An absolute outside option is move to 330i M sports, given the stupidity of the current car market I am getting some insane pricing for my Audi.
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One year of Blissful ownership and now an itch to modify/personalise my Navarro Baby
It’s been almost one year of absolutely blissful ownership of my Navarro Blue Premium Plus A4 B9.5 . Thanks to team bhp got to know about the great deals on the A4 last year and within a week of reading about it I pulled the trigger and the A4 was home.
Now with a nice year end bonus due there’s an itch to modify my A4. Needed some advice from fellow members on the following:
- Want to upsize to 18 inch wheels, while I find the power of the A4 to be adequate in normal day to day driving I hate the suspension and ride when driving it hard. It feels like a boat!. The family loves this plush ride but I hate it. I believe by upgrading to 18’s it would be a bit stiffer and better handling. Am I right in my thinking? Also would you advice to go for only Audi OEM wheels or would it be ok to go for after market ones (given Audi specific wheel mounts).
- Also thinking of getting an APR ecu flash- do you think this is worth it, I am told this can give me a boost of about 20-25 bhp more. Given that I am actually fine with the current 190 odd horses is this worth risking the warranty on the car. (Bought 5 year warranty with the car). My heart always wants more horses
- An absolute outside option is move to 330i M sports, given the stupidity of the current car market I am getting some insane pricing for my Audi. Would be loosing about 8% on the car but there is hardly any discounts on the 330i, my rational minds says this is a stupid option given the 330i M sport is much smaller from inside and only I would be happy with it, family already hates it plus I would be loosing money on a perfectly great car and would be doing something that only I want. Need some external counselling from fellow members to be rational
Here’s what BHPian manson had to say on the matter:
Yours would be the 4th Navarra Blue facelifted B9 on the forum, this just keeps getting better
- I’d recommend saving the moolah for the fuel, its gotten cheaper but still not free.
- The A4s handling is more of a byproduct of the suspension setup, weight of the engine at the furthest point in the front and typical FWD characteristics. I doubt switching to larger wheels and tires will change much as the Indian spec A4 is fundamentally setup to offer more of a pliant ride than be outright sporty. That said at speeds this side of 100-120 the satisfaction of turning the steering wheel is unmatched.
- For the city I find 125 – 150 Bhp just right. 190 Bhp on this motor is already an overkill for regular use. Save the upgrades at mid life cycle (typically 4-5 years if you keep your cars for long). That will also let you have your 5 year warranty intact which otherwise will be a pain to go through with any VAG group car.
- The 330i v/s FWD A4 is simply a case of superior driving dynamics and more power v/s larger boot space, better cabin space, comfortable ride, nicer cabin, better ground clearance and 10 lac odd in savings (probably 20 since you would be trading in the A4 ). Pick your feature set and enjoy whatever you end up doing.
Here’s what BHPian gungax had to say on the matter:
The biggest gripe I had with the car during initial ownership was the constant traction control symbol flashing on the display. My driving style is not aggressive.
Over the 6 months I was away from home, I did a lot of research on how to fixing this. The best solution is to install the Quattro system. This would mean re-coding the gearbox, changing the rear differential and changing most of the rear suspension. This is better left for a project car.
The simplest option is to get the best tyres to transfer all that power to the front wheels and have a stiff side wall to improve handling.
So even though my car had done only 3k Km on stock tyres I changed the tyres to Michelin Pilot Sport 4.
The levels of grip now are phenomenal. No more spinning of the wheels and the handling has improved considerably. The SUV comfort is gone. Ride is harsher and not appreciated by the family.
The tyre swap was sufficient for my use case.
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