so I've finally found the time to introduce myself. I've been a long time user of the 8l forum. I had a lovely 8l for a couple of years. It was quite the money pit and in the end a crunchy gearbox tipped me over the edge and I decided to break it and put the money towards an 8p.
I live in Ireland and it is very hard to find an 8p let alone a good well specced one. I scanned the entire internet 10 times a day waiting for one to appear. 2 came up for sale but when I rang them it turns out that neither of them had heated seats, Bose sound system or flat bottomed steering wheel. The 3 things I really want in an s3. It turns out that they only have poverty spec cars over here.
I considered going to mainland uk for one and at the last minute one came up for sale in Northern Ireland. A week later it was mine. I thought my 8l was good.....the 8p is in a different league. I just have to change the plates over (at a cost of over €3k I might add)
The only thing I can fault with the car I bought is that the discs and pads are a bit worn. I have ordered them and I will replace them this weekend.
I'm going to plastidip the chrome grill this weekend as I like the look of the black grille.
One question I have.. The stock suspension sits lower at the back. I'm going to buy some 25mm lowering springs. If I buy a set of 4 springs and lower it, will it still sit lower at the back or do the kits account for the back being lower already.
Has anyone here just lowered the front? The is a seller on eBay selling just the front springs on their own.
Anyway...here's a couple of pics
I live in Ireland and it is very hard to find an 8p let alone a good well specced one. I scanned the entire internet 10 times a day waiting for one to appear. 2 came up for sale but when I rang them it turns out that neither of them had heated seats, Bose sound system or flat bottomed steering wheel. The 3 things I really want in an s3. It turns out that they only have poverty spec cars over here.
I considered going to mainland uk for one and at the last minute one came up for sale in Northern Ireland. A week later it was mine. I thought my 8l was good.....the 8p is in a different league. I just have to change the plates over (at a cost of over €3k I might add)
The only thing I can fault with the car I bought is that the discs and pads are a bit worn. I have ordered them and I will replace them this weekend.
I'm going to plastidip the chrome grill this weekend as I like the look of the black grille.
One question I have.. The stock suspension sits lower at the back. I'm going to buy some 25mm lowering springs. If I buy a set of 4 springs and lower it, will it still sit lower at the back or do the kits account for the back being lower already.
Has anyone here just lowered the front? The is a seller on eBay selling just the front springs on their own.
Anyway...here's a couple of pics
