TBH PNH80 ( i don't want this to turn in to a argument, you sound like a decent bloke who cares for his car, and i respect your decision to buy the car you want , i just wish you would respect your own decision ) your posts come across as very contradictorily. You spent all day on friday justifying the purchase of your S-Line over the S3 , saying the S3's a bit " look at me " and you prefer the slimline looks of the S-line , then in your sig you list all the mods your gonna do inc flash 19's and loud exhaust, and when you were pulled up about them you backed tracked.
Then on Monday your on talking about getting a S3 or a Z4.......stating financial reasons! well i for one wouldn't buy a car i didn't like just because it makes financial sense!
On top of that your talking about modding the S3 or Z4.... pure contradiction!
I'm sorry if this comes accross has having a go at you it's not meant to be personal, but one of the lads in friday's thread said " just admit you bought the wrong car , nobody minds " and nobody does. :thumbsup:
Thanks
leon AKA Phantom
I think my posts are coming across as contradictory because you're not really seeing what i'm getting at. In comparison to the S-Line i genuinely don't like the body kit on the S3 as much as the more subtle S-Line. Thats just my preference. However because i didn't spec my car from new i had to pick and choose, sacrificing certain options which i may have wanted but thought i could live without them. As time has gone on it seems i really should have waited and got a car with those options. So in that respect yes maybe i bought the wrong car....But not the wrong model.
This leaves me with 2 options: Either i throw more money at the car and retro-fit the options (i don't think i can retro fit heated seats to OEM standards anyway) which won't actually add any value to the car..
OR... I trade the car, add money to it and get a car with all the options i want. If i trade in for another S-line it's false economy because even fully spec'd it won't be worth much more than mine. So if i chose to stick with an A3... It would make more sense to go for the S3 which has ALL the options i want as well as retaining a higher value i.e. a better investment.
I may not be in love with the styling but i'd definitely live with one in Dolphin Grey as it dials back the styling a bit....I could go on but i hope that clears it up a bit for you.
Briefly, as for the exhaust and wheels comment....Clearly not familiar with Milltek resonated systems? Not loud at all. Probably as loud as stock but a better note and they actually look 'stock'. Ask anyone who owns one... marriedblonde?
Sportec wheels in my opinion aren't any more flash than 99% of Audi OEM wheels and actually compliment the car. I even said i considered anthracite to knock them back a bit....So again to call them flash is way off the mark and to say if you add tasteful mods to an S-Line you're just admitting you should have bought an S3 is also ridiculous. I'm not adding anything to dress the car up like an S3 or make it anymore 'flash' at all.
Anyway, all of the above doesn't really matter as i'm pretty much set on the Z4 coupe when the time comes. If i bought an S3 i'd never be totally happy with my choice.
Like you say, it's not a reason for an argument and i totally respect the right of anyone to tell me i'm talking ***** but in this case i'm really not!
As if you dont know, all that crap about offending people talking about BMW, saying it over and over. Its so childish its laughable.
Do you honestly think people are to be offended? I didnt think so. So stop with the churlish remarks and get back on track.
Oh, and what Phantom said too
Clearly you weren't involved in any previous BMW related posts (ask Bowfer) where there were quite a lot of other forum goers saying there was no place for BMW related threads in this forum....To the point of personal insults. So yes people have taken great offence in the past. Sad but true.
So i was simply making a tongue in cheek remark pointed at the very touchy Audi fanatics.
Jesus, to be honest i should have to explain and justify every post i make but there we go. The comment police are obviously out in force.
Anyway, hopefully back to the subject eh?