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Tom16v
15-01-2006, 16:16
Just had a little country lane duel with one. Thought they were quick? :roll: Was pushing him along no probs! lol
clowo16v
15-01-2006, 16:37
They're about 6.8 0-60 I think and the handling is OK for a big lardy boat, but I doubt they'll be better handling than a Clio.

See ya

Matt
Coops
15-01-2006, 17:34
call me stupid but s3?
Zollo
15-01-2006, 17:36
Audi mate. Faster and posher version of the A3 1.8T Quattro.
Coops
15-01-2006, 17:52
ah right, yeah i know em, i was just bit slow on the uptake.....i always am!! :lol:
fab
15-01-2006, 18:28
Its the jockey not the horse.:wink:
had one and they point and squirt very well indeed.
VIPERONE
15-01-2006, 18:47
lol clean 16v bought one to replcae his 2.0l hybrid.. he soon swapped back.
J o n
15-01-2006, 18:50
he's had another since just to be sure... lasted a matter of weeks... lol
VIPERONE
15-01-2006, 19:52
haha, someone at work has one and the shift worship it..lool little do they know,
fab
15-01-2006, 20:34
the track sorts the men from the boys and the dreamers from the believers :wink:
Martin
15-01-2006, 20:35
the track sorts the men from the boys and the dreamers from the believers :wink:

Exactly!
J o n
16-01-2006, 00:01
S£'s aint exactly what i'd call fast though, very average performance
Zollo
16-01-2006, 10:24
S£'s aint exactly what i'd call fast though, very average performance

That's doing a bit of a disservice to most cars on here mate :(

If an S3 is a very average performer, then the majority of the Valvers and standard Williams are very average performers too. They may well not be as fast as a cam'd beast, but they're still pretty quick road cars!
J o n
16-01-2006, 12:39
not for what they are and the price you pay. 'S' on the Audi badge used to mean something... S1 and S2 were serious motors in their day...

when comparing it to the Willy even as standard remember that the S3 is using it's 4WD to get those 0-60 times... even then they aint much better than a boggo Williams.
Zollo
16-01-2006, 12:52
Agreed, compared with proper performance Audis it's a little bit lame. But it's still a pretty fast car in hot hatch terms. Under 7 seconds to 60, over 140mph, 160(ish)bhp/tonne isn't "very average" to most people. Throw it a bone!

Personally they don't do anything for me, but I can't imagine my Williams is any quicker than one, so I thought I'd stick up for it :P
J o n
16-01-2006, 13:25
lol, fair play, but I'd have thought a decent Willy would see one off no probs... seen a couple of std engine hybrids whoop them very convincingly and with no major mods or any weight saving.

they remind me of the Leon's, shit unless you throw bags of money at them to make em quick, having said that they do have that pimp factor... but then that doesn't really interest me, I'm a driver and as such have high demands where fun and enjoyment are concerned... those are two cars that just dont push the right buttons. maybe once i'm of the age where fox hunting suddenly becomes appealing I may look into one... happy with this loonatic wagon at the mo :lol:
adiclio16v
28-01-2006, 22:38
my mate had 1 we put a bleed valve onit an turned the boost up to fuk
it was quick my cossie was marginally quicker an that was 260hp, my clio took the piss out of it lol
for a 4wd car the handling was shit it was too understeery an had no grip the top end was shit to the turbo was too small an ran out of steam at high revs, the leather recaros were mint tho an u cud pull some birds init
adi