Day of testdrives - The feedback (hope you are sitting comfortably !)

[Booth11]

There are plenty of more compact pram systems on the market that can fit into a Golf.  Is logical to buy a massive pram system then have to buy a new car to accommodate it, or to choose a pram system that will fit into you current car?  It's not like the golf is a very tiny car.

[remlapeel]

This is what we have as a buggy http://www.babyzen.com/collection-yoyo.php

Fits into the footwell behind my seat and sits level with a car seat. Folds tiny! Just a bit bigger that a laptop bag

[drisser]

Very worried my top spec performance car post has turned into a baby buggy thread !   

[am1w]

Very worried my top spec performance car post has turned into a baby buggy thread !   

They seem to be breeding like no tomorrow!

Come to a decision?

I love the RS3!

[drisser]

Don't even go there..

I ranked it bottom and have spent all weekend and today wondering how I can afford an RS3..

I even looked on auto trader last night at cheap runabouts thinking I could just run a Honda civic 3-4 days a week to work so I could take the RS3 out of the garage on Friday.. 

Waiting on some dealer finance figures from BMW for an S drive 330d and from Audi on the S3 and RS3.. 

 

[GolfTi]

Nice report.

Managed perfectly well with twins who are now teenagers in various GTIs.

I had a people carrier for about 6 months. Hated it from day one, you just end up carrying more baby junk around.

[GrahamFR]

Shame about the rs3, put me off it now, but for that money I was thinking maybe an s4 wouldn't be a bad alternative and rumour has it the new one has the 4.0 twin turbo. Imagine the mapping potential!

[drisser]

got some quotes in from the dealer this morning for S3 / RS3

Have so far managed to squeeze £2500 discount off a fairly decent spec £36k S3 as a previous dealer customer...  which makes a 3 year pcp exactly £100 a month with my £16k deposit..

For the RS3 I have managed a £1400 discount from an also fairly good spec car at £46,850, down to £45,450.  Ouch, still fairly pricey but that is high spec.  With the same £16k deposit its £280 a month.

S3 looks good value really ? 

One question - does the Golf R (and I assume also S3 ) run on 98 RON petrol only or 95 also.  I must have missed the budget but diesel is the same price as unleaded everywhere now... which makes petrol less compelling v the 330d..

[am1w]

So the RS3 is 2.8 times more per month. Not good value. 

Diesel in some garages is cheaper than petrol now! Seen 94p/litre in one!

R/S3/RS3 require 98 RON. 95 RON can be used but you will lose a bit of power.

[am1w]

For the S3 @£100 pcm over 3 yrs + £16k deposit comes to an equivalent of £544.44 per month. That's expensive.

BTW Alternate Route Finance have some cracking deals for the M235i, M135i, M3, M4.

M235i @ £309.99 incl VAT pcm, Deposit, £1,859.94 inc VAT, 8k miles, 23 months
http://www.alternativeroutefinance.co.uk/bmw-m235i-personal?utm_source=Alternative+Route+Finance&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5968954_BMW+personal&utm_content=M2&dm_i=12U1,3JXOA,5GYQTB,CQWBA,1

M135i @ £279 incl VAT pcm, Deposit £1,674.00 incl VAT, 8k miles, 23 months
http://www.alternativeroutefinance.co.uk/bmw-m135i-personal?utm_source=Alternative+Route+Finance&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5968954_BMW+personal&utm_content=M1&dm_i=12U1,3JXOA,5GYQTB,CQWBA,1