Replacement for my LCR

Hi guys

As some may know, I no longer have my LCR....

I has an 07 reg Dolphin Grey S3 2.0T 265bhp in its place now!!

Its done 30k miles, in fantastic condition, and has the DVD based sat nav (which has 2 slots for SD cards for MP3's!), bose sound system, flat bottomed multifunctional steering wheel, auto dipping mirror and wing mirrors, auto lights, auto wipers, parking sensors (pfft), full leather with heated seats, bi-xenon headlights, lighting pack, luggage pack, the list goes on!

Annoyingly doesnt have bluetooth in it though, however that will be changed before long.

Had the car for 5 days now and love it. the 4wd especially. Its great to be able to floor it and get no wheelspin!

anyway without further delay...some pictures i took earlier (some are slightly blurred as the camera wasnt liking the dull light)












I still be around on SCN as the engine is very similar to that of the mk2 cupra, so no reason to leave unless voted out!

Dave

NickLCR said:

Cracking purchase mate, extremely jelous! Would love one if they were in my price range.

Lovely spec too, whats it like to drive over the LCR?

Anything planned for it? Or staying standard?

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I'd love to stage 2 it, but insurance would be very awkward to sort out, and I just havent got the money for it now.

Its much more civilised to drive than the LCR, you can accelerate through the corners a lot harder without getting understeer, and i think it just general does handle better. On the other hand, for a late night blat around the quiet a-roads and country lanes, i think the LCR was more fun as it was more raw. Overall the S3 is in a different league though

R1ch85 said:

Very nice Dave, now don't go buggering it up with mods interior looks like a very nice place to be.

Edit: Actually, you should definitely do something about those sidelights, and then leave it alone

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Just a stage 1 map for this one when its out of warrenty in July

I want to retrofit bluetooth and cruise control, plus put the start button from an RS4 into it (pointless but geekily cool!)

The inside is very nice on it, the seats are comfy, and they definatly heat up well lol. just feels very nice and solid, although i must admit the grab handles aren't the most comfy on the old knees.

The side lights are purely for daylight running lights, so not that fussed about them lol, but yea when compared with the bi-xenons, they are shown up a bit. Good on audi this time though as they have made it so incredibly easy to change the bulbs (on my a4 it was impossible)

gonna go visit bill when the time comes and have a revo remap me thinks. Having taken my LCR to visit him a couple times, theres no other place I would rather go. Its still under warrenty until july, so bound to the audi dealer until then, so gonna try and find all potential problems with it before then to make sure it will be trouble free when the warrenty expires

redcupraboy said:

Lovely looking car and in probaly one of the best VAG colours, well my favourite anyway

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Ta very much I do like the colour, its not one of those bold exciting colours, but its one that is very easy on the eye and easy to live with.

R1ch85 said:

Thought you might say that. Good luck with future plans, hope it treats you better than the LCR did

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yea hopefully. The ol LCR wasn't bad, just the few things that went on it were bloody expensive, and really shouldn't have gone wrong

yea the tuneability of them is quite large.....however funds and insurance wont allow but then again a stage 1 will be plenty enough for a while

cheers mate

Its a shame there never was/gonna be a cupra r 4wd, esp with the new cupra having the same engine as the s3. it makes the acceleration in 1st and 2nd so much more useable and controllable.

Nothing away from my LCR though, it was damn good fun to drive!

warren_cox said:

Didn't see this thread.

Snap!

Nice - hope you're enjoying it!

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lol yea, not much difference between them

I'm loving it so far! considering getting a revo stage 1 further down the line. how've you found your revo map (albeit stage2)

h7 cya said:

Looks great all the best with it!

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Cheers mate

cheers guys

warren: i not had chance to play with it in the wet yet, but a mate of mine has an s3 and also says in the wet its fine. Have you found your mpg go down since doing the HPFP?