Advantages: Fast, sporty but subtle, great handling Disadvantages: Fuel economy, lots of abused cars out there
...I own a 2002 S3 225bhp. In a few words - fast, good mid range torque, sporty look without having the boy racer look. It's a classy car which is quicker than most on the road.
The only down points, and this is being picky is the fuel economy, noticeable turbo lag (especially when more than 2 people in the car) and the high service costs if you take it to audi. I take it to a vw-audi specialist though and they're fine.
Prices are good now and i would recommend a fully loaded one - at least try for cruise and bose. I have sat nav too which is worth it.
I don't have chrome mirrors and wouldn't at the price quoted for the originals - plus slightly tacky looking as there are a number of fake S3s out there with the cheap plastic chrome looking mirrors.
Also I would prefer full leathers as the suedes get a bit worn on the drivers...
bergkamp81
06.09.2008 ·Read review
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Review of Audi S3
Advantages: excellent solid package with lots of credability Disadvantages: mabye not wild enough for some
...I bought my audi s3 in january, so after 6 months of ownership I`d thought I would write a review.
Cost of the s3 was expensive compared to most other hot hatches I paid £13k for a 2001 with 34,000 miles with full service history.
Options wise the list is almost endless you can have the usual metallic paint, leather, sunroof, armrest. The s3 options are chrome mirror covers and lower side mouldings, Bose stereo upgrade heated seats, sat nav and cd changer in the boot.
Mine is metallic grey with full heated leather, sunroof, Bose stereo upgrade which I love
Tip- hold out for the car you really want and be prepared to wait to find the right one, theres no point settling for something you didn`t want!
I have just taken it in for a service at Audi it needed the full one at 36k with a bit of negotiation I managed to get it...
nickyg63
08.07.2007 ·Read review
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Review of Audi S3
Advantages: Bargain to be had, Quality and Power, Prestige but not a bore Disadvantages: Expensive Insurane, Running costs,
...The Mk1 Audi S3 built from 99 till 2003 and based on the A3 model it is the flagship of that range. there were 2 variants the 210bhp (99-02) and the 225nhp (02-03).
Both Had the same 1.8 liter straight 4cylinder Turbocharged engine, the second had a variable valve timing to increase the bhp output. Manufacturer stated a 0-62 of 6 seconds.
It was dubbed a Quattro as it used a 4 wheel drive system to distribute the power to where it was needed the most.
The S3 was officially sold in Uk, Europe, Mexico and Australia but not officially in the USA.
Some of the Main Features that came as standard on the new car were; xenon HID headlamps with high pressure washers, front fog lamps, 17 in "Avus" alloy wheels with 225/45R17 tires, electrically adjustable Recaro leather seats, climate control, alarm, electronic traction control...
S3Matt
13.09.2007 ·Read review
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Review of Audi S3
Advantages: Incredibly easy to use with huge selection of quality dowloadable apps. Almost perfect... Disadvantages: Battery life it at best acceptable
...Phone actually gets better over time. Version 3.1 has just been released This adds a bunch of new features including the Bluetooth headset voice controls mentioned above . How many other phones are this well supported?
The S of 3GS stands for speed. Put simply, the iphone 3GS is incredibly quick. All of the supplied applications launch instantly. Even the bigger games take only a few seconds to launch. Apple don't bore us with processor speed or RAM figures that tend to bear little or no resemblance to real-world performance, instead saying that its 2x quicker then the old iPhone 3G. This makes everything feel very responsive indeed. From what I can gather the graphics performance is quicker again; more like 4x that of the 3G, which will be particularly useful for 3D gaming.
The 3GS has a 3MP autofocus camera which takes good clean images...
Advantages: Excellent Build Quality, Handling, Road Holding, Quattro 4x4 Disadvantages: Cost of Service, Not the prettiest car in the world
...Audi S3 225bhp
2002 02 plate
Silver
Dark Grey Recardo Nappa Leather
Bought For £16,000
Production: 05 Nov 2001 until 01 Nov 2003
Technical Stuff
Engine Size: 1781 cc
Cylinders: 4
0-60 mph: 6.4 s
Power Output: 221 bhp
Valves: 20
Torque: 280 Nm
Top Speed: 151 mph
Fuel Capacity: 62 litres
Insurance Group - 18
When new sold around £24,000
I've had my 2002 Silver Audi S3 225bhp for around 2 years now, I bought it second hand for around £16,000 with only 18k miles on the clock and it is without doubt the best car I've ever owned. The build quality is superb everything I would expect from an Audi at the top of its class.
Drivability
The car is great to drive and the pull away power and traction you get from the four 225/17/45 Bridgestone tyres definitely puts a smile on your face. It puts down about 221 bhp...
stevesst
20.08.2006 (25.08.2006) ·Read review
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Review of Audi S3
Advantages: Unique looking speakers. Superb unrivaled sound quality. Sleek design, Extremely well built. Disadvantages: Only that I can't take them with me everywhere.
...enthusiastic audiophiles. I've used them at home for a long time, and now am lucky enough to have them with me at university. I've already held one party using these great B&W, easily loud enough to fill a fair sized room.
These speakers WILL NOT DISAPPOINT. Just as a reference I have them running off a fairly old Technics AV Control Stereo Receiver SA-GX350, which I believe is about 50 watts RMS per channel and they sound great.
Here is some technical data to feast your eyes on (geeks only).
Dimensions: Height: 365mm (14.4in), Width: 204mm (8in), Depth: 228mm (9in)
Impedance: 8 ohms (minimum 3.0)
Power Handling: 25 - 100 Watts (RMS)
(For those that arn't sure what this means, it means they are more powerful than any speaker you might have with, say an Argos bought hi-fi. This is not the same as some companies that advertise PMPO...
mikeybzizi1984
23.05.2006 (27.05.2006) ·Read review
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Review of B & W DM 601 S3
Advantages: Fast FSB and support for DDR2 at 1066MHz Disadvantages: Only IDE support for one HDD and one CD-DVD drive
...I swapped to this from a slightly older Asrock 775i65GV, because the Asrock had only an AGP slot and no PCI-E - which I wanted for a decent graphics card. I also wanted a P35 based board for future upgrade to a quad core and in the meantime to use my existing 3.00 GHz P4 dual core. The board supports 64 bit processors, which Linux makes use of, but XP Pro doesn't.
There are 5 SATA connections, but only one IDE so there is only support for one HDD and one CD-DVD drive.
I got a Sapphire Radeon HD2600 Pro to go with it and now all my games run smoothly with every option turned on, including Next Gen and full screen anti-aliasing (VSYNC only slows it down and I don't need it with the DVI digital input anyway). Tomb Raider Legend looks really good, but takes too long for good game-play at maximum resolution.
The BIOS can be...
Advantages: Good, cheap GPS snooper, Disadvantages: bit temprimental
...I brought an S3 Snooper of of ebay for bout £119.99, all the way back in march, I brought as like most motorists i didnt want to risk my licence because of all the new speed cameras popping up everywhere.
It works fine after a warmup period of about thirty seconds, plugs straight into the cigerette lighter easy peezy.
Needs to be updated reguarly on the internet usually once a month as on the snooper website they reguarly update the location of new speed cameras, picks up all the new speed cameras, like the Specs, that pick you up as you enter a zone and then at the end of the zone and calculate the average speed, it beeps when you are in the zone and at the start aswell, it shows a visual warning and an audible warning that can be adjusted to turn the sound down. The audible warning is in the form of beeping which gets louder...
Trevorb33
12.10.2005 (15.10.2005) ·Read review
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Review of Snooper S3
...Last summer I decided it was time to launch myself into the world of serious digital photography. I knew I wanted a camera that would be easy to use but would give good results. I also wanted a good zoom lens as I wanted to be able to photograph wildlife when the opportunity arose.
I started by visiting my local (very knowledgeable) Jessops.I think it's important to try any camera out before using. It needs to feel good in your hand. I had already looked at various camera reviews online. I had set myself a price limit of £300. Two cameras ticked many of the boxes on my wish list; the Sony cybershot h5 and the Canon powershot s3 IS. I really liked the look of both of these cameras and both had similar features. I decided on the Canon mainly because it felt good in my hand and it boasts an incredible super macro mode for taking close...
anwar
06.02.2007 (03.09.2007) ·Read review
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Review of Canon PowerShot S3 IS
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