Facelift THE NEW AUDI A3 (2016 FACELIFT) – STILL AHEAD OF THE CURVE

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Other than sniffing it, following it to the petrol station, looking at the rev counter and I guess the engine noise .... anything else ?
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If the DPF is cleaning/regenerating then you might smell a sort of burnt toffee smell. ;) :D
 
Gordo77 said:
If the DPF is cleaning/regenerating then you might smell a sort of burnt toffee smell. ;) :D
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Never smelt anything myself but perhaps I going too fast to notice and I always drive with the windows closed!
 
Currently thinking of upgrading from an A1 to A3. One thing I noticed tonight while on the Audi Finance offer pages, is the difference in Centre Deposit Contribution of the various A3 models: A3 £2400, A3 Sportback £900, A3 Saloon £650. Anyone have any idea why the standard A3 model has such a larger contribution versus the other two models?
 
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I got a 8.5percent saving

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Chris MC said:
Currently thinking of upgrading from an A1 to A3. One thing I noticed tonight while on the Audi Finance offer pages, is the difference in Centre Deposit Contribution of the various A3 models: A3 £2400, A3 Sportback £900, A3 Saloon £650. Anyone have any idea why the standard A3 model has such a larger contribution versus the other two models?
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Chris MC said:
Currently thinking of upgrading from an A1 to A3. One thing I noticed tonight while on the Audi Finance offer pages, is the difference in Centre Deposit Contribution of the various A3 models: A3 £2400, A3 Sportback £900, A3 Saloon £650. Anyone have any idea why the standard A3 model has such a larger contribution versus the other two models?
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Because Audi have more trouble selling the 3-door A3. For example, from the 2016 Audi Annual Report, in 2015 they sold 19,231 3-door models compared with 194,144 Sportbacks and 140,097 Saloons.
 
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jonneymendoza said:
O cool thanks. I wonder who the dealer was

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I'm curious as well. I spec'd an A3 (facelift) - 1.4 TFSI S-Line S-Tronic and got 11%. I wouldn't go less than that personally but it depends on your dealer.

One little trick on CarWow - change your location in your account settings and get new quotes, sometimes dealers in a different part of the country will give better discounts, you can then take their quote to your local dealer to match it :)
 
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jonneymendoza said:
I'm based in central london. Probably doesn't help me a lot

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I'm in Watford, but for some reason my postcode in CarWow was Edgeware. When I was shopping for my Golf R - when I changed my postcode I had worse discounts from dealers near Watford than I did elsewhere. I then changed my postcode to my cousin's address (Newcastle) and got even better discounts - when I got the quote from the up north dealer, I took it to my local showroom and they matched it. Worked out quite well.

I suspect the discounts they give might be based on the local area and what the competition are doing locally.
 
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Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone has seen the cosmos blue saloon or have a picture of it in the flesh? I'm trying to decide between that and tango red and I can't make up my ****** mind what to choose - I have only seen pictures of the tango red saloon so far.
 
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bhead9318 said:
Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone has seen the cosmos blue saloon or have a picture of it in the flesh? I'm trying to decide between that and tango red and I can't make up my ****** mind what to choose - I have only seen pictures of the tango red saloon so far.
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I reckon Cosmos Blue will be too dark for my taste. My plan is to go for Tango :)
 
bhead9318 said:
Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone has seen the cosmos blue saloon or have a picture of it in the flesh? I'm trying to decide between that and tango red and I can't make up my ****** mind what to choose - I have only seen pictures of the tango red saloon so far.
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Is this cosmos blue??
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Chris MC said:
Currently thinking of upgrading from an A1 to A3. One thing I noticed tonight while on the Audi Finance offer pages, is the difference in Centre Deposit Contribution of the various A3 models: A3 £2400, A3 Sportback £900, A3 Saloon £650. Anyone have any idea why the standard A3 model has such a larger contribution versus the other two models?
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Hi,there l suppose its to promote/entice you to the 3 door car as it's the least popular variant sold,ie not the most practical,that's all nothing else
 
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pburv said:
Yep they look very similar...
A bit dark but not bad if you ask me...:friends:
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That was exclusive footage of a Cosmos Blue heading to the petrol, errr fuel station... I mean the filling station! ;) :haha: :friends:

jassyo06 said:
Go Floret....Gordo...awesome colour....Tango is more of a cherry red....yuk
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Hmmm I thought Tango was a bit richer, darker? Floret certainly a safe colour which is always guaranteed to look good. :)
 
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Gordo77 said:
That was exclusive footage of a Cosmos Blue heading to the petrol, errr fuel station... I mean the filling station! ;) :haha: :friends:



Hmmm I thought Tango was a bit richer, darker? Floret certainly a safe colour which is always guaranteed to look good. :)
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Now Now! Gordo. We will have less of that...lol
 
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jassyo06 said:
Aye mate our Gordo77 is indeed a Geezer....but he's no got a clue about Audi paint colours....lol
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I think that makes both of us...lol
I can just make out the number ten in this...Can you? :whistle2:
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pburv said:
I think that makes both of us...lol
I can just make out the number ten in this...Can you? :whistle2:
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Well you've got Glacier White....which is...nada/blanc....Gordos gone all Cherry red ***....hav a not learnt ye anything
 
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So do you not have to have mag ride now for the wing arms as its not selecting it on the configurator anymore


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lou15p said:
So do you not have to have mag ride now for the wing arms as its not selecting it on the configurator anymore


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You still need magride so it's either £1,845 or £1,945 (instead of £2,095 or £3,495)
 
pburv said:
Is this cosmos blue??
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Like jassyo06 said, it's scuba/snorkel blue from last year's A3.

Gordo77 said:
Hmmm good question!

Found this one on Audi media site: https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/photos/detail/audi-a3-sportback-e-tron-32437
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I am fairly certain this is cosmos blue, but it's on the sportback and I'm wondering how it looks on the saloon.

pburv said:
Yep they look very similar...
A bit dark but not bad if you ask me...:friends:
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That's what I'm trying to figure out, I have a brighter blue currently and I just don't know if cosmos is for me if it's this dark..
 
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bhead9318 said:
Like jassyo06 said, it's scuba/snorkel blue from last year's A3.



I am fairly certain this is cosmos blue, but it's on the sportback and I'm wondering how it looks on the saloon.



That's what I'm trying to figure out, I have a brighter blue currently and I just don't know if cosmos is for me if it's this dark..
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Tough one mate....
If your not sure then I guess if you did decide to choose it then you probably will always have that doubt in your mind...:shrug:
 
jassyo06 said:
Hi,there l suppose its to promote/entice you to the 3 door car as it's the least popular variant sold,ie not the most practical,that's all nothing else
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Probably Audi trying to sell more 3-door models. According to the Audi Annual Report, in 2015 they delivered 19,231 3-door models, 194,144 sportbacks and 140,097 saloons
 
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Probably Audi trying to sell more 3-door models. According to the Audi Annual Report, in 2015 they delivered 19,231 3-door models, 194,144 sportbacks and 140,097 saloons
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You don't happen to know what the cabrio figure is for last year? There appears to be really good discounts on those right now.
 
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