No way! feel for you Paddy! Yours is like a puzzle gone wrong at the mo!
lol...S I really wish i liked the S3..it should be the natural progression because i really like the A3
Must admit I like the RS4 avant!
it's brilliant, and a league ahead of the S3, but the running costs are pretty steep as you face so many wear and tear costs unless you can afford a fully comprehensive warranty pack. The sound alone is enough to give a man a semi!
Do we have any fugures weight wise? I'm not so sure the s3 engine setup will be much lighter..... Turbo setup and all associates gubbins...
ooohhh! that good eh! Thats why id love to go down the F1 pits!!!!
A3 3.2 Q 1,535kg
S3 1,455kg
TTRS 1,450kg
I'll hazard a guess that all that weight is in the engine and front suspension of the 3.2 and trus me that amount of weight makes a huge difference....
Do we have any fugures weight wise? I'm not so sure the s3 engine setup will be much lighter..... Turbo setup and all associates gubbins...
Maybe Warren should let us lowly 3.2 drivers have a go of his S3
on the upside, what you don't try you wont miss!
Sarah I don't think you would be that in awe of a standard S3. Yes they are slighly faster/nimble but have some slight lag.
I'm wanting to change cars soonish and not sure what to go with as the S3 isn't in my eyes worth the swap, slightly better but not enough. An RS4 or S6 Avant are the ones I have in mind but not sure I want the big bills!
I knew damn well I should have bought an E46 BMW M3CS .
Sarah I don't think you would be that in awe of a standard S3. Yes they are slighly faster/nimble but have some slight lag.
I'm wanting to change cars soonish and not sure what to go with as the S3 isn't in my eyes worth the swap, slightly better but not enough. An RS4 or S6 Avant are the ones I have in mind but not sure I want the big bills!
Bizzarely Ive bee watching EVO Xs on PH.......
For me I'm not sure I want to modfiy a modern car i.e. would prefere to buy something fast as standard but without a doubt I can deffo see why people do!
Sarah I don't think you would be that in awe of a standard S3. Yes they are slighly faster/nimble but have some slight lag.
I'm wanting to change cars soonish and not sure what to go with as the S3 isn't in my eyes worth the swap, slightly better but not enough. An RS4 or S6 Avant are the ones I have in mind but not sure I want the big bills!
I think anyone whose been in a st2 or st2+ S3 would quickly stop banging on about a slow car with a nice purring noise !! lol.I'd agree with respect to the standard S3, but a member of the R32 owners club drove my car the other week and he just kept repeating the 'F' word every time he prodded the pedal. He couldn't believe that kind of power was possible from a 2.0T, and whilst he hated the over servoed steering (which I agree with), he said it ranked amongst one of the quickest cars he'd been in and would pi$$ on his mates S5. Some of that will be the surge of boost rather than 'actual' speed, but stage 2+ is a very different animal to an OEM S3. I know it sounds like I'm blowing smoke up my cars ****, but I am the first to say where I feel the S3 is a let down - I'm a fierce critic of its weak points.
I'm always happy to demonstrate stg2+ to club members, as an example of the scope thats on offer above and beyond the standard car for reasonable money.
Yeah I haven't driven a tuned one so couldn't comment but I would imagine they are alot of fun.
For me I'm not sure I want to modfiy a modern car i.e. would prefere to buy something fast as standard but without a doubt I can deffo see why people do!
I think anyone whose been in a st2 or st2+ S3 would quickly stop banging on about a slow car with a nice purring noise !! lol.
you crease me up !! I bet you have never even driven a 3.2 or you wouldnt be thinking slow. and coming from someone with an old 2ltr estate thing as well ...lol
I think anyone whose been in a st2 or st2+ S3 would quickly stop banging on about a slow car with a nice purring noise !! lol.
Can say that with confidence as I can beat a mk5 R32 no probs.How offen have you beaten a R32 on the UK roads hehehehehe
Sarah, there are a good few folk up your neck of the woods with Stg2+ S3's, you should ask someone to go shotgun, could see you in a sprint blue one - you know it makes sense!!