Good choice, my friend has one with the uprated seat... awesome car. Got some pictures on my FB account.. have a look! Oh yeah it's for sale? 
	
		
			
		
		
	
				
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Coming from an 8P S3 to a LCR i can promise you the S3 is something special, you won't regret it
Mine was fully loaded with Recaros, Flat bottom steering wheel, BOSE etc, damn i miss it
Best thing about it has to be the Quattro, and the power too. Also huge step up in quality from the LCR, feels so much nicer to be in.
Don't get me wrong i like my LCR... but i loved my S3!
I am so very disappointed, you'll miss it when its gone
Good choice, my friend has one with the uprated seat... awesome car. Got some pictures on my FB account.. have a look! Oh yeah it's for sale?![]()

	
	Here is a link to some photos of mine:
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Yeah mate it was Ibis White
Don't go for Black, its a pain to keep clean and imperfections show up like no other colour.
Can't got wrong with Ibis White or Sprint Blue![]()
What time next year are you looking to change car?? Im considering a mk1 LCR when i get back from OZ next year and have wanted this for ages lol! Nothing wrong with my wee beezer just fancy a bigger car!
sad to hear this t0m but very understandable after all the prices of LCR's are dropping very low these days plus this is your 2nd LCR one is enough for me lol
before you sell 225 wheel to me![]()
im thinking bmw m3 e46 next year already or old RS6
dream car and prices are creeping down![]()
I did look at rs6's before i went big turbo, but buying costs are not the issue its running costs.
Ceramic brakes over 2.5k for new discs, just an example
 NO THANKS!!!What wrong with RS5 gearbox? Car had rave reviews...RS6 would be ace but you'll have the devils own job finding one with a manual box - was only the RS6+ that had that option and personally I wouldn't want a high-performance car with any sort of auto or semi auto. Large twin-turbo engine does appeal thoughNewer ones are all tiptronic as far as I'm aware.
S3 - nice one t0m, logical choice but they're awesome machines and respond very well to the sort of tweaking you're into. Mate of mine has had 3 of them, one 8L and two 8P's. My next will almost certainly be an Audi, I'm thinking RS4 or S5. I'd love the RS5 but again, no manual option, S5 does have it as an option.
What wrong with RS5 gearbox? Car had rave reviews...
I was diehard manual when I was looking for my 335 but when I realised they dont come in manual (gear boxes cant handle the torque reliably) and had to have an auto I was pleasantly surprised. Very smooth gear changes, changes up and down when you want to the car and then when you want to be an old man you can put the car in auto or sport auto.
Of course I do get your point. Just depends how good the gearboxes are in the car you are buying.
Hiya mate, coincidently, I was in my mates S3 last night, it’s a lovely car, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t see what all the fuss is about. It’s just an A3. There’s no real design or flare that’s gone into the appearance of it, same thing goes for the RS3, its lightening quick….but it’s an 8 or 9 year old design.
That’s my opinion, I like it, but there’s nothing really making me want one.
Its that reason why many manufacturers are sticking with the auto boxes as they can handle the power/torque more reliably. I love my manuals, proper kid sometimes when I go to shift gears but at the same time paddle shift is also cool and I have to accept the fact that the next car I want only comes in auto/paddle shift