Thinking of selling up for s3.
14 December 2011, 07:29 AM
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Thinking of selling up for s3.
hi guys thinking of giving up the scoob . for an audi s3 52 plate the older shape does anyone else have one or know how good or bad they are thanks guys
14 December 2011, 07:34 AM
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Good luck staying awake!
Theyre not slow but theyre sooooooooooooooooooooooo boring! soulless understeery euroboxes.
Each to theyre own and all that but id stick with the scoob!
Theyre not slow but theyre sooooooooooooooooooooooo boring! soulless understeery euroboxes.
Each to theyre own and all that but id stick with the scoob!
14 December 2011, 07:41 AM
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Keep the scoob mate I have a mate with the Audi and he's had problems with the cam shaft and fuel pump think it's a common problem with them.
14 December 2011, 07:48 AM
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S3's are very nice cars... refined,confortable quiet etc. however for excitement they do not compare with the Subaru. I test drove a 2010 model with the 2.0T engine, very disapointing compared to the car I had at the time a BMW 335D.
You may as well pickup a Skoda Octavia VRS or any other VAG group 2.0T or 1.8T car for less and re-map and invest in some other performance tweeks.
Good luck anyway, take fun and exicement out of the equation they are a great car.
Terry
You may as well pickup a Skoda Octavia VRS or any other VAG group 2.0T or 1.8T car for less and re-map and invest in some other performance tweeks.
Good luck anyway, take fun and exicement out of the equation they are a great car.
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14 December 2011, 12:29 PM
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Over priced and not worth it. Lol why do you think everyone went quiet in the WMI section when you mentioned it. 
If you do go and buy one just remember you might come up against a Subaru. I'm just saying thats all lol
If you do go and buy one just remember you might come up against a Subaru. I'm just saying thats all lol
14 December 2011, 12:52 PM
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the cupra r is the best of the 1.8t platform and will map to 280bhp, they handle better, have better brakes, steering etc than the s3, just no quattro, but that robs alot of power from the car, personally think onced mapped there a better daily drive than the scoob, i have had three of each
14 December 2011, 01:23 PM
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as well as my wrx i've also got an my2000 s3 as my daily runner and they are a very good car. They're easy to drive, half descent fuel economy and extremely comfortable. It's not as much of an aggressive drive as my scooby, it's a more refined drive, power delivery is smoother, the gearbox is perfectly set up for the power and with a milltek exhaust fitted it sounds the part too.
With a remap they are a quick torquey car with a nice sound throughout the rev range. Mines currently 260bhp with 285lbft trorque. It handles just as well as my scoob and is just as quick. Anyone who says they are slow and boring have more than likely never been out or driven in one. You get a lot more for your money than you do with a scoob and as with most things german they have good reliability to boot.
Whats the spec of your scoob i could be tempted to do a deal with you.
With a remap they are a quick torquey car with a nice sound throughout the rev range. Mines currently 260bhp with 285lbft trorque. It handles just as well as my scoob and is just as quick. Anyone who says they are slow and boring have more than likely never been out or driven in one. You get a lot more for your money than you do with a scoob and as with most things german they have good reliability to boot.
Whats the spec of your scoob i could be tempted to do a deal with you.
14 December 2011, 02:23 PM
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as well as my wrx i've also got an my2000 s3 as my daily runner and they are a very good car. They're easy to drive, half descent fuel economy and extremely comfortable. It's not as much of an aggressive drive as my scooby, it's a more refined drive, power delivery is smoother, the gearbox is perfectly set up for the power and with a milltek exhaust fitted it sounds the part too.
With a remap they are a quick torquey car with a nice sound throughout the rev range. Mines currently 260bhp with 285lbft trorque. It handles just as well as my scoob and is just as quick. Anyone who says they are slow and boring have more than likely never been out or driven in one. You get a lot more for your money than you do with a scoob and as with most things german they have good reliability to boot.
Whats the spec of your scoob i could be tempted to do a deal with you.
With a remap they are a quick torquey car with a nice sound throughout the rev range. Mines currently 260bhp with 285lbft trorque. It handles just as well as my scoob and is just as quick. Anyone who says they are slow and boring have more than likely never been out or driven in one. You get a lot more for your money than you do with a scoob and as with most things german they have good reliability to boot.
Whats the spec of your scoob i could be tempted to do a deal with you.
14 December 2011, 02:23 PM
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as well as my wrx i've also got an my2000 s3 as my daily runner and they are a very good car. They're easy to drive, half descent fuel economy and extremely comfortable. It's not as much of an aggressive drive as my scooby, it's a more refined drive, power delivery is smoother, the gearbox is perfectly set up for the power and with a milltek exhaust fitted it sounds the part too.
With a remap they are a quick torquey car with a nice sound throughout the rev range. Mines currently 260bhp with 285lbft trorque. It handles just as well as my scoob and is just as quick. Anyone who says they are slow and boring have more than likely never been out or driven in one. You get a lot more for your money than you do with a scoob and as with most things german they have good reliability to boot.
Whats the spec of your scoob i could be tempted to do a deal with you.
With a remap they are a quick torquey car with a nice sound throughout the rev range. Mines currently 260bhp with 285lbft trorque. It handles just as well as my scoob and is just as quick. Anyone who says they are slow and boring have more than likely never been out or driven in one. You get a lot more for your money than you do with a scoob and as with most things german they have good reliability to boot.
Whats the spec of your scoob i could be tempted to do a deal with you.
14 December 2011, 03:02 PM
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As for weight of a cupra, i havent got exact figures but id stake a guess at about 1200-1300kg's
14 December 2011, 03:17 PM
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Don't do it. Get a later model (06 onwards? ) with gen 2 haldex and 2.0 engine. (haldex = quattro on the A3/S3 )
Gen 1 haldex cars are rubbish...they may as well be front wheel drive. Typical wet road+full throttle scienario: Turbo kicks in - front wheels spin up, then the haldex thinks, hmmm, shall I engage or not, oh, go on then, then finally 3 seconds later you have traction as the rear wheels start getting the power.
Understeer comments are bit unfair as they are about as understeery as a unsorted Impreza; If you want good turn-in both are rubbish TBH. Even my old (and sorted) XR3 was better
Also thing to note; better off boost torque than a typical 2.0 Impreza...i.e its not quite so dead in the water below the spool point.
)Gen 1 haldex cars are rubbish...they may as well be front wheel drive. Typical wet road+full throttle scienario: Turbo kicks in - front wheels spin up, then the haldex thinks, hmmm, shall I engage or not, oh, go on then, then finally 3 seconds later you have traction as the rear wheels start getting the power.
Understeer comments are bit unfair as they are about as understeery as a unsorted Impreza; If you want good turn-in both are rubbish TBH. Even my old (and sorted) XR3 was better
Also thing to note; better off boost torque than a typical 2.0 Impreza...i.e its not quite so dead in the water below the spool point.
14 December 2011, 09:18 PM
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I had mine after my first impreza and to be fair it was a good car, lacked punch fom the turbo, had mine re mapped to 265bhp along with other mods like exhaust filter and so on, and transformed the car on the performance front, but as mentioned they do understeer a bit but no worse than a standard scooby.
If you fancy it go for it they are good cars had mine 3 years and not a days trouble to be fair, but you do get good cars and bad cars.
If you fancy it go for it they are good cars had mine 3 years and not a days trouble to be fair, but you do get good cars and bad cars.
14 December 2011, 09:33 PM
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I had a 225 s3.
Like said in std form they arn't the quickest and the turbo lacks, was great after a remap filter ect... very nice to drive/quiet/great build quality but just lack the fun factor.
Quattro dosn't feel as good as the scoobs permanant awd.
Like said in std form they arn't the quickest and the turbo lacks, was great after a remap filter ect... very nice to drive/quiet/great build quality but just lack the fun factor.
Quattro dosn't feel as good as the scoobs permanant awd.
14 December 2011, 10:38 PM
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My mate has the 3.2 quattro A3. And there is no way on gods green earth id swap my scoob for one. First gear is useless, boring to drive, Granted its pretty nippy but excitement just is not there for me. My little 02 hyundai coupe puts a bigger smile on my face.
Of course these are just my opinions fella. You will no doubt make your own mind up.
Of course these are just my opinions fella. You will no doubt make your own mind up.
15 December 2011, 11:35 AM
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If you go down that route then IMO don't bother with the S3 and buy a Cupra R.
Drove an S3 and didn't really like it - the nipper felt sick in the back too so pretty much put an end to buying it. We have an oil burner Leon and would be very happy to move to a Cupra R.
Cupra R also got the Haldex but not in the UK.
Drove an S3 and didn't really like it - the nipper felt sick in the back too so pretty much put an end to buying it. We have an oil burner Leon and would be very happy to move to a Cupra R.
Cupra R also got the Haldex but not in the UK.
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as well as my wrx i've also got an my2000 s3 as my daily runner and they are a very good car. They're easy to drive, half descent fuel economy and extremely comfortable. It's not as much of an aggressive drive as my scooby, it's a more refined drive, power delivery is smoother, the gearbox is perfectly set up for the power and with a milltek exhaust fitted it sounds the part too.
With a remap they are a quick torquey car with a nice sound throughout the rev range. Mines currently 260bhp with 285lbft trorque. It handles just as well as my scoob and is just as quick. Anyone who says they are slow and boring have more than likely never been out or driven in one. You get a lot more for your money than you do with a scoob and as with most things german they have good reliability to boot.
Whats the spec of your scoob i could be tempted to do a deal with you.
With a remap they are a quick torquey car with a nice sound throughout the rev range. Mines currently 260bhp with 285lbft trorque. It handles just as well as my scoob and is just as quick. Anyone who says they are slow and boring have more than likely never been out or driven in one. You get a lot more for your money than you do with a scoob and as with most things german they have good reliability to boot.
Whats the spec of your scoob i could be tempted to do a deal with you.
it has a pretty decent spoec m8 version 4 559 red uk car but full sti bebuild engine receipts to prove black leather the prodrive ones with red piping. arc coilovers. prodrive 18s, white line anti lift kit in black simtec ecu with a/l l/c 800cc injectors fmic fuel reg walbro fuek pump vf 34 turbo mapped by andrw carr receipts for everything all work carried out by pole position loads more goodies on it aswell m8
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