What's taken your fancy in the classifieds today?

[Todd]

BMW X5 M 4.4 5dr

Long Beach Blue , Black Extended Merino Leather, Carbon Fibre Interior Trim , Panoramic Glass Sunroof , Parking Assistant , Cold Weather Package, Reversing Camera, M Electric Front Sport Seat, Adaptive LED Headlights, Enhanced Bluetooth , Navigation System , Head-Up Display , Harman/Kardon...

usedcars.bmw.co.uk

The photos make that look more like Estoril Blue rather than Long Beach!

 

[Lyons]

Was thinking that myself. Black wheels are terrible too.

 

[redanni]

Was thinking that myself. Black wheels are terrible too.

I quite like them

 

[Todd]

I quite like them

You've had too many Corona!

 

[lennyd]

And it’s a Quattro, like having missionary sex with a condom on. No fun whatsoever.

Still better than a w4nk though

 

[redanni]

You've had too many Corona!

Lol I’m only having a few Gin and couple Baileys tonight my friend
This is as close to T Total as I get

 

[Bronk]

Test driving this tomorrow:

Cars Northern Ireland - Used Cars NI. Second hand cars for sale.

www.usedcarsni.com

Main concern is it's been lowered and has aftermarket wheels so thinking it could be mapped also...

They are lovely in red, no supersport seats could hinder resale but easily bought from the likes of ebay etc

if you have any questions about a rs3, give me a shout.

 

[NickR]

The RS3s seem to be holding their money really well. I do think they need the supersports seats with being an RS though.

I test drove one a couple of years ago at Belfast Audi with the dynamic pack and sports exhaust....the noise was addictive.

 

[mike150]

The RS3s seem to be holding their money really well. I do think they need the supersports seats with being an RS though.

I test drove one a couple of years ago at Belfast Audi with the dynamic pack and sports exhaust....the noise was addictive.

I had my 2018 one a few months......................

Amazing car, really fast, tech was great, noise was great

but, really dull to drive, it just did noise and fast, zero driver engagement or involvement.

I'd have another one but I just don't see the value in them over a Golf R, GTI or S3

 

[jonnylaris]

How much are the Supersport seats?

I had my 2018 one a few months......................

Amazing car, really fast, tech was great, noise was great

but, really dull to drive, it just did noise and fast, zero driver engagement or involvement.

I'd have another one but I just don't see the value in them over a Golf R, GTI or S3

What would you choose for a weekend warrior then for the same money? Been looking at RS5s and M4s too

 

[Father Stack]

How much are the Supersport seats?


What would you choose for a weekend warrior then for the same money? Been looking at RS5s and M4s too

I drove a RS5 before buying my S4 and wasn't impressed at all. Yes it sounded great but it wasn't as quick or as engaging as the S4.

And I'd recommend driving the RS3 before listening to the people who say they're boring. I absolutely loved by S4, and was certainly never bored by it. I'd have another in a heartbeat.

If you're looking full on driver engagement though, do go drive a few BMW M cars too. They're definitely a much better drivers car, as opposed to the "big comfy cruiser that can go like f*ck" Audi S/RS cars.

 

[Rocko]

What would you choose for a weekend warrior then for the same money? Been looking at RS5s and M4s

5.0 Mustang.

 

[Woodcutter]

The RS3s seem to be holding their money really well. I do think they need the supersports seats with being an RS though.

I test drove one a couple of years ago at Belfast Audi with the dynamic pack and sports exhaust....the noise was addictive.

RS3’s came up in conversation with a trader friend last night, in April 2020 they booked at £32k, and today they’re booking at £40k!

 

[jonnylaris]

I drove a RS5 before buying my S4 and wasn't impressed at all. Yes it sounded great but it wasn't as quick or as engaging as the S4.

And I'd recommend driving the RS3 before listening to the people who say they're boring. I absolutely loved by S4, and was certainly never bored by it. I'd have another in a heartbeat.

If you're looking full on driver engagement though, do go drive a few BMW M cars too. They're definitely a much better drivers car, as opposed to the "big comfy cruiser that can go like f*ck" Audi S/RS cars.

I had an S5 v6 and the RS5 I drove blew it away on performance... Was your S4 mapped or something?

 

[Father Stack]

Either I drove a sh*tbox RS5 or my S4 was particularly fit - or could be a mixture of both! But I was MUCH more impressed with the V6 S4

 

[jonnylaris]

Either I drove a sh*tbox RS5 or my S4 was particularly fit - or could be a mixture of both! But I was MUCH more impressed with the V6 S4

Strange as I've heard the exact opposite, maybe the RS5 you drove was buggered as you say.

 

[Father Stack]

Strange as I've heard the exact opposite, maybe the RS5 you drove was buggered as you say.

My S4 was mapped too, which helps.

 

[jonnylaris]

My S4 was mapped too, which helps.

True but a mapped S4/S5 should be around the same performance as an RS5. Without the sound of course...
If I went RS3 it would be going stage 2 right away for around 470bhp.

 

[Father Stack]

True but a mapped S4/S5 should be around the same performance as an RS5. Without the sound of course...

On paper, yes. But it's quite well documented that the RS5 pretty much never even came close to the reported power figures. A mapped supercharged V6 would be sitting between 410-420bhp, whereas most real-world figures from the RS5 (from reading online) seem to be averaging around 370/380bhp.

 

[jonnylaris]

On paper, yes. But it's quite well documented that the RS5 pretty much never even came close to the reported power figures. A mapped supercharged V6 would be sitting between 410-420bhp, whereas most real-world figures from the RS5 (from reading online) seem to be averaging around 370/380bhp.

If you look at RS5's quarter mile times they are around 12.4s which is around the same as a mapped S5 though. I doubt they would be putting out 60-70bhp lower than listed.

 

[Eager]

Never in any other fast audi but my mates 4.2 rs5 went like **** of a hot shiny shovel when I was in it when he first got it.

 

[Jecks]

Ive an RS5 here and it certainly wouldn’t call it slow. It hasn’t done 500 miles in the past year though !

 

[jonnylaris]

Ive an RS5 here and it certainly wouldn’t call it slow. It hasn’t done 500 miles in the past year though !

Fancy selling it?

 

[Bronk]

RS3’s came up in conversation with a trader friend last night, in April 2020 they booked at £32k, and today they’re booking at £40k!

its scary how well they are holding their money.

 

[Ghisallo]

RS3’s came up in conversation with a trader friend last night, in April 2020 they booked at £32k, and today they’re booking at £40k!

Just looking at used ones there on Pistonheads - it's astonishing how such a pokey wee thing could be so expensive. Though it explains why a bloke up the street from me smugly acts like he's the daddy when out washing and prancing about in his