2016 Audi RS3

[Waitey]

£1170 a month on a vehicle which is effectively used as a utility to travel motorways 😂 f**k that!
Diesel commuter and a nice appreciating classic!

I spend a lot of time in it though. Sack sitting in a 320d for 10 hours a week.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

I spend a lot of time in it though. Sack sitting in a 320d for 10 hours a week.

Indeed, f**k driving a s**t car for hours each day when you can afford not to.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

My e90 M3 is almost a sensible tight ar5e car then 😂
Buy a 320d for £5k you numpty. Then another TVR and a moat filled with ducks.

If you believed everything you read on this forum then yes an M3 is a normal car to use as a daily! Except the RS3 gets what, double your MPG ?

 

[alistairolsen]

3 year old 330D and a Noble/911/Clio V6/whatever.
I do as many miles as you do and even if I had baller sums of cash, I'd still rather have more toys than a brand new 50k commuter

 

[botfch]

I'd much rather a RR everyday and less toys, Then again I am from a farming background so thats a given.

Also am I the only one that thinks 3-5 series beemers are bloody uncomfortable dailys.

 

[alistairolsen]

I know loads of people like that and I just dont get it, they feel huge and disconnected to drive. Comfy, but extremely dull.
True, I only suggested a 3 series as he had one before, insert any decent saloon car tbh.

 

[Waitey]

Driving the RRS takes the stress of driving totally away, which is nice. Its quite quick for what it is too.

Depends on what I can make on the RS3. I've offered it to a few garages in cornershop land!

I'd always planned on selling it at 24 months old, not 12. But the house move has changed things somewhat.

 

[MarkCup]

I know loads of people like that and I just dont get it, they feel huge and disconnected to drive. Comfy, but extremely dull.
True, I only suggested a 3 series as he had one before, insert any decent saloon car tbh.

Exactly this, 100%.

I'd run something comfortable, cheap, and mundane.

Then I could at least have something that's enjoyable to drive instead of just the one car that's enjoyable to own/waft along/be seen in.

 

[Waitey]

Exactly this, 100%.

I'd run something comfortable, cheap, and mundane.

Then I could at least have something that's enjoyable to drive instead of just the one car that's enjoyable to own/waft along/be seen in.

But....

I've been in that situation. When I had the Alfa as a company car these were what I ran beside it:
MK Indy R1 Kit car
Boxster S
TVR Tamora

None of those got used at all, and it was just another set of costs for no reason. I probably did around 4000 miles combined in all of them.

 

[alistairolsen]

Driving the RRS takes the stress of driving totally away, which is nice. Its quite quick for what it is too.

Depends on what I can make on the RS3. I've offered it to a few garages in cornershop land!

I'd always planned on selling it at 24 months old, not 12. But the house move has changed things somewhat.

What stress? Pretty much anything german does that, unless you're implying that a 335D is taxing to drive on a motorway? At the end of the day a rangerover is a nice novelty because it's like doing 70 down the outside lane in your livingroom. Even if you do want one, why new, for 30k a year? surely a 3 year old one would be exactly the same and about half the cost!

Certainly be interesting to see what its done over 12 months. The depreciation should be horrendous, but given the lack of availability, I don't think it will be!

But....

I've been in that situation. When I had the Alfa as a company car these were what I ran beside it:
MK Indy R1 Kit car
Boxster S
TVR Tamora

None of those got used at all, and it was just another set of costs for no reason. I probably did around 4000 miles combined in all of them.

Fair enough then, if lifestyle means you just dont get the chance to use them then fine. Personally I wouldn't be without the track car and the bike, but I've a mate with kids for whom that isnt an option, so he bought an E90 M3 as an allrounder.

 

[Addicted]

What about Tesla? Would the range be enough?

 

[Waitey]

What about Tesla? Would the range be enough?

I would LOVE one. The range isn't enough and the charging stations near me are too few, otherwise I'd be all over it.

 

[MarkCup]

But....

I've been in that situation. When I had the Alfa as a company car these were what I ran beside it:
MK Indy R1 Kit car
Boxster S
TVR Tamora

None of those got used at all, and it was just another set of costs for no reason. I probably did around 4000 miles combined in all of them.

As said above, fair enough, T shirt very firmly bought on that one!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

What about Tesla? Would the range be enough?

Once you've specced a S up to anything worth mentioning (could you tell your mates you DIDN'T add the mentalisticuberpack which drops the 0-60 from ~4 to 3 seconds?!), it's about £120k penmouth:

 

[botfch]

I think just stretch it to the Rrs if you can afford it, you will end up with one eventually. :wink:

Only other car I wouldn't mind a go in would be an F Pace, need to convince my dad on that one.

 

[Herr Flick]

Maybe it's not always just about cost.
People do buy cars just because they like them and can.

Oh @Waitey guess what car is on my drive way??

 

[Waitey]

Maybe it's not always just about cost.
People do buy cars just because they like them and can.

Oh @Waitey guess what car is on my drive way??

TT RS? Or that Jew gold RRS?

 

[Herr Flick]

The Jew gold one. I've sold it 2 times already and both got declined on finance. f**king thing.
Buy it. At least I know you won't get declined.

 

[alistairolsen]

But....

I've been in that situation. When I had the Alfa as a company car these were what I ran beside it:
MK Indy R1 Kit car
Boxster S
TVR Tamora

None of those got used at all, and it was just another set of costs for no reason. I probably did around 4000 miles combined in all of them.

Maybe it's not always just about cost.
People do buy cars just because they like them and can.

Oh @Waitey guess what car is on my drive way??

Oh definitely, and I have no issue with that at all, it's everyone's personal choice, I'm just saying I don't think I'd ever be able to justify £1200 a month to still die of boredom sat on the motorway. No matter what you drive it's still dull, so unless the car is self driving or comes with a chauffeur, I'd rather keep it simple and spend the difference on other toys or travel or something.

As Waitey has said though, he tried that and never got the chance to use them, so obviously it didnt work for him!

 

[Ian_182]

Im guessing that by the time you've finished driving round all week you really need to force yourself to go and drive any toy you may have in the garage. For that reason I would have the best daily I could afford which is what you've done with the RS3.

 

[philmots]

So you like having just one car that does it all, I get that completely...

I'm biased, but a year old regular XFR are around 40k, they're super comfy (more so than and BMW I've had), look great and have a good image, have same V8 as your F Type so sound amazing and go like hell.

You've for high fuel costs but the later cars have the ZF8 same as the F so i bet that wasn't too bad on the motorway in 8th? But you're offsetting that with a lot lot less purchase price.

I'm a massive (new gen) RRS fan, it'll be great up and down the motorway but you'll het bored when it doesn't want to play. I'd suggest an SVR but they are like silly expensive.

 

[Waitey]

The Jew gold one. I've sold it 2 times already and both got declined on finance. f**king thing.
Buy it. At least I know you won't get declined.

But its Jew gold and only a HSE. I want Autobiography or nuffin.

 

[Waitey]

Oh definitely, and I have no issue with that at all, it's everyone's personal choice, I'm just saying I don't think I'd ever be able to justify £1200 a month to still die of boredom sat on the motorway. No matter what you drive it's still dull, so unless the car is self driving or comes with a chauffeur, I'd rather keep it simple and spend the difference on other toys or travel or something.

As Waitey has said though, he tried that and never got the chance to use them, so obviously it didnt work for him!

To be fair, only 20% of my 30k a year is on the M-way. I'm all country side based so I do get to use the RS3 properly.

But I think in the same situation I'd hang my self in a 3.20 etc, whereas a RRS has that something special about it. I've done around 1000 miles in the one above and I loved every minute.

 

[Darren S]

Oh definitely, and I have no issue with that at all, it's everyone's personal choice, I'm just saying I don't think I'd ever be able to justify £1200 a month to still die of boredom sat on the motorway. No matter what you drive it's still dull, so unless the car is self driving or comes with a chauffeur, I'd rather keep it simple and spend the difference on other toys or travel or something.

You forgot to add the all-important badge. To some people, the right badge and the right key-fob are worth four-figures per month alone - regardless of many other factors. One member on here posted not long back (apologies, I can't recall who) about how much more his mate's monthly lease was on a RR than the rent he paid for his pad. In comparison, the internet is awash with people spending similar money, twelve times a year on a SsangYong - not.

In my mind, that's utterly crazy and superficial beyond belief. But that clearly floats his boat.

 

[botfch]

Surly it depends how much you earn if its only 20% of your salary then its no different to someone earning less but spending 300 a month on a Golf R etc.

 

[Waitey]

You forgot to add the all-important badge. To some people, the right badge and the right key-fob are worth four-figures per month alone - regardless of many other factors. One member on here posted not long back (apologies, I can't recall who) about how much more his mate's monthly lease was on a RR than the rent he paid for his pad. In comparison, the internet is awash with people spending similar money, twelve times a year on a SsangYong - not.

In my mind, that's utterly crazy and superficial beyond belief. But that clearly floats his boat.

That is true. I'm reasonably high up in the company I work for and if I turned up in something knackered it wouldn't look good.

Although I'm odd and don't look at BMW and Audi etc as high end brands now, they are just the norm here.

 

[ForceIndia]

That is true. I'm reasonably high up in the company I work for and if I turned up in something knackered it wouldn't look good.

Although I'm odd and don't look at BMW and Audi etc as high end brands now, they are just the norm here.

They aren't a high end brand imo. More 3 series knocking about than new mondeos.

 

[ColinG]

FLOL!

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...ttro-nav--------2016/6074000?v=c#/description

 

[Craig]

Lol how to sell a car

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Considered an F-Pace over the evoque? Much nicer car in my opinion

 

[AdDaMan]

Considered an F-Pace over the evoque? Much nicer car in my opinion

It is a much nicer car, but you try getting hold of one!

 

[Thrust-Rated]

Loads on the car parks at work

 

[Waitey]

Considered an F-Pace over the evoque? Much nicer car in my opinion

By the time I spec one up its bear RRS money, with out the good final value, so would actually be more a month!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

By the time I spec one up its bear RRS money, with out the good final value, so would actually be more a month!

What's a bear RRS ..?

@Cub's new family bus ?

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Saw one today in primer grey, looked decent tbh.

 

[Cliotoby]

So has waitey basically spent 12 pages justifying and defending his decision to run an audi rs3 because other forum users can't see eye to eye?

I'm sure I met you once on an East Yorkshire meet many years ago.... seem to recognise the username

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Saw one today in primer grey, looked decent tbh.

*ahem*

Nardo grey.

I love coming in here to see another mans world ending dilemma over a car i lust most and a f**king Range Rover Sport.

It makes me feel extra f**king poor.

 

[Waitey]

So has waitey basically spent 12 pages justifying and defending his decision to run an audi rs3 because other forum users can't see eye to eye?

I'm sure I met you once on an East Yorkshire meet many years ago.... seem to recognise the username

Probably mate. Hi.

 

[Matthew]

One booted it past me the other day in the grey colour with about four 18 year olds in it. Jesus did it sound good. People came out of the chippy to see what it was, sounded that loud. Would. And sod getting a RR over one of these.

 

[ForceIndia]

Thing is they sound immense. They look OK. They aren't great to drive. Not bad, by any means. But a golf r has it covered everywhere bar straight lines.

It's neither here nor there for me. It's not a great drivers car, and in comparison to a RR it's not a great daily.