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Hi Guys,
After owning my S3 for around 3 weeks I've finally had the opportunity to take it on a long'ish road trip from the Midlands to Manchester and back again. I have an 18 Plate Audi S3 S Tronic Black Edition [Tech] Saloon in Ara Blue. I thought I'd make this thread to let you know my thoughts and get some feedback on some questions I have.
So the journey begins at 10am! I've just got on to the M6 and the first thing I notice about the S3 compared to my other car (Audi A3 8V Non-Facelift 2.0 TDI S Line S Tronic) is how smooth the ride is! Don't get me wrong the A3 has a great ride but the S3 just feels so much smoother and quieter.
As I am driving I take a look at Google Maps Satellite View and this always impresses me! As I am driving I notice I have an icon saying "TMC PRO" and then a few minutes later I notice it says "Online" instead, not sure what this means?
As I continue driving now through the 50mph road works I notice the MPG is increasing I can't believe I am getting 38.0+ Mpg with the A/C , I look at my estimate range and it's advising me I can get around 425 Miles on a full tank which is good considering the A3 estimates around 550 miles.
I start to tweak the audio settings on the B&O system but I have to admit I am slightly disappointed at the sound quality, the thought of having a subwoofer really excited me but I wanted to feel the bass in my chest! I wanted a system that is super loud but also refined, as I turn the sub-woofer control to max I can see the back windscreen vibrating as I drive. I decide its probably best to lower the bass, I start adjusting the surround sound level which sounds like it has improved things. As I flick through the tracks on the MMI I am glad I have spotify set-up with my car so I can listen to my playlists on the go! I'm currently using google maps on my phone for Sat-Nav as I'm not 100% confident yet with the built in Navigation and as I drive I notice that google maps satellite view just stops working all I can see is a 2D....I keep trying to get it switched back on but nothing...oh well I guess I'll sort this out when I stop.
As I pull into the M6 Toll I park a little too far left as I really don't want to damage my alloys I now can not reach the receipt , as I open my door I hear a loud scrape!! Shock/Horror goes through my head what have I just done!? I've only had the car for 3 weeks and don't tell me I've already scratched the door!
As I pull away from the M6 toll I am thinking what have I just done? How bad does the door look? Will I have to get the door repaired? As I drive I try to calm down and start to think maybe its just scrapped the bottom of the door.
As I keep driving I start to appreciate the power of the engine and switch from Eco mode back to Comfort I tease the acceleration a bit (sticking to the speed limit of course
) and feel the power I posses and the pops from the exhaust system!
I get the the services and get out the car, preparing for the worst I look at the door and luckily not a mark! However when I run my fingers across the bottom of the door I can feel it is slightly scrapped but as I get down on my hands and knees I can't see anything so I guess I got lucky here! I spend after 7 - 10 minutes inspecting the door and feel relieved that it's all okay!
As I get back into the car I take a look at Audi Connect and check the weather and info, I get into Manchester all okay!
The drive back was pretty uneventful the car averaged 38mpg on a 275 miles which I was happy with! As I'm driving I start to think why do I need to see the Oil Temperature in two places on the audi dashboard? especially when they are right underneath each other. I then start to think of the Jag XE R line I was going to get and remember that when it is in sports mode the whole display changes to red! As I drive a long I think why didn't Audi do something like this? I don't think it would be hard as all they would need to do it change the colors of the existing graphics...
As I continue driving I have more thoughts wondering what does the Turbo Gauge actually show?
I hope you enjoyed reading this
After owning my S3 for around 3 weeks I've finally had the opportunity to take it on a long'ish road trip from the Midlands to Manchester and back again. I have an 18 Plate Audi S3 S Tronic Black Edition [Tech] Saloon in Ara Blue. I thought I'd make this thread to let you know my thoughts and get some feedback on some questions I have.
So the journey begins at 10am! I've just got on to the M6 and the first thing I notice about the S3 compared to my other car (Audi A3 8V Non-Facelift 2.0 TDI S Line S Tronic) is how smooth the ride is! Don't get me wrong the A3 has a great ride but the S3 just feels so much smoother and quieter.
As I am driving I take a look at Google Maps Satellite View and this always impresses me! As I am driving I notice I have an icon saying "TMC PRO" and then a few minutes later I notice it says "Online" instead, not sure what this means?
As I continue driving now through the 50mph road works I notice the MPG is increasing I can't believe I am getting 38.0+ Mpg with the A/C , I look at my estimate range and it's advising me I can get around 425 Miles on a full tank which is good considering the A3 estimates around 550 miles.
I start to tweak the audio settings on the B&O system but I have to admit I am slightly disappointed at the sound quality, the thought of having a subwoofer really excited me but I wanted to feel the bass in my chest! I wanted a system that is super loud but also refined, as I turn the sub-woofer control to max I can see the back windscreen vibrating as I drive. I decide its probably best to lower the bass, I start adjusting the surround sound level which sounds like it has improved things. As I flick through the tracks on the MMI I am glad I have spotify set-up with my car so I can listen to my playlists on the go! I'm currently using google maps on my phone for Sat-Nav as I'm not 100% confident yet with the built in Navigation and as I drive I notice that google maps satellite view just stops working all I can see is a 2D....I keep trying to get it switched back on but nothing...oh well I guess I'll sort this out when I stop.
As I pull into the M6 Toll I park a little too far left as I really don't want to damage my alloys I now can not reach the receipt , as I open my door I hear a loud scrape!! Shock/Horror goes through my head what have I just done!? I've only had the car for 3 weeks and don't tell me I've already scratched the door!
As I pull away from the M6 toll I am thinking what have I just done? How bad does the door look? Will I have to get the door repaired? As I drive I try to calm down and start to think maybe its just scrapped the bottom of the door.
As I keep driving I start to appreciate the power of the engine and switch from Eco mode back to Comfort I tease the acceleration a bit (sticking to the speed limit of course
) and feel the power I posses and the pops from the exhaust system!I get the the services and get out the car, preparing for the worst I look at the door and luckily not a mark! However when I run my fingers across the bottom of the door I can feel it is slightly scrapped but as I get down on my hands and knees I can't see anything so I guess I got lucky here! I spend after 7 - 10 minutes inspecting the door and feel relieved that it's all okay!
As I get back into the car I take a look at Audi Connect and check the weather and info, I get into Manchester all okay!
The drive back was pretty uneventful the car averaged 38mpg on a 275 miles which I was happy with! As I'm driving I start to think why do I need to see the Oil Temperature in two places on the audi dashboard? especially when they are right underneath each other. I then start to think of the Jag XE R line I was going to get and remember that when it is in sports mode the whole display changes to red! As I drive a long I think why didn't Audi do something like this? I don't think it would be hard as all they would need to do it change the colors of the existing graphics...
As I continue driving I have more thoughts wondering what does the Turbo Gauge actually show?
I hope you enjoyed reading this
sounds good!
