John A

Evening Today I bought a 2014 A4 Avant 2.0 TDIe SE Technik 163. Isn't that exciting?! There's been a lot of VAG in the household/general family for a while - I've lost it with my 2007 PD170 Altea, which I've run since late 2016, previously I had a 340bhp Octavia RS for 5 years, the ex-Mrs John had a mk5 Golf 1K PD105, followed by a Leon 5F CR184 (amazing car). My dad has a Superb 1.8 TSI, my sister in law a 1.4 TSI Tiguan (might be a 1.5) and my brother has a Golf R. Today was a 'not dicking about looking for cars anymore day' and after the Leon 5F ST I went after turned out to have a queue of people, I pulled the trigger on the A4. The current Mrs John has a Peugeot 3008, so that only comes out after dark. I'm quite excited, should have it by Tuesday or Wednesday (*flippin' swear filter* bank holidays), but I can't find any spec on these from when they were released. I have a set of ET45 18" Speedline Marmoras off the Altea, which I'd like to fit, but I don't know what offset is appropriate on a B8, or if I can run a 225/40/18, and I'd like to know if there are any recommendations for a set of lowering springs that won't compromise a standard shock, as I think a set of coilovers will be out of budget for now. Are these engines worth mapping? For this, and many other questions, I'll probably be lingering about this forum for a while. And if anybody wants to buy what can only be described as a non-runner Seat Altea with a brand new in tank fuel pump and nearly a full years MOT, *PLUS* a RenaultSport Clio 172 that I can't be bothered to pay to tax and insure any more, I'm your man! 😀