Hey I'm new to this forum.
I brought a S3 R31 Sillouette 12 months ago for $5500 RWC and so on. Best car I ever got. Pitty it was an auto, Manuals are very hard to find. I got hold of a awesome manual from an RB20 NA motor. Best I've ever seen. Did the conversion over a weekend and it went awesome. The only other thing I have done is stereo and Pod filter. Actually saves fuel just cruzing which I do cause I'm a Tight A on fuel.
I reckon you can't go wrong with an R31, go a series 3, SIL cause its nice inside and its got the LSD and trip computer and of coarse they look better than the early ones. Ti's have elec windows rather than the LSD. (I think)
Someone mentioned you can get and alright Sil for around 3500, If you can grab it. I lloked for ages and only found mock up sills and GTS usally with the LSD changed to standard, trip coputer removed and of coarse AUTO.
I just go myself an R32 and may sell the 31 next month. If you have not got one yet it and are still interested it's R31 S3 Sillhoutte, GTS stainless extractors, awesome 5 speed, stero, LSD, 210,000, new shocks, king springs, new bushes under(makes a massive difference with handeling), rwc, 6 months reg. 5k good condition throughout.
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