Didn't see this on the forum already:
Gives the S3 a good review.
Gives the S3 a good review.
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I couldn't agree more, there's a lot to be said for fun factor.... I loved my stage 1 focus st because of how it made you feel driving it, same for my Mini Cooper s aswell that was fun to drive, the only reason I bought an m3 was to drive sideways out of corners.All of this beckons the question; which is more fun? I've had several scooby's and they were always amazing fun, you could forgive the crapness of the interior because they were ridiculous amounts of fun all of the time. If you could have a scooby chassis and engine with S3 build quality it'd be a winner.
I couldn't agree more, there's a lot to be said for fun factor.... I loved my stage 1 focus st because of how it made you feel driving it, same for my Mini Cooper s aswell that was fun to drive, the only reason I bought an m3 was to drive sideways out of corners.
I still might book a test drive in the scooby but it will always be in your head the cost is nearly as much as new s3 or golf r and you are getting less?
Sean
Still maintain the most fun I've ever had in a car was in an Impreza P1. Absolutely ridiculous, wasted my mate in his £100k Ferrari 550 Maranello which he was gutted about. I've very quickly fallen out of love with the S3, It's just too efficient.
Still maintain the most fun I've ever had in a car was in an Impreza P1. Absolutely ridiculous, wasted my mate in his £100k Ferrari 550 Maranello which he was gutted about. I've very quickly fallen out of love with the S3, It's just too efficient.
Better steering and feel, and revised suspension.
I can see what people mean by 'feel', but I find it's far easier to live with in everyday driving and slightly easier than the Golf. When I want to have some fun I can when I want. That's kind of the point of an Audi I feel.Why is everyone so against the S3 / Audi steering? I like how responsive & easy it is to use (from my brief experience with it).
Maybe I'm just not old enough (and experienced in terms of car ownership) to really know what's good in terms of steering???
I can see what people mean by 'feel', but I find it's far easier to live with in everyday driving and slightly easier than the Golf. When I want to have some fun I can when I want. That's kind of the point of an Audi I feel.
It's not just exclusive to the Audi. It's to do with the MQB platform. The loss in comparative weight has really lightened the steering quite a bit and I experienced the same thing in a Seat Leon.
I bet the p1 would still waste the new Wrx sti ! Pearl mica blue ,what a colour too.
I wonder how many other people feel the same as geefunk with their s3, are you in search for a new motor now then mate?
Sean
What would the s3 need to make it more fun? More power?
Would love to know how many people get out of their S3, look back, and really yearn to get back in it and just go for a drive?!
Would love to know how many people get out of their S3, look back, and really yearn to get back in it and just go for a drive?!
Mine's got more power, about 360bhp worth but it's still dull as dishwater to drive.
Would love to know how many people get out of their S3, look back, and really yearn to get back in it and just go for a drive?!
Because journalists are indoctrinated by default into thinking the Golf will be the best.Interesting that early reviews seemed to rate the R universally better, but as time goes on the S3 seems to be getting better reviews all over the place.
Because journalists are indoctrinated by default into thinking the Golf will be the best.
Ahhh, a Richard Feynman expose!I guess it's a bit like Millikan's oil drop experiment...
Would love to know how many people get out of their S3, look back, and really yearn to get back in it and just go for a drive?!
However, as much affection as I have for Scoobies and that whole Colin McRae rallying era they exploited, it's amazing how far behind they seem to be now.
To me it's all about it being an event no matter what sort of driving you're doing. I want to sit in something that is still an event even if I'm sat in a traffic jam. The problem with the S3 is it's just no different to an S Line diesel until you can get your foot down. It is a pretty nice place to sit but it's ****** boring. I personally don't look back when I get out and think wow what a motor.
I've had way more fun in way less powered cars that were way less expensive. Think I'm gonna buy another renaultsport clio soon as that is the most fun you could have for the money.
Yes. It's raw and unrefined in many ways which is where the enjoyment comes from but I want it to be a pleasure every day and it's not. It simply becomes a pain. The V40 I test drove alongside the A3 a few weeks back was along similar lines but I just wouldn't want that every day.From my experience the Subaru would still be a more rewarding and exciting drive by far., have you ever spent time in one?