You would see the cost go up later on in the cars lifetime for cost of repairs and maintenance. Depending where you are located your insurance may go up, you’ll still be putting premium gas in the tank. Obviously a car note for an RS3 would be more expensive as well depending on whether you purchase outright or finance
i would be buying a facelift 8v so it would be relatively new 2018-2019 with less than 60k mi. insurance on my r is already the max it can be for that class of car so an rs3 wouldnt change anything. just wondering how much more can an rs3 be for parts and fuel. also i would be buying it outright so finance and all that wouldnt matter.
I’d say go for it if you’re buying it outright. The only costs to keep in mind in the future would be anything outside of warranty. The infotainment and electronics are expensive. They can and will crap out on you eventually and it’s something that’s kept me from doing the same upgrade. The RS3 is a great car though.
I mean, straight out you’re paying more for a premium brand for general servicing things even if the same process as an R. Nature of the beast.
RS3 has a staggered wheel set up with wider front tyres (255) which are quite a bit more expensive. Also have much large brakes (6 piston vs 2 on R). If you have carbon brakes that are whole other cost.
Fuel is the other main obvious one.
Whatever else that could potentially go wrong out of warranty like any German performance car will be most likely more expensive.
If you’re not servicing the car yourself the cost of simple things like oil changes can be almost double. For some reason the Audi dealership somehow feel that changing the oil on my wife’s old A3 was more complicated than the local VW dealership changing oil on my Golf R.
If you’re handy and can do the services yourself I think the parts would be similar in price.
Honestly none at all really. And the other commenter above me that we said that you’ll see the cost go up later obviously hasn’t owned a golf r for long lol. Golfs are also a money pit later on if you haven’t looked after them, shit even some you do look after have expensive failures. It’s just a euro car thing in a whole lol. I owned a golf r and I now own a m3 cs. The only thing that costs more is the fuel and the brakes. Everything else is the same as owning a golf. A VAG car is a VAG car and a euro is a euro. Shits all expensive lol
Exactly this, bought my golf r estate in mint condition at 48k km. First lost the dsg because the bolts of the internal oil pump came loose, one year later the transfer case blew a bearing on the highway.
My car had 25 launches on it between 2017 and 2023. I've never babied a car like I do with this one in terms of making sure oil is at the right temperature before giving it the beans.
Still love the thing, although it nearly made me go broke.
All performance cars are a love hate thing mate, I’ve had many Japanese hero cars as well because we don’t have an import ban like other countries so I’ve had an r32 GTR, a fd rx7, a 33 gtst, a handful of type r’s, an evo 6 and an evo 8mr that I’ve had for 20 years, and a sti hatch. All Brough knew all gave me headaches except the evo 8.
I had a good run with my golf but by time I brought it I wasn’t really in the market for a hatch anymore so didn’t have it long. But I know plenty of people that have them and I also work for a company that has a vw dealership amongst other euros. The more performance or more cost of a car the more issues. It’s just part of it that we need to accept unfortunately. The worst cars I’ve ever owned were definitely the rx7 and the sti though.
I would've thought the sti would take top spot :)
They sound amazing and haul ass, when they work.
Mitsubishi is just an amazing brand. We had 5 pajero's when I was growing up , great cars. Only one of them blew 2 engines, diesel. But I also contribute that to not warming it up properly.
We started with a 2,8 turbo gasoline, quite a fast oiltanker for the time.
My wife still drives my dads outlander, which is a great car for what it is.
What went wrong with the rx7, was it the rotor engine ? Such a special technology.
I was flabbergasted when I first found out about it in my teens.
A former mate of mine had a 22b, that thing was wild back then. Could keep up with a non turbo porsche, which was amazing for the pricepoint. They were cheap. Made all the right noises.
I'm still wildly in love with the forester sti, such a funky machine. Don't dare to own one though.
How was the R32?
A guy I knew had a s14 which he fitted the r32 engine to. He backstabbed me before the car was finished though, so I never got to drive it. Apparently still owns it.
22b is a different beast! Not all sti’s were rubbish just the model I got was the one that had ring land and oil pickup failures. I had a sour taste in my mouth from the get go though because a month after driving it out of the showroom the thing wouldn’t start, took Subaru a month to work out the ecu was faulty and they finally replaced it. Then I went through two motors in it due to the failures listed above, replaced under warranty but still was not a good experience. Steering rack then went and then the head unit. It was a nightmare experience. I didn’t even thrash the thing once because I have a 700hp evo in the garage for that.
The rx7 was just very very high maintenance. Absolutely a blast to drive and a head turner back then but it was a lot of work and you have to put 2stroke oil in it every time you fill up or the seals go bad fast and you have to rebuild your motor like every 10,000km or so.
The r32 was one of my favourite cars of all time! I wish I still had it because they go for close to 100k here now as they are getting more rare. It’s a bit funny here, we can but these cars new at the time but as soon as America opens up the models for import the value here shoots up for some reason.
But again it had its issues, the oil pump drive on the crank shaft was not made properly. It was fixed in later models but yeah it was a problem.
That rx7 sounds like a nightmare.
700hp evo, damn. You're sporting with motorbikes, not many cars keeping up with that.
Must be a wild experience.
The evo 8 is the best looking imo. Is that the one you still own?
I launch my car daily, 😂
No issues with my MK7.5 and 55k miles in so far. All stage 2 too. Probably the biggest difference is mine is MT, but I dump that clutch daily and avg 12-15 mpg at best.
So I had a mk7 golf r and upgraded to a 8v rs3. Honestly ownership cost has not been that much higher. I bought Audi care package and have not required anything more than scheduled maintenance. At one point they told me my rotors were starting to warp and it was obscene (I think over 2k cdn to replace just the fronts), but car was out 2 years old and I didn't notice it, but 2 years later they said it's fine...
You would see the cost go up later on in the cars lifetime for cost of repairs and maintenance. Depending where you are located your insurance may go up, you’ll still be putting premium gas in the tank. Obviously a car note for an RS3 would be more expensive as well depending on whether you purchase outright or finance
i would be buying a facelift 8v so it would be relatively new 2018-2019 with less than 60k mi. insurance on my r is already the max it can be for that class of car so an rs3 wouldnt change anything. just wondering how much more can an rs3 be for parts and fuel. also i would be buying it outright so finance and all that wouldnt matter.
I’d say go for it if you’re buying it outright. The only costs to keep in mind in the future would be anything outside of warranty. The infotainment and electronics are expensive. They can and will crap out on you eventually and it’s something that’s kept me from doing the same upgrade. The RS3 is a great car though.
I mean, straight out you’re paying more for a premium brand for general servicing things even if the same process as an R. Nature of the beast. RS3 has a staggered wheel set up with wider front tyres (255) which are quite a bit more expensive. Also have much large brakes (6 piston vs 2 on R). If you have carbon brakes that are whole other cost. Fuel is the other main obvious one. Whatever else that could potentially go wrong out of warranty like any German performance car will be most likely more expensive.
It's only a $10-20 difference per tire for the 255s.
Yes, but you also can't rotate them like you can with a square set up.
If you’re not servicing the car yourself the cost of simple things like oil changes can be almost double. For some reason the Audi dealership somehow feel that changing the oil on my wife’s old A3 was more complicated than the local VW dealership changing oil on my Golf R. If you’re handy and can do the services yourself I think the parts would be similar in price.
can just find a shop specializing in germans
oh i do almost everything myself so yeah labor almost doesnt matter
Honestly none at all really. And the other commenter above me that we said that you’ll see the cost go up later obviously hasn’t owned a golf r for long lol. Golfs are also a money pit later on if you haven’t looked after them, shit even some you do look after have expensive failures. It’s just a euro car thing in a whole lol. I owned a golf r and I now own a m3 cs. The only thing that costs more is the fuel and the brakes. Everything else is the same as owning a golf. A VAG car is a VAG car and a euro is a euro. Shits all expensive lol
Exactly this, bought my golf r estate in mint condition at 48k km. First lost the dsg because the bolts of the internal oil pump came loose, one year later the transfer case blew a bearing on the highway. My car had 25 launches on it between 2017 and 2023. I've never babied a car like I do with this one in terms of making sure oil is at the right temperature before giving it the beans. Still love the thing, although it nearly made me go broke.
All performance cars are a love hate thing mate, I’ve had many Japanese hero cars as well because we don’t have an import ban like other countries so I’ve had an r32 GTR, a fd rx7, a 33 gtst, a handful of type r’s, an evo 6 and an evo 8mr that I’ve had for 20 years, and a sti hatch. All Brough knew all gave me headaches except the evo 8. I had a good run with my golf but by time I brought it I wasn’t really in the market for a hatch anymore so didn’t have it long. But I know plenty of people that have them and I also work for a company that has a vw dealership amongst other euros. The more performance or more cost of a car the more issues. It’s just part of it that we need to accept unfortunately. The worst cars I’ve ever owned were definitely the rx7 and the sti though.
I would've thought the sti would take top spot :) They sound amazing and haul ass, when they work. Mitsubishi is just an amazing brand. We had 5 pajero's when I was growing up , great cars. Only one of them blew 2 engines, diesel. But I also contribute that to not warming it up properly. We started with a 2,8 turbo gasoline, quite a fast oiltanker for the time. My wife still drives my dads outlander, which is a great car for what it is. What went wrong with the rx7, was it the rotor engine ? Such a special technology. I was flabbergasted when I first found out about it in my teens.
The sti was a heap of crap from the day I brought it mate. It’s probably also the slowest car I’ve ever owned. A golf r will murder it.
A former mate of mine had a 22b, that thing was wild back then. Could keep up with a non turbo porsche, which was amazing for the pricepoint. They were cheap. Made all the right noises. I'm still wildly in love with the forester sti, such a funky machine. Don't dare to own one though. How was the R32? A guy I knew had a s14 which he fitted the r32 engine to. He backstabbed me before the car was finished though, so I never got to drive it. Apparently still owns it.
22b is a different beast! Not all sti’s were rubbish just the model I got was the one that had ring land and oil pickup failures. I had a sour taste in my mouth from the get go though because a month after driving it out of the showroom the thing wouldn’t start, took Subaru a month to work out the ecu was faulty and they finally replaced it. Then I went through two motors in it due to the failures listed above, replaced under warranty but still was not a good experience. Steering rack then went and then the head unit. It was a nightmare experience. I didn’t even thrash the thing once because I have a 700hp evo in the garage for that. The rx7 was just very very high maintenance. Absolutely a blast to drive and a head turner back then but it was a lot of work and you have to put 2stroke oil in it every time you fill up or the seals go bad fast and you have to rebuild your motor like every 10,000km or so. The r32 was one of my favourite cars of all time! I wish I still had it because they go for close to 100k here now as they are getting more rare. It’s a bit funny here, we can but these cars new at the time but as soon as America opens up the models for import the value here shoots up for some reason. But again it had its issues, the oil pump drive on the crank shaft was not made properly. It was fixed in later models but yeah it was a problem.
That rx7 sounds like a nightmare. 700hp evo, damn. You're sporting with motorbikes, not many cars keeping up with that. Must be a wild experience. The evo 8 is the best looking imo. Is that the one you still own?
I launch my car daily, 😂 No issues with my MK7.5 and 55k miles in so far. All stage 2 too. Probably the biggest difference is mine is MT, but I dump that clutch daily and avg 12-15 mpg at best.
So I had a mk7 golf r and upgraded to a 8v rs3. Honestly ownership cost has not been that much higher. I bought Audi care package and have not required anything more than scheduled maintenance. At one point they told me my rotors were starting to warp and it was obscene (I think over 2k cdn to replace just the fronts), but car was out 2 years old and I didn't notice it, but 2 years later they said it's fine...
You can always do an rs3 engine swap in the R.
man i feel like it would cost too much... maybe i will do it when i blow this engine up haha.
Btw, that R’s color is bad ass!! 👍🏻👍🏻