Well an update................... Will start at thebeginning to save reading back several pages.
Had a fun time with cars, I usually keep them for 3-4 years. Not of late in the quest for a car I could enjoy.
I had an Edition 30 Golf, which I kept for 3 years, did a few bits to it, made it go round corners better - Coils, Decent brakes (996TT Brakes with a 350mm disc and S3 Rears), and an LSD all assisted. Milly added and some tech (BT and Rear View camera), and alll was well. Note I remapped it for 150 miles and hated it, so std it predominately stayed in the power dept.
Until I changed to this
Cayman S - Xenons, Sat nav, Sports seats, 19's, all the good bits, and it was a stonking car, until I tried to get out of the drivers seat after a hours drive, I was in agony. The seating position in a Cayman is all out of line, and my back didnt enjoy it. The pedals are not in line with the seat and SW. So it went, I actually found I was driving an old MK3 more, and it was staying in the garage.
Then this came up at very cheap money, and I mean cheap (4 months old, 5K miles, fully loaded - sat nav, leather, 19's, Dynaudio, Folding mirrors etc) I banked the rest of the Porker cash.
Old MK3 anni in background.
The Roc even came with a very good Number plate, which was worth £800, I retrofitted a Rear view camera, BT, various LEDs (Illum door handles etc), Bonnet strut (Roc R comes with an old style bonnet stay!)
It was only an interim car, as I looked for something to really replace the Porker............................. (cash burning big holes in bank - nearly bought another bike, until a mate was killed in the IOM TT)...... Well, I was offered a very good deal at month end by a dealer (after much haggling and talking - it took 2 weeks to do the deal! - I actually had walked away and he came back to me on Sunday 27th Feb) against the below, provided I could do the deal over the phone last week by the morning of the 28th Feb. So I left a deposit against a car I had not even seen, never mind driven, with the caveats of me driving and inspecting it. I must add I had test driven one at my local dealer..........
So Wednesday last week, I drove, inspected and drove away in the above, I got over 2.5k off the screen price, and the dealer offered me 2k more than I paid for the Roc! So I was very happy with the deal. Dealer did not want the Cruise, or BT, left in the Roc as they had not been specced from new, so out they came, was a bit of a rush (cheers Mr P for the advice on the phone!)
Back to the coiffeurs car............
The car is a July 10, has 1400 miles, extras are 19's - Titanium, privacy glass, RNS E, Hill Hold, Black leather, heated seats, Black grill and details pack, Interior light pack, Bluetooth, AMI, Service pack, Extra leather details (not sure if that is an Audi Option but the dealer said it was), Cruise Control, Adaptive lights, fully electric seats etc.
So essentially the Roc and just over 9k got me into a virtually new, very well specced TTRS. I was looking into ordering an RS3, but didn't want a Sportback, nor a 'S-Tronic gearbox'.
Plans for the TT, none, it is mind blowing! I am loving it to death. Must say First impressions are the RNSE is not a patch on the RNS 510, but does seem more professional (if you get what I mean), and the sport button is a great toy!
Ps I was well impressed by the Audi dealer. Will get some better pics at the weekend, and I must emphasise the noise is phenomenal, not grating and tiresome like the sound that the BSH mounts gave me, but like the old Quattro's of yesteryear!
