I am 22 (just turned) on a 225BHP S3. Had it for nearly 12 months now and I love it.
I don't have any modifications. The S3 is such a lovely car without them; very executive and prestigious. One thing that I am undecided about, however, is the car's image.
The car looks really nice. I was in front of a dolphin grey one exactly the same as mine on the motorway the other day and I kept looking in my rear-view mirror, wanting to pull over in fear it would annihalate me... then I remembered I had one too hehe. It certainly has an aggressive look about it. That said, it doesn't look that much like a sportscar. Of course, it is a head-turner to people who know their cars (generally older blokes or scooby drivers I find) but it doesn't have that WOW factor of something like a 350Z or a certain few other cars in this league.
Still, all this said, I wouldn't mod it's looks, though. It would spoil it (apart from RS4 wheels or front bumper which are nice).
On the other hand, the look of the S3 (did someone say A3?) is great for the stealth factor. When Billy Burberry in his Nova or Citroen, even barry BMW or Victor Vectra (I make these jokes up for free!) is at the side of you looking and revving, he gets the shock of his life when the lights go on green (happens all the time!)
My thoughts are this... Don't over-mod such a nice motor. Performance-wise, I was considering a remap, but I am going to get rid of the S3 in September and get something new. I really want to get up there into the 300 horsies mark.
My old man put it straight: "yes a nice car. it's fast enough already, though, so if you want something faster, get something that is balls-out; something that looks the part!" I had to agree. For insurance purposes too (especially at my age), mods are a no-no. If I want a better, quicker car, i'd have to go for one that is standard like that and then maybe up it. Once you get the S3 towards 300 brake, I'd imagine you'd have to start spending big bucks on other things liek breaks etc. And then, even then, it is still an S3. If you start off with near that amount (300BHP), imagine what you could get out...
Does anyone have any suggestions of what my next car can be???
