>drive a whole decade old car >people still think

>>17306342
By "people", you mean normies? Car guys will know what the deal is.

That being said, I will get the occasional compliment on my '09 at gas stations. People particularly seem to like my red seats...

The design has held up well for sure.

>>17306342
Yes People dont notice because the design hasnt changed a bit, its still a boring looking volkswagen with leather. Vag was always shit in designing memorable interiors and exteriors

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>drive a brand new audi
>people think it's a hyundai

>>17308352
J U S T
U
S
T

>>17308352
This. I don't understand how they managed to basically go from design icon to Korean bullshit. Literally destroying their best looking car. Hopefully they will do an overhaul instead of lifting now that the sales are shit.

>>17308277
>its still a boring looking volkswagen
trash opinion

>>17308372
trash taste

>>17308380
trash opinion about my taste

>>17308387
trash opinion about my opinion about your taste

>>17308389
Alright I'm gonna stop before it goes too far.

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hnnng

>>17308393
trash opinion about his opinion to your opinion about his opinion to your opinion about his taste

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>>17308495
>>>/r/eddit

>>17308400
Those 09-12 pre facelift ones were by far the best looking. I find it funny how Audi has managed to make the S5 look progressively worse through each revision. I didn't appreciate the facelift, and newest ones look absolutely terrible.

>>17308618
>09-12
*08-12

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>>17308400
Grüße aus Weiz, der pre-face lift A5 war der schönste!

>>17308748
oida

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Stands out vs the trucks and rustbuckets of Michigan's UP.

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feels good man

>>17308958
Lmao literally nobody thinks that pigfat POS is new, pls stop kidding yourself.

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>>17308748
>being a schluchtenscheißer
ei schiggi diggi

>>17306342
Mine's more than a decade old ('04), and people still think it's new. Even some of the people who are into cars get it wrong, I blame the "contemporary design".

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""""09"""""

>>17308921
>putting Quattro decals on your Audi

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>>17308958
hey

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>>17309129
Shoudl've done four rings

>>17309136
Meh. I still think that looks kind of tacky. There's already enough rings on the front and back.

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>>17309146
I just have a bit of a soft spot for those big manufacturer side decals, I guess.

>>17308958
>>17309132
I used to think these were nice until I actually test drove one and realized how truly awful the interior is. Plus they're super affordable now so many of the drivers are beaners or fresh-out-of-high school fuccbois.

>>17309129
wife bought them for me so eh, I don't mind them. It's the most bland car I own so I'm open to anything breaking up the all white look of it.

>>17309146
I do like the rings on the old quattros but I think they'd come off kind of tacky on anything b5 and up.

>>17309156
yea the interior is as bad as people say, I have an 03 so it doesn't even have the slight improvements the later years have. Still a pretty fun car for the price though, you feel the weight in the corners but it has plenty of power.

>>17306342
nice rebadged volkswagen

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>>17309156
the cubby in the dash was never designed with actually working in mind and the plastic in the interior probably rattled like all hell from the factory, fuck, it even still rattles are sticking a shit ton of dynamat under it too

but the interior is what sold me on my Z, the nicely bolstered and heated pleather seats are reasonably comfy, plus the wheel, pedal and shifter placement is perfect for me which is what's most important to me

>>17309203
Except for the Quattro AWD, transmission, and 4.2 V8... Just some minor differences. You're completely right though.

>>17309238
Surprised it doesn't look from that picture like your black finish is chipping. Most used examples I see have chipping/scratches on the window switch area, center stack, and gauges. I've also never been too impressed with leather quality in Nissans or Infiniti's.

That`s because Audi along with Jag and Aston haven`t bothered to update their design in eons.

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>>17309238
Yea the driving position is really nice, but compared to the 370z or 300zx interior the quality doesn't even come close. A lot of things about the car just felt like cost cutting compromises, my radio died and both exterior door handle broke within to weeks of each other. Would you recommend putting dynamat under the plastic to prevent squeaking?

>>17309277
What are you talking about? The original S5 was facelifted 4-5 years ago, and the newest one looks completely different.

>>17309276
The 2003 had gray plastic, the 2004 and later models were painted black on top which scratched easier.

>>17308921
Is it a quattro?

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1992 and still looks better and more contemporary than all those generic aggressive "modern" looking giant gaping front grill shitboxes.

>>17308921
Can it beat a BRZ?

>>17309300
b-but pedestrian safety!

>>17309300
It looks good, but it does look exactly like it's from 1992

Several normies I've met think my 10 year old 328i coupe is new.

>>17306342
tfw i cant do that because the license plates in my cuntry displays the date of the car

>>17309292
That's what it says on the tin

>>17309288
>implying a facelift is a major change

The fact is Audi hasn`t changed stylistically for over a decade.

>>17309380
Who's complaining about that?

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>>17308352

Weird hood ridges are so yesterday.

>>17309400

Yeah, now grilles the width of a 747 are the norm

Many normies do not appreciate automobiles, so they won't necessarily know new vs old.

I had a black IS300 in good condition back in 2013 and people asked whether it was new.

I think it might be a consequence of the the era. A lot of people around that time at my age were used to old as fuck 1990's to early 2000's Toyota's and Honda's or clapped out, horrific mid-2000's domestic garbage from Dodge, Ford, and Chevy. So when they see and sit in a an actual good car from the same era it's like a "holy shit" moment.

I know that's how it was for me. I was used to a dodge caravan and a dodge sedan from the 90's so when I test drove the Lexus it felt like the coolest car ever.

Now I've been in more vehicles and even sitting in a new S-Class is like "Yeah, this is nice! I kinda thought that maybe it'd be even nicer based on all the hype, though..."

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>Audi

Plebs that I would at least rate above Acura drivers

>>17309238
what the fuck is with the door panel. looks like its missing. seriously, does it even worth cheaping out on some fake wooden trim? probably costs $1 to produce

wat

>>17309309
this. mazda always made and is making great designs.

>>17308352
oh shi

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There are tons of cars that would still look fresh if the bloating of the beltline didn't happen in the early 00s.
The high beltline of modern cars instantly makes an old car look old, no matter how progressive it otherwise looks.

Really makes you think by the way.

>>17309380
You're a fucking idiot. You said the design hasn't changed, and the facelift certainly is a change. Different headlights, front & rear ends, steering wheel etc...

Not to mention the 2017 S5 looks nothing like a 2008.

So don't move the goalposts and say that it's not a big enough change.

>>17309380
A real example of a design that hasn't changed in a decade is Nissan's 370Z.

>>17309635
I think what he's implying is the "design language" or w/e that term is hasn't changed which isn't really uncommon for a car manufacturer.

>>17309307
with all the blowby in the 2.0t tfsi? might be tricky

>have a 2008 S5
>want to change because the mileage is getting up there
>patiently wait for the new one with a hyped up release
>it looks like fucking kiaundai trash
I hope Wolfgang Egger gets to choke on a dick every day for the rest of his life.

>>17309688
Well first he said "design"... Then he said "styling". So he needs to clarify exactly what his gripe is and explain why it's an Audi problem.

>>17309737
Just get a 2012 with lower miles. Last year it looked good.

>>17309765
Meh, I'll just stick with it until next 3er comes along. Maybe the interior won't be dressed up 15 year old plastic trash like the current one.

>>17309286
I would recommend removing that plastic door from the center dash bit you have ripped out in your picture, I had a specific rattle at 5000 rpm I was hunting and removing that door that never fucking worked seemed to do the trick

however dynamat is cheap and most of the interior pops out easy so I feel it was worth it, at least most the rattles I still hear sound like they're in the drivers door (been too lazy to investigate) and back of the car

>>17309517
it's a dimpled plastic so trying to use cleaners on it never gives a consistent finish too

>>17309827
>it's a dimpled plastic so trying to use cleaners on it never gives a consistent finish too
how is it even possible to make this shit interior in a fucking sports coupe? not only it is designed like shit, because nissans sure looked way cooler in 80s and 90s, but its also cheapest plastic there exists. the steering wheels is so ugly, its like provoking me to crash into a tree or something just for airbag to shoot out so i can stop seeing this ugly bitch wheel

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>>17306342
That is a B8.5 how is a decade old?

>>17306342
>drive a 2008 volvo c30 t5
>normies still ask me if its a new car

yeah it looks better than most 2008 cars you can get here, but there are new volvos on the road, how the fuck you cant notice the styling changes in between a early c30/s40 and the current s40s out there?

>German engineering

Enjoy your meh interiors and blown engines, fags.

>>17310474
>muh american interiors are the best!!

>>17310203
No it isn't. You can see the V8 badge on the side.

>>17310474
>meh interiors
Yeah. All those auto journalists praising Audi interiors year after year must be paid off.

>>17310203
He means the platform is a decade old but the new gen comes out this year so his autistic rant is merely shitposting

>>17309737
>have a 2008 S5
>mileage is getting up there

How many miles, and what's the reliability been like? What have you had fixed?

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Walter da Silva is indeed a genius.

>>17308352
those lines are a fucking mess

>>17310537
Auto journalists don't get to drive new cars if that insult the manufacturer

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>>17308400
>>17308618
the facelifted one looks way better

>>17306342
This happens in my w204 nearly 10 years old and people still shit themselves.

>>17313163
Terrible. I hate those headlights.

I live in northern europe and drive an almost mint silver chrysler neon gen 2. Nobody fucking knows what the fuck that is and some people stare at it trying to understand what it is. Also people mostly care for german cars, so they have no idea how old it is. It's ''american'' roundness and looking big while being small also helps it.

>>17306342
The interior aged like shit tho compared to the exterior

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>>17308277

>mfw poorfag can't afford a "volkswagen"

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>>17313529
Because real men dont have VAGinas.

>>17308400
The A5 is so fucking ugly. And it's not only shit aesthetically, but it's so fucking badly designed it doesn't even have an opening sunroof.

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>>17306342

Audi = same car, different badges.
Audi = suckers way to pay extra for a shitty VW.
Audi = angry corporate drones ragedriving cos cucked so hard.
Audi = midlife crisis clown-car.
Audi = dried-up soccer moms drunk-driving on Pinot.
Audi = dull people's idea of success.

>failing THIS hard at life

>>17313161

And most of the EU and some of the US motoring press is German owned.

>you do the math

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Audi's are nice as fuck.
People keep stressing about jews.
Jews fucked up the car industry and made life miserable, not fucking Audi.

Don't hate on audi because we are all paying out of our ass to rothschild & co you fucking nobheads.

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Is there anything more plain looking than an audi?

>>17308748
schöne Gegend Bernd

>$17000 service every 100k miles

>>17313625
the VW it's based on

>>17308352
is that your Hyundai?

>>17313924
>doesn't know that FSI 4.2's have a revised timing chain

>>17313625
By "plain looking", you mean understated and able to be driven past the age of 25 without looking like a massive faggot?

>>17308352
Good, pump up the popularity of my korean noodle box.
We shall ride together into battle brother.

>>17313598
Yeah? Please go ahead and tell me which car in Volkswagen's lineup is so similar to an Audi S5 that it's not worth buying.

>>17313625
>>17313926
ricefag detected

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>>17314121

>assmad audicuck detected

S5 = 2-door previous-gen Passat.

>pic related

>>17314133
>2-door Passat
>bringing up a car that doesn't even exist
>completely different engine, transmission, suspension, drivetrain, and interior anyways

>>17313284
Agreed

>>17314121
>replying to a 13 year old
why?

>>17308352
You need to go service your Hyundai, it has 4 circles on front of the grill.

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>tfw the TT is kind of what OP says

>>17316212
>walking out of work the other day
>co-worker sees me getting in my Mk 1
>says "wow you must be making bank"
>bought it for $8K
>feelsgoodman.jpg

>>17316212
It's an understated styling thing. Cars with super edgy styling don't hold up as well.

>>17316263
Same with my '07 IS350. Normie neighbors have no idea that I grabbed it for $15k.

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>>17316263
Well, most people remember the TT's main lines because of pic related - movie I, Robot.

Same phenomenon happens with late 90s-early 00's Audis, to be quite honest.

>>17316297
What I love about the TT too is that it was $35K new. $44K in 2017 dollyaroos. Depreciation is a bitch, but it's great for used car buyers.

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>>17308352
>mfw Hyundai actually looks better.

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>>17316294
Understated but it's a design that's easily recognizable. Back when the MK1 TT was produced Audi knew how to make 'soft' styling but with good taste. Pic related is a good example.

Hell, i'd grab myself a 4-door A3 if a good opportunity arose (although most of them by now are in the hands of nignogs who can't mantain a good taste car like an A3).

>>17316330
Yeah, pretty sure my IS was somewhere in the $40-45k range brand new. It's loaded to the tits.

>>17309156
Beaner here, I'd like one but fuck insurance in my area for one of those.
I'm not for living outside my beans

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>>17316342
Would it make you feel better to know that I'm taking good care of my '02 A3?

It's just a really nice, enjoyable car overall. It's hard not to like these.
The 1.8 N/A DOHC engine is nice too but I can't help but wonder if it's turbo version is more fun.

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>>17316452
It does make me feel better.
I know about that. Had the pleasure to be the passenger of one. 90s German cars are just overall enjoyable, honestly. Dad has a '95 Golf and it's just...enjoyable, too.

>>17316491
I haven't had the chance to sit in a Mk.3 Golf but over here in Europe it's the official car of poorfag boyracers and retard chavs.

Its styling still seems pretty toned and pleasing to the eye though. I think it aged rather fine too. Also German cars, in addition to thoughful engineering, in general tend to have have a ton nice little features that make everyday commuting more bearable.

>>17308352
what the fuck? This looks worse than the old s5

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>>17316589
I can tell you, the one we've got is the intermediary, German-spec GL version. It's got personality you know? Just look at pic related. It's quite the definition of Europe in design. Clean, subtle but striking at the same time - you see one and you recognize it. Hell, it's quite vaporwave-ish even if it's a 1992 release.

Down here it's the car of poor people in general, and of those who to want to race for cheap and of those who want to stance something up and put wheels and a lot of bass on their speaker systems. But in Brazil it was quite the symbol of the import openings. To be fair it's a good car.

>>17314170

>do you even into platforms?
>do you even into parts-commonality?
>being this much VAG's bitch.
*sigh*

>>17316339

Shouldn't even take the b8, but in the unlikely event you're actually serious:

It doesn't.

I don't even like Audis, but it really, Really doesn't.

>HTHs

>>17316793
It does, though. And I like and own Audi.

>>17316778
>points out shared platform and parts
>conveniently ignores the huge differences I brought up

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>>17316793
$26,000 Hyundai Genesis vs.
$56,000 2017 audi s5 sportsack

Come on. The hyundai looks just as good if not better.

>>17308277
VAG designs timeless vehicles not boring.
Fucking mongrel