STOP PRESS.....Paul still wants a caymen
BTW...bit of an exaggeration on the S3 price but i priced one up with a few bits and buckets and it came out at £36.5k....Its ****** 3 door hatch ! No auto lights/wipers/cruise etc for £29K second hand...
http://www.inchcapeaudi.co.uk/ViewCar.aspx?id=600804789&type=used
Dont get me started
You can spec Golfs, FORD RS etc to wacky RRPs but thats what they cost, so if you really want one you have to dig deep.
Or but something older.......or French.
If the V6 was still available I would guess there would very little difference between that and the S3, if you use the R32 and the new R as a yardstick.
In fact a fully specced up Golf R is MORE than an S3.
In summary, premium hatches are expensive, period.
So lets no bash the S3 toooo hard here.
And lets not forget that the used screen prices you see on dealer forecourts are pretty optimistic, and many punters are acheiving 10%+ discounts on new RRP anyway.
I bought my lightly used S3 from and independant, and it was 4K less than an equivelent car on a local dealer forecourt.!!
Optomistic prices indeed methinks.
FWIW, but not having driven one, the later SLK is a million times better looking (and more blokey) than the old one.
Go get your hand in your pocket you
tightwad
Cayman? Pah!, apparently its a poormans Porker anyway....