Snowcol

Great info guys, many thanks. Excellent forum here! :-) I am still browsing ebay, autotrader, gumtree, hoping for a bargain!

Thanks Guys - There are heaps of Cupras and quite a few Cupra Rs on ebay and gumtree so I would expect they would be available cheaper. I have been running Nankang NS2R tyres on my Hillclimb / Sprint MX5 and also on my road Mk1 MX5 They are great value and definately agree about grip v power! I am not very knowledgable on Turbo / boost / intercooler etc. You mention an upgraded intercooler - is this an important feature in a modded car then? I assume it feeds cold air in to cool the turbo or am I completely wrong in that? Cheers Colin

Cheers Steve. I'll keep my eye open for a lower mileage car. Also thinking leon cupra might be a fair alternative. Same engine I think. If I can find an S3 in my price range that would be great. Ideally a car with some of the mods already done would save me getting my hands dirty! Whats your thoughts on leon cupra? Thanks for your help

Hi. Hows your track project coming along. I am looking at buying a W plate, 2000 year, A3 Quattro, 1.8turbo, sport for track use. It will need to be road legal and on a limited budget so nothing too extreme on the mods. Thinking I'll lower it, air induction, exhaust and a remap. Struggling to find anything on the forum about track mods which makes me wonder how suitable the car is for track. What's your thoughts?

Audi A3 Quattro sport 1.8 Turbo as a track car? Hi, new to the forum so hope you can help. I am considering buying an Audi A3 Quattro 1.8 turbo sport , with 140k miles and a very good service history to use as a track car. It is standard The the moment but I will do air induction, exhaust mods then map it. What's your thoughts on suitability as a track car, just for occasional fun days out. It's on standard wheels, 16" I believe. What mods would you recommend and if lowering , by how much ? Does it need full coilover set up or are lowering springs enough? Any advice on taking out the understeer you can get with some heavy fronted cars or is this not a problem? Thanks for your help Ps the car is 2000 on a W plate