SAMurray
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where do you work in Westhill, I work for TAQA...
Subsea 7, actually look right towards the TAQA building from where i sit.
where do you work in Westhill, I work for TAQA...
Subsea 7, actually look right towards the TAQA building from where i sit.
Subsea 7, actually look right towards the TAQA building from where i sit.
what do you currently drive ?
The fuel consumption is excellent, i got 42.1MPG on the way down to ADI.
Subsea 7, actually look right towards the TAQA building from where i sit.
where do you work in Westhill, I work for TAQA...
me too, at Technip.
Should also have mine in the next week or 2!
Currently drive a ropey old Diesel Focus, the S3 is a decent step up for me.
If you see a grumpy looking guy with long hair and a beard driving around there in a silver focus chances are that's me.
I have gone off the panther black option now after seeing one this week. In certain light it took on a brown hue. It looked almost bronze. I assume the crystal has a strong cherry hint that has been countered with the bronze.
Funny you should say that...there was a Panther Black S3 at Aberdeen Audi a couple of weeks back and the fact that it looked bronze in certain light is exactly what I liked about it (haven't ordered Panther Black though).
Hi lads,
Quick question from Down Under... Our S3's are due to arrive in December and mine in Feb/March; with the 'S Sport Seats', can you order the red interior in conjunction with those seats?
My dealer here in Aus believes you can but on all the Audi websites around the world, it's not letting me select the 'S Sport Seats' AND the red interior option.
What's everyone's understanding of this? (and apologies if you have no idea what I'm talking about haha)
Hi lads,
Quick question from Down Under... Our S3's are due to arrive in December and mine in Feb/March; with the 'S Sport Seats', can you order the red interior in conjunction with those seats?
My dealer here in Aus believes you can but on all the Audi websites around the world, it's not letting me select the 'S Sport Seats' AND the red interior option.
What's everyone's understanding of this? (and apologies if you have no idea what I'm talking about haha)
nope , not do-able AFAIK...........think the quilted "super-sport" seats are black and that's yer lot........they offer very little in addition to the standard seat too, other than the stiching. I suspect, as do others, that Recaro's or similar will be held for the RS3 which is imminently going to be revealed.
i'm sticking with a standard S3 as oposed to the RS3 as I'm down-grading performance for a bit more compliance and civility but would've preferred a Recaro in my S3.
I must admit when I saw Panther black I didn't notice any brown whatsoever. Then again I also didn't notice any greeny tints at the time but I've since seen videos that show otherwise! It's a paint of many secrets which I love!
Interesting that some people think that having 4WD on their S3 will mean their car suddenly develops amazing all weather ability! I've been driving cars with 4WD for a very long time, right back to my Integrale days then R32, S3's TT's S4 and RS4, etc. and believe me, yes you get good levels of traction on dry and especially the wet, but on greasy roads and in snow, on summer tyres, you still need to be careful, very careful. In fact in snow, my last S3 SB and then my TT RS were both pretty crap to be frank about it. OK, better than owning a BMW with rear wheel drive I suppose ...
Are trackers even worth it?. I had a friend who had a tracker and his car was stolen. The tracker was disabled with in 10 minutes of being stolen and police never found the car. Just thinking that if someone has gone to the hassle of stealing your car professionally I don't think a tracker will stop them. Also if a tracker is installed and the car recovered do you really want it back?
Anyone got experience of using trackers and what a good tracker is?
my FWD daily driver has a LSD. It also runs winter steelies on Winters Mud + Snows. I overtake 4wd's everywhere heading up the mountains for skiing each winter.
The S3 will have a set of 4 Winters come winter. Surely with 4WD and the appropriate tyres it will perform better than my FWD + diff ?
Do you think it could be that those pictures had the extended mono.pur finish as well as the super sports seats or does that come built into the price?
EDIT: I just checked... it doesn't change according to the super sports seats. This stitching is just the extended mono.pur finish option for about £300 and isn't dependent on those seats.
Good choice the_lecht_rocks - same as my order!
mono.pur adds door armrests and knee pads in fake leather with stitching to match rest of interior. Haven't seen an 8v S3 on Audi Approved without it - really adds to the look of the interior IMO.
did you take the extended mono pur and sports seats ?
Yep to both...
Some of these images are over sharpened and too contrasty so the stitching looks very white, in the demo car I drove the stitching doesn't stand out like that. Though I haven't seen the sports seats in the flesh I presume the quilting look a little less in your face.
Has anyone seen the sports seats?
yes i've seen them in a brilliant black car and was less impressed than i am by those pics........but i think they'd look great in a monsoon grey exterior SB......perhaps !
Thats really encouarging to hear. Is your new S3 a manual or s tronic?
Audi S3 sportback ordered!
Brilliant black
S-tronic
Comfort pack
Electric seats
Audi sound
SD Nav
Folding mirrors
After the disappointment with drive the deal (current discount rate circa 6%, having paid 35 quid for a printed quote of 8.5% which wasn't honored) I secured 7% at my local dealer which I am happy with.
If you want to go through a local dealer I would wait until the day you want to order, ring up and secure the discount over the phone before attending the dealership. That way you don't have a wasted journey and have to watch the sales exec to sales manager circus routine.