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Old 04-21-2017, 04:32 AM
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Timmay; I do have 19 inch summer Continentals on my S3. I've managed to extend the thread life by removing them for winter driving! LOL. I have a 18 inch wheel/tire set for the ugly, snowy months in Ohio Dunlop 4D winter performance tires. Really like them. Continentals are OK but squishy under certain driving conditions. Some additional air pressure helped that a bit. Thought they were pretty good in the rain. Understand Michelins Pilot Supersports will come on my pending RS3 but not positive at this point. I did opt for the performance package with 19 inch wheels and the staggered front/back setup. Did NOT order the performance plus package with $5000 brakes however. Geez.
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Originally Posted by Fixeroh
Timmay; I do have 19 inch summer Continentals on my S3. I've managed to extend the thread life by removing them for winter driving! LOL. I have a 18 inch wheel/tire set for the ugly, snowy months in Ohio Dunlop 4D winter performance tires. Really like them. Continentals are OK but squishy under certain driving conditions. Some additional air pressure helped that a bit. Thought they were pretty good in the rain. Understand Michelins Pilot Supersports will come on my pending RS3 but not positive at this point. I did opt for the performance package with 19 inch wheels and the staggered front/back setup. Did NOT order the performance plus package with $5000 brakes however. Geez.
Thanks for the feedback Fixeroh! Not sure if you have experience with Michelin Pilot Supersports but they're damn good tires IMO. Hope your RS3 comes with them. Yeah $5k brakes...nah. For the price Audi is charging for this car, that should be standard!
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Just had tint put on this past weekend and it makes such a difference. Unfortunately the weather in my area sucks today (rain) so photos won't look good. Waiting for some sunshine.....
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If the $5000 brake package is for carbon/ceramic brakes it is a bargain. On most cars they are between $7500-$9000 and most of those cars start at north of $100,000!
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Originally Posted by Timmay
Just had tint put on this past weekend and it makes such a difference. Unfortunately the weather in my area sucks today (rain) so photos won't look good. Waiting for some sunshine.....
I dont care what the weather is, your car will look good in any weather and I need to torture myself more by looking at those pictures while I wait for my car!
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Originally Posted by 19hole
If the $5000 brake package is for carbon/ceramic brakes it is a bargain. On most cars they are between $7500-$9000 and most of those cars start at north of $100,000!
The carbon ceramics on the RS3 are only on the front though, so it's not much of a bargain.
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Originally Posted by bipedcreature
I dont care what the weather is, your car will look good in any weather and I need to torture myself more by looking at those pictures while I wait for my car!
as you wish...... I suspect it'll look a lot better when the sun comes out. For reference, I did 35% on the sides and 20% on the rear glass. I'm not a fan of limo tint!
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Old 04-24-2017, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Timmay
as you wish...... I suspect it'll look a lot better when the sun comes out. For reference, I did 35% on the sides and 20% on the rear glass. I'm not a fan of limo tint!
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