Loved it! 
I was bored and was heading to see the Missus and went past an Audi dealer, thought "why not" swung a U-Turn and parked up and walked in.
15 minutes later me and a young chap are heading to an '57 A3 1.8T with 67 miles on the clock.
Interior - love it, really like the dials, good sense of quality throughout, the stalks felt a little plasticy though but not to fussed about that.
Started her up and snailed off the dealer carpark, he told me of the enforced 5mph limit and he said "don't worry, when we get onto the a12 it's upto you how quick you get to 60" I was grinning.
I couldn't believe how light the steering was when moving around at slow speeds, I dunno if it's because I'm used to manuvering a barge or what but I'm sure I'd get used to it, was a little juddery when first pulling off and braking, all brand new when I'm used to 9 years of wear and tear.
When on the main road going along at a happy 40 the feel of the gearstick felt great, nice short gear changes, good response, all in all lovely. Car was VERY quiet, I don't think I would have known it hard started if it weren't for the rev counter.
The throttle pedal I liked, was like the beemers, on the floor pushing down, than on a stick, felt very natural and I liked it, not sure what it would be like on a long journey though.
When on the A12 it accelerated nice and quickly without much effort at all, also when slowing down for lorrys or slow people the pickup from 4th and 5th was great, no sluggishness. Also I loved having the extra 6th gear
felt very good!
Then we went round some roundabouts and he encouraged me to push it harder assuring me it would grip on the hot tarmac, it sure did, not like the Saab where I have about 17ft of suspension for the weight to transfer, I thought the handling was very good, and the seats held onto you well. Not much feel from the road itself though, which is a little disconcerting!
Overall, very impressed and I want one - but I won't buy on finance (not again
) I'd rather save up and buy 2nd hand one, 54 plate or similar.
This weekend I've got a 330ci, 2004 WRX Booked, and a Civic Type-R booked, as I'm trying to decide what to save up for for when I have 2ncb in July
Was kinda hard to explain to the gf why I was late though!
I was bored and was heading to see the Missus and went past an Audi dealer, thought "why not" swung a U-Turn and parked up and walked in.
15 minutes later me and a young chap are heading to an '57 A3 1.8T with 67 miles on the clock.
Interior - love it, really like the dials, good sense of quality throughout, the stalks felt a little plasticy though but not to fussed about that.
Started her up and snailed off the dealer carpark, he told me of the enforced 5mph limit and he said "don't worry, when we get onto the a12 it's upto you how quick you get to 60
" I was grinning. I couldn't believe how light the steering was when moving around at slow speeds, I dunno if it's because I'm used to manuvering a barge or what but I'm sure I'd get used to it, was a little juddery when first pulling off and braking, all brand new when I'm used to 9 years of wear and tear.
When on the main road going along at a happy 40 the feel of the gearstick felt great, nice short gear changes, good response, all in all lovely. Car was VERY quiet, I don't think I would have known it hard started if it weren't for the rev counter.
The throttle pedal I liked, was like the beemers, on the floor pushing down, than on a stick, felt very natural and I liked it, not sure what it would be like on a long journey though.
When on the A12 it accelerated nice and quickly without much effort at all, also when slowing down for lorrys or slow people the pickup from 4th and 5th was great, no sluggishness. Also I loved having the extra 6th gear
felt very good!Then we went round some roundabouts and he encouraged me to push it harder assuring me it would grip on the hot tarmac, it sure did, not like the Saab where I have about 17ft of suspension for the weight to transfer, I thought the handling was very good, and the seats held onto you well. Not much feel from the road itself though, which is a little disconcerting!
Overall, very impressed and I want one - but I won't buy on finance (not again
) I'd rather save up and buy 2nd hand one, 54 plate or similar. This weekend I've got a 330ci, 2004 WRX Booked, and a Civic Type-R booked, as I'm trying to decide what to save up for for when I have 2ncb in July
Was kinda hard to explain to the gf why I was late though!
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