Audi owners in here!

jbh110tdi · 5 Apr 2016 at 18:43

cainer said:
yep thats the one, tbh ive no real problem paying the extra ~£100 for a new part just to have peace of mind that it will get done this week,
garage is picking my car up 8am tomorrow and will have it dropped back off with the new parts fitted at lunchtime

its a pity youre not local to me. theres a few in the breakers near me and I would have done it for you

jonneymendoza · 5 Apr 2016 at 18:48

[TW]Fox;29359322 said:
I wouldn't take that as gospel. There is no all-new A3 due.

Just a minor facelift I'd imagine towards the end of the year.

Yes a facelift. Still a new a3 mate.

It seems that you can't custom spec a3 anymore. Again go phone audi and ask.

There are people waiting for the announcement. Also go check the dozens of audi specific forums.

I am surprised none of you lot know about this.

[TW]Fox · 5 Apr 2016 at 18:50

jonneymendoza said:
Still a new a3 mate.

No it's not, it's a facelift to the existing A3.

jonneymendoza · 5 Apr 2016 at 18:53

Armageus said:
Or you could just elaborate?

Normally pointless asking a dealer as they generally don't want to damage sales of current models by speculating about unreleased models.

I didn't ask. They told me when I was about to order a custom spec a3 sportback.

I then did my own research and found countless of forums all confirming that bad new a3 be it a facelift or whatever is gonna be announced within a month.

Why would a dealer tell me there's a new a3 coming soon instead of getting me to buy the current model then? They just lost a sale. Why would they do that for the laughs?

jonneymendoza · 5 Apr 2016 at 18:54

[TW]Fox;29359494 said:
No it's not, it's a facelift to the existing A3.

Define the term facelift?

For me a facelift is that they tweak and change the existing model with maybe slightly better exterior and interior stuff and extra goodies etc. That is to me a new car by my definition?

[TW]Fox · 5 Apr 2016 at 18:56

A facelift is as you say - minor tweaks to an existing model to freshen it up. A new car is when they replace the entire car with an all new model.

When the A3 was introduced in 2013, it was a new car. When the A3 is facelifted in 2016, it is simply a facelift.

Audi tend to facelift multiple times during a models life cycle as they are very keen on flogging dead horses

xs2man · 5 Apr 2016 at 19:01

[TW]Fox;29359524 said:
A facelift is as you say - minor tweaks to an existing model to freshen it up. A new car is when they replace the entire car with an all new model.

When the A3 was introduced in 2013, it was a new car. When the A3 is facelifted in 2016, it is simply a facelift.

Audi tend to facelift multiple times during a models life cycle as they are very keen on flogging dead horses

For example, the (at least) 2 facelifts in the previous generation A3 over the span of 10 years.

jonneymendoza · 5 Apr 2016 at 19:01

Would u wait for a face-lift?

[TW]Fox · 5 Apr 2016 at 19:22

I thought you were buying a £20k used one? In which case the facelift is kinda irrelevant. It's not exactly going to knock £5k off the value of a £20k one overnight.

jonneymendoza · 5 Apr 2016 at 19:37

[TW]Fox;29359633 said:
I thought you were buying a £20k used one? In which case the facelift is kinda irrelevant. It's not exactly going to knock £5k off the value of a £20k one overnight.

But wasnt it you who stated how u can grab a brand new one for 21k mate lol.

Anyways my budget increased by 5k so i have 25k.

A facelift A4 Sportsback for 25k should 100% be doable

[TW]Fox · 5 Apr 2016 at 19:45

The A4 has only just come out so there won't be a facelift A4 for about 3 years.

jonneymendoza · 5 Apr 2016 at 19:59

Armageus · 5 Apr 2016 at 20:07

jonneymendoza said:
Yes a facelift. Still a new a3 mate.

A facelift isn't a new A3 - it's still completely the same underneath.

jonneymendoza said:
It seems that you can't custom spec a3 anymore. Again go phone audi and ask.

There are people waiting for the announcement. Also go check the dozens of audi specific forums.

Maybe you can't custom spec one - I assume there is a changeover period where they stop producing the old one and then begin producing the facelifted one.

jonneymendoza said:
I am surprised none of you lot know about this.

As reference above it was reasonably common knowledge a facelift was coming.

jonneymendoza said:
Why would a dealer tell me there's a new a3 coming soon instead of getting me to buy the current model then? They just lost a sale. Why would they do that for the laughs?

If it's just a facelift then they have nothing to lose by telling you (as they aren't suddenly going to offer huge discounts on pre facelift). As mentioned if there is a changeover period then they literally couldn't sell you a new from factory pre facelift car even if they wanted to. They haven't lost anything as you have to wait for a new car, unless they have what you want on their forecourt.

jonneymendoza said:
Would u wait for a face-lift?

I probably would wait, because it would annoy me driving around and seeing newer looking versions of a car I just bought. Same reason why I wouldn't buy a new car towards the end of a model's lifecycle.

Most non-petrol heads would just buy what is available at the time, or whatever the dealer directs them towards.

Robbo · 5 Apr 2016 at 20:10

You guys have got your work cut out here.

[TW]Fox · 5 Apr 2016 at 20:11

Robbo said:
You guys have got your work cut out here.

To be honest almost all of the posts have been a bit.. I dunno really since this whole thing started

Blackhawk47 · 5 Apr 2016 at 20:16

If a facelift is out imminently then I would wait for that, if you're on about buying new.

In fact, I'd be looking at the Audi A3 saloon if you've got £25k.

jonneymendoza · 5 Apr 2016 at 22:35

I saw a pic from a magazine snippet showing what looks like the new face-lift a3

jonneymendoza · 5 Apr 2016 at 22:36

Blackhawk47 said:
If a facelift is out imminently then I would wait for that, if you're on about buying new.

In fact, I'd be looking at the Audi A3 saloon if you've got £25k.

I'm looking for a hatchback tbh

jonneymendoza · 5 Apr 2016 at 22:51

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apparant faceLift changes

[QUOTE]New 1L three cylinder with 115hp, update to the 1.6L diesel, S3 up to 310hp.

LED matrix lights available as an optional extra, xenon plus as standard.

New MMI MIB-2 with 7 inch retractable screen. Optional virtual cockpit and Audi connect with integrated sim card.

RS3 saloon coming in autumn with more horsepower.[/QUOTE]

Bloody worth it IMO

Armageus · 5 Apr 2016 at 23:00

So it is nothing more than a facelift then?

And yes could be worth it, if you was buying an S3/Rs3 or were to actually spec any of those options (which I guess most people still wont - and with a £25k budget yourself doubt you will)