Having gone from a mk4 R32 for 2 years (which i loved dearly for its looks n sound track but knew that a remapped k03 gti would probably would woop mah a55), i then migrated to a 57 reg B7 Audi RS4 saloon\sprint blue\buckets\fbsw etc for over 3 years,selling it in feb this yr - what a magnificant epic car which honestly left me + my mrs dumbfounded by its performance and potenetial at times (against other supercars + superbikes!) and im an ex biker.....not much if anything could keep up.
I then started my own business (this year) and had no need ....eherrrm .....for a 4.2 v8 RS4 so unfortunately got rid >:( ..... Plus we got a dog which meant more than a car
but she was never meant to set foot in the RS! Gutted
Then bought a clio 197 and had a blast in that for a few months before passing that on to my girlfriend - crackin rev n rip go kart-esque approach. Didnt have the throttle response of the 182s my gf had test driven recently but preferred the modern looks and overall more modern feel etc.
Anyway just got my hands on an 06 leon fr tfsi at a great price and tbh cannot fault it.....at all. Stage 1 booked in for next week. (bwa lump)
Test driven several 8p K04 S3`s and although very impressive on boost, i actually dig the response my k03 offers n look forward to its remap offerings...
"similar torque" to the R32 and feels a lot more aggressive n quicker than the figures suggest.
Only my 2nd ever turbo'd car after an mr2 tubby 3sgte years ago....and have looked at ed30's n pirelli editions b4 aswell as mk5 r32s before ... I WOULD HONESTLY go for a Pirelli\Ed30 with a stage 1 remap and be happy with that..for many reasons.
I adored my mk 4 R32 (and much prefer a mk4 R32 over mk5s) sound track and my B7 RS4 was imho orgasmic although at times lacked low end grunt ... :o
However....fuel, road tax, insurance etc etc soon take its toll (although the RS4 was better on fuel on a run than the R32!) and
personal circumstance has a big SAY in it but for me as with anyone.. Having done the v6 4motion, R32 and 4.2 RS4 thang ..... Rightly or wrongly..regardless of my previous loves....I am uber impressed with my bwa leon tsi FR....and look forward to tweeking its n1pples til it squeels like a pig ;D
Did that help at all lol?
Probably not (well i am on pint number 9 after a dog walk/pub crawl lol)
Get a pirelli plus remap....more nimble, tunable n "potentially" cheaper to run ;D .... Gulp
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