Audi owners in here!

Tinders · 30 Jan 2016 at 17:27

Guys,

Do you suffer with any discomfort with the ofset pedals in the A4 (B8), not sure if its something to do with my height (5ft 6) or my seating position or the crap seats in our SE, but i seem to get pain in my right knee on any journey over an hour. Someone suggested it could be to do with the pedal layout in the A4. Looking at the pedals, they do seem way over to the right.

Just wondering if its my OCD kicking in, or whether it is genuinly a problem

xs2man · 30 Jan 2016 at 17:32

I've heard it many times before. Never bothered me personally though.

JKD · 30 Jan 2016 at 17:34

Tinders said:
Guys,

Do you suffer with any discomfort with the ofset pedals in the A4 (B8), not sure if its something to do with my height (5ft 6) or my seating position or the crap seats in our SE, but i seem to get pain in my right knee on any journey over an hour. Someone suggested it could be to do with the pedal layout in the A4. Looking at the pedals, they do seem way over to the right.

Just wondering if its my OCD kicking in, or whether it is genuinly a problem

Interesting. If anything you should be more comfortable with the non-offset pedals in the A4 as your leg is straighter. I've gone from a B8 A4 to an 8V A3 and still find it odd that the clutch rest in the A3 is way over to the left! So much so I just leave my foot on the carpet (it's an autobox).

Maybe try moving your seat back or forward a tad to get less/more bend in the knee. Sounds weird, but if my seat is too far forward my ankle kills after a couple of hours as it's way too bent on the accelerator. Might be something as simple as that?

ianh · 30 Jan 2016 at 17:55

I get knee pain the B5 & 6/7 series A4/S4 (various hire/loan cars from VAG garages) but not the B8 strangely (test drive). I get it on the left front edge of the right knee-cap and it takes about 30mins to clear once I'm out of the car.

Never had it in any other car either (VAG or not).

jbs · 30 Jan 2016 at 18:19

Tinders said:
Guys,

Do you suffer with any discomfort with the ofset pedals in the A4 (B8), not sure if its something to do with my height (5ft 6) or my seating position or the crap seats in our SE, but i seem to get pain in my right knee on any journey over an hour. Someone suggested it could be to do with the pedal layout in the A4. Looking at the pedals, they do seem way over to the right.

Just wondering if its my OCD kicking in, or whether it is genuinly a problem

I had an A4 Avant (B8) on a weekend test drive and the offset pedals put me off a lot. After more than an hour behind the wheel my hips really started giving me problems from having to move sideways with my legs. I really don't understand how people find this comfortable.

Blackhawk47 · 31 Jan 2016 at 11:09

That A3 saloon above looks fantastic!

[TW]Fox · 31 Jan 2016 at 11:18

Agreed, the A3 Saloon is a fantastic looking car.

paradigm · 31 Jan 2016 at 12:21

Agreed, the proportions of the A3 saloon are "just right".

hellarda · 31 Jan 2016 at 12:56

jbs said:
I had an A4 Avant (B8) on a weekend test drive and the offset pedals put me off a lot. After more than an hour behind the wheel my hips really started giving me problems from having to move sideways with my legs. I really don't understand how people find this comfortable.

I have an Avant B8 and it's never bothered me at all

Jono8 · 31 Jan 2016 at 13:04

I will echo the comments on the A3 saloon. Lovely looking car.

Jokester · 31 Jan 2016 at 13:08

Defo like the A3 saloon, shape and panel details as said suit it to a tee.

Vertigo · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:20

Thought it looked familiar lol!

They're still surprisingly rare on the roads - the hatchbacks are everywhere now but you still see relatively few saloons. It's a bit surprising given that virtually everyone I talk to thinks the saloon looks so much better. Maybe people don't think they're as practical but that's not necessarily true - you may not be able to remove the shelf and fit a washing machine in it but the basic boot volume with the rear seats up is actually larger than the hatch.

Love it tbh - had it for just over a year now and can't say a bad thing about it.

[TW]Fox · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:32

What's under the bonnet?

Vertigo · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:37

The 1.4T COD petrol. Like it a lot actually, pretty spritely but with good economy and decently smooth & quiet for a four-pot.

The absence of badges on the back wasn't my idea btw, they screwed that up but I actually quite like it without them, especially as it adds to a lot of people's confusion as they literally don't know what model it is.

paradigm · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:38

Vertigo1 said:
They're still surprisingly rare on the roads - the hatchbacks are everywhere now but you still see relatively few saloons. It's a bit surprising given that virtually everyone I talk to thinks the saloon looks so much better.

Probably due to the almost £5k difference in OTR price between the 3dr and the Saloon.

Vertigo · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:40

Yeah that could be a factor too! Didn't think it was that much tbh.

Blackhawk47 · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:49

Vertigo1 said:
The 1.4T COD petrol. Like it a lot actually, pretty spritely but with good economy and decently smooth & quiet for a four-pot.

The absence of badges on the back wasn't my idea btw, they screwed that up but I actually quite like it without them, especially as it adds to a lot of people's confusion as they literally don't know what model it is.

That the 140ps version? Or is it more?

Jokester · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:50

paradigm said:
Probably due to the almost £5k difference in OTR price between the 3dr and the Saloon.

Is the 3dr lower base spec. I seem to remember the gap wasn't that big (£1k or so) once you specced both up to a reasonable level.

paradigm · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:51

It's certainly possible (I've not looked). I know that the S3 saloon is higher specced than it's hatchback brethren.

Antony101 · 31 Jan 2016 at 15:11

paradigm said:
It's certainly possible (I've not looked). I know that the S3 saloon is higher specced than it's hatchback brethren.

The A3 Saloon is only available in Sport and S-Line, but the equipment is the same for those levels regardless of whether or not you get a Hatchback or Saloon.

That is probably the reason for the large price difference (the lack of an SE option).

1.4 Petrol CoD, Manual, A3, S-Line in Daytona Grey is £25,115.00
1.4 Petrol CoD, Manual, A3 Sportback, S-Line in Daytona Grey is £25,735.00
1.4 Petrol CoD, Manual, A3 Saloon, S-Line in Daytona Grey is £26,510.00

Really, there is not much difference at all in price, and from what I can see the equipment is almost identical.