Decision time

[newsh]

Coupes are surprisingly practical actually, you can get loads in the back with the seat down and much better than avants if you're tall and have long legs, I find the avant drivers door really small.

[dest]

Im 6' and have never found the Avant cramped in anyway

[Acidburn]

i think the FARB can go on the avant,Rear suspension not,but the diff might be the same configuration.
Id say do the coupe into pieces and sell it for bits,Then keep anything you could use to make the avant RS2 and more.

As for the looks,if you go for the Avant,make sure you also get a hold of the rear RS2 bumper at some point

I already have the rear bumper for an rs2 had it a while now plus everything else needed (tho still waiting for the underheadlight trims thru the post)
Farb - yeah straight on, rear diff is different and not long enough.

I'd stick with the 3B coupe, less lardy!!!!

Having said that I'v driven both a fair bit and the Avant just has an edge on the handling front with it's more advanced rear suspention.

When I went out in fitzy's car at the weekend it felt so more planted than the coupe ever did.

Do what you've got to Peter, Avant is more practical and subtle (not with 18s though )

I'd want 19's tho on mine

Coupes are surprisingly practical actually, you can get loads in the back with the seat down and much better than avants if you're tall and have long legs, I find the avant drivers door really small.

I found the doors like you say small but found the amount of headroom in the non sunroof avant I was in at the weekend to be massive, I have always thought the coupe better for carrying stuff, I've had all sorts in mine including a complete type 85 interior which i've still got stored up.

[Jamo]

Depends if your going to RS2 spec the Avant or not?

[Acidburn]

lol it would be more than rs2 spec

[dest]

I would keep it looking as it does now, sell all your bits and use the money to drop a big power lump into it.
Result: The perfect S2 Avant

Either way, you need to decide quick cause Im getting emails via Pistonheads already...

[dest]

Oh, and if you need more help deciding, look at the pictures you posted at the start of the thread, I think that says it all really!

[Acidburn]

Oh, and if you need more help deciding, look at the pictures you posted at the start of the thread, I think that says it all really!

I said when I posted the pictures up I have not got any pictures of what its like lately, plus steve has not worked on my car.

[Error404]

get an Avant and sell me all your coupe suspension bits etc

EDIT: Seriously though mate, i'd be tempted to say keep the coupe and do what you planned....

[Acidburn]

get an Avant and sell me all your coupe suspension bits etc

I could do that either way as I still have a complete suspension set up sitting there for one.

[Error404]

or you could break the coupe and auction off your magic reaf diff

[Acidburn]

or you could break the coupe and auction off your magic reaf diff

Lol well when the rear diff comes off your more than welcome to it £10 if your interested

[Error404]

haha! No I want that other diff we talked about!
Any news on that?

[nip]

better class of people have the avants even jamo has one

[Jamo]

Forget the Coupe vs Avant banter.

Choice is yours, I always regret not modding my coupe as I had all the bits, I only swapped from Coupe to Avant as the Avant was suppose to be 400 bhp.

You must weigh up the cost of buying a new car and then modding it vs modding what you've got.

If you can find the money for a new car then you can find money to mod the current. The only reason to change is if your current Coupe is not a good base car to mod IMO.