Hello All.
I'm planning to switch over from my beloved e92 m3 to an RS3. I've test driven two RS3s, and I love the character that the car has. It feels special, which is what I love about the screaming v8 in my current car. I had two questions for those "in the know" about the RS3:
Question 1: Is the extended warranty worth it on this particular car?
I drive a lot to clear my head, and so despite living in the city I will likely put around 25 k on the car per year. Are there any parts that are known to give out around 80-100,000 km? In my e92, for example, there is a known rod bearing issue. A low percentage of e92 m3s have errors in the way the engine was assembled, so some would randomly blow up. It costs $25,000 Canadian to buy and install a new engine. If there's major stuff, more than a few thousand dollars, I'll likely spring for an extended warranty for around $4,000 Canadian.
Question 2: Any reason not to go Certified Pre-Owned?
One other option I'm considering is just going CPO. There's one near me on sale for 64k that would likely be $69k CDN new, and it only has 2500 km on it. The warranty is ~5 years remaining and 160,000 km. It has 90% of the spec I would order, including Ara blue, but not everything (it's missing carbon inlays and night optics).
Do any of you have good/bad CPO experiences do share.
Question 3: Can I order the Carbon trim parts and have the dealer swap them out? I'll search this forum, when I figure out how to, but if anyone knows off the top of their heads I'd appreciate it.
I'm planning to switch over from my beloved e92 m3 to an RS3. I've test driven two RS3s, and I love the character that the car has. It feels special, which is what I love about the screaming v8 in my current car. I had two questions for those "in the know" about the RS3:
Question 1: Is the extended warranty worth it on this particular car?
I drive a lot to clear my head, and so despite living in the city I will likely put around 25 k on the car per year. Are there any parts that are known to give out around 80-100,000 km? In my e92, for example, there is a known rod bearing issue. A low percentage of e92 m3s have errors in the way the engine was assembled, so some would randomly blow up. It costs $25,000 Canadian to buy and install a new engine. If there's major stuff, more than a few thousand dollars, I'll likely spring for an extended warranty for around $4,000 Canadian.
Question 2: Any reason not to go Certified Pre-Owned?
One other option I'm considering is just going CPO. There's one near me on sale for 64k that would likely be $69k CDN new, and it only has 2500 km on it. The warranty is ~5 years remaining and 160,000 km. It has 90% of the spec I would order, including Ara blue, but not everything (it's missing carbon inlays and night optics).
Do any of you have good/bad CPO experiences do share.
Question 3: Can I order the Carbon trim parts and have the dealer swap them out? I'll search this forum, when I figure out how to, but if anyone knows off the top of their heads I'd appreciate it.
