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Offline chip20

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My new car plans gone out the window!
« on: August 07, 2009, 11:02:29 pm »
Hi all.Just a quick note of disappointment.I have been lucky enough to have a go in my friends new Audi S3
and must say I feel let down by it! I pinned my hopes on getting the S3 next year but I think I will look elsewhere!
Don't get me wrong it's a very quick car but apart from that I might aswell have been in my in laws 1.9 tdi s line! I could not see myself spending £31000 I would have been gutted!It doesn't even look anything special.Maybe the RS3 is going to be the show stopper if it ever comes out! Or is it just that GTI is a great car!!!
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2009, 11:11:02 pm »
The GTi is a fantastic car... it looks fab.. and it performs fab... :love:

Its a car you cannot dislike !!!
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2009, 11:32:52 pm »
Couldn't agree more :happy2:
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2009, 12:21:58 am »
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It seems you have to heavily mod a S3 to enjoy it. It's a very good car but seems to lack the excitement in feel which the GTI has.
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2009, 12:28:31 am »
Ive had a 330BHP S3, but not exciting, very dead steering feel.  Thats why Im on my 3rd MKV
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2009, 11:28:12 am »



Just had to copy this, its awesome, these chappies would give their life to VW :grin:
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2009, 11:51:35 am »
My wife reckons I love my car more than her!!!!!    :evilgrin:
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2009, 01:09:16 pm »
Quote from: gulfstream11 on August 08, 2009, 11:51:35 am
My wife reckons I love my car more than her!!!!!    :evilgrin:

Should be a given That Mr Gulf i thought we all loved our car more than our chicks.  :chicken:  :signLOL:
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2009, 01:19:23 pm »
Haven't had the pleasure of driving an S3 so wouldnt know, love the Ed30 though...got the back end stepping out and it coped perfectly  :driver:

Quote from: Rich on August 07, 2009, 11:11:02 pm
The GTi is a fantastic car... it looks fab.. and it performs fab... :love:

Its a car you cannot dislike !!!

Feeling a Pirelli Vs ED30 photo shoot when you get yours Rich?
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2009, 01:23:04 pm »
Quote from: gulfstream11 on August 08, 2009, 11:51:35 am

My wife reckons I love my car more than her!!!!!    :evilgrin:


....They all say that (well, most) - it's just a female ploy to get more lovin' out of you.

Give a big hug and whisper sweet things in her ear.....Then disappear out for a drive! :evilgrin:
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2009, 03:07:44 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on August 08, 2009, 01:23:04 pm
Quote from: gulfstream11 on August 08, 2009, 11:51:35 am

My wife reckons I love my car more than her!!!!!    :evilgrin:


....They all say that (well, most) - it's just a female ploy to get more lovin' out of you.

Give a big hug and whisper sweet things in her ear.....Then disappear out for a drive! :evilgrin:

You lot been spying on me :scared: :signLOL:
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2009, 06:19:17 pm »
S3 is souless (anyone thats driven one will agree) the engine feels like its lacking something (nothing to do with power)

Its hard to explain but people that have driven it suddenly agree  :signLOL:

I would happily own one though as a project to work on and mod. Think its a better base car than most.
If i wanted something quick and fun it would be Ed30 though!
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2009, 06:24:43 pm »
The only realistic Audi I would want is the RS4 Estate.. It's is my ideal car after that... it's my GTi so I'm not doing to bad!  :grin:
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2009, 06:32:00 pm »
In standard form they are quite dull to drive but once you throw a map and a few other bits on there things durastically change! Having owned an ED30 and now an S3 I cannot pick between them, where one lacks the other one gains sorta thing. If I took you out in mine im sure your opinion would change a little  :happy2:
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Re: My new car plans gone out the window!
« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2009, 06:36:33 pm »
Quote from: Lean on August 08, 2009, 06:24:43 pm
The only realistic Audi I would want is the RS4 Estate.. It's is my ideal car after that... it's my GTi so I'm not doing to bad!  :grin:

The RS4 is good, but it is a heavy bugger and naturally aspirated. Some of them have been shown to be waaaaay down on power outputs too. :surprised:

1650kg (and an estate even more) means it only just gets over the 200bhp/ton marker

Edition 30 is around 1370kg and a remap and a HPFP will see it over 315bhp, so around 230bhp/ton :wink:

0-60 is quoted in EVO as 5.1 seconds and I managed that with FWD.

Yes, I know it is like comparing bananas with potatoes, but I'd like to bet that the ED30 feels more alive than the RS4 and would be the more fulfilling drive :notworthy:

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