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2018 Audi S3 P+ as a daily?
I'm considering adding an Audi S3 P+ to the fleet as a daily. I love the exterior design, the size, digital cockpit and super sports seats. Anyone have experience with a S3 as a daily?
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I’ve posted this before. If buying new, consider the Golf R. If buying used buy the S3. The Golf R seems to hold value much better. It’s very easy to find a $50k S3 used for around $30k. Unless the Golf R VII is beat up, it starts out at about $40k and still costs about $30k used.
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Just daily the M3...
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05-13-2018, 09:01 PM | #6 |
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Excellent car... great magride suspension for daily duties as well as a solid DCT... people keep saying Golf r this and that but the R is a boy racer hatch that not everyone wants. Consider a 2017 CPO under 40k and u will have a deal, its a real solid car... as long as u can handle the slightly laggy 4 banger.
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We have a 2017 S3 on lease for my wife as a daily. It is a great all rounder and a joy to drive. Consider getting the resonator delete option - greatly improves sound. The '18's are better on the highway as they moved to seven speed DCT with taller top gear.
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It isn't any flashier than an S3, actually less sporty. |
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05-17-2018, 04:28 PM | #9 |
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I mean if you're going that route save another $10k and get a GTI. That's the best DD for the $ out there.
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Definitely not boy racer. More like mature bbw hunter.
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So...In real life, the price difference between a Golf R and a nearly loaded S3 is closer to about $5K and I'm willing to pay that $5K premium for the S3 with Virtual Cockpit and Mag ride. Also, the price difference between an S3 and an RS3 in real life is much closer than $17K - $20K than what's indicated on paper ($10K). If it was only $10K difference, there's no question I would have gotten the RS3. With the heavy discount on the S3, it's no question that it's the best value. We owned the S3 for about 7 months now and love it as a daily, especially with the Mag Ride - set it to comfort for daily and Dynamic for canyons...best of both worlds |
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I was shopping for A3 as well but end up leasing 2018 S3 I am impress.
Its my first Audi and no complaints. Love it 2018 Audi S3 Nano Gray Metallic with Black interior S Sport Seating Package (S sport seats with kappa leather/diamond stitching) S Sport Package (red brake calipers, Audi magnetic ride) Technology Package (Bang&Olufsen, Audi virtual cockpit, MMI navigation) Black Optic Dynamic Package (19” Audi Sport wheels, all around black optic grille/diffuser) Sound Enhancing Resonator Delete Kit (deletes the resonator)
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One thing I would point out... if you do decide on the sport seats; remember that they are only manually adjustable outside of lumbar. No idea why Audi did that; however, they do come with much nicer leather than the standard seats. The tech pack w the B&O is a must and the black optics adds a nice touch...
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RS3 is limited at the moment and its full of packages. So you will find RS3 in mid $60K to upper $60K. MSRP on RS3 is $55K but you won't find any at this price point unless you order from factory which will take 3-5 months.
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as others saids just get a CPO S3. Audi's leases are crap. Some of the lease numbers my audi dealer gave me for a regular S3 (non-RS3) version were almost the same as M4 numbers.
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