Bye Bye Civic. Hello S3 :3

"Rory" (Roraldfarrellsmith) 02/13/2015 at 07:50 • Filed to: Audi, S3, HONDA, CIVIC, Tags are what the cool kids use on the social medias

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Well Saturday was a sad day. I said goodbye to an old friend. My little Civic Coupe.
I bought My 1997 Civic coupe in January 2014, with intentions of transforming it into a fun little Mountain road racer. The car was fantastic, it was fully restored by Honda specialists, It was new outside and inside, it sounded wonderful; but I didn't get any satisfaction from it.
I loved driving it, but I felt as if it needed a lot of work. Getting suddenly involved with the Irish "JDM" scene, I quickly felt the urge to buy Spoon this and Beaks that, Type R this and Mugen that.

After shelling a good 2,000 euro into it in a matter of months, I quickly hatched a plan. I would keep the car pristine, apply tasteful modifications that would improve resale. Bring it to events to get exposure and then sell for roughly what I payed for it.

Last Saturday I sold it for more then I payed, only making a loss of 300 euro for the aftermarket alarm. Yesterday I picked up a 2000 8L S3 for 200 euro more. I am now in love.
I have always had an undying love for the S3, being a rare car in Ireland; I did not believe I would get one at an acceptable Price, yet somehow .. two hours after selling the Civic an S3 popped up, I called the guy, we agreed to meet and now its sitting in my driveway and I am a happy boy.
It needs a bit of TLC but for the price, it is worth it. It has 120,000 miles, full service history and a full Audi check before sale.

Also it makes turbo sounds
I like Turbo sounds.

jkm7680 > Rory 02/13/2015 at 07:54

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Oh ma lawd. That looks fantastic. Awesome buy! Please give us more pictures soon!

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Rory 02/13/2015 at 07:56

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That Honda is really clean. Hope the new owner takes good care of it, and that you take good care of your new S3.

thebigbossyboss > Rory 02/13/2015 at 07:56

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Nice. I liked your civic though.

Klaus Schmoll > Rory 02/13/2015 at 08:18

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Congrats! While I liked the Civic, I think the Audi is the more mature, grown-up car.

Rory > thebigbossyboss 02/13/2015 at 08:19

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I liked it , but I realised it was slowly becoming a money pit .. even though it was perfect. I couldn't justify spending thousands on it.
I was a bad JDM kid.

Rory > jkm7680 02/13/2015 at 08:20

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Thank you :) Oh there will be ! It will be transformed for next month ( VW group car show in belfast)
So I need to do a lot of sprucing up.

Rory > Klaus Schmoll 02/13/2015 at 08:23

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Thats what I love about it. The Civic was fun, but for commuting almost 100 miles a day it was a bit tough. Thankfully its gone to a young guy down south, its his first car, he is into imports and he loves it. So I am happy.
I like to consider the S3 the business hot hatch. ;)
For a 15 year old car its in perfect condition, so hopefully it treats me well

Jobjoris > Rory 02/13/2015 at 08:28

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Awesome, simply awesome.

Alex B > Rory 02/13/2015 at 08:57

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It looks perfect. :3

jkm7680 > Rory 02/13/2015 at 15:46

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Awesome! Got any mods or anything like that planned?

MonkeePuzzle > Rory 02/13/2015 at 16:42

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3 door s3 hatch, an EXCELLENT choice of replacement. not available in the US.

I'll miss being "EK" buddies though :*(

Rory > MonkeePuzzle 02/13/2015 at 22:40

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Im sorry :( We shall always be EK buddies though , In spirit !
Sadly another reason the Civic had to go was Irish insurance rates mean owning a Civic is too much trouble , The S3 is 15 euro more expensive to insure ( and thats apparently because its a rare Audi)
Subaru Legacy twin turbo , MR2, E55 wagon and MX5 were all cheaper to insure then the civic .. by hundreds

Rory > jkm7680 02/13/2015 at 22:43

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Facelift headlamps and taillamps, custom exhaust, get a software map, suspension and possibly wheels.
Also a general polish and buff would go a long way !

My friend has a few parts from his airride Golf I would love too :)

jkm7680 > Rory 02/13/2015 at 22:44

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Oh awesome! Make sure to check out APR and Unitronic for that type of things.

Sounds like it's going to be great! Make sure to keep us updated with tons of pictures!