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    THINKING OF SELLING MY A3 - Whats it worth?? Any takers?

    I'd say £8-8.5k. There are lots of genuine, high spec S-Lines that have less than half the mileage and with the more powerful engines out there that are not selling at ~£9-9.5k so I can't see how this could ever be worth more than that. I know as I've got one of them!! I've had to drop the...
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    does anyone find the A3 a little boring ?

    And that's exactly why mine is now for sale. My two previous cars were a modified VX220 and a modified VXR220, and I'm now coming to the conclusion that for driving pleasure they have set a benchmark that few other cars are likely to match, and any other "sporty" car is always subconsciously...
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    does anyone find the A3 a little boring ?

    Because there's more to ownership than driving pleasure. I for one get paid a car allowance by my employer and as such I am expected to have a car that matches my role. A Diesel Megane Estate wouldn't do that. There are other options I agree but at the time this seemed like the best one...
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    does anyone find the A3 a little boring ?

    Does anyone find the A3 boring? I certainly do! In fact I find it hard not to agree 100% with Bowfers comments. But as someone else has said, different people get different things out of a car. For me for example, I drive an A3 s-line 3.2 quattro and yes it is highly competant to the point...
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    possible radiator fan problem

    Well roadside recovery reckon it's a faulty fan controller which he said is part of the main fan unit so the whole thing will need to be replaced. I've left the car at my local dealership and now have a brand new TT hire car to play around in for the next week as they can't do the work until the...
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    possible radiator fan problem

    That would help! It's a 2004, A3 3.2 s-line quattro dsg
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    possible radiator fan problem

    Good plan. I've just called them and someone should be out in the next hour or so. My commute is 80 miles per day and on Friday I have to go to an off site meeting, so being without a car isn't an option. I can't see exactly which fan it is, but as you face the front of the car it sounds like...
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    possible radiator fan problem

    Well I've just got back and I'm no further forward. I visited one dealership and spoke to another and neither can look at it until next Tuesday and neither have a courtesy car until the 29th (or the 30th for the other one) so I can't even leave it with them as I'll be stranded. If I can leave it...
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    possible radiator fan problem

    Wow, thanks for the very speedy responses. hmmm.... it does look as if the incident with the fire is a one off thankfully, but the possibility of it running my battery flat is a very real one. I guess I'll have to pop it into the dealership this lunchtime and see what they think. Thankfully...
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    possible radiator fan problem

    Hi, I've just been told by one of my colleagues that they could hear my radiator fan running in the company's car park, and sure enough when I've been out to investigate it is. This is just over 3 hours after I parked there this morning! I've not noticed this happening before so can someone...
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    A3 3.2 quattro (DSG) S line OR MkIV R32

    I would go for the A3 3.2, in fact I did after trying several of both! If you are interested, mine is for sale at the moment as I need to trade down for something more.... family orientated.
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    Cash VS Finance

    I guess this comes down more to how often people change their cars. As for a one off purchase of a car to last the length of a mortgage, paying off a car loan in three years would clearly be cheaper than spreading the same borrowing over 25 years. I agree with that, but the reality is that cars...
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    Cash VS Finance

    You could do it this way, but you'd have to ensure that what you're investing in has a return that is higher than the value of the loan that you're taking out to pay for the other 15k in the mean time. That would also have to include the deductions for putting your money in and out of the...
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    Cash VS Finance

    Not really because you're comparing the total mortgage vs a much smaller car loan. You can only really compare the part of the mortgage that is the same size as the car loan and as the mortgage APR will be lower than a standard loan you will end up worse off if you took the loan out. i.e 20k of...
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    Cash VS Finance

    Don't forget the tax on the interest from any savings/investments (up to 40%) though so you can't compare the two APR values directly, and as has been mentioned, the length of the loans/saving may be different so you have to look at the total cost, not the cost per year (i.e. a lower APR over a...
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    nightmare of a day

    That's exactly what I was looking for and expecting to see! The car was clean as well as I'd done that the day before. Very strange. I'll check again.
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    nightmare of a day

    Well I do feel stupid but in my defence, it was 7am in the morning, it was -1C, I was rushing to get to an important meeting dressed in a suit (so I couldn't crawl around on the floor), I had to park with only a small gap between the car and a ****** great bush due to the amount of other traffic...
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    nightmare of a day

    Will do :thumbsup: I am going to try and take it to a few places tomorrow for some quotes. I'm assuming that audi (as with most dealerships these days) won't even entertain the idea of fixing it, and will prefer just to replace the part so I won't bother with them. Can any one recommend a...
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    nightmare of a day

    £1400!!!! :scared2::gun2: Well at least in my case the jack didn't fail so the sill isn't punctured, just bent. I'm hoping that I can find someone that can bend it back. What about one of those dent removal people? I guess access will be the hardest part.