More than just my car
June 2014 I purchased this beauty of a car. I was looking for something special and since I was a little boy and headed about the familiar that could run out a Porsche 911 I was impressed. So years later I decided to buy one. With my friend mechanic we searched for a good original RS4 and ended up in Staphorst with 2 car freak brothers. Since the purchase a lot has happened.
Already in jan 2012 things started going wrong when I had my Audi brought to Audi Van Beynum in Gouda (Netherlands) for a broken multibelt which ran of a few miles from home. After I got it back it used more fuel then before and the engine did’t run as smooth. I told the garage, but everything was ok they said. Long story short.
A 4 year lawsuit was the outcome and for the complaints of which they said everything was ok… The engine DID use more fuel then before as a result of severe damaged to the engine. And also there were lot’s of km’s missing or at least not driven by me. But not enough evidence for the judge so unfortunately I lost the lawsuit. I’ll never bring any car to that dealer again. That’s for sure..
After the lawsuit, the big question was what to do with the car. At the point I was that far that I could sell it and close this book, there was a fire in the stable where I parked the car during the lawsuit. Although many cars got lost in this fire, my RS4 survived it with just a few burning marks. For me that was the last push I needed to keep the car and have it overhauled. The moment I write this piece the car is just a few days (oct, 2017) from starting again after 5 years. You can imagine I’m excited.
This car represents more then just a big engine. It has put me in difficult situations with the lawsuit (trust me, this is not something you do easily, or at least not me) and make me have in doubt about several things. But now, years later it delivered me a brand new overhauled V6Biturbo engine with 380HP and made my friendship with my friend mechanic even stronger. Both of us hung in there to make this circle round again. Epic.
Big progress on the engine
It takes time to do things right. And we want it done right, so every piece of this engine is being measured and if necessary overhauled or replaced. And the result is becoming really nice. [...]
New cilinderheads for my rs4
Yes, a little while ago me and my friend Raoul drove to Germany to have a look at some used cilinderheads for my rs4. The old ones needed t be replaced (check www.rs4biturbo.com for more [...]
Damaged goods
My friend mechanic brother in law Raoul already checked with an endoscoop what damage was done to the engine. With opening the engine the damage really came to light.
Start of Project Overhaul
After a big 4 year stand still and a lawsuit against official Audi dealer Van Beynum, today we started the restoration of my beloved RS4Biturbo. We still have a long way ahead and are not [...]
About to get started!
Yes yes, the car is in the garage and we're about to get started on project overhaul 🙂
Newspaper article regarding the fire
I got this article from a friend how heated about the fire..
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