C63 Gone,...Audi S3 next week!

[Pickles]

Hi Pickles,

We have recently looked for a new vehicle to replace our VW R32 that we will be selling soon. Looked at the Mercedes A45 AMG, Audi S3 & BMW 135 in January & for a variety of reasons also decided on the Audi S3 Sportsback with S Performance & driver assistance packages. Ours has been ordered in the Estoril Blue Crystal effects colour & we are expecting to be delivered around the end of May.

May need to compare notes with you in the future .

Cheers,

Michael

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G'Day Michael, well you looked at the same cars we did.
But I tell you what, once wifey'd driven the S3, she was simply not interested in anything else. Our spec is Performance Package & Panoramic Roof. Dealer was able to source that spec, so we didn't have to wait.
CSV, yes, I'm aware that the upcoming Golf R has the same engine, but I think the S3 body may be a little bigger. No doubt the Golf R is a top unit, but the waiting list for that, when it's released, will be long, I reckon.
The S3 is a bit "under the radar" at the moment, Audi haven't made a big song & dance about it, but Audi Aus are selling all they can get, & more...4-6 month wait for customer order cars, so we were lucky to get ours.
Cheers, Pickles.

[Pickles]

Martin can you please tell me how the alacantara wheel was wearing? I realise you didn't do that many km but if it will give me an idea. I have a flappy paddle wheel from the good old US of A and if the planets line up will fit it to the GTS, I am toying with covering it in alacantara first.

thanks

Michael

G'Day Mate. The Alcantara wheel was the one thing we didn't like on the C63. I was worried about wear, getting greasy, matted etc with body/hand sweat etc, & general use, so we bought driving gloves so our hands would not come into contact with the wheel.
The 507 has an alcantara shifter, owners are going beserk to fit one to their C63,......it's the LAST thing I'd be doing!
You might have guessed,...I ain't a fan of the stuff,...not on a steering wheel anyway.
Cheers, Pickles.

[matthewfnorbert]

nice.. did you look at the sedan S3 option (here or coming?)

[Pickles]

nice.. did you look at the sedan S3 option (here or coming?)

Well, We knew one was coming, (in a couple of months), but we wanted a hatch. What I can't understand is why the sedan is going to be $2K dearer than the hatch,...it's usually the other way round?
There's also the thought, maybe next year, of an "RS"3, using the 5 cyl. engine,...that will be "interesting".
Regards, Pickles.

[Acer]

CSV rulz,

Yes, we considered the new MK VII Golf R as we have been very happy with our R32. However, the Golf R is not going to be released in Australia until the 2nd half of this year & hence the wait was a bit too long for us. Also, the latest Audi S3 is quite competitively priced compared with earlier versions & the quality of materials inside & out is at least 1 step up on the VW equivalent & in our opinion better than the A45 AMG so we decided to go for it instead at of course some premium.

Cheers,

Michael

[Martin_D]

we bought driving gloves so our hands would not come into contact with the wheel.
Cheers, Pickles.

Imagine if you only steered with one hand. You could get that Michael Jackson look going....

[seedyrom]

we bought driving gloves so our hands would not come into contact with the wheel.

Do you keep them in your wife's handbag along with your balls?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahaaha

VNs fo lyf yo!

[Pickles]

Do you keep them in your wife's handbag along with your balls?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahaaha

VNs fo lyf yo!

Hopefully Wifey's got better things to do with my balls than keep them in her handbag?
Pickles.

[seedyrom]

Well played

[Vulture]

Congrats on the purchase. You are right about the A/CLA45, it is a firm little bugger and if the wifey found the S3 more suitable then good on her - nothing wrong with that. The RS3 will be more hard-edged to compete with the 45s. The Merc engine guy who headed the 265kw/450Nm 45 engine has been poached over to Audi so we are seeing the dawn of the 4 cycl power wars IMHO. Expect next 4 cyclinder powerhaus from Germany to have 500Nm and close to 300Kw. Nuts! V8s were struggling to make that not so long ago.

[planetdavo]

As others have said Martin (Pickles), congrats on your purchase.
Not everyone wants their daily driver to be a hardcore machine only a set of slick tyres away from a track day, so I'm sure you and your wife will be more than happy with the choice you made.
Happy wife, happy life.

[jaykay]

Happy wife, happy life.

Happy husband, happiest life !!!

[IJ.]

Happy husband, happiest life !!!

Happy Bachelor > All

[Micks]

Getting close to my "joke of the day" thread.

[markone2]

Me thinks your going to cry real tears at the loss of that C63….AUDI. Was 2 weeks past I negotiated the purchase of one 2014 plate Q5 with the BIG 3 L Turbo Diesel for $74K Flat driveaway………Firstly they laughed at me , then advised they required 88K . I then thanked the salesman at Fortitude Valley most kindly for his time and advised him that Lexus + BMW a couple of doors were doing deals right now………..Didn’t take long…..18 hours later , phone call received and $74K drive away accepted with full tecknik pac etc ....deal accepted ………….

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Next stop .Power Torque engines for remap

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