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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: jonnym on September 14, 2014, 01:11:06 pm

Title: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: jonnym on September 14, 2014, 01:11:06 pm
Folks - maybe a dodgy listing this for anyone considering an S3. For the price, personally, I wouldn't pay the amount.

"i do not no why this car what cat c as was very lite damage." It is a Cat C for a reason and also seems to have some issues re tax and VIC. It may be excellently repaired, but i'd be cautious, the crash was fairly severe. No photos of the original damage on the ad, but I have some should peoples want to see them! My main issue was chasis damage.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-AUDI-S3-DSG-S-LINE-BLACK-ED-2-0-TFSI-WHITE-NOT-REPLICA-RS3-RS4-RS5-A3/151402805117?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3De7b148724e2e427dbb63796ca6765484%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D20131017132637%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D181137636346
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: rich83 on September 14, 2014, 01:22:54 pm
book price 22k... yeah ok mate...  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: jbenekeorr on September 14, 2014, 01:55:14 pm
My god, the advert itself is enough to put me off!

How can they expect you to spend a considerable sum of money if they can't be bothered to spell check their advert or stick a capital letter in once in a while. Even if your spelling is bad, it's no excuse for that mess when a computer can correct it for you!!!

Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: bacillus on September 14, 2014, 02:41:01 pm
Looks like the ebay link has been pulled...
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: V2 FAN on September 14, 2014, 02:43:35 pm
Looks like the ebay link has been pulled...

Nope still on ebay.
Looks like a proper chav mobile
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: th3_f15t on September 14, 2014, 07:34:53 pm
It's a Audi.

It's in white.

It's had a crash.

Who can find a reason you SHOULD buy it? Go on... Try and find one... I can't.

 :P
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: Jomty on September 15, 2014, 07:18:03 am
Read the add in Lee Nelsons voice, makes perfect sense lol
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: welikeaps on September 15, 2014, 07:47:22 pm
Used to have matt blue wrap on it with black amg merc wheels.
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: rdfcpete on September 15, 2014, 08:35:48 pm
I don't think I'd ever buy an Audi that's had the rear Audi badge removed  :chicken: :confused: :stupid:
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: ekaJ on September 15, 2014, 10:11:06 pm
It was previously wrapped as said with quite a few mods, looked nice.

He took it in to Audi for something, they took it on a test drive and wrote it off!

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a.cdninstagram.com%2Fhphotos-xpa1%2Ft51.2885-15%2F924256_508975575887501_818937609_n.jpg&hash=b69d792e674ed0f996092065466492f4d95dbf5c)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a.cdninstagram.com%2Fhphotos-xap1%2Ft51.2885-15%2F924480_615056321892527_1538871815_n.jpg&hash=745f62c83d8906cb5a5a6d2bc698b99e729136ea)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a.cdninstagram.com%2Fhphotos-xfp1%2Ft51.2885-15%2F1390453_441146769325090_1153172718_n.jpg&hash=042c503a058a6a5df9d1241317dc9b6994c4cc67)


Think they ended up setting it with him and then someone has since repaired the car.
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: th3_f15t on September 15, 2014, 10:42:55 pm
Your detective skills are quite impressive. Looked really good post crash (or at least I imagine it did).
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: Scottymon on September 15, 2014, 11:04:45 pm
Jesus, 4Wheel steer S3  :confused:
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: AndyBrown on September 15, 2014, 11:23:17 pm
How did they manage to write it off!?
I'd absolutely flip if that happened to my car when it goes in on Wednesday.
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: xjay1337 on September 15, 2014, 11:25:19 pm
I wouldn't buy it but that damage doesnt look that major tbh. Cant see how the damage would effect the chasis from that...
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: jonnym on September 17, 2014, 10:11:43 pm
How did they manage to write it off!?
I'd absolutely flip if that happened to my car when it goes in on Wednesday.

Hit a lampost and span...going fast.
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: jonnym on September 17, 2014, 10:16:03 pm
I wouldn't buy it but that damage doesnt look that major tbh. Cant see how the damage would effect the chasis from that...

Fair enough Jay, although I rocked up to the driver when it all happened and it wasn't great underneath. But hey. Someone will buy it, what the hell. Lucky he was wearing his belt.
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: rdfcpete on September 18, 2014, 09:10:36 am
Another couple of grand will get you a decent low-mid mileage Phantom Black or grey S3 in that 8P2 shape (like mine) anyway, so I wouldn't hover and dabble around this example personally  :happy2:
Title: Re: Considering a S3 - be cautious of this one
Post by: Wooosh on September 18, 2014, 01:52:41 pm
He's asking for to much money bearing in mind it's a Cat C I would'nt touch it personally.