17
Love the stance! Car looks great!
strlgag
June 2nd, 2020, 05:49
Car looks fantastic.
Love it when old beasts get some good loving. If I might ask what did that day at the spa cost.
nene
June 2nd, 2020, 18:59
Each item has different charges, shown below:
1. Elite Detail for 20+ hours (including paint correction): $995
2. Spot treatment to fix a couple of minor scratches: $100
3. Ceramic Pro Gold with 4 layers of ceramic pro: $1500
4. Deep wheel ceramic coating: $400
5. XPel headlights: $200
6. New XPel in rear quarter panel in-front of rear wheels (Old one was yellowish and removed/replaced): $200
That is some serious spa love. Nice. Now you just need to have someone with a dry ice blaster to hit the underside, brakes and wheel wells for that true showroom feel.
Nice work on the old girl.
nene
June 3rd, 2020, 02:25
I figured after 204 months of ownership, and all those years of contamination that she's accumulated, it was not a bad price to bring her to "like new" feel. Honestly not something I would just invest on any of my vehicles. This one holds a special place in our family. Even the wife has vetoed any of my previous indications of attempting to sell it.
Nope if you love it keep it going. I just spent silly money on my 04 Allroad. Bumpers and fender trim all redone. Paintwork and refinished all the wheels and tarted up the inside with some of Dhalls left over interior RS6 dash panels. Maybe next spring I’ll give the RS the big spa day after winter hibernation.
DHall1
June 3rd, 2020, 04:37
I’m coming thru Colorado in a couple of weeks! Picking up my first B5 S4 in Nogaro blue. 1 of 217. Stage 3 of course
watch out everyone!
Will be trailering it with my Q7 TDI and Featherlite car trailer so you can’t miss me
DKP get that ol Manitou out of the garage!
nene, your car is beautiful. My Avus sits in the AC storage during the summer months. 58k miles just barely broke in.
Cmnair
June 3rd, 2020, 19:53
Nene so you are one of the few original owners? That's awesome! Unfortunately may end up selling mine since I am running out of space. Don't really want to sell, might end up looking for storage space.
That is a long time. As a hanger on to cars I really appreciate it. Had my 90 V8 for 21 years. How many miles on yours nene?
Erik
June 4th, 2020, 13:18
I like those wheels.
kevcp
June 4th, 2020, 16:04
Absolutely beautiful RS6, kudos for keeping her so well maintained over the years.
nene
June 4th, 2020, 21:16
The beast is close to turning 68K miles.
In 2015 I completed my 70K mile service (https://www.rs6.com/showthread.php/31877-My-70K-Service-List?highlight=) basically based on age more so than mileage. I do try to keep that old gal always looking fresh and ready to eat up miles, even if less than 1K miles per year.
More recently I had removed the auxiliary radiators and plugged the piping with hoses in its replacement. Because of cold and heat cycles the silicone to plug the hose ends would occasionally leak coolant, but very little. That was also recently resolved as I had mechanic go in and remove the whole hose setup that previously fed those auxiliary radiators. No more coolant leak.
That’s just barely broken in. Should be in your stable for many many years.
Beautiful, the beast looks amazing. I did a similar treatment, way less extensive then yours but with a full detail and a 3 ceramic coating process. That was almost 3 years ago and it still is amazing to this day, no regrets on that! Keep her good and with you for a long time!
papadoc
June 7th, 2020, 02:55
Love to see this. I have been contemplating similar treatment to mine, although as second owner on second RS6, not quite the same story. I just had service done at 139K with a few tweaks. Actually had the same issue with coolant leak fixed. Needed new front left axle as well. Continues to run strong, and still adding ACES IV from BND; it is no longer tinted red :)
lswing
June 7th, 2020, 19:54
Dang Nene, really nice, one of the cleanest beasts out there! Thanks for sharing and the great pics, always encouraging to see other owners caring for their car so well.
I've been tempted the last few years to sell, but driving the newer S6 just wasn't that impressed. The new tech and suspension is great, but the driving feel is very disconnected. Love how well the C5 plants itself to the road and you really feel in control.