Can you Buy a Decent V8 Audi S5 for £6,000?

[@sanch3z]

We need more videos like this of you searching through auto trader and the whole process of buying the car

[@Mybwain]

Yes

[@davidcrellin2499]

Nice! The CarPlay just needs the MMI switching to Auxiliary. That's how these aftermarket send audio to the car.

[@thegingerone6381]

Matt, on the CarPlay module, make sure aux is activated in media then click back over to the CarPlay screen. I’ve got the same module in my partners A4, it uses the aux input as the audio feed so you need to select it on the headunit before you click over to the CarPlay module

[@chrismcerlain1664]

totally with you on keeping it factory spec. no need to mess with such a performance car as those.

[@JustinD93]

Matt is back! Who doesn't love a glorious V8 ❤👌

[@richryan8904]

Oh , you were so enthused at this! It’s like you had a whole day off work and you and your bro’ had an unsupervised lark about. Really delightful to watch, and yes indeed, that looks a great car. I’m geekily keen to see how the seats come up and what a detail does to it. I was surprised you thought a wheel refurb’, but of course you know your stuff. Top content today! Thanks for sharing.

[@johnwebster6360]

Matt shows how good old cars are. Who needs EVs?

[@SS-uq6wv]

My first V8 was the 4.2 S5. Started a corporate job and thought I had the funds. I borrowed £7.5k from my parents to buy it, and although I had a lot of fun, I sold it for £7000. The stress relief from no longer having to wonder if my car was nicked the next morning. Always remember - live within your means! Yes, this engine requires a carbon clean at 100k? I think.

[@zaink7037]

Don't think these are common to get stolen. If I was you I'd at least fit a ghost immobiliser. These aren't keyless entry I believe so harder to steal and what makes thieves walk away. Near me a neirbour had his Mercedes GLE coupe stolen. Was keyless entry which was why. My next door neirbour has the same car but non coupe and non keyless entry and not stolen yet. My dad did spot someone by his house one morning and it was only after thinking about it we thought it may have been a suspected thief looking at it

[@brentfairlie9159]

The S5 is my favorite Audi of the 2000s.

[@sandersson2813]

I'm really with you on the hideousness of cars that have been "chavified".

[@PL-fj4uq]

What a great car for the money - there's something special about opening KZbin and finding a High Peak Autos video's been posted = instant watch! Having sold my second car a while back, I find these videos and your approach way more interesting and appealing than the usual 'look at this extremely expensive car that most people will never consider buying'. Makes me want a weekend car again.

[@petersmith7126]

That's one stunning car for the price Matt and a gorgeous colour

[@andrewl3655]

Great video Matt. This new format is great.

[@domfudueomenodom90]

Hope you’ve been on holiday and not on the sun beds 😂

[@M.Godfrey]

Here we go boys and girls!

[@kgsonly]

about to have dinner and BOSH new video

[@Superzesh101]

I got a 2011 S5 for £3.5k. It had 70k, convertible, auto and FSH. Really nice car.

[@MrDominicharrison]

For a while now I’ve wanted one of these more than my next breath. This generation is way better looking than the new ones, way more. It’s aged very well as u say 👍🏻

[@jonor95]

Great review as always 👍

[@TrulyUniqueOne]

Road tax is the killer though

[@MK-ly3gk]

UK has very low road taxes in general tho, here in finland my '18 Jag XF diesel is about 600€/year.

[@SouthEastCashew]

​@MK-ly3gk this car is on the list to hit the new 2.7k tax increase in April 25.

[@TrulyUniqueOne]

@MK-ly3gk that audi is more than that in the UK

[@fastasfox]

Honestly, a killer? For the sake of £600 a year, you would drive a lesser car just because of the tax... you only live once, pal.

[@SouthEastCashew]

@fastasfox Be 735£ as it emits over 255 grams of co2 and unfortunately it'll just keep going up & up. The government are a joke.

[@luntoinside]

Love the two part format Matt!

[@monikacorgi]

That is a very lovely car 🥰 You looked very excited when you drove it so I think you're temped to add it to your personal collection 👀

[@SA-zoom1]

Fantastic cars, shame the VED is more than the insurance 😮

[@paulgreen758]

yes agreed, its ridiculous how much it costs

[@Shane-zx4ps]

What is VED? I’m not from the U.K.

[@biafo4541]

I'm also not from UK, but it sounds as if they are being taxed for driving a V8 😂. Jokes aside, I would also like to know

[@NigelAndTommyAreGrifters]

@Shane-zx4ps Road Tax, essentially. It’s based on the CO2 emissions of said vehicle. Paid either monthly or annually to the DVLA by the keeper of the car. Electric vehicles are exempt from this (for now).

[@biafo4541]

@@NigelAndTommyAreGrifters wow, sounds dodgy

[@caryard3774]

We need an update of your personal car collection.

[@stevie007]

Matt please don't change the reg plates because they look perfectly fine good and dandey !!!!!

[@parvinkukar1259]

Great result on FB, not often the case. Seems like a genuine car from a genuine seller.

[@slonkijippie]

Love me some Audi's. Personally a HUGE fan of 5-cylinder engines and smaller cars. If I had more space, I would buy a MK2 TTRS. But I understand after watching some videos of yours, a long and sleek S5 is more of your style.

[@TrigonAZR]

B8.5 (facelifted model) of this is till this day my favorite looking audi. Newer ones have just too much going on

[@midnightrider287]

First comment what a car! The RS4 Convertible is a bargain at the minute if you can find a good one.

[@guy4469]

1999 Audi A8 Ronin brilliant car as good as my E38.

[@JeffPower-dv3zl]

What a lovely Car thanks Matt 🎉😊

[@iiia4359]

Woah! I've never been this early

[@adelia-m6x]

This deserves so many more subs!

[@jacobwarburton4915]

Am I right in saying the 4.2 from these S5's have a bad carbon build up problem? Please correct me if I am wrong.

[@user-ug8wx5er1w]

Brexity number plates?!? That’s our national flag 🇬🇧

[@kylemooney3415]

For the music to play via carplay you need to put the source to aux. It’ll then play sound.

[@fatbelly27]

Nice car. Well looked after. Good choice of tyre on it. With that mileage, propery tidied, I think it's worth more than 6k

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Lovely car Matt nice buy 🚘🚙🚗👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@foxyjp100]

The multi media 2 piece knob are about £6 on Ebay if you don't want an original one. You get the black cover and the little knob.

[@tomamesbury5996]

Matt, with the CarPlay you need to select the aux output on the standard audio mmi, you also need the standard audio output to aux

[@lewistillett206]

Loved this as always

[@1981zayn]

If you like the S5 V8, take a look at the Lexus RC F 👌🤗

[@jovialgent9963]

I'd rather the 2.7 diesel Matt! Some go faster stripes, S badges everywhere , even on the windscreen & chromed up to the max! 😐

[@chrisevans403]

These video`s just keep improving, good content, good length and insightful.

[@jb39channel]

Matt shopping for a car - love it! Who doesn't love an excuse to browse autotrader...

[@ph8077]

Had one of these when I was in my early 20's. 34 now own a 2023 RS5 Vorsprung coupe with the RS Sports exhaust as standard...not a patch on the old V8 though. Great car...only my pre-exhaust regs F-Type R sounds better.

[@danr1920]

I heard used car prices in the UK are going to skyrocket with EV quotas car causing new diesel and petrol to be in short supply. Any comments on this?

[@Thorpeman]

There’s no shortage of petrol

[@Andrew-q2c6d]

They will go up but hardly skyrocket.

[@danielgould9107]

Really? Whats wrong with Union flag number plates?

[@adriaanserrao2016]

To get the audio on the carplay working you just have to select the auxiliary input in the original system

[@andrewcairns7719]

Great video Matt👍🏻

[@DaDa-David]

NO words...Oh hang on..that start up...PWOARRR!

[@pk-dn5sj]

Lol nice city car Matt? Ive just bought 2 months ago 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.0T with ZF8 speed. So pretty light salon with the most economical automatic out there. And driving through Cambridge in auto/normal mode I'm extremely happy to see 20mpg... 17-19mpg in heavy traffic...so i can imagine this heavy V8 quattro will do like 10mpg 😂😂😂 But...i absolutely love this S5...stunning design...even the designer did say its the masterpiece... But my Giulia is just desperately pretty ❤

[@kyleboulton3687]

Didn’t realise these are £735 annual road tax. Great car though and a great video Matt

[@nigelbryant5932]

Fantastic buy Matt. Love to see part 2👍

[@Roadkill7878]

That is a very nice example. You did well there

[@stephenlane9168]

S5 is a great car Matt. 👌 RFT for 4.2 V8 from April 2025 will be a killer to it in UK. Very expensive. Good looking car though. Love it Lovely sublime sounding burble from exhausts. 👌this has been a great Monday evening video

[@YourTechGerman]

Already wanted to go for this car last summer, ended up with a more "reasonable" c43 amg but I got the itch again.... so it'll likely be time for a change soon again and the S5 is on top of the list

[@murphyebass7837]

Had to be a massively overspent episode. I’ll get the popcorn 😂

[@CueBald]

Really enjoyed this format of video. More of this in the future would be great. Keep the good videos coming 👍

[@manoz6194]

The car's aged so damn well

[@paulmcgee1867]

Very nice car. Great idea

[@jonathanpatrick1473]

Really nice car Matt 👍 Looking forward to part 2!

[@Andyschannel-ph9sw]

Nice car Mat

[@MrRedfreds]

Great car. Looking forward to the update.

[@edward_leoni]

The Mat Armstrong references were appreciated

[@PaulCostello-zm6go]

i like your diffwerent videos,, dont take this the wrong way , but im bored of the garage cars , i bought a ........, i only click on some now , just an observation as probably because i kida knowhow video will go, love your raod trips/ challeneges, trips to spain , even the hiire car ones, appreciate others love them , just passing comment that when you know the whiole format, tyres, walkround, what radio station, is it dirty , drive, mechanic, vaklet, plates , costs .. it gets precictable 😁😁😁 , yes i know im probably a mionority , but thought it worth amention as long time viewer

[@HighPeakAutos]

Fair enough

[@ScotiePlays]

go to the car settings and switch audio to Auxilary, simple fix for the car play- had this issue on my own

[@vailydragon]

S5 - Great idea. Your office chair though!! Can you remember the person who sold it to you? I'll offer them job. Must be one talented individual.

[@CraigK80]

“Stay now” 🎶 🎄 😇

[@JeffPower-dv3zl]

❤😂🎉😊

[@ruk2023--]

You've lived in the US (or at least spent a lot of time there) as have I so you know that once you get used to everything having a V8 it's hard to lust after cars with less. Admittedly that has changed over the last decade in the US. 4 bangers everywhere now. RIP crown vic taxi.

[@timvinall4802]

Lovely car Matt well worth the money

[@roverM30ds]

Audi fuel filler cap theft is very popular in my area of the country. That and BMW bonnet logo emblems going missing too.

[@KipKippax]

I really like it too Matt !

[@daraghmorrissey]

this is a gorgeous car and now you've got me tempted to go shopping! I love this interior colour - most cars are a sea of black inside. I'm sure the car play can be fixed too. weird that you would spend all that money not to have the music apps working.

[@Margot_est_douce.]

This soundtrack is fire, good pick!

[@Alexander_l322]

Bot 😂

[@Phuc_Yhou]

Sad little boys liking it 😂😂😂

[@BGS_123]

Time for that coveted discount from Autotrader. Nevermind the itch for an S5 or whatever that is😂

[@davidclabon1138]

Audio on that aftermarket will be an AUX cable probably unplugged. it's the same system I have in my 5 series GT, check the aux is connected.

[@chrispenn715]

Nice car! Love the colour combination

[@jonathanfrankel6787]

No BO55 number plate 😂

[@StevenBlakemore-d6f]

Really looking forward to part two. Lovely looking car and great colour. Good luck with the budget. 😂

[@theolddog5129]

I've always thought that I would buy a V8 with my retirement lumpsum - an XFR-S 5.0L Supercharged V8 in my case. The Winter Fuel Allowance would have helped with the running costs. But now, Starmer has really uposet my plans. This shouldn't happen to us aspiring oldish people,. It's so unfair.

[@scottgregory885]

I could not find the orthopedic term for “buckety seats”. New one for the dictionary!

[@vavan100]

Best looking cat on a budget

[@timredford6608]

Great car 🚗 looking forward to the next video 📹 Tim 😊

[@mikehudson537]

Always wanted one, may have the opportunity to buy one soon but scared of running costs 🤣

[@AntJoseph_]

Those are still my favourite car

[@johnpeace23]

Proper motor! Mint for 6 grand!

[@madanto2394]

To go with that s4 you should get the latest tdi 341 version to sit alongside it

[@stevie007]

Hi Matt 👌👌

[@MrSeebsy]

How are you not on national TV. If Richard Madeley & Rick Astley had a love child it would be you. 😂. Seriously you have a great sales style, here in the US you would write your own checks…..cheers.

[@bobbyboy6397]

Can’t wait for pt2 😅😊

[@OwainPreece-ie6bb]

Sounds lovely 😎

[@dizali4857]

Lovely car. If it brings this much joy … keep it for a while 🥰

[@FERRARIlegend1]

Matt I think k you’ve fallen In love with this car I have never seen you react like this to a car you’ve bought clearly I’ve missed a trick because I never owned one of these. So cheers this is on my list now as cars to buy before you die 🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Nice car good video 👍👍👍

[@Lee-z3s2t]

These cars are something else. I blew mine up I wish I hadn't my wife made me buy a range rover 😢

[@AB-cg9np]

Lol, I just had a brand new car delivered last week and now Matt’s got me excited about also buying one. 😂😂

[@sig6394]

Defo love this type of video of you going through the whole process if searching for a car right through to getting it and what you going to do with it yeh let's have more of this type of videos love them there perfect 👌👍

[@danielgould9107]

Really? Whats wrong with the Union flag on the number plates?

[@matthewcoupeofficial]

3d plates show that the previous owner has no idea about cars, drives it quite hard from cold and goes to the closest garage for oil changes cause cba to find a decent one.

[@jaxon9326]

Not really 🤣

[@Andrew-q2c6d]

Lots of inaccurate assumptions there. Maybe they just like 3D letters