Audi rs3 2016 vs facelift 2017
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Hi all,
Looking to swap my 17 golf r for an Audi rs3 because I need that 5 pot in my life!!
There’s 3 options,
1) 2016 model year with 367ps which I can pick up for 33-36k with the spec id like. Insurance PA is £2300 for myself. Stage 1 is around 420bhp, stage 2 around 440bhp. With it being nearly 3 years old, it’s lost most of its depreciation and looking at the 2012 models from yesteryear, it won’t drop much more than that. Tax is before the thresholds came into play. It’s rumoured that the old iron black engine also sounds better than the aluminium one. I’d take the car to stage 2 pretty much immediately.
2) 2017+ for around £44k with the spec id like, which has the new aluminium engine which is 26kg lighter over the front end and 100kg lighter overall as a car, and has 400ps. The engine tunes very well, stage one is circa 500bhp. Insurance is 3k for myself. Tax expensive as over 40k list, around £600 a year. As warranty would still be in tact, I’d not be tuning it for a while.
3) an Audi ttrs mk3. Same as option 2 but 100kg lighter again! More expensive again at 47k. To be fair, for 3k, I’d rather have the ttrs over the rs3. I don’t have a family so practicality isn’t really an issue. Insurance is £1500 for myself. Tax as it’s over 40k list is like £600 a year as well...
Is it worth the 12k swap from my current R? Is it worth getting the new aluminium engine from the facelift after outlining the above?
Looking to swap my 17 golf r for an Audi rs3 because I need that 5 pot in my life!!
There’s 3 options,
1) 2016 model year with 367ps which I can pick up for 33-36k with the spec id like. Insurance PA is £2300 for myself. Stage 1 is around 420bhp, stage 2 around 440bhp. With it being nearly 3 years old, it’s lost most of its depreciation and looking at the 2012 models from yesteryear, it won’t drop much more than that. Tax is before the thresholds came into play. It’s rumoured that the old iron black engine also sounds better than the aluminium one. I’d take the car to stage 2 pretty much immediately.
2) 2017+ for around £44k with the spec id like, which has the new aluminium engine which is 26kg lighter over the front end and 100kg lighter overall as a car, and has 400ps. The engine tunes very well, stage one is circa 500bhp. Insurance is 3k for myself. Tax expensive as over 40k list, around £600 a year. As warranty would still be in tact, I’d not be tuning it for a while.
3) an Audi ttrs mk3. Same as option 2 but 100kg lighter again! More expensive again at 47k. To be fair, for 3k, I’d rather have the ttrs over the rs3. I don’t have a family so practicality isn’t really an issue. Insurance is £1500 for myself. Tax as it’s over 40k list is like £600 a year as well...
Is it worth the 12k swap from my current R? Is it worth getting the new aluminium engine from the facelift after outlining the above?
Well the deal is done guys. Px value of £22,250 from the dealer. My golf is also up for sale at a garage (doing a commissioned sale) and hoping I can grab an extra 1-2k from doing so before I go collect. Still have to wait for my v5 docs and my loan to come into my bank so gives it about a week to sell for a bit extra cash.
£2400 as I’m only 24 unfortunately! Had a claim last year (non fault) and it’s rinsed my insurance. Gone go from 700 to £2000 in the golf, so figured I’d rather pay the £400 difference and upgrade.
I have no financial dependants and a relatively well paid job (self employed) so I should have the loan paid off in the next 4 months anyway. It’ll be my last car before I get a place of my own so I figured why the hell not!
£2400 as I’m only 24 unfortunately! Had a claim last year (non fault) and it’s rinsed my insurance. Gone go from 700 to £2000 in the golf, so figured I’d rather pay the £400 difference and upgrade.
I have no financial dependants and a relatively well paid job (self employed) so I should have the loan paid off in the next 4 months anyway. It’ll be my last car before I get a place of my own so I figured why the hell not!
Terminator X said:
Which one did you go for?
TX.
Prefacelift.TX.
https://danielbauer.co.uk/stock/listings/2016-rs3-...
1 owner and pretty much every option
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