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Offline Knightroturbo

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Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Reply #480 on: 02 May 2025, 18:41 »
Quote from: seanaodh on 28 April 2025, 16:55


It's arrived :)

Another few days to sort out registration and PDI and then a trip to the detailer for PPF and ceramic coat and then she's mine.

29/01/2025 - Ordered
20/02/2025 - Week 12 build confirmed
21/03/2025 - Build started (Friday of week 12)
24/03/2025 - Hand over to sales, exit production plant
26/03/2025 - Arrival at port of shipment
16/04/2025 - Finally boarded a ship
22/04/2025 - Arrival at importer
26/04/2025 - Arrival at dealer

Nice 👍 any more pics with it all detailed etc

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Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Reply #481 on: 03 May 2025, 17:49 »
It's with the detailer as we speak, so a few more days to way. There'll be plenty of pics then :)
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Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Reply #482 on: 03 May 2025, 20:37 »
Quote from: seanaodh on 03 May 2025, 17:49
It's with the detailer as we speak, so a few more days to way. There'll be plenty of pics then :)

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Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Reply #483 on: 14 June 2025, 20:49 »
Sacrilegious post incoming. It's been a while as I joined the dark side in getting an Audi S3 just over 2 years ago, for a number of reasons:
Ridiculous waiting times on the Golf
Not keen on Mk8's nose
Software seemed flakier on VW platfor compared to Audi
More physical buttons (steering wheel and climate controls)

Well I've just chopped it in for an Audi RS3, with the wife's blessing. Just to give you all the heads up that there's some canny deals out there right now and some new/unallocated stock coming through if you fancy it. By far the most I've ever paid for a car, but residuals look great and my car is £8170 less than its £65415 list price. Good standard spec (for an Audi), great spec with the Tech Pro pack added. Good indicated residuals make it reasonably priced Vs List. I'm going to clear finance as soon as I pick it up to get deposit contribution (which will completely skint me), but the terms I went with was £15k down, giving £500pm for 4 years, with a GFV of about £34k.

Getting it next Saturday. S3 value held up well - £43.5k RRP, paid £38k new, sold for £31k at 26 months old via Carwow.
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Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Reply #484 on: 14 June 2025, 21:17 »
Congrats MH.  :smiley:
Always promised myself an RS3, never got round to it and probably never will. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on it after delivery  :cool:
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Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Reply #485 on: 14 June 2025, 21:24 »
Quote from: Exonian on 14 June 2025, 21:17
Congrats MH.  :smiley:
Always promised myself an RS3, never got round to it and probably never will. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on it after delivery  :cool:

Hoping it'll be a little more fun and lairy than the S3. Stupid amount of money to spend on a car, but residuals/discounts soften the blow, and it's hard to find even a humdrum Golf is pushing £40k RRP.
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Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Reply #486 on: 14 June 2025, 21:37 »
An awful lot of money but sounds a bit nicer than an ID.3!
It’s a car that has very few negatives in my book
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Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Reply #487 on: Today at 10:52 »
Quote from: monkeyhanger on 14 June 2025, 21:24
Quote from: Exonian on 14 June 2025, 21:17
Congrats MH.  :smiley:
Always promised myself an RS3, never got round to it and probably never will. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on it after delivery  :cool:

Hoping it'll be a little more fun and lairy than the S3. Stupid amount of money to spend on a car, but residuals/discounts soften the blow, and it's hard to find even a humdrum Golf is pushing £40k RRP.


MH - I switched from a 2023 MK8 R with the performance pack and DCC to a new RS3 Vorsprung back in January. Apart from fuel economy and ride comfort in comfort mode the RS3 beats the R hands down.

Love it! Enjoy your pick up on Saturday

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