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mfspen said:
It's like any product. FOR EXAMPLE My local is a 14th Century traditional pub and sells superb Butcombe Bitter straight from the barrel at £2.40 a pint. I think it is 4.3 strength by volume. I enjoy the whole experience. I could go to the local plastic pub drink JS Fizzy bitter at £2.25 a pint and it is probably stronger... So B* what... I like nice quick black Audis and accept that they may be 'weaker' in some areas BUT it is the whole AUDI experience I buy... WOW I sound like a marketing person (but I'm not!!)
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I couldn't agree more. Except that I'm don't like Black!
There are other makes of cars that are obviously good, but to me the best overall package that meets my requirements is made by Audi. I am currently on my 10th Audi and my 6th A3 so they must be doing something that appeals, to me at least and quite a lot of others looking at their sales figures. I still get a smile on my face whenever I drive my A3.
I agreeRGBArgee said:
I like Audis, I like them a lot, and indeed I'm currently on my 6th consecutive Audi, and all from the same dealer !
Much as I admire BMW's diesel engines, I probably wouldn't buy one of their cars, as I don't like their styling, and their interiors are not in the same league as Audis, IMO. But there you go, each to their own !
mfspen said:I agree
I like Audis, I like them a lot, and indeed I'm currently on my 6th consecutive Audi, and all from the same dealer !
Much as I admire BMW's diesel engines, I probably wouldn't buy one of their cars, as I don't like their styling, and their interiors are not in the same league as Audis, IMO. But there you go, each to their own !
Nice to see some (IMHO) sensible comments following my rants!!
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mfspen said:
but didn't read it? as if you had you wouldn't have said there was no sign of stop stasrt in audis? also you appear to have missed it again, otherwise you would see that it wasn't the ethanol one I was talking about, which was clear as I said it twice. i give up.
I don't read of many catastrophic failures of PD engines - not the most refined, not the most economical in terms of mpg, but well proven technology.
CR is better when it works, but when it goes wrong it can be time for a second mortgage.
BTW I'm reading a few horror stories with Honda CR engines - they aren't bomb proof.
CR is better when it works, but when it goes wrong it can be time for a second mortgage.
BTW I'm reading a few horror stories with Honda CR engines - they aren't bomb proof.
RGBArgee said:
Absolutely - the total Audi package far exceeds that of most other premium manufacturers.
I didn't buy the car for the engine but for the total package and having driven quite a number of the other premium brands recently nothing comes close to Audi in this respect.
Yes that's fair enough. I can see my use of the phrase 'no sign' was both inappropriate and misleading. And I agree that the new features reported in the link you posted do look very promising.dm_irish said:
I wasn't trying to be confrontational
Don't get me wrong, if this Summer, the new diesel A3 turns out to have similar refinement to the BMW diesels, I will buy one ! The fuel costs on the 2.0T are starting to get a bit silly now.
mfspen said:Yes that's fair enough. I can see my use of the phrase 'no sign' was both inappropriate and misleading. And I agree that the new features reported in the link you posted do look very promising.
I wasn't trying to be confrontational
Don't get me wrong, if this Summer, the new diesel A3 turns out to have similar refinement to the BMW diesels, I will buy one ! The fuel costs on the 2.0T are starting to get a bit silly now.
thats not fair, being all reasonable now makes me look the nutter!!
I can see both sides too and tbh am changing this year and here in Ireland from July car prices are greatly affected by emissions. For instance the BMW 318d/320d will come down 14% in price as it's emissions put it well down the tax range. The new 2.0TDI 143 is still a cat higher and will only come down 10% in the A4, it will also be dearer to tax.
The new A4 with options is already overpriced here and won't come down as much as the BMWs so I may be making the move to them even though I prefer audi. Their pricing strategy and standard specs are woeful here in Ireland though, the dealer I was speaking to at the weekend can't understand the pricing on the new A4 at all. It just isn't competitive
I'd still have an Audi over BMW anyday.
We have a new 530D in the family, which is very nice, but still prefer the audis, both styling, interior build and image!
We have a new 530D in the family, which is very nice, but still prefer the audis, both styling, interior build and image!
I'm having to choose between 118d and A3 s/b 170 S-Line on my co car list. Heart says Audi but from April onwards it'll cost £110 MORE per MONTH in tax Just don't think I can justify it...
Just don't think I can justify it...Flat6 said:I'm having to choose between 118d and A3 s/b 170 S-Line on my co car list. Heart says Audi but from April onwards it'll cost £110 MORE per MONTH in tax
How do those figures work? What about a 140! or have you tried the cash in lieu route if that works for you? 118d looks like an old bread van IMHO!:Flush:
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Flat6 said:I'm having to choose between 118d and A3 s/b 170 S-Line on my co car list. Heart says Audi but from April onwards it'll cost £110 MORE per MONTH in tax
I struggle to see how this can be - what is the list price of these two cars and the relevant emissions percentage used to calculate the taxable amount ?
Markm49 said:
From April 08 onwards all company cars under 120 Co2 are taxed at 13%. The 118d is 119co2, whereas the A3 170 is 154 co2
That means 21% tax for the A3, both on the car and the fuel (company pays for all my fuel).Unfortunately these are the only two hatchbacks on the list, so the 140hp Audi isn't an option. Monthly tax for the BMW will be approx £175 - not bad for a fully fueled car (I do very little business mileage but about 16k private a year so I couldn't run my own car for that). The Audi at £285 per month therefore seems like a big chunk of money, particularly for a diesel
I think Audi are going to lose an awful lot of fleet customers to BMW over the next few months. Diesel Beemers are so clean that I'd pay less tax on a 320D ES (another option) than a diesel Mondeo or Honda Accord. They've really got it sussed..
the topic was about audi engines being behind bmw engines. didn't ask if you prefered audi's overall package...cause i do myself. but the post was not asking about the overall package it was about the engines.
Anyways, just read some info on the new TT diesel. Its got the new CR 170 engine fitted into it. It is still down compared to bmw diesel's!! The mpg isn't much better than what they currently do.
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Anyways, just read some info on the new TT diesel. Its got the new CR 170 engine fitted into it. It is still down compared to bmw diesel's!! The mpg isn't much better than what they currently do.
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