Just thought I would throw a post out to say hi! I'm an older fart living in PA and have had my S5 since October. I am a car nut and enjoy driving. I own my own small business and I purchased the car as my company car.
Here are some random thoughts after 8500 miles:
•I have a squeaky shifter, just submitted separate post on that issue
•I purchased snow tires for the car along with 18” RIMs. I drove it to NH and had a chance to drive it in the snow and it was great.
•I am 6ft and about 275lbs, so my rear-end is just about as big as one would want to put into those seats.
•Gas mileage has increased to an avg of 19.6, about 75% highway driving.
•I hate the position of the clutch pedal. I have other manuals and this is the only car where I have to move my seat in to depress the clutch all the way. Its like the shifter is even with the gas pedal, unlike other cars where the clutch pedal is a little closer to you. So I end up driving closer to the steering wheel then I like. On long trips I will move the seat back since I am not shifting that much.
•I don’t like the clutch. It was very hard to shift smoothly and I have gotten better over time, but its just not right. My wife has an RSX-Type S, we have a jeep wrangler, a 68 corvette and non of those cars make you look like a newbie when shifting. Its just not right.
•I love the V8. It sounds nice, moves out well and it revs faster than even the RSX.
•I hate the gearing they chose. If I was racing the car 90% of the time and driving back and forth to the track, it is right on. But we drive these things and really don’t need a car that can pull away at low speeds in 6th gear. I would have preferred a little higher (lower numerically) final drive ratio. First gear is stout enough to pull tree trunks and gas mileage could be better.
•I love the large trunk.
•This is my first Audi, it took me a while to figure out all the console and dash do-dads. When I was in NH I tried to turn on the heated seats and kept turning the large dial by the shifter instead of the little dials on the dash. Drove around with a cold butt for two days until I broke down and read the manual.
•I wish there was a little more console storage space. I drive 40k miles a year and like to stash a little more stuff than they allow me.
•I love the bluetooth phone support. I use a Verizon Q and only after I upgraded the phone to the last firmware it started working well. I love driving down the road blaring the music and never missing a call now.
Here are some random thoughts after 8500 miles:
•I have a squeaky shifter, just submitted separate post on that issue
•I purchased snow tires for the car along with 18” RIMs. I drove it to NH and had a chance to drive it in the snow and it was great.
•I am 6ft and about 275lbs, so my rear-end is just about as big as one would want to put into those seats.
•Gas mileage has increased to an avg of 19.6, about 75% highway driving.
•I hate the position of the clutch pedal. I have other manuals and this is the only car where I have to move my seat in to depress the clutch all the way. Its like the shifter is even with the gas pedal, unlike other cars where the clutch pedal is a little closer to you. So I end up driving closer to the steering wheel then I like. On long trips I will move the seat back since I am not shifting that much.
•I don’t like the clutch. It was very hard to shift smoothly and I have gotten better over time, but its just not right. My wife has an RSX-Type S, we have a jeep wrangler, a 68 corvette and non of those cars make you look like a newbie when shifting. Its just not right.
•I love the V8. It sounds nice, moves out well and it revs faster than even the RSX.
•I hate the gearing they chose. If I was racing the car 90% of the time and driving back and forth to the track, it is right on. But we drive these things and really don’t need a car that can pull away at low speeds in 6th gear. I would have preferred a little higher (lower numerically) final drive ratio. First gear is stout enough to pull tree trunks and gas mileage could be better.
•I love the large trunk.
•This is my first Audi, it took me a while to figure out all the console and dash do-dads. When I was in NH I tried to turn on the heated seats and kept turning the large dial by the shifter instead of the little dials on the dash. Drove around with a cold butt for two days until I broke down and read the manual.
•I wish there was a little more console storage space. I drive 40k miles a year and like to stash a little more stuff than they allow me.
•I love the bluetooth phone support. I use a Verizon Q and only after I upgraded the phone to the last firmware it started working well. I love driving down the road blaring the music and never missing a call now.