Any idea what this red flag business is about
They are just waiting for a volunteer to go running in front of him waving a red flag.....Oh no mate sorry to read this - so near but so far ! Reminds me of an incident in my teenage years but we won't go into that. Any idea what this red flag business is about never heard of that before I'm thinking you went in earlier to sort out all of the financial stuff ?
Anyway, second time lucky keep us posted.
Best colour by the way welcome to Team Daytona!
They are just waiting for a volunteer to go running in front of him waving a red flag.....
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Lol...I need one of them for the wife !!
Aye especially in NerdoAmazing how different the RS3 and S3 look
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PS Congrats btw it looks epic!
Hope you get it sorted soon.So, a quick update.
Spoke to the dealer today. The car has an out of spec component in the engine (I don't know which component), presumably spotted in QC. Solution is to fit a new engine which is easier than taking the engine apart to replace the faulty bit. Engine will arrive during the week of 5th May.
Dealer has been very helpful and I was offered quite a bit of flexibility as to how to proceed. I'll most likely take an alternative car (from the same dealer). Will update later this week.
Dissapointing not to be in my new motor again today but manufacturing faults are a fact of life. It's being handled well so I have no complaints tbh.
Would it still be registered as having an engine change before delivery??Sorry to hear. There is no way I would take a car with an engine replaced after manufacture. I would want a new one from the factory.
Would it still be registered as having an engine change before delivery??
That's what I call a result...Good to see the dealer is looking after you.....I was wondering the same. There are about 30 cars needing the new engine apparently. If the engine is swapped before the car is first registered I can't see it would be recorded anywhere. If I walked into the dealer mid-May and bought the car from showroom, would he be obliged to tell me the engine has been changed? I doubt it.
Anyhow, he has now found me another car and we shook hands on that. Picking it up Saturday.
Colour goes from Daytona to Glacier. I, lose BSP, Red Calipers and Privacy Glass. I gain Sunroof and B&O so the new car is a couple hundred more but the dealer is funding that. Sorted
Wow, props to the quality controls, though I can't understand why it wasn't spotted at factory instead of when your mouth is watering (I see the drool in the pics)
Hope they give you an RS3
Nah, he's managed to bag himself a Glacier one now!I would have thought the change away from your preferred spec would have been worth more than 'a few hundred'.
Sadly every time you see one in Daytona you're going to look at it and thin "if only"
I would have thought the change away from your preferred spec would have been worth more than 'a few hundred'.
Sadly every time you see one in Daytona you're going to look at it and thin "if only"
Bloke up from my inlaws has had a grey 8V S3 for about 3 years now, I'm still not sure whether it's Monsoon or Daytona!Lol. You might be right; or maybe I'll think "is that Daytona or Monsoon?"
Got a call. "Car's ready. Want to pick it up early?" Happy ending all round and a great service from Audi Warrington. Car looks pretty sharp too.....
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Car looks awesome. Nice bank holiday weekend to have fun. EnjoyGot a call. "Car's ready. Want to pick it up early?" Happy ending all round and a great service from Audi Warrington. Car looks pretty sharp too.....
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I just love this car.
Big achey face grin going on and still sober at this time of the evening because I'd rather be driving
It's been more than a decade since I had a nice car so I have lower expectations than many on here. As a younger chap I drove 'sporty' versions of family cars. Had a Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth, then a Vaxhaull Calibra Turbo, a BMW 330i Coupe and a Volvo S60 T5 etc. 6 years of city living with no car caused me to lose interest completely, then I retired, went suburban and bought a Polo 1.4 to do the shopping with....
.... so my impression of the S3 is based on someone who drove to the dealer with 85PS and drove away with 300 PS.
That said: OMG WTF STFU Etc.... This car is the doggies danglies. Seriously some of the posts on this, and other forums had me expecting a skittish bouncy thing with no steering feel; talking to my insurer about overcoils and being circumspect about B roads. (Confession: I didn't test drive the car). But this thing is just so capable. Funnily enough, my wife in the passenger seat did think the car was 'floaty' intially although it never felt that way to me. When I really dug in though we both had the impression of something really settling down, even over greasy roads and fresh tractor mud, exit speeds from bends are ludicrous compared to what I have encountered before.
Meh. It's all subjective I suppose. Maybe the car just suits me. Dunno. I'll be surprised to get 10,000 miles out of a set of tyres at this rate though. First time in a long time I'll be setting the alarm early for a morning B road squirt. Love this car.