jdas03
Registered User
Firstly apologies for posting what has probably been done a million times! I tried the search and it kept coming back with an error, being impatient I decided to post!
I'm an ex 8L s3 owner, loved the car but sold it to try a few others and somehow ended up with an mx5 (I apologise!)....
I'm now looking at a last mental car before I have to start saving the pennies to upgrade the house in a few years time.
I initially wanted something really hardcore and looked at caterham r300 or lotus exige s260 but the wife would need to drive the car very occasionally and as much as I tried I don't think she is going to let me :-(
As a result I'm looking for compromise, I want something that feels very quick, keeps me smiling for a long time and something I won't ever regret getting vs other fast sports cars but that the wife can still drive.
Is the TTRS that car? Any reviews or opinions would be great!
A few questions....
TTRS vs plus, is there any reason to go for the plus if a remap can be had for the standard RS? Does the sports exhaust pop and bang like the new rs3?
What are the options to look for?
One final thing which I hate to bring up - residual value... the caterham and the lotus will basically loose me zero money's over the next 2-3 years, what are RS' likely to go down to? Saw one at 23k on an 09 plate today, incredible price! Is this a car that would ever drop into the teens / low teens? Or hold like the 06 era RS4s?
Opinions all round and any other considerations or thoughts would be much appreciated!
I'm an ex 8L s3 owner, loved the car but sold it to try a few others and somehow ended up with an mx5 (I apologise!)....
I'm now looking at a last mental car before I have to start saving the pennies to upgrade the house in a few years time.
I initially wanted something really hardcore and looked at caterham r300 or lotus exige s260 but the wife would need to drive the car very occasionally and as much as I tried I don't think she is going to let me :-(
As a result I'm looking for compromise, I want something that feels very quick, keeps me smiling for a long time and something I won't ever regret getting vs other fast sports cars but that the wife can still drive.
Is the TTRS that car? Any reviews or opinions would be great!
A few questions....
TTRS vs plus, is there any reason to go for the plus if a remap can be had for the standard RS? Does the sports exhaust pop and bang like the new rs3?
What are the options to look for?
One final thing which I hate to bring up - residual value... the caterham and the lotus will basically loose me zero money's over the next 2-3 years, what are RS' likely to go down to? Saw one at 23k on an 09 plate today, incredible price! Is this a car that would ever drop into the teens / low teens? Or hold like the 06 era RS4s?
Opinions all round and any other considerations or thoughts would be much appreciated!
