Should You Buy a Cheap Audi R8? | Workshop Update No.49

[@b19fur]

Insurers only don’t pay the vat if the policy holder is vat registered. Private policy holders only pay their excess

[@GazMoby]

I was wondering when he said about the vat as I have never heard of a private individual having to pay the vat on an insurance claim.

[@samrodian919]

I'm glad I watch two of your favourite KZbin channels Ricky, CEE in Australia and Jim's automotive in Denver Colorado. ( Jamsie on line). At CEE,Kurtis is a great all round machinist, fabricator, welder and genius at everything he does, his lady, Karen is one great videographer and editor and shows Kurtis's skills to the best of her ability and her ability is great. Jim has had his own engine shop for the best part of 34-40 years and is now working with his son, teaching him everything. Because he is meticulous at getting an engine clean, and I mean clean before he starts measuring up the parts prior to working on anything his son calls him the 'Cleaning guy'😂😂 but the cleaning guy does the crank grinding, and he really knows his onions ! And of course I'm subscribed to RE Performance because you lot are at the top of your game too Ricky!😢

[@SH-ONE]

Ricky. Why is it we never see videos with diagnosing and repairing problems? We only see what is coming and why, as well as engine builds. Would be really nice to see an Audi R8 with an issue being fixed from start to finish. This would be interesting, as the rest of the video seems just a very brief overview...

[@GT380man]

On diagnosis, I’m wondering whether only some of it is immediate. For example, Ricky will know the top X reasons for symptom Y. He knows what is wrong and just needs to confirm it formally. Some issues, it might be Z, A, B or other. In my tiny niche of 70s Japanese two stroke bikes, sometimes diagnosis is improved by sleeping on it. Wouldn’t make good content 🙃

[@steffydog]

Happy 40th Ricky fella, hope you have a super week, keep well. Thanks guys, and Kate 👍🙏

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thank you. ☺️

[@Gorbyrev]

Appreciate the love for Kurtis, Karen and Homeless at Cutting Edge Engineering. That "how you going guys" starts my Friday. Who'd have thought a Franna crane would be so interesting.

[@davideckford2415]

I’ve loved watching the Franna crane rebuild Kurtis isn’t afraid to anything

[@fast_eddie3441]

Well done for bringing the 'hidden' costs out of the woodwork. Seeing a crash damaged R8 on copart as a project could end up mega expensive. Thanks for the heads up.

[@Joslin21MJ]

Think I need to consider buying a 30 grand R8....

[@ScottB-NE]

Absolutely 100% spot on about price you charge yourself out at reflecting time away from family! Spot on attitude. Well done . 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@pjvenda]

Yay, cheers for addressing my question! -- most definitely not arrogant, it's your business and your career.

[@maddogmadox100]

Cutting edge engineering is the best . good to see how he does all the work on his own .

[@michaellukar2201]

Cheers Ricky for another great Tec advice. 👏🙌👍

[@REPerformanceUK]

No problem 👍 thanks for watching

[@julianpritchard2558]

I’m slowly getting the feeling that I shouldn’t buy a £30,000 R8 !!😅😅😅

[@CrispysProjects]

Nige 'pinderwagen' has the right idea but he'll put the time & effort in getting his R8 developed into anything Audi Motorsport would be happy with ! I'll say this with knowing the work that's gone into golf from the very early days I keep window shopping for cheap R8s, Mrs would kill me😮😅

[@rajsanghera9340]

Ricky you might of got charged VAT by your insurance company because it’s a business policy I could be wrong mate but Iv not had to pay VAT in the past.

[@jaytc2003]

Yes same. Someone crashed into my wife the other year on an audi a1, slight wing damage but nearly 3k repair bill. No bill for her

[@sprinterdriver4757]

My vehicles are for the company which is vat registered so yes I have to pay vat. Even when someone else admitted liability. But if I had not been registered for vat there insurance would have coughed up full invoice price

[@grahamhart8443]

Awesome closing gig with Josh, Ricky, Happy 40th Birthday 🎉

[@peterlogan706]

Always a good Friday night watching Curtis Karen & homie 👍🏻

[@williamholmes9129]

Great insight as usual, got the wife to sit down and watch it to as she longed for an v8 R8 as an upgrade to her Mk2 TT quatro, however I feel its back fired on me now, as rather than wanting a £30k v8, after what you said she wants a £60k v10!!!!!😂

[@sambolton1970]

Happy Birthday Ricky! Hope you had a good night. Keep up the good work and more on the season buildup to the bike race season & celeb guests 👍

[@tonyking9235]

STICK THE HEATING ON YOU TIGHT GIT 😂😂😂

[@GT380man]

I was amazed that the best engine you picked was exactly the one I thought of.

[@deadprivacy]

I really like the audio of the crisp packet you are holding next to the mic.

[@ryanp6138]

Happy Belated mate

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thanks mate!! 🙌🏼

[@FIN4LBO55]

I managed to get a 30k r8 with 80k miles but it had new magride all round, new brakes all round, new ps4s, clutch done, ac replaced oil cooler and lines done, walnut blasting and mrc stage 2 all within the previous 6000 miles which was a bit of a bargain!

[@wasimakujee5627]

I paid exactly the same got 400 back for r8 plate so 29600 at 80k and 1000 miles just before I got it the owner had over 10k of work new clutch fly wheel , air oil separator , coolant pipes and oil cooler , service new oil for transmission , new oil sump and seal and also another bill for furhrrr 3k in 2018 for 2 new ECUs so I rekon they can be had if you keep looking

[@f35500]

I’ve never found that with the vat on insurance Ricky unless the clients are vat registered, but as you say it might me different policy’s What really stands out to me is how much Audi parts are! They just seem overly expensive compared to Bmw and Porsche bits!

[@neilwiltshire7345]

You need to build a car with a DFV now, you've got us all interested.

[@golf2430]

Great video. Probably the best out of all car channels I follow 👍👍👍👍👍

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thank you so much. Glad you’re enjoying them

[@jasonross2131]

Very informative as usual it’s definitely hard times to sell an R8 even with recent brakes suspension & tyres I’m guessing another summer of speed 😂

[@stevenjames2891]

Happy birthday 40th ricky 🎉 keep up the great work and content mate

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thank you.

[@pjvenda]

I think the 30k thing is just a matter of perspective. What happens is that the number is misleading. A 30k R8 costs 40k+ to run properly. Different brand and scale of budget, but I was facing the idea of selling a car for 20k that needed 10k+ in repairs that I knew of..... A car that is worth maybe 35k in excellent condition.

[@jonofalltradesmasterofnone832]

I bought a 15 plate RS 4 one of the last V8s kept it for 3 years it came from Audi dealer who I have bought all but one of my 6 Audis from they replaced all the brake discs and pads and fully serviced it great car loved it but ended up chopping it in for a new Q3 sport back as the last service cost £2k and the advisories on MOT was new exhaust, 2 weeping shocks etc it only had 34k on the clock but the bill was mounting as much as I loved it it had to go. Prior to that I had S3 on a 16 plate I wish I had kept that as an A to B it was the quickest car I have owned, but I was in the end worried about the car jack factor that they attract which showed in the insurance cost the RS4 was half the price to insure with the same insurance company.

[@nikimhofe5221]

Happy belated birthday to you Big fan of cutting edge enginering too and got to love saftey officer homie. Have a look at bad obssesion motorsport and project binky if you fancy a long rabbit hole😂😂

[@Pablo__D]

Howsit Ricky! Question: I am intrigued by the valve stem guide clearance/wear issue. Why do you think both valve guides have worn (Inlet/Exhaust) on one side of one cylinder at the same time while the rest of the cylinder's are still good/in spec??? Keep up the good work dude! Kudos to you and the boys seeing how much work you've got on! Keep er lit!

[@KennethHarrison-ou2ok]

I own a lotus Evora 400 would love to see some projects on lotus cars... kinda the cheep baby super car dream

[@redchemicalsltd2324]

Ricky, Great content, super knowledgeable as usual...don't actually know how you keep all the 'plates spinning' & are not sitting in the corner rocking back & forward 😂...👍

[@russgregory8537]

Hi Ricky. Loving the videos. Looking at taking my first steps into Audi RS ownership. I’m looking at B7 RS4’s. What do I need to look for in key jobs that should be done or may need to be done when buying one? Also, you mentioned in this vid about getting an inspection done on expensive cars prior to purchasing but who do you recommend to pay to inspect a car such as the B7 RS4 and roughly how much do inspections cost? Thanks in advance.

[@robinwilson7804]

Hi Rick I am one of your band of coffin dodgers( 70+) I love all the techs stuff please keep it coming, I have what is probably a daft question, but can you explain to me the reason for using finger followers as opposed to running the cam directly on the valve bucket? Thanks again Rob from Doncaster

[@markwalton8644]

Happy Birthday Rick, looked a fun night🍻🤪🎉 The more and more i watch your channel the more i realise why the Yanks stick with their Pushrod V8's😅 Got to say Audi is certainly catching up with Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche with their own taxes😢

[@jimmcculloch3786]

Another great video! Noticed that you had a 'United Autosports' cargo case behind you, are you / have done work for Zac Brown's (McLaren) outfit ??

[@Chex_B]

🎉 Happy Birthday mate !! I bought a cheap R8 and it only lasted two years! 😂😢😅

[@REPerformanceUK]

🙈😬 Thanks for the birthday wishes

[@Bigdave1230]

Hi guys great videos. To do a twin turbo build on an R8 gen2 is there a particular year that works best?, as the car will be ecu tuned for the upgrade presumably it doesn’t matter if it’s a performance or not ? And can you twin turbo a spider or would you not recommend it due to the extra torque when launching? Cheers

[@malcolmhales8181]

Think it's one of the few videos of you not wearing some sort of hat! Belated happy birthday

[@Pats-Garage]

Couldn't agree more. High side suck I went big for my first crash on the street 180 kph Exiting a corner and the headlight goes out. Started breaching I thought I was trailbreaking through the corner. Turns out the moment I hit the brakes. I went in a straight line off the road. Reartire slipped into the ditch Probably because I was using too much break on grass Was thrown off did Half rotation landed on the back of my neck And the top of my shoulders Then did one or two flips And landed on top of my head Is first impact broke my neck C7 Second Got my back t2 t3 t4 Dragged the five hundred + pound bike out of a ditch the next morning screaming in pain because the doctor said I was all good......They didn't take any x rays😂

[@GT380man]

What kind of corner were you navigating at 180kph? Sorry to hear of your injuries, sounds horrific and could but for the grace of god been a fatal.

[@ed2391]

Hi Ricky, what’s the best preventative maintenance to do on EA888 Gen 2? Thanks

[@Paiamk]

Hello! I have a 2008 R8 and would like to ask what you think about lowering springs vs coilovers? Im not happy with the factory ride height on the car.

[@mitchk7676]

Great vid guys - ps add canadian shipping for the merch.

[@Craig-71]

Yet another great video…now about this 25k R8 I’ve seen…😂🤦🏼‍♂️. Quick question, is the race calendar for your bike racing out yet..? If not do you know when as can’t beat watching bikes go round in circles..👍🏻👍🏻

[@michaelad8096]

Ricky good work. What's your opiniom on RS6 C7 ? Thinks to look for avoid.

[@timc5969]

If the intake and exhaust valve guides are only bad on one cylinder does that indicate something else is up in that cylinder? Fuelling perhaps?

[@bradj78]

Cmon, be a man. Do it! I did and life is wonderful. #R8Love

[@a6khu]

Question - which suspension do you use if you remove magnaride from a gen1 V10 R8? Is it possible to apply the same to the gen1 Plus (if one finds the ride too firm) ?

[@robertwiddrington]

Happy Birthday Ricky.

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thank you

[@pinderwagen]

Ricky, you showed the play in the valve guides. What are the symptoms of excess play. I`ve replaced guides that were outside of spec when I`ve had heads machined and seats 3-angle cut, but if you leave them what`s going to fail. Smoke from burning oil, valve fatigue / failure ?

[@nigelcracknell7490]

If you are a VAT registered company you would reclaim the VAT on the repair through your VAT return.

[@mattparry1251]

I know what you’re saying…. If I had to pay supercar prices on all the stuff I’ve replaced on my Alfa …. It would have gone a long time ago

[@DDuck777]

Thing is how many sellers are going to let you take off all the floor covers for inspection.

[@Dizzy.peaks1]

Question; so the 5 cylinder CEPA engines are cast iron and sound far superior to the aluminium block DAZA’s (unpopular opinion) do the V10 engines from gen1 to gen 2 vary in block material thus resulting in one sounding better/more unique than the other?

[@derekcann9637]

I have a friend that has a manual V8 R8 and the multi media does all sorts of intermittent faults ! Is this a common fault and what’s the best solution?

[@superhogult]

Any ideas as why the #2 left bank has worn out valve guides and the rest are in spec? What kind of mileage on this unit?

[@Impulse5596]

Would you be willing to carry out a pre purchase inspection of a used car to be financed by the potential purchaser ?

[@bristolbaron]

Should the statement now be ‘don’t buy a 30k R8 unless you’re prepared to throw 10k at it’? I can’t see that a 40k advertised R8 isn’t going to need a penny spent, but the 30k one will be tip top having had works completed. I’m budgeting around 35k for purchase with 10 on top for expected works and feel that should get me a half decent V8 manual.

[@esthetics4512]

💯

[@clivemillington8452]

Excellent .👍👍👍👍

[@REPerformanceUK]

Thanks 👍

[@Usiiboo]

Yes boys 👍🏼

[@REPerformanceUK]

👍🏼

[@colinscutt5104]

Question Ricky, What does your FOUR Decades of experience 🤭 tell you caused the valve guide failure on one cylinder of that McLaren? i was thinking random material quality issue untill you showed the exhaust was like that too DFV ftw

[@mikeswindell137]

Ricky are you the only one who does engine and transmission rebuilds ?

[@TheBaronOG]

God I love a b8 rs4 look at that one lurking back there 😂

[@tonyking9235]

I SHALL BE STICKING WITH MY RELIANT ROBIN 😂😂

[@davidcook2076]

You need a intro tim

[@eventhorizon4795]

30k R8 timestamp 23:55

[@davidclarke7728]

I don’t know how you an say an R8 is reliable , you always got them in for repair , that’s without Audi dealerships,I remember a much earlier video you did on the subject put me off buying one for 45K , I think you need bottomless pockets to maintain them ,also I like to tour😅 Europe and don’t think I would feel happy expecting a breakdown , I’m glad I bought something else instead, good party

[@B4tty1234]

£30k R8? You must be buying top of the market 👀 Question, what is your opinion the best way to winterise an R8? Thanks. M 👍🏻

[@jasonross2131]

I don’t know if I’m doing it right but mine is on a cetek charger under a car port getting occasional 30 mile drives when the roads are dry

[@bikerboywayne1]

The question is Do you know ….. Why has a bobble hat got a bobble 🤔😁 Wayne from south wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@deadprivacy]

It was from the old days when mechanics had to work in dingy pits ,before they had lifts, it was so you could feel if your head was gonna bang on the exhaust or driveshaft as you manouvered underneath the cars vans or even horses they had to work on back in the olden days.

[@sprinterdriver4757]

Because without one it's just a hat.

[@djohh3057]

How could you have no idea ? you had forty years advance warning....

[@IanSergeant-cj6mo]

£600 for pads. Is that per axle

[@MikeLloyd-z2s]

Is that for ceramic brakes? Please tell me it is! Sounds eye watering for steel disc pads..

[@martin1203]

Party time eeeeerrr , ld stick to the day job 😂😂😂😂

[@STANLIZ4]

you try not to crash but it still happens. Imagine the consequences of immobility, loss of the use of a limb, think about it!

[@tonyking9235]

TRY STEEV MORRIS ENGINES U.S.A . HE IS DOING A FULL BILLET V 12 LAMBO . WE WATCH THE SAME STUFF . NOW GET YOUR REAR END BACK TO WORK LAD.

[@aidencoder]

DAZA POOOWWWEEERR

[@123divad]

Who do you see winning the wsb and bsb and moto gp in 2024

[@DavidReid-fn5rs]

Only if you are a business you pay the vat on repairs a non vat registered person doesn’t

[@michaelcordes]

Soooo

[@frogfoot6218]

They are 🙉🤣🤣

[@jibsonator7]

I guarantee a lot of people watching this are planning to, or have already bought a £30 grand R8... myself included 😅

[@PaulLorenzini-ny2yw]

LOL!!!!!!!! Gonna boom up on ya soon Guaranteed!!!!! Got yer aftermarket warranty? LOL!!!!!!!

[@Audifans555]

I couldn’t afford a cheap r8😂😂

[@PaulLorenzini-ny2yw]

Cheap Audi's. there are no cheap used Audi's......there is no such thing as a good buy. Buy an old truck with your money, it can flatten any Audi.

[@big500]

Safest bet is don’t buy any Audi🤪

[@ianmargetts9163]

Bro, don't give up the day job.....😂

[@REPerformanceUK]

😂😂

[@newagetemplar6100]

Agree with the DFV engine, I’d say the most famous engine of all time . Let’s just say you’d like my coffee table made from McLaren MP4 engine from 1982 😁. Next in line would be the BDA / BDG . Better buy than an old R8 ? Obviously a Range Rover Sport TDV8 just the turbos cost more than the vehicle but it’s paid for and at £2400 squids who gives a Damn , tows Bute and still get the look of a Mancunian’Dealer’ 😵‍💫🥹