Bought a 2012 last year with 45k miles. Absolute joy to drive. I installed an oil catch can and swapped the rear mufflers for Vibrant resonators. Love this car.
Do you have any video inside and outside of your exhaust setup? I was thinking this exact same solution. I love the backbox delete sound but seems just a bit too loud for daily. Thx
@@stephaner3508 I tried to make a video before and the sound didn't do it justice. I will see what I can come up with. I felt the back box delete was too loud. These vibrants, in place of the back box, have no rasp at all and the tone is on point through all rpm's. There is no drone while cruising. You really hear them on cold start and when accelerating.
@@ljubomircukrov6818 it's pretty amazing the amount of oil vapor that it catches. It keeps it from recirculating into the intake manifold and then ultimately depositing on the back of the intake valves. So I would say absolutely worth it.
Owned a V8 auto since early 2016. Other than a dead spark plug popping the car into limp mode (quickly diagnosed with VCD and fixed at home) the car has been very reliable. Annual road tax here in the UK is insane for this car and fuel oonsumption is not fantastic if driven around town centres, but surprisingly reasonable on faster roads and motorways. Regular oil and filter changes should keep the engine running smoothly as the basic design is pretty robust. I believe the S5 V8 benefited from revised timing chain guides that proved such a problem on the previous generation RS4 V8s, so horror stories of loose timing chains are not specific to this model engine. It can happen, but these are often abused or poorly maintained examples.
@@Xayanix I've owned one for a year did 60 miles every day and it averaged 22 mpg. Unless you drive it like a complete bellend especially with the auto you should see even better consumption. As for it being slow, it's a naturally aspirated v8 with 350bhp which can still do 0-60 run in mid 5 seconds. What exactly did you expect? That it's going to be a super car killer?
Looking at an 09' auto here in the U.S, at 134,000 miles and have had a numerous amount of services done in the past 25k miles. Going for 10k dollars. I am tempted!
Go for it. Just got my 2010 in Canada with 220k kms, also lots of maintenance done. I do work myself. Not really crazy to work on. Time to enjoy this sweet looking coupe.
I just got 11 s5 with all carbon fiber red interior non-res down pipes delete straight wth tips … i never knew a car can run and sound so good Fun shit
@@99Chosen I was in fact driving it when you wrote this lol. So I put so far 8k miles on it. Lots of preventive maintenance including 8 new injectors (mine sits at 144k miles). Stuff it really needed, oil cooler orings, front suspension bushings, lower and upper control arms, new set of tires. Really common stuff. I did muffler delete and where the fronts resonators were installed a resonated Xpipe form Magnaflow. sounds amazing, no drone and matching the car style IMO. If you are not a wrench kind of guy just have some spare cash for common issues.
I own a 2009 A5 S-Line. In that year, they put the 3.2 V6 in them, not a 2.0 turbo four. Mine has the manual transmission, and the S-Line package gives it a suspension upgrade over the base model. It's a great car! Not as fast as the S5, naturally, but it's really not slow. Also, the gas mileage is a bit better, and my round-trip work commute is 150 miles, so I appreciate that! I mention all this so if anybody out there likes this car, but feels like the price, or the gas mileage, is unappealing, there is an alternative! I wouldn't recommend the early 2.0 A5 models. Those engines have some issues. Either go newer, so those problems are worked out, or stick with the older 3.2, which is a very reliable engine.
Yhh me to. Just bought mine 3 weeks ago and 2nd day of ownership the engine light came on… It’s been at the shop for over 11 days now. I’ve driven the car 5-6 times after purchasing it. Bought it for 16,500$ around there. Probably going to have to put around 3000-4000$ in it now… Let’s hope it’s a fun car I’ve bought…
Be careful buying one with any more than 80k miles. I bought one at 50k miles and put roughly 35k on it before it started having nasty issues. Mainly timing chain/valve related issues. Not sure how the valve issues started but probably needed a carbon clean.
The chain should be done before 100k miles period. The chain stretches over time. "Life of the vehicle" is 100k miles. Other things such as carbon or being hard on the car can accelerate issues.
@@reallifeoffabian ill have to make the responsible decision and pass. however, the car only has 85k miles and a full service history. theyre asking $20k which isnt bad considering inflation right now. but the car has never had bushings replaced since new. so i know thats a costly repair i would have to do if i buy it.
on the other hand, this car with the v8 and 6speed doesnt come up for sale often in my area. its mostly v6 and v8 autos so im feeling like if i dont buy it, i probably wont have the chance for another blue moon. oh well...
Well, it's a very luxurious and fast car. It's bad on fuel, but other than that I say it's worth it! I don't own the car though, so I can't give much advice.
I'd say, hell nah. These are maintenance heavy and complicated to work on. Just look up audi 4.2 engine problems. All VW group cars have a large number of issues, check out this overview on the A5. And this youtube has a video on the 4.2, lots of expensive problems. ua-cam.com/video/RZU6O88zPqs/v-deo.html
From my point of view, either or you have lots of money to throw when needed or you do your own maintenance and hours of research yourself. That’s what lots of people do including myself. Is a fantastic car really.
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Bought a 2012 last year with 45k miles. Absolute joy to drive. I installed an oil catch can and swapped the rear mufflers for Vibrant resonators. Love this car.
Do you have any video inside and outside of your exhaust setup? I was thinking this exact same solution. I love the backbox delete sound but seems just a bit too loud for daily. Thx
@@stephaner3508 I tried to make a video before and the sound didn't do it justice. I will see what I can come up with. I felt the back box delete was too loud. These vibrants, in place of the back box, have no rasp at all and the tone is on point through all rpm's. There is no drone while cruising. You really hear them on cold start and when accelerating.
Benefits of puting the oil catch can? Is it worth it? Thanks in advance
@@ljubomircukrov6818 it's pretty amazing the amount of oil vapor that it catches. It keeps it from recirculating into the intake manifold and then ultimately depositing on the back of the intake valves. So I would say absolutely worth it.
Owned a V8 auto since early 2016. Other than a dead spark plug popping the car into limp mode (quickly diagnosed with VCD and fixed at home) the car has been very reliable. Annual road tax here in the UK is insane for this car and fuel oonsumption is not fantastic if driven around town centres, but surprisingly reasonable on faster roads and motorways. Regular oil and filter changes should keep the engine running smoothly as the basic design is pretty robust. I believe the S5 V8 benefited from revised timing chain guides that proved such a problem on the previous generation RS4 V8s, so horror stories of loose timing chains are not specific to this model engine. It can happen, but these are often abused or poorly maintained examples.
Timing chain problems were on the S4 not the RS4. RS4 had the metal guides too.
I've got a 2011 with manual. It's fantastic. Fuel economy is terrible but what a blast to drive around.
@@keineinteresse5813 2.0 hahah
Owned this in automatic, for four months. Sold it because it cost too much fuel to run! Gorgeous car. Gorgeous V8. V6s have nothing on this.
What was your average gas mileage?
@@michaelhofler9129 16mpg city. Can't remember the motorway.
It has poor mpg and performance
@@Xayanix I've owned one for a year did 60 miles every day and it averaged 22 mpg. Unless you drive it like a complete bellend especially with the auto you should see even better consumption. As for it being slow, it's a naturally aspirated v8 with 350bhp which can still do 0-60 run in mid 5 seconds. What exactly did you expect? That it's going to be a super car killer?
@@RandomGuy-ej9gr what kind of mpg can you expect if you don’t floor it everywhere?
Bought a 2011 with 55k miles. Love it.
Looking at an 09' auto here in the U.S, at 134,000 miles and have had a numerous amount of services done in the past 25k miles. Going for 10k dollars. I am tempted!
Go for it. Just got my 2010 in Canada with 220k kms, also lots of maintenance done. I do work myself. Not really crazy to work on. Time to enjoy this sweet looking coupe.
I just got 11 s5 with all carbon fiber red interior non-res down pipes delete straight wth tips … i never knew a car can run and sound so good Fun shit
@@lisandro12349You got a year later review?
I’m getting a 2010 S5 V8 and haven’t stopped watching vids out of excitement lol
@@99Chosen I was in fact driving it when you wrote this lol. So I put so far 8k miles on it. Lots of preventive maintenance including 8 new injectors (mine sits at 144k miles). Stuff it really needed, oil cooler orings, front suspension bushings, lower and upper control arms, new set of tires. Really common stuff. I did muffler delete and where the fronts resonators were installed a resonated Xpipe form Magnaflow. sounds amazing, no drone and matching the car style IMO. If you are not a wrench kind of guy just have some spare cash for common issues.
I own a 2009 A5 S-Line. In that year, they put the 3.2 V6 in them, not a 2.0 turbo four. Mine has the manual transmission, and the S-Line package gives it a suspension upgrade over the base model. It's a great car! Not as fast as the S5, naturally, but it's really not slow. Also, the gas mileage is a bit better, and my round-trip work commute is 150 miles, so I appreciate that!
I mention all this so if anybody out there likes this car, but feels like the price, or the gas mileage, is unappealing, there is an alternative! I wouldn't recommend the early 2.0 A5 models. Those engines have some issues. Either go newer, so those problems are worked out, or stick with the older 3.2, which is a very reliable engine.
nice ride bro. cant beat my nissan micra 1.3 from 2000 though.
@@deathrager2404 I'm sure your turning radius is a hell of a lot tighter than mine!
lol@@eljefeamericano4308
MANUAL SEMPRE 😍
It’s an Excellent car just been having problems with mine when it works its great
Yhh me to. Just bought mine 3 weeks ago and 2nd day of ownership the engine light came on… It’s been at the shop for over 11 days now. I’ve driven the car 5-6 times after purchasing it. Bought it for 16,500$ around there. Probably going to have to put around 3000-4000$ in it now… Let’s hope it’s a fun car I’ve bought…
I have the same car in manual. Let me get your transmission 😂 I’ve been rebuilding mine myself
Be careful buying one with any more than 80k miles. I bought one at 50k miles and put roughly 35k on it before it started having nasty issues. Mainly timing chain/valve related issues. Not sure how the valve issues started but probably needed a carbon clean.
The chain should be done before 100k miles period. The chain stretches over time. "Life of the vehicle" is 100k miles. Other things such as carbon or being hard on the car can accelerate issues.
Between the S5 4.2 V8 and LCI 335i N55 Engine, which one would you pick?
Personally I would go for the Audi, but its a tough choice, some people I'm sure would go BMW :)
V8 ❤❤❤
im looking at an 09 right now. i like it but ive never owned anything but toyota. not sure if i should get it as a fun car since idk its reliability.
From what I hear its not the most reliable car, but not the worst either. It is very fast and fun though, still a great car imo :)
@@reallifeoffabian ill have to make the responsible decision and pass. however, the car only has 85k miles and a full service history. theyre asking $20k which isnt bad considering inflation right now. but the car has never had bushings replaced since new. so i know thats a costly repair i would have to do if i buy it.
on the other hand, this car with the v8 and 6speed doesnt come up for sale often in my area. its mostly v6 and v8 autos so im feeling like if i dont buy it, i probably wont have the chance for another blue moon. oh well...
Lovely choice with a manual. Was going to buy one myself but couldn’t find any good condition ones at the time. M135i instead 😂
Yes, I had the same issue. Not many good examples out there. M135i is also nice though!
i have this car manual and all i can say is take the manual i have around 10l/100km but im always just cruisung around
Have a few options near me for them. 2009/2010. Both clean and low miles. Mean SOB with some deep dish
do you spend too much in gas? I want this car 😅
This car is worth buying?
Because I was importing it to my country
Can you give me any advice
regarding this car?
Well, it's a very luxurious and fast car. It's bad on fuel, but other than that I say it's worth it!
I don't own the car though, so I can't give much advice.
the car will need a walnut blast which cleans the carbon buildup in the engine. That's an £800 job in the UK.
Google the common problems.
I'd say, hell nah. These are maintenance heavy and complicated to work on. Just look up audi 4.2 engine problems. All VW group cars have a large number of issues, check out this overview on the A5. And this youtube has a video on the 4.2, lots of expensive problems.
ua-cam.com/video/RZU6O88zPqs/v-deo.html
From my point of view, either or you have lots of money to throw when needed or you do your own maintenance and hours of research yourself. That’s what lots of people do including myself. Is a fantastic car really.
What year is this example that you’re driving??
This one was from 2009 :)
Whos driving the car ???? Holy cow you should drive a prius bro
I prefer to keep it legal as much as possible. Fines are no joke in this place.