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THIRTEEN YEAR ITCH

It’s safe to say Audi’s awesome 2.7-litre biturbo bruiser is certainly a beast when all is going well, but it can be quite a fragile creature if not tuned in the correct way, which can lead to expensive repairs. Needless to say, thirteen years is a long time when you own and drive a modified B5 RS4 on a regular basis, but that’s exactly the period I’ve had my Vegas Yellow car. It was also probably the first B5 bodied RS4 on earth to be painted that colour!

Now it’s fair to say I am quite a passionate Audi enthusiast. I bought my first quattro in 2004 and all my cars have been quattros ever since (Yes, I think that’s a safe statement to make – Ed). The first one I bought was a B5 A4 1.8T. That car received a total makeover and I sold it just a year after. Next in line was a C5 A6 2.7 biturbo which I bought in 2005. That was when my OEM+ game kicked in. Less is more and all that! I fitted an RS6 front bumper and side skirts to that, plus a few other bits that made it look fresh! Eventually, with

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