Hi all
I was going to order a s3. After driving a golf, somehow find DSG faster. Now I'm hesitant about s3. What's your view please?
Also, is Sat Nav plus worth the money?
Many thanks.
Thank you @Joetidman.
I am going for an A3 s line now. 5 doors. Sportback. Black. 1.4 stronic. Cylinder on demand. Comfort pack. There's a car available in 2 weeks v close to what I want.
Really am thinking hard with the optional features. Want the sunroof as it looks cool. Don't know whether I could add on the already built car. Then the Sd 2d sat nav, not sure if it's worth just to stick with my s4 phone. I haven't seen it. But it sounds inferior. Do you think it's worth it or I should go for sat nav plus?
Thank you
Vanessa
Thank you @Joetidman.
I am going for an A3 s line now. 5 doors. Sportback. Black. 1.4 stronic. Cylinder on demand. Comfort pack. There's a car available in 2 weeks v close to what I want.
Really am thinking hard with the optional features. Want the sunroof as it looks cool. Don't know whether I could add on the already built car. Then the Sd 2d sat nav, not sure if it's worth just to stick with my s4 phone. I haven't seen it. But it sounds inferior. Do you think it's worth it or I should go for sat nav plus?
Thank you
Vanessa
Dealers can easily retrofit the sat nav, it's about £500 + fitting (negotiable). The UK cars are fitted with the Sat Nav hardware as standard, you just need to pay Audi for the maps on SD card and the activation / licence fee.
Panoramic sunroof is definitely not possible to retrofit.
Fitting/activation is £168 (ish), and SD card can be bought from ebay (brand new 2014 maps for about £120)
Is that £120 for a genuine map card? Can't see a dealer agreeing to activate a copy.
Yep, 100% genuine GENUINE AUDI SAT NAV NAVIGATION MIB-S SD CARD 2014 EUROPE INCL UK A1 A3 Q3 Q5 Q7 | eBay
I bought a 2013 edition for £45, happy with 1 year old maps
That's a rip off. Note it says "PLEASE NOTE THE ITEM DOES NOT COME WITH A SECURITY CODE AND WILL NEED TO BE ACTIVATED BY AN AUDI DEALER" - this means you will have to pay for the licence too, at a cost of £480+ or something. The cost in the nav is the licence, not the actual SD card or the data (which are cheap, not £120)
Hi all
Thank you for all valuable advice. I did suspect something fishy when I mentioned about the retrofit sat nav plus for the stock car. The salesman said its unnecessary extra 1000 pounds. I have read the reviews. The myaudi connection is exceptional and the touch pad recognition. I then think I might not really use it as I'm right handed. Using left hand fingers to write postcode when driving might not work. Anyway, they might only be able to retrofit sd sat nav. Hard choice of the 5 months wait or sat nav plus and sunroof.
I'm going for the comfort pack for sure. How's ACC? Oh and the park assist interests me.
Most people seem to think SD nav is perfectly sufficient- screen size is 5.8 inches vs 7 inches high res (tech pack/plus) - functionality isn't too different - SD has traffic info, lane advice, full postcode etc. (tech pack has 3D mapping and lane advice in driver screen in front of you, and touch pad for putting in postcodes, and 10GB HD drive for music)
The big screen does look nice, but the novelty does wear off after a bit, and it becomes "functional" - my evoque has an 8 inch screen and while it was great to start with and i now barely notice the difference vs the 6.5 inch I had on the A5 previously. (people complain its too bright lol) The high res is nice, but I find most of the time I am looking at the road rather than the screen (aside from the quick glance!), so all depends whether you can justify it - how much time u spend in traffic/parked etc. I imagine a lot of the time I will probably pop the screen down so its more of a focused driving experience
I deliberated for a while but thought for the extra c£1.2k it would cost I couldn't justify- better more "incremental" things to spend it on that actually do signficantly more (ACC, park plus, comfort pack)
but don't get me wrong I would have it like a shot if it cost £500!
Good write up and pretty much where I was after spending like 5k on options...
Have to say the Panoramic Sunroof is the dogs...I have one on my S3.....but you will have to await a build slot unless you can hi-jack one that a dealer may have ordered. Nav+ as others have said.
Regards Sat Nav, just ordered my wife an A1 to complement my S3, and if we had wanted to retrofit SD satnav, then we would have had to have the comms pack fitted when the car was built (cost £300). Not sure if that may be a base requirement on the A3....
In any case I have Nav+ on my S3, and am very impressed with it....
Have to say the Panoramic Sunroof is the dogs...I have one on my S3.....but you will have to await a build slot unless you can hi-jack one that a dealer may have ordered. Nav+ as others have said.
Regards Sat Nav, just ordered my wife an A1 to complement my S3, and if we had wanted to retrofit SD satnav, then we would have had to have the comms pack fitted when the car was built (cost £300). Not sure if that may be a base requirement on the A3....
In any case I have Nav+ on my S3, and am very impressed with it....
No the A3 is ready to go for the SD card nav unlike the A1 without connectivity pack. To get the function to work you have to buy the Navigation SD card which includes an activation code. It does have to be switched on by a dealer though. Think cost is £499 and sounds like that is what the OP has been offered as a solution from their dealer.
Exactly - everyone has to stop somewhere (unless someone on here has every single option lol)!
No the A3 is ready to go for the SD card nav unlike the A1 without connectivity pack. To get the function to work you have to buy the Navigation SD card which includes an activation code. It does have to be switched on by a dealer though. Think cost is £499 and sounds like that is what the OP has been offered as a solution from their dealer.
Works with the Xenon lights too, not just LED...