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Had the RRS valeted, it was pretty dirty after our trip to Devon & the various dusty paths we've driven over taking the dogs out & sand from the beach being trodden into the carpets , it's now sparkling in & out, the young eastern European lad gets a lot of business from my neighbours now so he reduces mine by a tenner.

It's a pretty rubbish advert though...

No seat ventilation, Distronic, Night Vision or panoramic roof. The only Designo thing about the interior are the floor mats. MoT history is, um, interesting and makes the lack of service history more suspicious. That said it does look exceptionally clean.

Rear entertainment and the fridge are pretty rare and it doesn't have the ABC suspension which is good.

Be interesting to see what it actually ends up at ..

I could have done with that as a taxi

How does cruise control affect the  life of the pads?

It shouldn't unless it's advanced cruise that also slows the car... In which case slowing the car from the rear makes for smoother braking from a passenger comfort perspective as it limits the nose dive effect………….

Well you could be right Al. I just googled VAG ACC rear pad wear and it appears that under very light braking it applies rear bias for the reason that you stated, and uses normal bias for heavier braking……. and pre-sense for those suicidal moments.   
Maybe it’s just a VAG thing.    or maybe it’s total horse shite. 

That's bloody dangerous, as the vehicle has no idea what the road conditions are and could easily spin you if you were on an icy patch

How does cruise control affect the  life of the pads?

It shouldn't unless it's advanced cruise that also slows the car... In which case slowing the car from the rear makes for smoother braking from a passenger comfort perspective as it limits the nose dive effect………….

Well you could be right Al. I just googled VAG ACC rear pad wear and it appears that under very light braking it applies rear bias for the reason that you stated, and uses normal bias for heavier braking……. and pre-sense for those suicidal moments.   
Maybe it’s just a VAG thing.    or maybe it’s total horse shite. 

How does cruise control affect the  life of the pads?

It shouldn't unless it's advanced cruise that also slows the car... In which case slowing the car from the rear makes for smoother braking from a passenger comfort perspective as it limits the nose dive effect………….

Yes, it definitely applies the brakes, as I see the third brake light come on in the tailgate spoiler reflection, which I believe has been a requirement for legislation for many years now. 

Paging DG,

Saw this on my C&C roundup email, immediately thought of you 

Auction Linky

I think I'd have to have it wrapped though, or possibly start a wedding car business...

Treated the Audi to a new set of front brake pads. Not fitted them yet but will do soon, as although they’re only around 60% worn they have started kicking out more dust, and I hate dirty alloys.    Rears to follow shortly as using cruise a lot appears to wear front and rears at an equal rate.

Its far more likely to be the stability system using the rears for vectoring that is making the wear even, adaptive cruise still uses the same brake bias as using your foot to ensure stability when slowing

You may well be right Mark.    When I questioned the equal’ish wear, I was told that it was partly down to the adaptive cruise, so maybe a combination of both.    I’m used to the rears lasting much longer than the fronts on previous vehicles but these are 60% worn on the front and not far behind on the rears. 

Treated the Audi to a new set of front brake pads. Not fitted them yet but will do soon, as although they’re only around 60% worn they have started kicking out more dust, and I hate dirty alloys.    Rears to follow shortly as using cruise a lot appears to wear front and rears at an equal rate.

Its far more likely to be the stability system using the rears for vectoring that is making the wear even, adaptive cruise still uses the same brake bias as using your foot to ensure stability when slowing

She must have been quite amused, with all the sprogs they churned out. 

They were all Mr Browns'...