Audi owners in here!

mdixson said:
As an S3 owner I can tell you now that the 1/10th of second for it to switch to AWD does not stop you doing this and you would never know it was not permanent AWD
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I've not driven an S3 but other non permanent 4WD cars I've driven have had more of the usual 2WD drive handling issues until the limit. Hence why I like permanent 4WD in general (my current car's default is 60/40 rear biased which seems to keep understeer more in check).

Maybe that's changing with newer cars just what I've noticed before.
 
Antony101 said:
Sportback SE. Meaning 5 door SE.
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He hadn't put that though, hence the edit!

I know full well what a Sportback SE is, slyly editing a post is a bit off!

For what it's worth I find the 1.2TSI to be OK in a Polo/A1 sized car, and a bit lacklustre in anything larger/heavier. That said, the current A3 is a nice place to sit, but as the facelift is due to drop this year, I'd have probably held off.
 
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Thinking of leaving Audi

Thinking of leaving Audi A4 quattro Avant and moving to a Mercedes E 350 BlueTEC Estate AMG Night Edition.

Anyone got any views, advice or Mercedes E Class experience? It would be great to get some serious/knowledgeable advice please. :)
 
This is totally the wrong thread for Mercedes views surely but I actually had an E class night edition for a week last year.

Very well built car. Nicely refined. Headlights were out of this world awesome, the best I have ever experienced. The interior looks and feels like something from 10 years ago.

Its replaced by an all new model next month that looks like a big improvement.
 
Had an opportunity to have a look around and in the new E class last week. The interior is SUPERB - a huge leap from the old model, definitely feels like something from 2016 :)

I don't know if the estate will come along at the same time as they often follow a bit behind. I did think the boot seemed really small on the saloon, surprising for a car of that size.
 
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Sold it today!
 
It's easy to forget that behind the at first flash sounding 'S5' badge this car is a 335i alternative and not an M3 rival.

Once you realise this its hard to justify the sort of money they cost versus the equivalent 335.

I know that bigging up BMW's in the Audi thread is a sort of faux pas but I think this is fairly important to point out as people seem to get quite easily fooled into thinking it's a cut price M3 rival when it really isn't.
 
Not a huge fan of BMW's, nothing against them at all but just prefer Audi's.
Did take a look at the E90 but I despise the interiors.
Looked at the V6 model but not sure on it. I only do 5000 miles a year and always wanted a V8 so might as well!
 
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