2016 Audi RS3

[Waitey]

Looks who's back again:

 

[Ian_182]

I hope there was a gift on the seat for thrashing the nuts off their flagship A3.

 

[BoatNonce]

I hope there was a gift on the seat for thrashing the nuts off their flagship A3.

Just wait until the courtesy car gets plugged in!

 

[Waitey]

Just wait until the courtesy car gets plugged in!

LOL I gave it hell. TBH is was an excellent car!

 

[Addicted]

FFS they washed it, you should have asked them not too haha.

 

[Herr Flick]

Looks like an A1 in that pic.

 

[Gally]

I also laughed at them washing it!

 

[Addicted]

I wonder, is there anything on the warranty that would make them void it? I mean you're just driving it how you should be, to some degree...

 

[Waitey]

Its shiny clean. Looks weird. Kinda nice.

 

[alistairolsen]

So what was wrong with it in the end and what would the non-warranty repair cost have been?

 

[Waitey]

So what was wrong with it in the end and what would the non-warranty repair cost have been?

Fuel pressure regulator.

New modified part its self was cheap but they also changed my fuel pump and fuel rail as a precaution.

With the recovery, police assistance and parts and labour, the total bill was around £2800.

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Ouch!

 

[Silent_Scone]

f**king hell how does one rack up a bill like that on a new car. Do we have a medal thread here?

 

[Addicted]

Good effort!

 

[Waitey]

f**king hell how does one rack up a bill like that on a new car. Do we have a medal thread here?

Tbh it was recovered twice, since I was on a bypass the police had to be called to assist, then an Audi tech van came out.

Then its had, fuel pump, pressure reg and fuel rail all fitted. Along with the Rennsport techs coming over to look at it.

Good job for warranty's!

 

[Cookie]

Tbh it was recovered twice, since I was on a bypass the police had to be called to assist, then an Audi tech van came out.

Then its had, fuel pump, pressure reg and fuel rail all fitted. Along with the Rennsport techs coming over to look at it.

Good job for warranty's!

I bet courtesy car wasn't a cheap internal cost either

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

It's a good reason to not modify new cars tbh. Got a mate with a tuning box on a year old Golf GTD that's started throwing check engine lights... He said "Can you help me take the box off before I take it to VW so they don't know I've had it"...

It was ex-demo so I suppose they'd have to prove it hadn't been messed with before they sold it to him, but is that potential hassle worth it?

 

[Lal B3N]

Christ I knew they could see a lot these days but didn't realise quite how much. Scary really. Certainly got to have very deep pockets to risk mapping or tuning a new car.

A friend just updated his snap on tool to the latest version and that can read all sorts. Distance covered since management light has come on, number of warm ups since dtcs cleared, fuel entry in oil counter, number of misfires per 1000 revolutions of each cylinder, number of auto stop starts etc.

Just showed this to a friend to try and persuade him not to go down the APR route on his new RS3 as its clearly not worth it even if you do gain nearly 100bhp.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Tbh it was recovered twice, since I was on a bypass the police had to be called to assist, then an Audi tech van came out.

Then its had, fuel pump, pressure reg and fuel rail all fitted. Along with the Rennsport techs coming over to look at it.

Good job for warranty's!

lol "The New RS3. Not up to abuse."

 

[gambit]

Yep this is why I love old school cars , no piss farting around when it comes to tuning and no surprise bills like that.

 

[ForceIndia]

Yep this is why I love old school cars , no piss farting around when it comes to tuning and no surprise bills like that.

Yes, but a old car doesn't have warranty, so all bills are the owners to pay? The only people this has cost, is Audi? And modern turbos are stupidly easy to tune?

 

[Short Norman]

wait while someone try's sticking a tuning box on a new 911 and end up voiding the warranty (I'm sure they are all turbo's now) .

 

[Silent_Scone]

Yes, but a old car doesn't have warranty, so all bills are the owners to pay? The only people this has cost, is Audi? And modern turbos are stupidly easy to tune?

Yeah that wasn't a "New cars are s**t" post. New car teething niggles are better than forking out for an AYC pump rebuild on an 11 year old Evo.

All cars are s**t, they're man made. So owning a newer one will always be piece of mind no matter the badge

 

[Waitey]

Christ I knew they could see a lot these days but didn't realise quite how much. Scary really. Certainly got to have very deep pockets to risk mapping or tuning a new car.

A friend just updated his snap on tool to the latest version and that can read all sorts. Distance covered since management light has come on, number of warm ups since dtcs cleared, fuel entry in oil counter, number of misfires per 1000 revolutions of each cylinder, number of auto stop starts etc.

Just showed this to a friend to try and persuade him not to go down the APR route on his new RS3 as its clearly not worth it even if you do gain nearly 100bhp.

APR don't have a kit for the RS3 that would give 100bhp, their RS3 map has been giving 30bhp. The S3 one gives nearly 90bhp though!

TBF the only thing that did break on mine was the fuel pressure reg. Not the end of the world. If I'd have plugged it in myself it'd have been a £60 fix. It's only cost so much because Audi went OTT on it!

 

[Lal B3N]

APR don't have a kit for the RS3 that would give 100bhp, their RS3 map has been giving 30bhp. The S3 one gives nearly 90bhp though!

TBF the only thing that did break on mine was the fuel pressure reg. Not the end of the world. If I'd have plugged it in myself it'd have been a £60 fix. It's only cost so much because Audi went OTT on it!

Ah it was with the cats removed it made 440bhp, not far off 100bhp though. Not like its not already quick though, the way it builds speed up already is effortless.

 

[Waitey]

Ah it was with the cats removed it made 440bhp, not far off 100bhp though. Not like its not already quick though, the way it builds speed up already is effortless.

TBH mine make 397 totally standard!

 

[Waitey]

Two punctures in one go. I'm sure this car hates me.

Rocking around in the Range Rover again. Really makes me want one, its so much better than anything else I have access too

Although spending 70k on a new one makes me feel ill...

 

[Welsh.Dan]

Two punctures in one go. I'm sure this car hates me.

Rocking around in the Range Rover again. Really makes me want one, its so much better than anything else I have access too

Although spending 70k on a new one makes me feel ill...

Surely it's karma for all the launches you've done in it? [emoji23] [emoji23]

f**k getting a RR

 

[Waitey]

Surely it's karma for all the launches you've done in it? [emoji23] [emoji23]

f**k getting a RR

What launches.....

 

[Cliotoby]

Very Smart. One of these burbles past me every day when I queue up to get on the A3. Glad they have kept on with the 5 banger.

 

[Waitey]

Just passed 11500 miles in it.

Had a play with a VBOX

0-60 - 3.62 seconds
0-100 - 9.1 seconds
1/4 Mile - 11.96 seconds

Doesn't feel that quick on the road though..

Still averaging 34.1 mpg too.

 

[182Trophy]

Just passed 11500 miles in it.

Had a play with a VBOX

0-60 - 3.62 seconds
0-100 - 9.1 seconds
1/4 Mile - 11.96 seconds

Doesn't feel that quick on the road though..

Still averaging 34.1 mpg too.

When you say doesn't feel that fast on the road, do you mean physically or perception of speed. Hear people say this all the time but don't always understand. Do you mean that you would expect to be glued to your seat with those numbers or that by the time you reach 100 you think your doing 70 as it is effortless and smooth?

 

[Craig]

Probably because it's so smooth that you don't know your doing warp speed lol. I had a play with the mk1 rs3 the other day lol. It went erm very well. Epic cars.

 

[BoatNonce]

Desensitisation sucks.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Just passed 11500 miles in it.

Had a play with a VBOX

0-60 - 3.62 seconds
0-100 - 9.1 seconds
1/4 Mile - 11.96 seconds

Doesn't feel that quick on the road though..

Still averaging 34.1 mpg too.

In a family friendly hatch.

f**king outrageous.

 

[alistairolsen]

When you say doesn't feel that fast on the road, do you mean physically or perception of speed. Hear people say this all the time but don't always understand. Do you mean that you would expect to be glued to your seat with those numbers or that by the time you reach 100 you think your doing 70 as it is effortless and smooth?

I suspect because it has a very linear power delivery so you dont get the oldscool shove in your back in the midrange and it will be devoid of wind and road noise
Ridiculous figures for a family hatch!

 

[Waitey]

When you say doesn't feel that fast on the road, do you mean physically or perception of speed. Hear people say this all the time but don't always understand. Do you mean that you would expect to be glued to your seat with those numbers or that by the time you reach 100 you think your doing 70 as it is effortless and smooth?

It doesn't physically feel that fast. Bare in mind it isn't as fast when rolling as the 'launch' figures would suggest.

Sounds awesome now though!

 

[Addicted]

Yup, such a linear power curve you're in license loosing territory instantly xD

 

[AdDaMan]

I assume that's with a rollout? Still massively impressive numbers. You sure it's stock? [emoji28]

 

[Waitey]

I assume that's with a rollout? Still massively impressive numbers. You sure it's stock? [emoji28]

No rollout. Remember the 0-60 is not 0-62 which might need a gearchange just....

It is stock, just puts out 32bhp more than it should lol.

I wasn't far off Evo's times.