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Hi mate,
What kind of deal did you get? After getting the wife a BE A4, I'm seriously contemplating trading my RS3 for an S4. Speed and practicality.....
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No if I could have seen the future I’d still have my 8V rS3 in the garage.
Masonry get me wrong the s4 is cracking inside is amazing the tech great.
Goes pretty well the Quattro is better but it doesn’t look that special and doesn’t sound that good either.
RS3 just a more special feeling car.
Masonry get me wrong the s4 is cracking inside is amazing the tech great.
Goes pretty well the Quattro is better but it doesn’t look that special and doesn’t sound that good either.
RS3 just a more special feeling car.
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You're probably talking about traction while I am talking about overall balance. My Megane is more neutral than the M135i. But obviously won't spin its rears !
I found it very tractable in the wet but obviously it requires smooth throttle modulation!
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Just ticked passed 1000 miles.
Its great, really love it as a daily car.
It does have one very minor issue, it has a total addiction:
Last week i visited that same petrol station every other day, I was starting to get strange looks by the end of the week.
Got an 1800 mile trip planned in 6 weeks time. can't wait. It'll have done another couple of thousand by then too. maybe economy will improve a bit?...
Its great, really love it as a daily car.
It does have one very minor issue, it has a total addiction:
Last week i visited that same petrol station every other day, I was starting to get strange looks by the end of the week.
Got an 1800 mile trip planned in 6 weeks time. can't wait. It'll have done another couple of thousand by then too. maybe economy will improve a bit?...
Just ticked passed 1000 miles.
Its great, really love it as a daily car.
It does have one very minor issue, it has a total addiction:
Last week i visited that same petrol station every other day, I was starting to get strange looks by the end of the week.
Got an 1800 mile trip planned in 6 weeks time. can't wait. It'll have done another couple of thousand by then too. maybe economy will improve a bit?...
For economy, if you’re on a reasonably flat road and just cruising on a dual carriageway I’d expect 33-38 mpg fairly easily. Mine got 40 on a trip with about the same mileage as yours.
Still loving the floret and black too..,
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The problem is that I’m not really trying.
It’s averaged 23mpg since I collected it three weeks ago.
I drive it everywhere in individual which I have as
Suspension - comfort
Engine - comfort
Diff- auto
Exhaust - dynamic
It’s averaged 23mpg since I collected it three weeks ago.
I drive it everywhere in individual which I have as
Suspension - comfort
Engine - comfort
Diff- auto
Exhaust - dynamic
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A little update. Now on 2500 miles
I meant to post these when i first got it, but time was a bit short.
The day it got back from the dealer, having thoroughly cleaned the understand with detergent, I dynax UCed (a brilliant bilt hamber clear undercoat) the majority of the underside and the suspension components. It not so much that they need the protection but it keeps it all shinny.
I also used Carpro DLux on the brake callipers, its a ceramic coat which makes cleaning really easy
and did the rear too
I then got in trouble for ceramic coating the wheels in the utility... (also Carpro Dlux)
Then the complete front end of the car (full bonnet, bumper, wings, mirrors, a pillars) was clear PPFed
I then noticed a couple of weeks ago that the extended sills had a couple of small stone chips underneath so i PPFed them myself
I used Xpel as its easy to use and shape with a hairdryer
In the meantime, on longer journeys it is returning astonishingly good MPG
I meant to post these when i first got it, but time was a bit short.
The day it got back from the dealer, having thoroughly cleaned the understand with detergent, I dynax UCed (a brilliant bilt hamber clear undercoat) the majority of the underside and the suspension components. It not so much that they need the protection but it keeps it all shinny.
I also used Carpro DLux on the brake callipers, its a ceramic coat which makes cleaning really easy
and did the rear too
I then got in trouble for ceramic coating the wheels in the utility... (also Carpro Dlux)
Then the complete front end of the car (full bonnet, bumper, wings, mirrors, a pillars) was clear PPFed
I then noticed a couple of weeks ago that the extended sills had a couple of small stone chips underneath so i PPFed them myself
I used Xpel as its easy to use and shape with a hairdryer
In the meantime, on longer journeys it is returning astonishingly good MPG
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A little update after 8000 miles.
Took it all the way to the alps. Where it was incredible in the snow. Infact we had snow for over 8hrs of the drive down through France it was incredibly confidence inspiring
A full set of Nokian WR4s were brilliant. 7k miles on them and they have at least another 7k in them
This was quite a steep slope, which of course was no issue
I found this quite amusing
That was in Feb, in the meantime its been a brilliant and great fun workhorse. I utterly love driving it. I've found my perfect individual setting, which is everything in comfort, diff in Auto, Exhaust in Dynamic, and i very rarely shift from that other than to use S on the gear-lever occasionally.
Summer wheels and tyres have just gone back on. I actually found the winters better in most circumstances.
The only issue i think i have is that the exhaust tips, despite keeping them really clean are corroding.
Took it all the way to the alps. Where it was incredible in the snow. Infact we had snow for over 8hrs of the drive down through France it was incredibly confidence inspiring
A full set of Nokian WR4s were brilliant. 7k miles on them and they have at least another 7k in them
This was quite a steep slope, which of course was no issue
I found this quite amusing
That was in Feb, in the meantime its been a brilliant and great fun workhorse. I utterly love driving it. I've found my perfect individual setting, which is everything in comfort, diff in Auto, Exhaust in Dynamic, and i very rarely shift from that other than to use S on the gear-lever occasionally.
Summer wheels and tyres have just gone back on. I actually found the winters better in most circumstances.
The only issue i think i have is that the exhaust tips, despite keeping them really clean are corroding.
There’s a little plastic clasp you can move up to near the top mounting point and stops it rattling as there is a softer trim up there and more room.
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18,000 miles now and just had first service.
Its just about on track for the average 20k miles I thought I'd do in it per year.
I think its getting better and better. Engine is nicely bedded in now and has all the performance I could ever want in a daily. It also sounds fantastic now that the exhaust is proabably a bit sooted up inside.
I really can't think of a better car. Had a look at an RS4 this morning at the dealership. It was light on options whereas I think I have virtually all of them ticked so it wasn't a very appealing downgrade. I do think i'll ultimately go that way at the end my time with this one. But that will probably be a long way away and it will need to have all the options on it.
My only complaint has that the exhaust tips, despite great care are looking a bit second hand, and this morning, Audi refused to do anything about it.
In its favourite space in central London (its a wide space, not parked across two)
Its just about on track for the average 20k miles I thought I'd do in it per year.
I think its getting better and better. Engine is nicely bedded in now and has all the performance I could ever want in a daily. It also sounds fantastic now that the exhaust is proabably a bit sooted up inside.
I really can't think of a better car. Had a look at an RS4 this morning at the dealership. It was light on options whereas I think I have virtually all of them ticked so it wasn't a very appealing downgrade. I do think i'll ultimately go that way at the end my time with this one. But that will probably be a long way away and it will need to have all the options on it.
My only complaint has that the exhaust tips, despite great care are looking a bit second hand, and this morning, Audi refused to do anything about it.
In its favourite space in central London (its a wide space, not parked across two)
