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Rich:

--- Quote from: Edition30 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 !!!

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Feeling a Pirelli Vs ED30 photo shoot when you get yours Rich?

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Collect it Monday  :star:

Will take some shots on Monday night  :happy2:

Hurdy:
On the original topic....

I can see what you mean about the S3 as I've had a drive in a couple of them. As stock they are simply not an exciting drive. I have however been in a tuned S3 last year at Inters with 350bhp and that was quite a lovely car. It had somehow awoken from it's slumber and made alive. It was still well within it's limits of grip which meant it still wasn't as envigorating a drive as an ED30, but it was getting there. JonnyC's car is basically where you need to take the S3 to get real excitement from the chassis. 8)

veedub18:
I also test drove 2 Audi S3's. One was a demonstrator, brand new, and one was a used pre facelift model. The new one was ok, but lacking something, and I didnt like the steering at all. It was quicker than my GTI but a lot more expensive and missing a "wow factor". It was also manual and it felt a bit like it had clutch grab especially from 1st to 2nd and that made it "clunky" for me to drive.

The used one, pre-facelift, actually drove a lot better and I liked it a lot more, cant really explain why but it just felt better. It changed gear smoother and seemed to pull from lower down the rev range compared to the other one.

I test drove a lot of cars at the time, and was about to give up and stick with the GTI for another year, until I test drove the 135i Coupe...The rest is history as they say! 

I have nothing bad to say about Audi as I have owned 6 of them from new, but the S3, IMO is missing something from its driving experiance. Maybe a lot more fun remapped, but if you want some real fun, its not the one I'd choose.

 :happy2:

jonnyc:
Couldn't agree more about the stock S3 feeling dead..

I know why it is, and I think with the correct mods that for very reasonable money you can sort out the S3 quite easily..

The problem however will always be that there is basically too much grip for the power.. (unless you do something about that)

Its a great car and feels a lot more prestigious than the GTI to be in I think but you pay for that.. The drive standard for standard is no where near as exciting as the GTI but its probably not meant to be..

Jules86:
The S3 and r32 are more GT than hot hatch, they are not supposed to be exciting. They have a bit more power purely to make motorway driving more pleasurable.
The GTI is a hothatch and designed to be fun and provide great feel and feedback.

Looks like i will be selling the 32 soon for a house (doesnt make financial sense spending £900 on rent a month and owning an expensive car at 23 lol) Will have to drive a sh*tter for a while and save for my next car. S3 or ED30 are most likely, if i have enough another R32 with a big fat turbo  :signLOL:

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