OK, I admit it. This is a terrible image. The 5,000 mile threshhold caught me off-guard without a real camera.
Luckily, the 5k mark came just as I steered our 2009 Audi S5 into a fuel station. Well, almost: I had to drive a half mile past and come back to nail 5,000 miles exactly at the pump.
All I had with me was my Blackberry, and cell phone cameras leave a lot to be desired, especially if they spend much time in a pocket.
For the record, it drank 14.225 gallons and the trip odometer read 199.6 miles. That works out to 14 mpg; not one of its better performances.
On the bright side, I bagged some nice suspension shots (with a real camera) earlier in the day. Look for the S5 suspension walkaround next week. Several interesting twists reside in these wheelwells.
Dan Edmunds, Director of Vehilce Testing @ 5,000 miles
kissel1 says:
11:37 AM, 07/ 4/09
Dan, great post!
Question: are you part of the family which runs this site, or does your name just happen to be Edmunds?
Because if it's number one....that explains a lot!
Ha ha! Seriously, you are improving. Slowly.
dougtheeng says:
08:33 AM, 07/ 6/09
Kissel's first legitimate question? lol. I think this has been addressed before though.
hurls65 says:
03:29 PM, 07/ 7/09
Can't wait to see what's beneath the fenders. Hope you do the A4 Avant soon too (I'm curious as to what's different...)
shaddai says:
05:56 PM, 07/10/09
Where's the suspension walkaround? I'm anxiously awaiting!!!