Differences between 17" and 18" alloys?

[NewGolf]

I have the 17's aswell, they look good enough and tyres cost enough in 17" form never mind 18" !

You ought to try budgeting for these puppies:


And being as its a <cough> Torsen <cough> quattro, all four need replacing in one go! 

And as for those anchors, £300 ish for a set of pads, and over £2k for each disc! 

Mmmmm RS4......Mmmm Ceramic disks.......luvvvvllllyyyy!

Not a fan of Pirelli's mind you, Michelin fan here!

Torsen/Quattro fan as well, not this el cheapo Haldex thinghy majib....!  

[R32UK]

Yeah cheapo Veyron with its haldex!!

got to get myself one of those 1890's torsen thingys tho

[NewGolf]

Yeah cheapo Veyron with its haldex!!

got to get myself one of those 1890's torsen thingys tho

"Rear Engined"  Veyron you mean 

Is the one used in the Veyron the same model as used in R32, I dont think so...

We've already done this in another thread buddy ! 

In fact to quote from TT's post
"Oh dear.  What part of "engineering" dont you understand.  Just because Haldex is use in the Veyron, it categorically does NOT mean that Haldex is the "best" system.  The Veyron using Haldex is simply down to engineering "limitations" - using your logic, why havn't Audi used Haldex in the RS4, the S6, the RS6, the S8?  Simple, because the Torsen is the best product for the engineering applications of those cars.  The fact that Torsen is such a perfect 4wd method means that Audi do NOT need to re-engineer said cars - because you can be absolutely certain, that if the Haldex was better than the Torsen, then Audi would have re-engineered them! "

[R32UK]

Yeah cheapo Veyron with its haldex!!

got to get myself one of those 1890's torsen thingys tho

"Rear Engined"  Veyron you mean 

Is the one used in the Veyron the same model as used in R32, I dont think so...

We've already done this in another thread buddy ! 

Exactly!! And by the way my engine is also in the rear.... when Im going in reverse

[Teutonic_Tamer]

2K for each disk?

Yeah, but the discs are supposed to last 5 times longer than iron discs - upto 150k miles.  We'll see, but its looking good at the mo.  10k on the clock, and the pads are about 60-70% worn (which is fine by my standards), and there is absolutely ZERO wear on the discs.  I've recently checked them with a micrometer and a DTI, and am well impressed with just how robust the ceramic discs are.  I reckon they will live up to the "five-times" life - especially compared to my last S4 - all they need to do is last past 40k miles and they'll have done so! 

Im starting to think it would be cheaper to just drive into the wall!!!

Eeek - not liking your way of thinking!  Were you a crash test dummy in a previous life? 

[RedRobin]

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R32UK's real name is Vince.

[NewGolf]

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R32UK's real name is Vince.

 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Not a fan of Pirelli's mind you, Michelin fan here!

Me too.  Those Pirelli P-Zero Rossos were abso fookin lutely SHYTE.  Dangerous actually.  Complete aquaplaning with 6mm of tread, at 40mph - really, really fcukin lethal tyres.  Very weak carcass means you fight the steering wheel every time you hit a white centre line or a bit of overbanding.  And other RS owners have complained of massive holes in the sidewalls after hiting a pot hole.  There was a big thread on Tyresmoke.  Not one RS owner has ever used Pirellis on replacement - the most popular RS tyre is the PS2, with the F1 Eagles and ContiSportContact3s being the next preferred boots.

The Pirellis were so useless, they only lasted 4k miles!  

Torsen/Quattro fan as well, not this el cheapo Haldex thinghy majib....!  

Ding, ding - round two!