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So the time has come to order a new company car.
They initially said diesels only, but with the government demonising diesels and I have to keep the car 5 years, its likely the tax rates for BIK will shoot up and you wont be able to drive it around a town centre anytime soon.
So I am looking at the 1.4TFSI COD to keep the emissions down and I have been looking at SLine and Black Edition Specs
There really is not much difference other than the rims, black styling pack and *** between each car. I am not really a fan of the titanium BE rims and seeing as I am ordering either a black car feel the SLine rims set it off nicely and I will be specifying the B&O anyway.
I cannot believe how difficult it is to get the car you really want given the options available and cap on list price. You see one thing and then think, hang on to get that I have to sacrifice something else. i.e. Tech Pack with cockpit vs a DSG. My last A3 8P had everything on the Black Edition but this time they don't seem to have thrown the options list at the BE over the SLine and question whether it is worth the money.
I think at the moment I am looking at the Sline with Privacy Glass, Tech Pack + Cockpit, Comfort Pack and wing mirror extras rather than a BE with just Tech Pack and Comfort Pack which will oddly cost me £ 350out of my own pocket.
I really do wonder about Audis pricing nowadays. I have looked at a Golf GTD which has everything in it for the same price as the SLine, but for some reason the VW engine bangs out more C02 and costs more in Tax than the equivalent Audi. :-(
Arrgghhh - Nightmare. I think at this stage I would rather keep my 8p.
They initially said diesels only, but with the government demonising diesels and I have to keep the car 5 years, its likely the tax rates for BIK will shoot up and you wont be able to drive it around a town centre anytime soon.
So I am looking at the 1.4TFSI COD to keep the emissions down and I have been looking at SLine and Black Edition Specs
There really is not much difference other than the rims, black styling pack and *** between each car. I am not really a fan of the titanium BE rims and seeing as I am ordering either a black car feel the SLine rims set it off nicely and I will be specifying the B&O anyway.
I cannot believe how difficult it is to get the car you really want given the options available and cap on list price. You see one thing and then think, hang on to get that I have to sacrifice something else. i.e. Tech Pack with cockpit vs a DSG. My last A3 8P had everything on the Black Edition but this time they don't seem to have thrown the options list at the BE over the SLine and question whether it is worth the money.
I think at the moment I am looking at the Sline with Privacy Glass, Tech Pack + Cockpit, Comfort Pack and wing mirror extras rather than a BE with just Tech Pack and Comfort Pack which will oddly cost me £ 350out of my own pocket.
I really do wonder about Audis pricing nowadays. I have looked at a Golf GTD which has everything in it for the same price as the SLine, but for some reason the VW engine bangs out more C02 and costs more in Tax than the equivalent Audi. :-(
Arrgghhh - Nightmare. I think at this stage I would rather keep my 8p.