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7R or RS3
MC71:
New RS3 if money allows and R if not.
Ive driven 2 RS3's in the last few weeks (a new one and a 8P one) in my continued pursuit of the next Mistess and the new one is a lot better than the R BUT it bloody well should be, its a hell of lot more expensive. ive been offered an a new Mk7 R to my spec through Carwow (from my local main dealer) for £28900 and a new RS3, also Carwow, for closer to £40k.
As you say the 8P RS3's are now circa £25k-£32k for one but sadly the interior is now looking a little dated but still looks good if you find one with Recaro wingbacks and a few other options. That 2.5TFSI gives an effortless 400bhp with a mere stage 1 map and sounds immense even with a standard exhaust.
I still can't decide.....tough one! :happy2:
bonelorry:
I would go for the RS3, Much more an exclusive car.
The MK7 R I tend to see at least 3 per day, The market is saturated with them due to the cheap Lease Deals! They are not really an exclusive car to own and as a result I reckon in a few Years they will depreciate quite heavily due to the numbers out there that will come up for sale at 2 and 3 Years old at the end of the Lease agreement.
AJP:
--- Quote from: S2 Ant on April 04, 2016, 02:40:10 pm ---Guess it depends on how much you want it to be brand new really... up to 12 month old Golf R's are now high 20's which represents a pretty decent saving and they're all well spec'd from what i've seen so far.
Having owned an older Audi Quattro though, the 5 pots do sound much better than a 4 pot!
--- End quote ---
Can't beat the noise of a 3b or ABY on full beans. Arguably the old 10vt was even nicer. Even my tired old kv B3 Coupe sounded special!
But yeah, RS3 all day long. If the mk7 R wasn't so damn common (due to lease details as mentioned) it'd be a tougher choice.
Usually if I'm out on the road and I see an obvious 'enthusiast owned' VAG I'll give them a little flash and a thumbs up. Number of times I've done that to a mk7 R to be greeted by a bemused, defensive stare from a middle aged lady says it all.
Lease deals. They've killed it. Haven't seen one obviously modded example yet.
dan930:
Def a rs3...don't forget they hold there value too when it's time to sell
rdfcpete:
Takeaway the Audi bias :innocent: :laugh: (I don't particularly rate the latest Audi range including the 8V A3), for 33k with potential further discount even without any options, I'd take the RS3.
The Golf 7R seems a great car, but soon every car on the road will be a 4 cylinder "two leeta turbo m8 m999" :indifferent: Just waiting for Merc to unveil the upcoming C63 AMG with a 2.0 4pot turbo :wink: :fighting:
Nice to be different not only because the RS3 is exactly that, slightly hulk-hatch different, but also because of the 5pot sound which is probably half the reason you'd buy the car over the less character-filled rivals. Only the M135i is close on sound as well as being not-your-average-commercial-hot-hatch with the 6cyl.
Evo mag recently did a Golf R Vs RS3 in which they said the Golf R came out on top for outright driveability, but unless you live in the pits at Thruxton, I doubt you'd notice that 5-10% every single day or week.
The 8V RS3 is surprisingly more masculine in person than in the pics too, bit like the BMW 1M for a 'short' car.
Take nothing away from the 7R because it is excellent, described as the Golf to have from the range by the journo's (until the Clubsport, probably :signLOL:). But, you'll see lots of R's on the road as said so if it was me on this one, I'd be different for good reason...
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