AUDI S3 to S5 Sportback Black Edition

Hi folks,

Happy to be joining the S5 forum, 3 weeks in to S5 sportback black edition ownership (my take on a family car!) and am so far impressed. Tried the 8P RS3 for a short period via a friends dealership but wasn't overlay taken as it felt like it wasn't much of a departure from my 8PS3 (other than the kick in power)!

The S5 has sports AUDI Drive Select (with all options) tech pack etc. and I must say, it is great to drive albeit a fair but thirstier than the S3 (to be expected, I know).

Looking forward to learning more about the S5 here (touchwood no problems!). Some pics:

The theft didnt cross my mind but the interior & kit was the issue - my S3 felt dated and the interior of the RS3's within my budget were virtually identical inside - I couldnt justify to myself spending 20-25kish on the same interior setup/kit etc. Really nice to drive though and it did convince me to go back to S-tronic (something I've avoided for a number of years due to issues encountered with my 3.2 A3 in the early days of DSG).

And, I wasn't looking for an ego boost but yeah, good effort! More so some assurance that it was a good idea to buy the damn thing! I suffered a little buyer's remorse (was at the limit of my budget) post-purchase! And yes, two tone leather - wasn't taken by it at first when I saw the ad/pictures but the brown is darker than the pictures suggest and looks really good when seen for real (in my opinion at least).

Now considering stage 1+ having read some encouraging reviews on here, obviously not learning to hold on to money when it comes to cars