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Title: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Little_Dave on December 09, 2011, 04:06:07 pm
Not the greatest snaps as i spotted it in the car park at work and did a few quick covert shots out the window  :signLOL:
I'm not a fan of the wheels at all  :sick: would look alot better without the red lip IMO  :wink:

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Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Betty02 on December 09, 2011, 04:47:29 pm
Personally.....I love them wheels!!
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: rich83 on December 09, 2011, 04:49:25 pm
... and i think they look so cheap and nasty  :sick:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Matto on December 09, 2011, 05:09:06 pm
Yeah I'm not keen on them either. Seeing as we are on the subject of new Audi's, I saw a White S7 Sportback when I was at Morrison's earlier. have never seen one before.
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: sub39h on December 09, 2011, 05:11:10 pm
Seen a Daytona one on the M6 before. Had the more sensible wheels without the red  :sick:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: gazbutS3 on December 09, 2011, 09:03:58 pm
with some different wheels with the correct offset to fill the flared arches, I could be tempted to put my hand in my pocket :laugh:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Edition30 on December 17, 2011, 04:09:20 pm
Come to Bradford...think 50% of the RS3's ended up here. Seen quite a few now.


Had one in at the groups York Audi and the guy who ordered it traded it in after 2 weeks, didnt like it...they should also have the RS style exhausts, 1 either side.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fk161%2Fastramk-3%2F310866_2482957439419_1417080351_32961101_1966663030_n.jpg&hash=6fc74415ddb6744a7d3fc45768fbe787cfd0c7cb)
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: yin on December 17, 2011, 05:36:49 pm
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 :drool:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: jhtrophy on December 17, 2011, 05:38:35 pm
Come to Bradford...think 50% of the RS3's ended up here. Seen quite a few now.


Had one in at the groups York Audi and the guy who ordered it traded it in after 2 weeks, didnt like it...they should also have the RS style exhausts, 1 either side.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fk161%2Fastramk-3%2F310866_2482957439419_1417080351_32961101_1966663030_n.jpg&hash=6fc74415ddb6744a7d3fc45768fbe787cfd0c7cb)
Yeah seen a few in Bradford
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: 81lly on December 17, 2011, 05:40:14 pm
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 :drool:

Now that is a nice colour!
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: RedRobin on December 17, 2011, 05:54:11 pm
That blue one looks very nice.

I gotta say that the rear view of the RS3 is very uninspiring. Spend around £45k and then more dosh on mods? Hmm, expensive!
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: andrewparker on December 17, 2011, 06:07:45 pm
Why do they insist on those awful shiny mirrors? :stupid:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: rich83 on December 18, 2011, 09:58:10 am
That blue one looks very nice.

I gotta say that the rear view of the RS3 is very uninspiring. Spend around £45k and then more dosh on mods? Hmm, expensive!

Pretty much sums up the entire Audi range... None of the models have any identity (especially A3 A4 A6 A7)
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: vRS Carl on December 18, 2011, 11:31:59 am
Just to play devils advocate which of the VW range has an inspiring back end :confused:

I find women have inspiring back ends not cars.  :wink:

Personally i like the understated looks of the RS3. Order it de-badged and people would think it's an S3 or even an S-Line A3 with some fancy wheels. That for me = Win.

Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: TurboTrev on December 18, 2011, 11:38:48 am
Blue one looks quite nice, but overall very dissappointing looks, especially the back end and side profile.  A3/S3/RS3 body shape just doesn't do it for me.  :sick:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: rich83 on December 18, 2011, 11:41:08 am
Just to play devils advocate which of the VW range has an inspiring back end :confused:

I find women have inspiring back ends not cars.  :wink:

Personally i like the understated looks of the RS3. Order it de-badged and people would think it's an S3 or even an S-Line A3 with some fancy wheels. That for me = Win.



Its all about identity for me. I play a game (i know I'm sad) of guess the audi from looking at the front end in the rearview mirror when they come blasting past on the motorway.... they all look the same its virtually impossible.  :signLOL:

Walked past an audi saloon the other day... could have been either a A5 sportback or a A7. One trick pony design team.

Im not saying that VW are at the cutting edge of design innovation... but at least when you see a polo/golf/passat/eos/rocco... they are easily definable.
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: vRS Carl on December 18, 2011, 12:01:25 pm
Just to play devils advocate which of the VW range has an inspiring back end :confused:

I find women have inspiring back ends not cars.  :wink:

Personally i like the understated looks of the RS3. Order it de-badged and people would think it's an S3 or even an S-Line A3 with some fancy wheels. That for me = Win.



Its all about identity for me. I play a game (i know I'm sad) of guess the audi from looking at the front end in the rearview mirror when they come blasting past on the motorway.... they all look the same its virtually impossible.  :signLOL:

Walked past an audi saloon the other day... could have been either a A5 sportback or a A7. One trick pony design team.

Im not saying that VW are at the cutting edge of design innovation... but at least when you see a polo/golf/passat/eos/rocco... they are easily definable.

I see what you mean about VW Cars. It's easy to see the difference between a Golf & Polo GTi  :evilgrin:

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Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Snoopy on December 18, 2011, 12:01:59 pm
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If it had been me i would have waited for this to arrive rather than go for the white one the original guy who ordered it did but thats just me.
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: yin on December 18, 2011, 12:09:57 pm
If it had been me i would have waited for this to arrive rather than go for the white one the original guy who ordered it did but thats just me.

Was only 7 weeks difference in the end  and about 10k though was't it but the blue is far nicer :drool: than the white
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: baldwined30 on December 18, 2011, 12:28:28 pm
Love it or hate it, you know its a great bit of kit, and a remap to 400hp, thats a winner for me! Plus boot space and all that boring stuff!
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: rich83 on December 18, 2011, 12:29:27 pm
Ahhh touché Carl!!
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on December 18, 2011, 12:32:09 pm
Just to play devils advocate which of the VW range has an inspiring back end :confused:

I find women have inspiring back ends not cars.  :wink:

Personally i like the understated looks of the RS3. Order it de-badged and people would think it's an S3 or even an S-Line A3 with some fancy wheels. That for me = Win.



Agreed.  Gloss black grill, lower lip and mirrors for me and as you say could be an S line, with a nasty suprise  :evilgrin:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Snoopy on December 18, 2011, 12:34:55 pm
If it had been me i would have waited for this to arrive rather than go for the white one the original guy who ordered it did but thats just me.

Was only 7 weeks difference in the end  and about 10k though was't it but the blue is far nicer :drool: than the white
But Andrew changes cars more often than his socks so 10K is nothing to him. I guess if you change cars as much as he does colour does not really matter but seemed such a waste to wait all that time when you know the build date then not just wait that little bit longer for something unique in a special order colour no one else has.
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: RedRobin on December 18, 2011, 01:57:57 pm

Just to play devils advocate which of the VW range has an inspiring back end :confused:

I find women have inspiring back ends not cars.  :wink:

Personally i like the understated looks of the RS3. Order it de-badged and people would think it's an S3 or even an S-Line A3 with some fancy wheels. That for me = Win.


Agreed.  Gloss black grill, lower lip and mirrors for me and as you say could be an S line, with a nasty suprise  :evilgrin:


@ Carl:
That suggests that "inspiring" in your dictionary only means "wanting to f*ck"!

Obviously (looking at my GTI) I just don't get this whole thing about pretending to be something "with a nasty surprise". It also suggests an overly aggressive driving style when in the company of other cars. Either that, or it says "my willy is bigger than yours because my car is faster" to another driver. regardless of looks, there's ALWAYS going to be faster car or better driven than yours (mine included).

But of course, each to their own. Personally I prefer a bit of style in my life. 8)
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: vRS Carl on December 18, 2011, 02:27:59 pm

Just to play devils advocate which of the VW range has an inspiring back end :confused:

I find women have inspiring back ends not cars.  :wink:

Personally i like the understated looks of the RS3. Order it de-badged and people would think it's an S3 or even an S-Line A3 with some fancy wheels. That for me = Win.


Agreed.  Gloss black grill, lower lip and mirrors for me and as you say could be an S line, with a nasty suprise  :evilgrin:


@ Carl:
That suggests that "inspiring" in your dictionary only means "wanting to f*ck"!

Obviously (looking at my GTI) I just don't get this whole thing about pretending to be something "with a nasty surprise". It also suggests an overly aggressive driving style when in the company of other cars. Either that, or it says "my willy is bigger than yours because my car is faster" to another driver. regardless of looks, there's ALWAYS going to be faster car or better driven than yours (mine included).

But of course, each to their own. Personally I prefer a bit of style in my life. 8)

Robin you don't half talk some drivel sometimes. For someone who makes out he's worldly wise you make an awful lot of assumptions.

My comment about a woman's rear was a tongue in cheek remark hence the smiley. Also I'm not the one with Quad exhausts! Willy waving indeed  :P
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Hedge on December 18, 2011, 02:31:43 pm
My comment about a woman's rear was a tongue in cheek remark hence the smiley. Also I'm not the one with Quad exhausts! Willy waving indeed  :P

 :signLOL:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: rich83 on December 18, 2011, 02:38:41 pm
Four up the bum.... No babies!
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on December 18, 2011, 04:13:42 pm

Just to play devils advocate which of the VW range has an inspiring back end :confused:

I find women have inspiring back ends not cars.  :wink:

Personally i like the understated looks of the RS3. Order it de-badged and people would think it's an S3 or even an S-Line A3 with some fancy wheels. That for me = Win.


Agreed.  Gloss black grill, lower lip and mirrors for me and as you say could be an S line, with a nasty suprise  :evilgrin:


@ Carl:
That suggests that "inspiring" in your dictionary only means "wanting to f*ck"!

Obviously (looking at my GTI) I just don't get this whole thing about pretending to be something "with a nasty surprise". It also suggests an overly aggressive driving style when in the company of other cars. Either that, or it says "my willy is bigger than yours because my car is faster" to another driver. regardless of looks, there's ALWAYS going to be faster car or better driven than yours (mine included).

But of course, each to their own. Personally I prefer a bit of style in my life. 8)

Doesn't make much sense to me Robin, an element of assumption With linking styling preferences and driving behaviour?

I think it can be nice to have a nice looking and powerful but understated car.
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: RedRobin on December 18, 2011, 04:48:17 pm

Four up the bum.... No babies!


....Even just one up the bum = No babies!  :grin:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: RedRobin on December 18, 2011, 04:54:00 pm

Obviously (looking at my GTI) I just don't get this whole thing about pretending to be something "with a nasty surprise". It also suggests an overly aggressive driving style when in the company of other cars. Either that, or it says "my willy is bigger than yours because my car is faster" to another driver. regardless of looks, there's ALWAYS going to be faster car or better driven than yours (mine included).

But of course, each to their own. Personally I prefer a bit of style in my life. 8)


Doesn't make much sense to me Robin, an element of assumption With linking styling preferences and driving behaviour?

I think it can be nice to have a nice looking and powerful but understated car.


....I used the word "suggests" rather than assume anything as a fact.

I agree, that for many it is very nice to have a nice looking and powerful but understated car.... The understatement thing just doesn't float my particular boat and that really doesn't matter.  :happy2:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: RedRobin on December 18, 2011, 04:56:36 pm
^^^^
Either way, as with any and every car (and for Carl, female arse  :happy2:) there's always going to be those who like and those who don't. I like the RS3 but not without criticisms and that's before I've even driven one.
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on December 18, 2011, 05:08:12 pm

Fair dos

It's one of the things I like although at this stage I think my car is hardly understated  :ashamed: so my taste is quite broad
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: andrewparker on December 18, 2011, 08:13:27 pm
Thing is, I don't think the RS3 is that understated, it's just that they open nearly every bit of kit that differentiates it up to lesser cars, so you can just about have a 1.4 TFSI that looks like an RS3.
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Gene Hunt on December 19, 2011, 09:40:04 am
... and i think they look so cheap and nasty  :sick:
.........& me.Look like cheap Halfords alloys. :sick:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: Sunglasses Ron on December 19, 2011, 11:29:26 am
I do have to own up to having soft spot for a Red RS3. However, I would get the rims finished off so they're all black and would also need to address the front bumper/splitter too. Just looks like there is something missing IMO. Like someone has pinched the splitter..  :confused:
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: stealthwolf on December 19, 2011, 02:41:15 pm
I'm not a fan of the wheels at all  :sick: would look alot better without the red lip IMO  :wink:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fz396%2FLittle_Dave%2F08122011289.jpg&hash=f9242c56780416abf8620953043ea86cb1aec94c)
In all honesty, I did think about doing something similar with those rims when I saw BCS Nige's car.
Title: Re: First RS3 i've seen on the road
Post by: RedRobin on December 19, 2011, 06:01:28 pm
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I've got a soft spot for a RS3 too but can no longer afford one.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FRobinRS3_1.jpg&hash=695b99adc0752d5a0045271647b4651b82042f5d)

^ Yes I seriously would swop my plate over. Afterall, VW own VAG don't they? And anyway it would be a laugh. I'd do the same with a red Lambo  :laugh: