S3 gone , now in an R36!

[-Ju-]

Well after 14 months in the S3 I've sold up in favour of an R36!
Taking nothing away from the S3, I always missed the V6/DSG combination I had in the A3. I was also finding the 3 doors a little awkward for my growing 14yr old.
I contemplated a few different cars including a mk4 and a mk5 R32 but decided against both for various reasons, I also contemplated a newer S3 DSG sportback but tbh I wanted a change after having 3 A3's
The R36 is a completely different animal altogether, beautifully refined but rapid and with a very impressive spec list as standard. It's also surprisingly economical returning 30 on a run and mid 20's with a mix of in and out of town driving.
I maybe back in an Audi in the future but for now the R36 is definitely floating my boat!

Pics to follow!

 

[N8]

Wicked Ju, they are such rare cars

 

[-Ju-]

Yeah they are nate, I am quite sad that I've moved on but I got a great deal on the R and I've always fancied one so I thought sod it!

 

[-Ju-]

And some pics from this weekends Wales trip so excuse the dirty car!

 

[AndyParker]

Lovely looking car mate and great purchase? Don't see many of these around. Sure it sounds awesome as well!

 

[Ash187]

Wow thats a beauty!

 

[Brodster]

Very nice. As said above...I bet this sings at you when you peg it down and boot it.......luverly.

 

[sniffy_smiffy]

Didn't even know they existed until now? Nice motor. Enjoy!

 

[-Ju-]

I bet this sings at you when you peg it down and boot it.......luverly.

Nicely put and Yes it does!

 

[-Ju-]

Didn't even know they existed until now? Nice motor. Enjoy!

Quite rare, according to howmanyleft there's about 160!

 

[markos72]

Nice ride,I've only ever seen one before,in silver.

 

[JonDogg]

never seen one of these before, looks pretty awesome

 

[Spin140]

A very 'stealthy' performance car, no doubt you surprise a fair few people with this cars performance and are enjoying all that space

 

[nil538]

Looks spot on mate nice spec too by the looks of it

 

[Double J]

Needs some 19s but it looks great! Love that rear end.

 

[-Ju-]

Have my 19" BBS CKII's to put on if they look ok, although it'll be after winter now if I do

 

[PaulAr]

Like that.

 

[grr666]

One of the guys on the other forum I frequent had one of these stolen from
his drive after they broke in and took the keys about a year ago.

Hope you're a bit luckier with yours. Nice car!!

 

[-Ju-]

Yeah I saw that, only up the road from me too!

 

[tedward]

They did these in an estate form too. The ultimate sleeper?

0-60 in 5.6 and 300 bhp are very tidy figures!

Nice car, enjoy.

 

[batch]

Gorgeous! I was this close to sticking an R36 engine into my old VR, but put the money toward the S3 instead. Stonking engine... Congrats!

 

[mjr901]

I've been watching R36 Videos this morning on Youtube.......deffo needs an uprated exhaust but hell, it sings once you put a good one on.

Love it.

Get a GoPro stuck to the rear bumper, and lets all have a listen!

 

[Rob W8]

Lovely car. Very stealthy too.

 

[-Ju-]

Thanks for the nice comments, have done 600 miles in it this weekend and it sure does play a nice tune!
Also has the best seats I've ever sat in, could of done another 600 miles easy!

Doesn't matter about the plate as it's going onto a personalised one

 

[thebluefox]

Never seen one of these before, bet it sounds immense.

Not a fan of the interior though, they seem to have got a bit happy with the metal plate!

 

[MartayMcFly]

If you feel the need for some 362mm brakes and R8 4-pot brembos... :sign_plug:

Classifieds: Custom S3 R8 brake kit - Brembo caliper, AP Racing rotors

 

[S.]

lovely motor
sound of r36 is epic. enjoy it

what a sound

 

[BigWillyStyle]

I'll be completely honest and say i've never heard of an R36 until now!

Very smart car mind and an awesome sounding one if its anything like the Vid!

 

[Ironborn]

Visually it looks like a sleeper, what are the stats? BHP? 0-60?

 

[ColganRaz]

very nice car, im very surprised on the quoted figures for fuel economy, 35mpg on a run for a 300BHP 3.6 litre V6 4WD petrol saloon

 

[-Ju-]

I bet you can get close to that tbh. I got 30 mpg this weekend without really trying although sometimes the readout does look a little scary! Not bad though for a 4wd saloon car with 300bhp and a 0-60 of 5.6!

 

[KentKid]

Very nice mate, congratulations!

They're extremely rare as well. A good buy...

 

[SootySport]

Thats nice and very different from what you would expect from a Passat.

What's going on with those seat bases though, they look shagged?

 

[-Ju-]

Nah it's just the way the alcantara pile was laying at the time as it had been valeted/protected before I picked it up. The base is in pristine condition

 

[macpdm]

Thats nice and very different from what you would expect from a Passat.

What's going on with those seat bases though, they look shagged?

Ive seen these beasties in estate form but not seen one in saloon form. I think the seats are alcantara stylee so just look like that when you climb in and out due to suede leather effect. I used to have them in a Volvo S70R and they did this.

 

[SootySport]

Ah yes, alcantara, see what you mean now.

 

[IceHanger]

Love the R36, wish they did one in the latest rencarnation of the Passat... don't think i'd be able to persuade my boss though lol

Didn't Fifth gear do a back to back test against a 3.0TDi A4, and the R36 lost

 

[IceHanger]

my mistake...R36 won...just Fifth Gear - VW Passat R36 vs. Audi 3.0 TDI - YouTube
Still prefer the look of it though

 

[voorhees]

Good call,they are a sleeper and a half :icon_thumright:
Audi cabin is hard to beat though.

 

[RAPS3]

Thread resurrection - need to see this with the BBS's on - with maybe some bigger tyres