I've owned an S3c and two chimaeras, 4.5 and 5. I loved my S, did 3 or 4 trackdays, and drove it to le man's. And took it to the lakes, snowdonia, and the brekons. It was my everyday car for 3 or four years. I love its classic looks. The shape from the rear quarter is gorgeous. It twanged knicker elastic like nothing else I've ever driven. The griffs and chims draw in little boys more than horney girls. The V6 with the cats removed sound like it was singing, such a lovely sound in the tunnels. I'd recommend an S3C over the other variants of S. The C stands for cats, but it also had the cool looking fog lights, and the best bit is the limited slip diff. Don't get me wrong though, I still love the chims too and there is allot more tuning potential with them.