Golf R coming soon

[Exonian]

How are you getting along with the RS3 now Tractor Dave, you should be all settled in by now. 

[Tractor Dave]

I defo preferred the Golf 

[Exonian]

Oh dear.
The engine/chassis/brakes combo of the Audi hasn’t won you over then.
It’s the heated steering wheel that does it - once tried there’s no going back! 😁

[Tractor Dave]

No, it's not wone me over 
Golf was a much better daily for a more mature driver like me. I'm finding the Rs gearbox very jerkey, difficult to drive smoothly at low speed. Don't get me wrong, fantastic car but Golf was over £10 k cheaper and did everything in a more refined way.

[Exonian]

Likely deliberately engineered/programmed in to distance the RS3 from the more svelte S3 for price justification.
Where do you go from here, will you stick with the RS?

[Tractor Dave]

Currently in Germany on a little road trip to Nothelle with the S2 
Back soon.

[Exonian]

Awesome! Enjoy! 

[Tractor Dave]

They treated me like Royalty.

[Exonian]

Brilliant! Is this your first visit? Was it part of an organised trip or something you just did yourself?
What do they mostly cater for nowadays, is it more towards older ‘classical’ models or more modern examples too?

[Tractor Dave]

Yes, first trip. All self organised. Just me and my brother. I've been wanting to go for over three years but Covid got in the way.
My S2 had the full conversion there in 1994 when it was brand new, then sold new by Scotts in London. It was £42k!
We were met by Marcus Nothelle who now runs the business with his son. Marcus father retired some years ago.
They had a mix of new and old but mainly older classics. Marcus is a K-jet expert and has all the correct kit for setting up. So quite a few gti engines in the workshop.
Marcus put mine on the rolling road to see if the conversion was holding up. She made an impressive 315ps, even on 97 fuel.