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11-16-15, 06:47 PM

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Have you thought about the A5 or S5? I know they're more coin comparably equipped, but the back seat in the S3 is so tiny I'd just say screw it and get the way more stylish coupe. The rear seats in the A5 are usuable, they aren't silly like a Porsche 911.

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11-17-15, 07:04 AM

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pretty sure he only wants a sedan...hence the S3/IS search.

11-17-15, 07:45 AM

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Was an S3, S4 owner. They are fun cars to drive, being AWD and you can take corners a lot harder than most RWD cars. Not sure if you need the room but a S4 might be a better choice than the S3. I wind up trading my S3 for the S4.

11-17-15, 09:55 AM

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love the S3 in Nogaro Blue....

11-17-15, 09:42 PM

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love the S3 in Nogaro Blue....

Yeah....when Audi paints a car, like Lexus, they do the job right. Their paint jobs make a mirror look dull.

11-18-15, 11:33 AM

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Yeah....when Audi paints a car, like Lexus, they do the job right. Their paint jobs make a mirror look dull.

Or it could be a well waxed, car, or eddied photo. Its really hard to tell off of a picture

11-18-15, 10:28 PM

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Or it could be a well waxed, car, or eddied photo. Its really hard to tell off of a picture

Seeing a bunch of new Audi's in person, they have one hell of a paint job on them IMO.

11-19-15, 07:19 AM

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Here here!

Surely you meant "hear hear"

11-19-15, 07:21 AM

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Or it could be a well waxed, car, or eddied photo. Its really hard to tell off of a picture

Audi really stretches their sheet metal taut, which gives the surface an exclusive look.

11-19-15, 07:23 AM

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Audi really stretches their sheet metal taut, which gives the surface an exclusive look.

Yeah they don't have a lot of unnecessary creases, angles etc..

11-19-15, 09:58 AM

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Audi really stretches their sheet metal taut, which gives the surface an exclusive look.

Yes! They stamp their sheet metal with very sharp radii to have their creasing really stand out with some depth and volume behind it. This is a very tough manufacturing and quality process to use, but the payoff with design is well worth it in my opinion.