She has arrived

[RYuill]

Went and had a look and OMG. She was filthy though.

There was a glute Orange there as well.

 

[AndyB-S3]

Omg.. so jealous...lol. looks absolutely fantastic mate!!

when are you collecting?

 

[Terminator x]

Orange is de-badged, like it

TX.

 

[RYuill]

Waiting till March 1st. Would like to take it now but need to be sensibly. Lots of payoffs at my work in Jan so need to make sure I'm ok first. I'm offshore most of Jan/Feb anyway so won't be to bad.

 

[Sandra]

@RYuill car looks lovely. The next few week will fly in x

 

[Snake Pliskin]

Car look amazing !!!!

Love the red & black combo ... Looks really cool !

R55ENS will be annoyed there's another orange pup

 

[Terminator x]

I make that 3 orange and counting, more common than Nardo

TX.

 

[RYuill]

I love this pic. It was a cloudy day, but you can see on certain bits of the car how orange it goes when the sun hits it.

 

[Snake Pliskin]

Terrific colour !!!!

 

[R55ENS]

Anyone fancy an orange RS3? Too common for me now!

 

[Snake Pliskin]

Anyone fancy an orange RS3? Too common for me now!

Can't believe there's another orange one !! ??

Thought of you straight away mate

You picked her up today ?

 

[Princess RS3]

So pretty. I honestly thought colour was a girl thing! Loving the orange. Is this a special order?

 

[RGBARGEE]

Anyone fancy an orange RS3? Too common for me now!

That one had the highly exclusive and desirable pano roof..

 

[Snake Pliskin]

I think these orange fan boys are gonna be more common than our exclusive black and silver cars RG

 

[XPOWER]

I love this pic. It was a cloudy day, but you can see on certain bits of the car how orange it goes when the sun hits it

Seeing Catalunya red RS3 at Goodwood on a fairly bright day it did look just red.
So when I saw mine at the dealers on a cloudy day I was surprised that it had such a prominent tinge or orange.
I had seen some YouTube videos making the car look orange but I just put it down to the type light that the video was taken.

I don't mind as I still like the colour.

 

[RGBARGEE]

I think these orange fan boys are gonna be more common than our exclusive black and silver cars RG

Mines Black and Black snake... stealth look... Saw a floral S3 today, looked oK but I'm not a silver fan. sorry ;_0

 

[Snake Pliskin]

Mines Black and Black snake... stealth look... Saw a floral S3 today, looked oK but I'm not a silver fan. sorry ;_0

Ha ha lol we can't all like the same things

I was sold on floret the minute I struck eyes on it - a deep dark rich silver rather than bright & piercing like ice silver - factor in privacy glass, black pack, gloss black alloys, black mirrors etc and I reckon it will combine the two contrasts perfectly .... and I won't be a slave to keeping it clean or rather it will stay looking cleaner for longer and all my weekend hard work won't be undone in an instant from a rain shower which has been the bane of my life the last 6 years with black & dark blue ... I intend to fully enjoy this car and not spend all my time cleaning it lol

 

[RGBARGEE]

It's a myth that Black cars need cleaning more snake. Wife's A3 is Glacier white and is far harder to keep looking good than black. Daughters silver Golf was bad too.

 

[T-800]

Black here too

I just love cleaning the RS

 

[richard2761]

Ha ha lol we can't all like the same things

I was sold on floret the minute I struck eyes on it - a deep dark rich silver rather than bright & piercing like ice silver - factor in privacy glass, black pack, gloss black alloys, black mirrors etc and I reckon it will combine the two contrasts perfectly .... and I won't be a slave to keeping it clean or rather it will stay looking cleaner for longer and all my weekend hard work won't be undone in an instant from a rain shower which has been the bane of my life the last 6 years with black & dark blue ... I intend to fully enjoy this car and not spend all my time cleaning it lol

Me too. Silver and black all the way. Except the mirror caps, which I'm leaving in ali. It seems it's going to be a rare colour! Build mid Jan.

 

[Snake Pliskin]

It's a myth that Black cars need cleaning more snake. Wife's A3 is Glacier white and is far harder to keep looking good than black. Daughters silver Golf was bad too.

Lol we have opposite views on this mate

From 2008 to 2011 I had an ibis white TT and I found it was a breeze to look after ... Zero water marks, which was also great in hot weather summer months drying the car, no scratches or swirls and just kept looking clean far longer than any other colour.

I seriously considered white again this time as it does look good on the RS3 but I just felt the silver was a bit more classy & unusual.

I've had a black TTS remember and it was by far the worst car of my life to care for and look after and really did my head in, as a car cleaning nut .... no myth for me lol

 

[Snake Pliskin]

Black here too

I just love cleaning the RS

I do get black ... but as you say, you gotta go in with your eyes open and really REALLY enjoy cleaning your car ... often

 

[Snake Pliskin]

Me too. Silver and black all the way. Except the mirror caps, which I'm leaving in ali. It seems it's going to be a rare colour! Build mid Jan.

Yeah I ummed & arrred over the mirror caps as like both looks but after 2 x S Audi's with Ali caps I just went gloss black for a change

Club silver then pal nice one - mine is build 1st Feb so not far behind you !

 

[RGBARGEE]

I have had mainly Metallic Blacks and they have all been great. Only issues I had were Daytona Grey and silver. Wife's Glacier A3 looks good but her work to keep clean.. Maybe its the red west country mud around here!

 

[Scottyg]

Have to agree with @Snake Pliskin. Will never buy black again. Absolutely stunning when waxed and clean but shows up every water mark or tiny blemish. Not good for the OCD. Last car was white and was a doddle to keep clean compared to my blacks of the past. The Floret I have now is pretty easy to clean as well. I would love to have a black car everytime but now that I can't detail as much as I used too it would be minging more than it would be clean.

 

[Scottyg]

Stunning look colour. Looking forward to more pics when you collect her.

 

[Snake Pliskin]

Back on thread lol

RYuill's car should be somewhere in between to look after ...

Red & black pack is a great combo.

 

[RYuill]

I do like to try and look after the car myself. My S3 is white and the tar spots are a nightmare, as said before it was not good for the OCD lol.

The red should look amazing after a good detail.

 

[RGBARGEE]

Snakes Ibis White is a bit like 'white van man white' boring but easy to clean solid non metallic. Glacier white is more complex. Great when clean but a pain ITA to keep looking good.

Metallic Black every time. The Panther is pearlescent and a pain to look after . Phantom was great as I hope Mythos will be.

 

[Snake Pliskin]

Nahhhh ..... ibis is a clean 'crisp' white

Come on RG .... You're scraping barrel now black is black lol

and Metallic is no easier to look after than pearl

You're gonna be a slave to cleaning big time

Dab of 'showroom shine' on my floret and I'll be sorted

 

[RGBARGEE]

Nah... Brilliant Black (non metallic ) has always been regarded as difficult to keep clean. Panther is a weird colour, lovely but also a pain to clean and repair (ask any bodyshop). The standard 'brilliant black, Phantom Black and I hope Mythos are a joy to look after... Far easier than Glacier white and silver ... no experience of floral silver to be fair! RG

 

[Snake Pliskin]

Nah... Brilliant Black (non metallic ) has always been regarded as difficult to keep clean. Panther is a weird colour, lovely but also a pain to clean and repair (ask any bodyshop). The standard 'brilliant black, Phantom Black and I hope Mythos are a joy to look after... Far easier than Glacier white and silver ... no experience of floral silver to be fair! RG

I think we need to stop thinking about paint and more about bhp ... & noise ... & acceleration ... & twin oval exhausts ha ha

 

[RGBARGEE]

367... loud... and quick...

 

[Snake Pliskin]

Ha ha yeah ..... Now we're on the same wave length

 

[RGBARGEE]

Black, Black and Black also...

 

[Snake Pliskin]

Black pack

Black glass

Black alloys

Black mirrors

 

[Spaceman_RS3]

Mythos is plain RG lol Panther is king

 

[elton121272]

Black pack

Black glass

Black alloys

Black mirrors

I second the black 'stealth' look. Mine is being collected on NY's eve and is Mythos with black pack, mirrors, roof rails, calipers, privacy glass with a similar theme inside..... I just hope Mythos is the fastest colour just as Phantom is with my current mk 1. Will be sad to see her go as after 3 years and 8 months she has covered only 26k and is just loosened up perfectly for her next owner and has given me the most pleasure and satisfaction of any car I've owned....even more so when she got a MTM stage 1 upgrade in July. Whilst I'm still not outrageously overwhelmed by the 8V as a significantly better car, in just about every department it has improved by about 10% and I'm becoming more and more smitten as the final days of collection draw in.....oh and she is naturally spec'd with the sports exhaust which to be fair was overwhelming at the test drive.

Only criticism would be wheel arches and no option for proper buckets yet

My second choice would have been Catalunya with black pack....those pics did make me hesitate for a few moments about my choice.

 

[T-800]

Mythos is king in my opinion.

 

[Spaceman_RS3]

We all get things wrong T,
Am glad to see your embracing team Panther tho lol