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Audi A3 2.0 FSI - any gotchas?
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Re: Audi A3 2.0 FSI - any gotchas? -
01-31-2007
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Adrian wrote: Tim S Kemp (news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : When I priced up an A3 as a company car, I nearly fell of my chair - £21k for a Golf-sized diesel hatch. They're taking the piss ;-) You can spec Leons up to that money now. Sure. And a diesel A3 can be £24k BEFORE any options... Go tick-happy in the options, and you can get it to reach £35k, according to Audi's rather entertaining "car configurator"... £25,275 ROTR for the 170PS Sportline Quattro. I managed to get it up to £36,905 with all the boxes ticked. £37k for an Audi A3!!! Although the DVD Satnav and teletext Telly put nearly three grand on alone... Hmm, looking at the Vauxhall website you can make a Corsa go well over |
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"Doki" <mrdoki (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote "Tim Downie" <timdownie2003 (AT) obvious (DOT) yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:529mu6F1ng0q8U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... We're looking at some 2.0L used Audi A3s. Anything in particular to look out for? PeteM used to work in car rental. All the FSI Golfs they had went wrong. An A3 is basically a golf in fancy clothes. But other than that I'm sure they're fine. I'm pretty sure that not every FSi Golf/A3 goes wrong though... Didn't they have some issue with FSi's not liking UK fuel or sommat? |
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Didn't they have some issue with FSi's not liking UK fuel or sommat? |
arse and put "cheap" petrol in, the engine will not work in FSI mode as long
as it would with a tank of good stuff.
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Didn't they have some issue with FSi's not liking UK fuel or sommat? I think the FSI engines prefer the higher octane fuel. If you are a tight arse and put "cheap" petrol in, the engine will not work in FSI mode as long as it would with a tank of good stuff. |
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diy-newby wrote: Didn't they have some issue with FSi's not liking UK fuel or sommat? I think the FSI engines prefer the higher octane fuel. If you are a tight arse and put "cheap" petrol in, the engine will not work in FSI mode as long as it would with a tank of good stuff. They are terribly gutless things no matter what fuel you put in them however. Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply. Unless you get one of the "T" models. |
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Adrian wrote: And a diesel A3 can be £24k BEFORE any options... Go tick-happy in the options, and you can get it to reach £35k, according to Audi's rather entertaining "car configurator". Heh. Those are fun. How about the £27k MINI? Or the £39k 1 series? Or the £35k C-Coupe? |
comand, bose, disigno, auto, panaoramic roof etc - very nicely done but the
value of the car was significantly less than that of the options...
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And a diesel A3 can be £24k BEFORE any options... Go tick-happy in the options, and you can get it to reach £35k, according to Audi's rather entertaining "car configurator". Heh. Those are fun. How about the £27k MINI? Or the £39k 1 series? Or the £35k C-Coupe? Just got an A classs to 34325 - looked at a C coupe in December that had comand, bose, disigno, auto, panaoramic roof etc - very nicely done but the value of the car was significantly less than that of the options... |
OK... I think we have a challenge forming...
Let's see the highest *ratio* of options to base list price through a
manufacturer's car configurator.
Base rules :-
1. Two categories : German badge and non-German badge (Country of
nationality is deemed to be the "traditional" nation for that badge, as
sold in the UK. Ford count as non-German for the purposes of this.)
2. No base list price over £100k - I'm sure you could go REALLY silly with
some of the very bespoke brands.
3. Extra points for sheer humour value.
The winner gets to stand in a dealer and watch their faces whilst somebody
rings and asks about placing the order... then hangs up...
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Tim S Kemp (news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : And a diesel A3 can be £24k BEFORE any options... Go tick-happy in the options, and you can get it to reach £35k, according to Audi's rather entertaining "car configurator". Heh. Those are fun. How about the £27k MINI? Or the £39k 1 series? Or the £35k C-Coupe? Just got an A classs to 34325 - looked at a C coupe in December that had comand, bose, disigno, auto, panaoramic roof etc - very nicely done but the value of the car was significantly less than that of the options... It's too easy with Merc, though. OK... I think we have a challenge forming... Let's see the highest *ratio* of options to base list price through a manufacturer's car configurator. |
turbo), 34325 total = 60%. In fact if you add the same options to a base
spec it's worse, as the base A150 3dr is 13770, and you can add more options
to it (the turbo has AMG wheels as standard) making 14915 of options, total
28685, 108% of the list price spent in options.
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Grant <news (AT) mason (DOT) sh> wrote: Adrian wrote: And a diesel A3 can be £24k BEFORE any options... Go tick-happy in the options, and you can get it to reach £35k, according to Audi's rather entertaining "car configurator". Heh. Those are fun. How about the £27k MINI? Or the £39k 1 series? Or the £35k C-Coupe? Just got an A classs to 34325 - looked at a C coupe in December that had comand, bose, disigno, auto, panaoramic roof etc - very nicely done but the value of the car was significantly less than that of the options... |
(could add roof bars and a towbar to get it higher)
list 15730, total 26060 - 66% increase.
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Just got an A classs to 34325 - looked at a C coupe in December that had comand, bose, disigno, auto, panaoramic roof etc - very nicely done but the value of the car was significantly less than that of the options... It's too easy with Merc, though. OK... I think we have a challenge forming... Let's see the highest *ratio* of options to base list price through a manufacturer's car configurator. OK so the Mercedes A class was a start - 12765 options 21560 base price (2.0 turbo), 34325 total = 60%. In fact if you add the same options to a base spec it's worse, as the base A150 3dr is 13770, and you can add more options to it (the turbo has AMG wheels as standard) making 14915 of options, total 28685, 108% of the list price spent in options. |
Starting with a base 147 3-door, I've got it up to £21525.
That's 'only' £6575 in options, or 44%.
Fiat Panda next, then.
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