Hello fellow Audi owners and enthusiasts. I own a 2005 S4 (b6). I bought the car about 11 months ago and love it to this day. I bought the car expecting it to be a mechanical nightmare. On the contrary, the car has been very good to me mechanically. Although what I never expected was for the exterior to be the issue!!!!

Little time into my ownership, the car started acquiring many small and big stone chips on the hood and along the front bumper. At the time I wasn't too worried. UNTIL, it then started happening to the fenders, rear wheel wells, the doors, the roof, and the A pillars. I just don't understand. It went from being a near perfect car when I bought it, to now being basically ruined. I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. I have a lot of experience with German cars, and this is the first I’ve ever seen something like this. The car literally gets nicked and chipped everywhere I go and it keeps getting worse. Every time I look at the car there is always something new that makes me want to pull my hair out!! Does anybody else suffer from this, or am I just cursed?

 

Funny you should bring this up. i picked my car up in Cleveland and drove it back to Oregon. It was very clean when i picked it up. By the time i got home I noticed a lot of imperfections. I am still trying to figure out if they are new or if i am just noticing the smaller details of the car now that the wow factor is wearing off four months into ownership

 

Gentlemen, our beloved V8 powered beasts are not as young as we think they are. I think Cargoman hit the nail on the head. After the honeymoon phase is over, you notice more things that bother you. People will look at your car with amazement, and you can't help but see the things that bother you. However, just remember that everyone else that looks at your car sees the same thing you saw when you bought it. Just pure badassedness!

 

However, just remember that everyone else that looks at your car sees the same thing you saw when you bought it. Just pure badassedness!
Love this by the way! Every now and then I catch a glimpse of this newness