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[ QUOTE ] I'd like to know if you were comparing like for like. You say you've driven a Tdi and Fsi A3,but you don't ( I think ) specify if they were fitted with sports suspension. [/ QUOTE ] I'm fairly sure that both A3s had the sports suspension - they both felt as firm as my A4 anyway. I...

Hi Lewis, I had exactly the same experience with my 2.4. Checked it after about 5k miles, and the oil was alarmingly low ! I also put the whole litre in, which (I think) was OK. No problems since anyway. As you say, it is quite difficult to interpret the dipstick markings with those 'balls' !

[ QUOTE ] I had an A4 tdi sport for 3 years. The A3's handlg runs rings around it. The A4 would be left wallowing and lurching while the A3 just gets on with it. [/ QUOTE ] That's very strange. All I can do is report my observations, which are contrary to yours. Maybe they made some...

[ QUOTE ] All I've seen lately is how you whine A3 being crap, crap, crap. And I wonder if you've even driven one. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, I have driven the new A3, in TDI form as a demo, and FSi form as a loan car. I was unimpressed. Jolty ride, nervous jittery handling, vague wooly numb steering...

[ QUOTE ] All this talk of Skoda and Ford means one thing... YOUR TURNING INTO A MEAN OLD B4STARD... maybe it's time for the pipe and slippers old chap! [/ QUOTE ] On the contrary, I am quite happy to pay for a better built car, with low depreciation, but I object to paying through the nose...

[ QUOTE ] I've yet to find a fwd car that handles better than my A3. The refinement is also exceptional, the only thing that lets it down in my book is the tyre noise, but that could just be my tyres. [/ QUOTE ] You can't have looked very far ! Try the new Focus - it wipes the floor with the...

[ QUOTE ] AS for the octavia nope can't see it looking like either my sportback or the 3 door A3. [/ QUOTE ] - But they are mechanically identical. I personally think that Audi have lost the plot with their cars. The build quality is good, but everything else is poor - ride, handling...

[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] In the same way that an A3 is nothing more than a tarted up Skoda Octavia ! Come to think of it, an Octavia is more stylish than an A3, and just as well built ! [/ QUOTE ] That's funny, i could have sworn an uncanny resemblance between the Octavia and the A4. Anyway, of...

[ QUOTE ] If I was anygood with photo shop I'd stick a Pug badge on it! To me it looks like a tarted up 307 ! [/ QUOTE ] In the same way that an A3 is nothing more than a tarted up Skoda Octavia ! Come to think of it, an Octavia is more stylish than an A3, and just as well built ! I think...

Nothing to do with the A3, but it's always a good idea to keep an eye on the competition :- http://www.carpages.co.uk/mercedes_benz/mercedes-benz-b-class-part-1-14-02-05.asp I quite like it.

[ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] The 2.5TDi (as used in A4) is a V6 and much quieter and more refined than the 2.0TDi tractor [/ QUOTE ] Blimey,if you think the 2.0tdi is a "tractor",what would you have called the 1.9tdi.... [/ QUOTE ] Printing press, maybe ?

[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] If they put the 2.0TDI out with 170 BHP, why would anyone buy a much more expensive 2.5TDI "only" pushing out 10BHP more? [/ QUOTE ] I think the 2.5TDI is 5cyl so it will behave differently... more of a cruiser. [/ QUOTE ] The 2.5TDi (as used in A4) is a V6 and much...

About £1400 and 10mpg perhaps !

I recently sent a message to Audi UK asking when the A3 2.0T SB would be available with manual transmission. I pointed out that the mechanically identical Golf GTi is already available as FWD manual, and that comparable 2WD manual cars from BMW and Mercedes are also available. This is the...

Interested to hear what real-world figures people get ? I'm always a bit suspicious of the 'official' figures.

.....Or a fighter pilot ! - who would instinctively pull the stick back to go 'up' !!

My guess is that they will make some suspension tweaks also, to bring the 3-door into line with the Sportback and Golf GTi. And as StephV6 says, the old style car will take a hit on resale value. (Personally, I quite like the new rear lights, which make the car look lower and wider).

Yak, Apologies. The figures weren't in Which?, they were in a recent car mag. However, I believe the source data was from SMMT for UK car sales in 2004. (So yes, UK sales figures only). As I said though, it is insufficient to just look at BMW sales in isolation, you have to look at market...

Yak, Sales figures were published in Which? magazine - and by model - not just overall by manufacturer. Audi made record sales too, but you have to consider where they stand relative to other cars to get the overall picture. BMW's good overall figures last year are largely attributable to the...

I would be interested to hear owner's experiences of the 2.0 FSi A3 models (either 3-door or S/B). My main requirements in getting an A3 would be refinement, quietness, good handling, and economy. Good performance would be a bonus ! I have driven the TDi, but it was really too noisy for me...