Aw man, I missed some action.
I guess I'll never know what sort of abuse was thrown my way.........
I don't mean to **** on anyone's chips.
Just remember this is opinion of one. Don't take it to heart.
For me the S3 is not what I want from a car, it might be for you.
Jury is still out on the RS5 as yet as I'm being gentle for the first 500. You can be sure I'll give an honest opinion though.
Don't like the stereo (although V8 noise makes up for that) and not sure I love the colour yet, so there's two negatives already. Love the noise and the seats. Will comment on the drive soon (but in the RS5 section).
You didn't miss any action Craig, I accused you of being a fantasist who drove an XR2, I was joking of course, but I can understand how someone could take offence, hence why I deleted it. I certainly meant no personal attack, and I think "hate" is a bit wide of the mark. I actually have a soft spot for the XR2
The point I tried to make, albeit in a clumsy manner, was not that I don't like your views on the S3, it's more how often the same view is repeated. I used to own an M3 and I didn't like it very much, but I don't keep going back to my old M3 forum reminding them of how much I disliked my M3, I made my points once. If I'm not careful, I'm going to be accused of bad things again, and I'll be deleting posts, but I wanted to explain why I posted what I did.
For me, the S3 was a great choice, but I can fully understand why people don't like them. If you want an exciting car, an S3 isn't it (in my view).You'd have more fun in a proper hot hatch. But if you want an understated, well made, well equipped family hatch back that holds its value, looks pretty good inside and out, is economical and goes well in a straight line then it's a great car. I moved from an 8P TDi and I have the same needs as before so I'm happy.
The fact that you've traded an S3 for an RS5 in my view shows that the S3 was completely the wrong car. An RS5 would be completely wrong for me for lots of reasons, 3 doors, drinks fuel, etc. Horses for courses.
I really hope you enjoy your RS5/XR2 (
) I'm sure it's a great car.