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Here's my take as I owned a FBO stage 2 RS3, beautiful car with a bit better tech than the M2C but two totally different purpose cars.
RS3 = Launches and a drag racing.
M2C = a Drivers car IMO. Can be boosted for roll / drag race if you really wanted.
The ugly truths behind the mods scene from what I can see.
RS3= well known in the racing circle for direct injectors failing and hurting engines. even if you have the upgraded port injectors the DI system is still in place. 18k cost for a long block. Also I have seen a couple front differentials pop. But these cars were over 600hp and running 9 second passes.
M2C = Possible crank hub failure but after talking to Jordan Tuned, they have maybe seen 30 fail out of 900+ tuned cars. Can say 3k as an insurance. But overall because of the M4 lots of mods to transfer to the M2C.
After owning both I really dislike the turbo lag of the RS3. The BMW Inline 6 with twins has a much more linear powerband.
Overall neither are cheap but overall mods are cheaper on the M2C.
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