Calling all Audi enthusiasts in the Portland metro area to come out and visit the Cars in the Park and the Allure of the Automobile events on 3 September 2011 from 10:00 to 15:00. There will be several Audi cars represented as part of the “2 Seaters at the Meters”, including my 2011 S5. The Cars in the Park event …
As I alluded in my last blog post, tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of getting the keys to my 2011 S5. About as important as getting my S5, it also marks the first car that I have purchased with a manual transmission. I can tell you that, after the initial learning curve of the S5’s clutch, I do not regret …
Ever since I placed the order for my 2011 S5, I had been pondering whether or not I should get the windows tinted. I liked the idea of having the windows darkened so that it subtly alter the attitude of the S5 (make it a bit more menacing); and, I wanted to reduce the impact of the sun cooking the …
For a while now, there has been a large contingent of active Audi enthusiasts in the Puget Sound area in Washington, but it seems that Oregon isn’t quite on the map. This is pretty evident when you peruse through the various Audi forms that have sections dedicated to the Pacific Northwest (including NWQuattro and AudiZine). Now, there have been a …
One of the first significant purchases that I made for my S5 was to purchase a Ross-Tech VCDS license with a HEX-USB+CAN cable so that I could take care of a really annoying feature: the LED DRL wink when the turn signal is on. I think it’s kind of chintzy and detracts from the design of the Audis. It seems …
While driving home on Cornelius Pass, I noticed that my odometer had just ticked over to 19,999 miles. I was sitting at a stop light and got my smarty phone out and got it ready for when it reached 20,000 miles. Well, that happened while I was turning left on to Baseline… so I couldn’t immediately take a picture of …
