B8 S3, what to look out for?

[QIK-R]

Ok hey guys, signed up months ago was lookin at gettin a gti... that never happened lol, threw the idea on the back burner for a while. but now im back on the market.

went and drive an 08 s3 this arvo, loved it. dont know much about these cars other than theyre awd, 188kw, and basically similar to a golf r...

what i want to know is what do i have to look out for in these cars (ie stuff failing, warranty concerns etc)

and what can be done to these?

ps im in sydney.


cheers!

stef.

[FLAUNTT]

look out for things like the cambelts have been done.Also good service history from either an Audi dealer or specialist. The car is a good base package and perform very well after a ecu remap. They are a very tunable car.

[MACCAA]

I have a 2008 S3 LE.So far have 45000k on it.May have been on the occasional Race Track with Driver Training.Great car.Had a CD player replaced under warranty.
That's about it,really.
Mechanically the same as Golf R.
As for what you can do,how much money do you have?
Heaps of stuff available.
Mine's just an APR reflash,Ferodo 2500 pads + AP brake fluid.

[QIK-R]

Well ideally I wanna give it a bit of poke, so a tune, set of pipes, prob some decent suspension mods too.. I've heard apr tune you can get somewhere around the 230kw out of them. Would an RS3 turbo fit?

Car wont be a daily driver, I get fully maintained company vehicle as it is, but for my Toy I want it a bit faster than stock.

[gareth_oau]

hey qik-gti, pop in and say hello at ozAudi Australian Audi Car Enthusiast Forum - a lot more experts/opinions and even some nice cars for sale there

[QIK-R]

thanks gareth, i just signed up on there so will have more of a look!

[GoLfMan]

I'd check that the intake ports arent all gummed up! Big problem on the mk5 GTI (and derivatives) direct injection turbo's!

[Ideo]

Well ideally I wanna give it a bit of poke, so a tune, set of pipes, prob some decent suspension mods too.. I've heard apr tune you can get somewhere around the 230kw out of them. Would an RS3 turbo fit?

Car wont be a daily driver, I get fully maintained company vehicle as it is, but for my Toy I want it a bit faster than stock.

If I was getting a toy it would be more along the lines of a Lotus Elise. Something a bit more Raw, a bit more fun.

The S3/R are great if you need a car that does both.

[Finance_Analyst]

S3s are totally sic - my good mate has an APR tuned 09 S3 Sportback S Tronic Quattro.

Great base to start tuning with, especially with quattro

The interior quality and bose sound system are 1st class.