Car #14 2015 Audi RS3 8V

 Car #14 2015 Audi RS3 8V - Name: Vera

So, the 728i Replacement, is a 2015 Audi RS3 8V, this was a long long process of not only finding the money but also making a decision on what car I/We wanted as we had ultimately decided the next car would have to be shared between myself and my fiancé as it just wasn't financially sensible to be running 2 cars when we both work from home.

There were a few cars in the running, Audi RS3, Audi RS4 Avant, BMW M3 (E92) & BMW M3 (E46)

We whittled it down to the RS3 & E92 M3 in the end ; we felt the RS4 would be too big for everyday life as well as being too big for Em to drive, the E46 met the same fate in that it was an older car and being RWD would have less 'safety' if em were to drive it and lose the back end.

I felt as if an E92 M3 may have enough electrical helpy bits to stop her from losing the back end but ultimately maintenance bills and preventative maintenance (Rod bearings, throttle actuator replacements) were going to be too much for a sensible daily driver this coupled with the yearly tax bill of over £700 was just not justifiable.

The decision was made to look for an Audi RS3 -  for me, I like a strange spec car and eventually I found one and it was only 11 miles away from our house!

We both went and looked at it and ultimately fell in love, the seller had looked after her so well, it comes with a very cool spec, 5 door, Sportback, pearl white interior with Daytona grey paint, alongside this were a couple of nice to haves optional extras such as SuperSport Seats, Audi Sports Exhaust and the all important Bang & Olufsen sound system.

We paid £21,000 for this fantastic example and this would be considered a bargain with just 59,000 miles on the clock.

I do still intend to acquire myself a V8 E92 M3 at some point in my life, just not yet...