Justin's car reviewed by Matt Farah on /TUNED. (Video)

**10kredline** · 05-12-2016 12:30 PM

TUNED reviewed the S4 by Matt Farah. What do you guys think about Matt's review/opinion?..lol.

**christianb5s4** · 05-12-2016 12:50 PM

This was a hot topic a few months back before they released it on their free channel, if you'd like an interesting read lol.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ighlight=farah

**audacity** · 05-12-2016 12:51 PM

he's right on some aspects, but who ever claimed the b5 was a canyon car. and...ive never had an issue with a "bouncing shifter" dude just doesn't know how to drive and is biased. every video i watch of his is always emphasizing on the negative. "their reputation precedes them" sorry I've owned 2 b5s both driven a lot for the last 6 years, i don't subscribe to the fact that they are unreliable. they just need their love.

edit: also, i just don't know if its gonna grip. makes it seem like they are ice skating even in the middle of the summer, or warm climate. you really have to push those cars, much farther than most of us and definitely matt farrah will push to get them to oversteer in the dry with even decent tires.

edit edit: wah i have to shift to keep it in power.

**bl0wn3ur0** · 05-12-2016 12:58 PM

I don't know why people keep giving him their cars lol....he doesn't like them and he never will. He seriously complained about having to push down the shifter, as if all 6 speed manual audis and vws aren't like that.

**hibiscusS4** · 05-12-2016 01:08 PM

first video ive ever watched from him and also the last....... nothing he said in the video made any sense. it seemed like an attack on the car more then anything his comment about adding more power to a car that just shouldnt have it? the stupid that came outta that mans mouth is crazy

**b5329** · 05-12-2016 01:17 PM

He's all about that turning radius. Enough said...SMH

**Tec_Nine** · 05-12-2016 01:31 PM

I like the part were he mentions that every kid in high school that had one crashed it, I don't see that being the cars fault but rather the inexperienced 16 year old behind the wheel.

**MikeyB3** · 05-12-2016 01:34 PM

Here we go again.

**xalents23** · 05-12-2016 01:41 PM

Finally I get to see the video.

**DieselElectric** · 05-12-2016 01:44 PM

Here we go again!

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Damnit, beat me to it. Serves me right for leaving the page open and responding 15 minutes later without refreshing.

Ah well, my hands and limbs are secured.

**jballou** · 05-12-2016 01:49 PM

Should I even comment on any of this? Or just let the

storm ride itself out...

**MikeyB3** · 05-12-2016 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by jballou

Should I even comment on any of this? Or just let the

storm ride itself out...

You should. You already know my opinion on the subject.

**audacity** · 05-12-2016 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by jballou

Should I even comment on any of this? Or just let the

storm ride itself out...

hey you were there to witness the stupidity, id rather hear it from the horses mouth.

**a4kamila6** · 05-12-2016 02:44 PM

I watched a video in which he reviewed a stage 3 nogaro blue avant s4. But what do you expect from matt farah anyway

**CJ_** · 05-12-2016 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by jballou

Should I even comment on any of this? Or just let the

storm ride itself out...

Im just curious what 'broke' that he had to make a huge deal about

**jballou** · 05-12-2016 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by CJ_

Im just curious what 'broke' that he had to make a huge deal about

A 16 year old check-valve came apart on the brake booster line. Had to run down the hill to get super-glue to glue it back together.

Out of 300K miles from the car, it left me stranded once, the slave cylinder on the clutch gave out and pee'd all over the ground. Other than that, never had an issue that wasn't caused by my own stupidity.

**vavJETTAw36** · 05-12-2016 03:56 PM

5:23 he calls it a V5... what a Tard...

**DieselElectric** · 05-12-2016 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by vavJETTAw36

5:23 he calls it a V5... what a Tard...

*Cough*b5*cough*

Listen again.

**vavJETTAw36** · 05-12-2016 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by DieselElectric

*Cough*b5*cough*

Listen again.

Whoops you're right. Lol. I recant my last statement

**Tjtalan** · 05-12-2016 04:46 PM

It sounds like a bunch of those friends B5's in high school must've shit all over whatever he was driving. Some people hold onto resentments longer than others haha. In all seriousness though the B5 S4 has one of the best steering feels of any car, more than one high-ranking magazine has said so. Even when I push my car passed the stupid line, it still grips. And when properly set up the car handles better than most, proof is in 034's winning tuner shootouts, destroying cars like 911 just to name a few.

Edit
One more thing, how can you call a car with 700 hp and 300,000 miles on the clock unreliable. My cars approaching 230,000 miles. This car has a reputation for unreliability due to dip shits.

**tar** · 05-12-2016 05:10 PM

Matt is 34 years old. If we think about it most high schoolers are what 17 or 18. So he was in high school for the what 2000 cars and that's it.unless my maths wrong he's full of shit on that part. Or he was in high school till 20?

**MikeyB3** · 05-12-2016 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by Tjtalan

It sounds like a bunch of those friends B5's in high school must've shit all over whatever he was driving. Some people hold onto resentments longer than others haha.

I really believe there's a little more of this going on than he lets on. I know of many cars that I still associate with the asshole from high school, and still cant bring myself to like... But I went to a school in PA, so those cars (Chevy Beretta, Ford Bronco II, and whatever American truck they bought for 1800$) are long rusted out and gone away. Matt probably went to a school where these douches dad's bought them a new BMW, or *ahem* in this case, Audi S4 and maybe he's got some residual angst for the car.

That said, I dont care what this guy thinks. He's not Jeremy Clarkson, no matter how many times he accentuates "brilliant" when he says it. It's disingenuous, and I see through that shit.

/rant

**Timtheguru** · 05-12-2016 05:47 PM

Nothing comparable to the B5S4 still

**S4tech2** · 05-12-2016 05:53 PM

I watched one he did on a ttrs and from what I remember he didn't dog on it that bad.

**BeautifulAudi** · 05-12-2016 07:15 PM

I have a b5 a4 but I was thinking the whole time watching it about what the real owners here would say about it.
So on a scale from 1 to 10. How fucked up was the review?

**coolgraymemo** · 05-12-2016 08:08 PM

blah blah blah "...on center steering..." blah blah blah

**gmdiluca** · 05-12-2016 08:41 PM

He said our cars sound like shit unmuffled... at that point i knew this video had 0 credibility

**Bordom** · 05-12-2016 09:08 PM

It was fucked

Everything graciously mispelled by Android

**CJ_** · 05-12-2016 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by jballou

A 16 year old check-valve came apart on the brake booster line. Had to run down the hill to get super-glue to glue it back together.

Out of 300K miles from the car, it left me stranded once, the slave cylinder on the clutch gave out and pee'd all over the ground. Other than that, never had an issue that wasn't caused by my own stupidity.

Haha then at the end "both of these cars broke during the shoot which makes me hate them". Guess no other car he's ever driven has broken or had problems.. Sure

**10kredline** · 05-13-2016 01:56 AM

Originally Posted by christianb5s4

This was a hot topic a few months back before they released it on their free channel, if you'd like an interesting read lol.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ighlight=farah

Oops. Oh well, I just want to hear you guys bash on Matt again, the dude's an idiot. Purely talking out of his ass. Sorry I was late in the game...like you said, it became free.

**10kredline** · 05-13-2016 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by jballou

Should I even comment on any of this? Or just let the

storm ride itself out...

Sorry Jb, didnt realized this was covered already..it became free today.

**MacDaddy** · 05-13-2016 02:24 AM

The B5 S4 is not the best handling car in the world, but thats not why we drive it. I never bothered to watch the video for obvious reasons. Obviously criticizing a bodybuilder for being a poor long distance runner is a moot point.

**S4tech2** · 05-13-2016 05:22 AM

Originally Posted by MacDaddy

The B5 S4 is not the best handling car in the world, but thats not why we drive it. I never bothered to watch the video for obvious reasons. Obviously criticizing a bodybuilder for being a poor long distance runner is a moot point.

Very good analogy.

**audacity** · 05-13-2016 05:32 AM

Originally Posted by MacDaddy

The B5 S4 is not the best handling car in the world, but thats not why we drive it. I never bothered to watch the video for obvious reasons. Obviously criticizing a bodybuilder for being a poor long distance runner is a moot point.

the way he makes it seem though, he doesn't know if its gonna grip. make them seem like if you go 5mph over your gonna slide. i never looked to see if he does any other awd sedans i'd hope he would say the same thing, in all fairness with no bias.

**DieselElectric** · 05-13-2016 06:30 AM

I gotta say on R compounds, I did have a butt puckering experience in a Quattro k04 1.8 when I was in high school. It was holding, holding, holding, then boom. Luckily I was able to direct myself between a tree and a telephone pole without any damage taken to anything other than my pride.

I more attributed that to the tires though.

My S4 hasn't caught me off guard yet.

Honestly the "don't know if it will grip" bullshit just makes him sound inexperienced. If you hop into a car for the first time with 100% confidence in it's ability, you just might find yourself no longer breathing.

**hibiscusS4** · 05-13-2016 06:40 AM

thats what really pissed me off about it all the idk if itll grip comment........... no captain its gonna slide out and your gonna die doing turns at like 50......

**audacity** · 05-13-2016 06:47 AM

I've only had one time where the front end pushed out on me and i was pushing it harder than it pushed on me...granted the cars he drives are not his so I'm sure theres the "i don't want to wreck this car" aspect but he really makes it out like your ice skating in the summer time.

**alphaVR** · 05-13-2016 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by DieselElectric

I gotta say on R compounds, I did have a butt puckering experience in a Quattro k04 1.8 when I was in high school. It was holding, holding, holding, then boom. Luckily I was able to direct myself between a tree and a telephone pole without any damage taken to anything other than my pride.

I more attributed that to the tires though.

The tires play a huge part. This is why I somewhat favor tires that have a progressive loss of grip on the street. If you find yourself at or beyond their limit, you can still save it without having to decide what youre going to hit. Thats only for the street, though...

Ultimately, MacDaddy hit it on the head - he likely expects the car to do things and be something it just won't ever be in that setup. Which is sad considering the following he has who take his word as gospel.

**GrapeBandit** · 05-13-2016 07:09 AM

hi, i matt farah. i get paid to drive other ppl's cars and give unrealistic reviews. today we have a b5 s4 to test. back in hs, i thought this was the fastest car on the planet, fast forward, boy was i wrong.

wow, this is definitely not a canyon car, worst shifter in the world, horrible on center steering response, and the grip is atrocious, whats this thing pull on the skid pad? .63g?

the yellow one had coilivers, 034rasb, 034 reinforcement brackets, and he acts like hes not sure the car will stay on th road.
cool story matt