HI All,
I previously posted over the last couple of years of the testing ownership of my Nogaro S3.
Back in 2019 i spent the thick end of £3500-4k on all of the major work believing that it would be a worthwhile investment and that sometimes its the better the devil you know.
It had:
Hyrbid Turbo built by TDI Turbos (comp wheel to improve response and 360 thrust)
LUK Clutch and DMF
Cambelt kit and water pump
Powerflex bushes
Milltek cat-back.
Its also recently had a full set of Dunlop Sport Maxx rubber and had lots of other minor bits like cv boots, wheel speed sensor etc. The service folder is thick!
Mechanically the car drives beautifully. It feels tight and positive on the road and the power delivery is very smooth. I`m friends with Dan at Uber tuning and we flashed one of his mild maps that he has developed over the years. The logs show its somewhere around the 240hp level. I dont drive at all quickly and just wanted a little bit of extra poke for overtaking and b roads without putting too much stress on the engine. Whilst its done 139k, it still feels strong and the comp test results were all around 170-180psi.
All thats left now on the car to do are:
Some cosmetic bits- some of which i can do myself (surface rust here and there and re-paint the wheels)
2 Brake pressuse sensors on the master cylinder (the one area where i was tight and didnt use Genuine items- aftermarket ones DO NOT work correctly)
New Fuel pump- most likely the uprated DW255 to future proof the car.
Whilst taking the front wheels off to get the tyres fitted, i notice the jacking points were in a pretty mashed state. Having previously been in the motor trade, i dont know how people manage to smash these, but as a result, its caused corrosion to creep up behind the sideskirt and has made what feels like a hole on both sides. The inner sill looks good shining a light up there.
Having done just 270 miles since the last mot, the car was in my garage and i hadnt spent much time tinkering or looking at it so it`s come as a bit of a shock.
Having now discovered this, i`m now trying to decide if this is worth yet more of my money, time and effort. This car really has frustrated me at times, but yesterday when i drove it, it reminded me that there just isnt anything like this outside of that platform that will be as refined nor as smooth at delivering its power as the S3.
With hot hatches and other cars of that era rising in value, surely the S3 isnt going to be far behind.
Has anyone else had the sills repaired/replaced and what sort of cost am i roughly looking at (allowing for differences in garages etc)
My wife is has been brilliant with this car and even suggested we used our savings to repair it, but thats not what its there for. I feel that it should be me that pays out.
I just dont want to keep throwing money at it if its not going to be worthwhile in the long run.
Ive attached a pic i took yesterday while treating it to some fresh Vpower.
I previously posted over the last couple of years of the testing ownership of my Nogaro S3.
Back in 2019 i spent the thick end of £3500-4k on all of the major work believing that it would be a worthwhile investment and that sometimes its the better the devil you know.
It had:
Hyrbid Turbo built by TDI Turbos (comp wheel to improve response and 360 thrust)
LUK Clutch and DMF
Cambelt kit and water pump
Powerflex bushes
Milltek cat-back.
Its also recently had a full set of Dunlop Sport Maxx rubber and had lots of other minor bits like cv boots, wheel speed sensor etc. The service folder is thick!
Mechanically the car drives beautifully. It feels tight and positive on the road and the power delivery is very smooth. I`m friends with Dan at Uber tuning and we flashed one of his mild maps that he has developed over the years. The logs show its somewhere around the 240hp level. I dont drive at all quickly and just wanted a little bit of extra poke for overtaking and b roads without putting too much stress on the engine. Whilst its done 139k, it still feels strong and the comp test results were all around 170-180psi.
All thats left now on the car to do are:
Some cosmetic bits- some of which i can do myself (surface rust here and there and re-paint the wheels)
2 Brake pressuse sensors on the master cylinder (the one area where i was tight and didnt use Genuine items- aftermarket ones DO NOT work correctly)
New Fuel pump- most likely the uprated DW255 to future proof the car.
Whilst taking the front wheels off to get the tyres fitted, i notice the jacking points were in a pretty mashed state. Having previously been in the motor trade, i dont know how people manage to smash these, but as a result, its caused corrosion to creep up behind the sideskirt and has made what feels like a hole on both sides. The inner sill looks good shining a light up there.
Having done just 270 miles since the last mot, the car was in my garage and i hadnt spent much time tinkering or looking at it so it`s come as a bit of a shock.
Having now discovered this, i`m now trying to decide if this is worth yet more of my money, time and effort. This car really has frustrated me at times, but yesterday when i drove it, it reminded me that there just isnt anything like this outside of that platform that will be as refined nor as smooth at delivering its power as the S3.
With hot hatches and other cars of that era rising in value, surely the S3 isnt going to be far behind.
Has anyone else had the sills repaired/replaced and what sort of cost am i roughly looking at (allowing for differences in garages etc)
My wife is has been brilliant with this car and even suggested we used our savings to repair it, but thats not what its there for. I feel that it should be me that pays out.
I just dont want to keep throwing money at it if its not going to be worthwhile in the long run.
Ive attached a pic i took yesterday while treating it to some fresh Vpower.
