DATS - Down At the Tire Shop: a tale of two Audis

[zipfuel]

My front right winter tire was completely flat when I put it back on and has continued to slow leak since. So despite my best efforts I had to go to the tire shop anyway.

First in the bay next to me was this heavily accessorized RS7: dive planes on the front, red skirts, black hood, offset license plate, big-ass rimz, loud exhaust and so.many.stickers. on the sides, on the tires even on the door handles if you look closely.

It's extrovert personality matched the owner who was wearing yellow camo pants.
He spun the wheels in the lot as he peeled out too.

I was just thinking "y'know when you've got a twin turbo V8 pushing 550HP you can get away with going a bit mad with the widgets" when the next car pulled in....

Bone stock RS6 in silver: same drivetrain, same power, total sleeper, made the first one look a bit comical if I'm honest.

Shout out to Kipling Tire who've always been great regardless if you're driving a Maserati or a Mitsubishi Mirage.

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@zipfuel Extreme extrovert vs extreme introvert right there.

[CB]

@zipfuel me at 12 dreaming of a car vs me as an adult owning a car.

[zipfuel]

@whoistheleader tru dat, first guy jumped out of the car walked about, talked loudly with the mechanics etc. Second guy just sat quietly behind the tint

[VincentMalamute]

@zipfuel ha! I thought they were the same photo and you photoshopped the decals off to show what it would look like clean

A7 and A6 bodies look surprisingly similar.

[VincentMalamute]

@WhoIsTheLeader So where am I on your extrovert-introvert scale?

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@vincentmalamute Pretty extroverted car wise. It's got bright blue inside and out and is a heavily modified German super saloon. You can't get too much more extroverted than that without resorting to decals and cheap gags.

[zipfuel]

@vincentmalamute I'd say it hits a happy medium, tasteful, doesn't draw too much attention but also says you enjoy conversations with tow truck drivers at the side of the road.

[VincentMalamute]

@WhoIsTheLeader @zipfuel My own assessment would be introverted. Not extreme like the RS6 guy but I'd be sitting quietly behind the glass. But then those mods are from 20 years ago and personalities change so maybe you're right and I was more extroverted at that time?

I do indeed talk to tow truck drivers! But that was the 94 Caravan twice. The Audi hasn't been driven enough to break down.

[Milky]

@zipfuel What if that is actually just a terribly modified base A7? Because I don’t think the RS had fender badging and that car might say V6T anyways.

[VincentMalamute]

@WhoIsTheLeader Thinking about it some more, you may actually know me better than I do! You may be right, I bet I was more extroverted 20 years ago.

The carbon fiber hood is getting close to the stick on hood scoop territory of that green BAT Supra. It has an aftermarket rear valance that doesn't line up and hangs too low since I never got around to adding the matching RS4 rocker panels and front air dam.

[zipfuel]

@milky the RS6 had the same V8T badging on the fenders but in silver so thats probably the only original sticker on the whole thing. Interestingly though the 8 did look a slightly different red colour...
What made me think it was real is they both had RS logos on the (enormous) front brake calipers but that wouldn't be too hard to fake either.

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@vincentmalamute You don't have to be extremely extroverted but very introverted people probably don't drive cars like that. Of course judging a person by their car selection isn't a particularly exact science or even a very useful one. Better to just go up and talk to the person. The mods definitely skew the formula though as sometimes people just like what they like and that happens to be bright colors.

I kind of take you to be the kind of person who is self confident enough to sustain a conversation but not one to shove your opinions on someone else. So you might say, "nice car" and be willing to talk about your own but you won't chat someone's ears off. And yes, personalities change.

The rear valence isn't that bad. It's not particularly flashy being all body colored but it adds to the look of the car. Probably would look better a quarter inch shorter or with some subtle side skirts but it's not that much.

[VincentMalamute]

@zipfuel The 8's and 6's look almost identical in the font that Audi uses.

@WhoIsTheLeader Thank you. You listen and you're perceptive. The mismatch between the S4 rockers and RS4 valance looks worse in real life.

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@vincentmalamute How would you rate me between extroverted based on my vehicle choice? Scale of 1-10.

I doubt many people notice. All the more reason to go fast I guess.

[VincentMalamute]

3 / 10 ?

[pip bip]

@zipfuel yellow camo pants says it all.