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12-15-2025, 12:51 PM
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#41501 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes  I'm confused. Are we looking for what cars to suggest to EvoFire? Or has this been a general conversation of what's best on the market right now? | I started the convo, hunting for something for wife now, but the general convo about what is best in the market right now is exactly what I wanted. If N/A got the golf R wagon we wouldn’t need to even debate.
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12-15-2025, 05:35 PM
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#41502 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by roastpuff I wish we had the proper Golf R Wagon here. | Quote:
Originally Posted by bcuzracecarz If N/A got the golf R wagon we wouldn’t need to even debate. | While we are on our dream wish list, if NA got the Audi RS3 hatch, I'd be all over it.
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Yes that's very different than the shit white v70 has been spewing for years | | 
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12-15-2025, 05:42 PM
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While not the same thing, an acquaintance of mine had an Audi RS3 and it was in the shop so much that Audi Canada bought the car back from them. They drove all but 200KM on it. 
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12-15-2025, 05:47 PM
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#41504 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Oh, engine wise, it would be the same wouldn't it? Maybe acquaintance just got a lemon? In Europe, Audi RS3 is generally reliable ... for an Audi that is.
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Yes that's very different than the shit white v70 has been spewing for years | | |
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12-15-2025, 05:54 PM
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#41505 | | RS Veteran
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I like your caveat "for an Audi"
Correct. It's not the same engine. Hard to say for sure if his unit was a lemon example or if all of them were lemons. It definitely left a sour taste in his mouth.
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12-15-2025, 06:12 PM
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#41506 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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My buddy that had a 2018 rs3 had a great experience for 5 years of ownership. Not sure if that translates to the newer ones though
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12-15-2025, 07:31 PM
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#41507 | | 屎忽鬼
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what happened after 5 years? it blew up like every other audi ?
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12-15-2025, 07:58 PM
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#41508 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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He sold it but probably.
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Originally Posted by boostfever Westopher is correct. | Quote:
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Originally Posted by punkwax Well.. I’d hate to be the first to say it, but Westopher is correct. | | |
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12-15-2025, 08:36 PM
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#41509 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes While not the same thing, an acquaintance of mine had an Audi RS3 and it was in the shop so much that Audi Canada bought the car back from them. They drove all but 200KM on it. | We dont have a lemon law in Canada, how he manage to get audi to buyback the car?
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12-15-2025, 09:04 PM
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I agree there is no lemon law in Canada but I think he mentioned he took Audi Canada to arbitration or something and they settled it by taking the car back. He ended up getting a base Macan. 
I will concede that the guy is 1. an acquaintance and 2. quite possibly a big bullshitter
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12-15-2025, 10:10 PM
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#41511 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by EvoFire It's such a poor driving car though. The chassis is a noodle, it feels heavy and soft and cannot put the power down(in FWD). I really wanted to like it, Clubman S or JCW in AWD, it'd be a small wagon with a stick, but it's less than the sum of it's parts. | really? ive never driven one, but it seems to check alot of his boxes. like he said "even if it was just for its looks". jcw awd i wouldnt have it any other way, im sure its a fun enough package for him to steal from his wife for the occasional drive. hes not looking for a fun weekend car/track car.
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12-16-2025, 05:46 AM
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#41512 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by whitev70r One last suggestion ... in similar size and a mini SUV, Audi Q3 Quattro. Do doggies like lower trunk to jump onto (if yes, then Golf wagon or A4 Avant is the way to go) or OK with a higher SUV? I heard some dog owners saying doggie can't jump onto SUV cargo area ... what kind of lazy ass dog is that? https://www.facebook.com/share/1BcqPxZiUg/  | The Q3 is a terrible car - rides like SHIT, suspension must be made of wood or smth.
Power delivery is super surgey and weak in the detuned EA888.
CX-5 Turbo is the FAR better car, drove these back to back at auto mall.
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12-16-2025, 06:04 AM
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#41513 | | 屎忽鬼
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Thanks for the heads up professor mop head.
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12-16-2025, 06:15 AM
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#41514 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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2009 S4 Avant RHD (JDM) for $17.5k. I'm not sure about the price but it is a wagon and it's pretty neat.
Edit: Fixed typo with LHD/RHD
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12-16-2025, 06:22 AM
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#41515 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by supafamous 2009 S4 Avant RHD (JDM) for $17.5k. I'm not sure about the price but it is a wagon and it's pretty neat. | I think you mean RHD ... but yah, very unique. If it was LHD, S4 Avant, this would be a bit of a unicorn and nice long roof wagon.
Here is a low mileage, 2010 NA A4 Avant for price comparison (not apples to apples, per se) - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GR5i6nXMZ/
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Originally Posted by mikemhg Stay anonymous my friends. | Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrdukes I am a lie and a waste of time. | Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Yes that's very different than the shit white v70 has been spewing for years | | |
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12-16-2025, 07:18 AM
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#41516 | | Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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Originally Posted by red kryptonite really? ive never driven one, but it seems to check alot of his boxes. like he said "even if it was just for its looks". jcw awd i wouldnt have it any other way, im sure its a fun enough package for him to steal from his wife for the occasional drive. hes not looking for a fun weekend car/track car. | It does, which was why I was so disappointed with it. I only tried up to the S which was where I stopped. Maybe the JCW is better.
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12-16-2025, 07:37 AM
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#41517 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Nah I tried the JCW - drives worse than the S with the super lazy Aisin 8 speed.
Chassis feels heavy with AWD, does not really rotate.
Drives way more like a smaller X3 M40i than a Cooper S with little bit more weight.
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12-16-2025, 10:27 PM
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#41518 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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thats a damn shame. i was looking forward to test driving one some day for shits.
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12-16-2025, 11:33 PM
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#41519 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by noclue We dont have a lemon law in Canada, how he manage to get audi to buyback the car? | https://www.camvap.ca/ | |
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12-17-2025, 05:35 AM
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#41520 | | 屎忽鬼
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^is your name from Lineage 2 ? did you play on retail?! i was on bartz!!!
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12-18-2025, 08:44 AM
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#41521 | | RS controls my life!
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2004 Mini Cooper S. https://www.facebook.com/share/1CoVyNCmhW/
Assuming it doesn't have many issues, this seems like the deal of the year. Well.. maybe second after that Z3m with the S54 that went for 20k
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12-18-2025, 08:54 AM
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Wow, considering the mileage on my 04 R53 is 33x,000, this is a steal! (Might need to double budget for maintenance though lol)
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12-19-2025, 07:33 AM
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#41523 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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2008 328i manual with only 106k and the sport seats for $9.750. Interior seems to be in very good shape.
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12-19-2025, 08:01 AM
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#41524 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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12-19-2025, 02:56 PM
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#41525 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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How much worse is that compared to 330?
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