Audi owners in here!

Slipperz said:
Just bought for myself a 12 plate black, 3 door A3 black edition 2.0TDi Quattro S line still running it in. Absolutely love it. Can't wait to get onshore to start driving it again!! It has a comfort pack and the entertainment pack :) Really wanted an S5 ........maybe next time.

For the Mrs a 12 plate white A3 2.0TDi sport sportback, lovely car as well!!

Will get the pics up when I get back home next week......

Slipperz :)
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Maybe next time? You could have had an S5 now for less than the price of your A3.
 
Hah yes, my companies shortened name is RackSRV, nearest thing I could get :D

p.s. front pic shows the nasty dealers plates as I hadn't yet been able to get them off where as the rear has night carbon gel plates (stupid anti tamper screws)!
 
My old RS4
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[TW]Fox;22250599 said:
Maybe next time? You could have had an S5 now for less than the price of your A3.
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Not brand new I couldn't? There was a 5 year old S5 there for £23k, that is way overpriced for what's about for that age. I'll give it 18 months or so and maybe change then. Or I may really like the A3, we'll see :) 170 BHP version has a little poke, but when that S5 fired up, man it sounded unbelievable :)

Slipperz :)
 
True but given it came out 9 years ago the bit with 12 on it is the only really new part of the a3, a 5 year old S5 is a newer and more modern design :)
 
wohoo said:
Im going to be a owner in September of a boring A4 Avant, its my new company chariot.

I've got my VCDS lead at the ready, see what i can enable lol.
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I adore mine!

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It's the sport model, remapped ecu to 145bhp, now it has the speed to match the handling. To my delight it actually handles better than my previous 8p S3!
 
[TW]Fox;22252708 said:
True but given it came out 9 years ago the bit with 12 on it is the only really new part of the a3, a 5 year old S5 is a newer and more modern design :)
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thepeteh said:
Exactly this.
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I don't think I have a choice now to take it back as I bought it over 14 days a go!! :( Maybe a mistake on my part but I still like the car. Maybe I'll give them a ring when I get back home to see what they can do??!!
 
Slipperz said:
I don't think I have a choice now to take it back as I bought it over 14 days a go!! :( Maybe a mistake on my part but I still like the car. Maybe I'll give them a ring when I get back home to see what they can do??!!
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There is no chance they'll take it back.

The money you will lose on keeping a 12 plate A3 for 18 months and then selling will be massive as well, as the new model will come out in this time, and it's the first 3 years that a new car loses value the quickest.
 
I was originally looking into getting a BMW 3 series but the interior of the Audis seem to be a lot nicer.

Now i'm thinking about getting either an S3 or an A5.
Are there any others that would be worth considering?

A bit of background:
I'm 22 and currently have an Alfa Mito 1.4.
I don't want something too big but i would like something that would be a worthwhile upgrade, hence why i'm thinking the S3 or A5.

Would anybody with experience of either of these cars be able to give any advice please?

Thanks
 
I've driven an A3 3.2 V6 and an A5 3.0 TDI Quattro. True, the S3 isn't an A3, so you'll need to bear that in mind.

The A5 is a more modern car inside than the A3 - as you'd expect given it came out some 5 years after the A3 first appeared. It therefore has a more modern and better specified infotainment system than the A3. It's also got a more 'contemporary' looking interior.

The A5 is bigger and heavier than the A3 and the 2.0TFSI in the A5 is only available with about 210bhp max - not the 270bhp of the A3. To get a more powerful petrol A5 means finding a V6 - I have never seen one, not sure anyone bought it - or going for the S5. The S5 is a V8 only until very recently and the V6 petrol Audi's are notorious for a thirst that doesn't really match the performance they offer.

So, the 2.0TFSI is probably the petrol engine to go for in both A5 and A3 - and it'll be swifter in the S3 than the A5.

Sadly both cars were pretty underwhelming for me. I have this sort of love/hate thing going on with Audi. I really like the exterior styling - at times. The A5 is a bit superbland but generally speaking Audi get styling right more often than BMW do. They tend to look more 'premium' outside than the equivilent BMW. This is perhaps more of a criticism of how un-premium the previous 3 Series looked I guess, but there we go.

But then you get inside - where everyone bangs on about how amazing Audi quality is - and you find rattly creaky armrests and suspiciously cheap and tatty plastics. Perhaps I set my standards for them too high and am then dissapointed but my standards are set based on the reputation Audi seems to have in this area. The A6 is another story but certainly the cheaper Audi's do not quite feel as 'really nicely made' as perhaps people will have you beleive.

We'll move onto the drive.

A3 - the biggest problem here was that it felt nose heavy but this is a specific problem with the V6. The S3 is mechanically very similar (Quattro aside) from the Golf GTI which didnt have the same problem so I'd not expec it from an S3 either. The steering lacked any real feel, but it was otherwise ok.

A5. Just dull really. It was a diesel - but it was the 3.0 TDI which is supposed to do 0-60 in 5.9 seconds. Perhaps they are 5.9 moon-seconds or something, I dunno. Again, same lack of any real feeling from the steering.

All this leads me to think that really Audi is best suited to people who simply want 'Some nice posh car'. An Audi will look good on your drive, will be reasonably well made and gets you from A to B as quickly as you want given your budget. Thats it. No more garnish, or sauce - thats what it does. If a Ford Mondeo or a Mazda6 is the automotive equivilent of a fridge then an Audi is a really posh stainless steel fridge.

Before I get jumped on for trolling the Audi thread - which genuinelly isnt my intention - there is not neccesarily anything wrong with being an automotive stainless steel fridge. Infact just LOOk at Audi sales. Its what people want. Most people don't care about balance, steering feedback, blah blah blah. They just want a car thats nice to sit in and looks good. This is why you see so many A3 2.0 TDI S-Lines even though the design has been around since the old king died.

If thats you - go for it. And you'll probably love it.

I have never driven any of the really highly rated Audi's such as the RS4 and I very much doubt the above applies to those. Its just my thoughts on the normal Audi's I've driven.

Audi's are nice cars. I think that sums it up really.
 
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