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A3 1.4TFSI Saloon S-Line
Nice one, I have the same, only my dmf has been replaced after just 4200 miles and less than a year
Yes petrol engines have them now too, down to a faulty component as all sorted....Audi owners in here!
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Nice one, I have the same, only my dmf has been replaced after just 4200 miles and less than a year
Yes petrol engines have them now too, down to a faulty component as all sorted....![[TW]Fox](/data/man-of-honor/2009.png){kind=avatar}
Nice one, I have the same, only my dmf has been replaced after just 4200 miles and less than a year
Petrol engines have had DMF's for years - my 13 year old 530i has a DMF.
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Maybe they have been in some, but not all all of us know that...
Ok but you implied that it was some sort of recent development. It's not - they've had them for about as long as diesels have. You just don't hear about issues as much because the power delivery style of a petrol engine is sufficiently different from that of a diesel that it places far less stress on the DMF.
They are put together on a totally different assembly line as the car is sooo different from a A6. Arnt they?
The RS4 is a totally different car to the A4, they make a big thing about it. If you look the suspension pick up points are different, as the RS4 is multi link dual wishbone and the A4 isnt
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Most of the RS Audis are built in a completely different factory to the 'normal' production models. It's fair to say they are totally different cars.
Having pondered another RS6 purchase for the last month, I had to admit defeat. My old C5 RS6 had eye watering bills and I didn't want to go down that route again.
I've settled on an S5 so will wave goodbye to my beloved Alpina next week. Farewell decent mpg figures, hello v8 rumble.
Oh nice RS btw.
Having pondered another RS6 purchase for the last month, I had to admit defeat. My old C5 RS6 had eye watering bills and I didn't want to go down that route again.
I've settled on an S5 so will wave goodbye to my beloved Alpina next week. Farewell decent mpg figures, hello v8 rumble.
Oh nice RS btw.
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Brilliant Red, black interior, auto, 20s and under 14k miles. Main dealer purchase. Firmish ride but all in all nice and tight despite coming up to it's 3rd birthday.
I'll get a pic up when I finally get it.
I'll get a pic up when I finally get it.
Is it the one on Autotrader with 55k miles and up for £23,261?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...cars/onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new?logcode=p
If so, it looks awesome
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...cars/onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new?logcode=p
If so, it looks awesome
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Yes, I'm sure the 55k mile car from Trade Cars And Commercials is the OP's 14k mile main dealer purchased example
I think it looks much better as a saloon than a hatchback myself, and is possibly more practical too. You tend to think that a hatchback is the more practical option but the boot space in the hatches is seriously disappointing. The saloon is cavernous by comparison although you obviously can't remove the parcel shelf. The A3 saloon is actually only fractionally smaller than the B7 A4 was.
Although this is my fifth A3 now and is the same colour and a similar spec to the last one, it's actually the first car I've had with rear doors in 13 years, the first petrol in 17 years and the first non-hatchback ever.
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Oh, I missed the mileage 
It'll still look much the same
This one : http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...cars/onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new?logcode=p
It'll still look much the same
This one : http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...cars/onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new?logcode=p
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Oh, I missed the mileage
It'll still look much the same
This one : http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...cars/onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new?logcode=p
That's the one. I think I was seduced by the colour. I love it.
Glad I didn't pay that for it though. Makes it look expensive. Tip - buy a car really close to the end of the year when their sales team are looking to meet targets... they say they've no margin to move but if you hold firm they will capitulate.
edit - I'll need to work out this MMI thing, it's got SD card slots and the ipod music interface, but I don't think there's a HDD. Guess it just plays mp3s direct from the cards and I think I can also connect a usb device...
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Why are S5's so expensive?
They cost the same new - infact I think they were about £500 less - than the similarly performing, similarly sized and similarly specified 335i M Sport yet a 2011 335i is about £10k less? You can get a current gen 435i a matter of months old for not much more
They cost the same new - infact I think they were about £500 less - than the similarly performing, similarly sized and similarly specified 335i M Sport yet a 2011 335i is about £10k less? You can get a current gen 435i a matter of months old for not much more
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I doubt Audi sell their S5s for the advertised prices, not to anyone with some savvy anyway.
BMW wanted 33k+ for a 2014 435i, that's almost 10k more then I paid.
BMW wanted 33k+ for a 2014 435i, that's almost 10k more then I paid.
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New RRP of a standard S5 Sportback - £41,875
New RRP of a standard 435i M Sport Gran Coupe - £41,665
By the time you've added the equivalent spec to the BMW, which is standard on the S5 (19" wheels, sport auto and upgraded leather) it's £45,815.
There are currently no petrol 335/435i with X drive - the S5 is Quattro.
The 335i also has slightly less power and higher CO2 output and I perceive the interior quality of the S5 to be above that on the 3 Series M-Sport.
Taking a glance on Autotrader at used 335i's/435i's and they aren't that far away from S5 prices.
The problem with petrol BMW's (as you know) is they are pretty hard to come by in specs which you want.
Similar price
BMW 435i : http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...1501/onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new?logcode=p
S5 : http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../postcode/b987nx/make/audi/usedcars?logcode=p
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Slightly less power lower CO2 on the BMW when comparing auto to auto as thats all you can get the S5 in
Not much in the C02 output really
BMW 435i GC C02 : 174-178 g/km - rear wheel drive
S5 C02 : 179 g/km - Quattro
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That's great but we are taking about 2011 coupes not new ones really.
A 2011 E92 335i is much much less despite being the same price new.