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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Apr 08, 2008 5:51 pm) Reliability is a concern, so we got the Audi Care to make sure some of the expenses will be offset. I have no plans of keeping the A3 past its warranty period either unless it turns out to be a maintenance dream. This is our first Audi, so I hope it doesnt turn out to be a bad purchase (i have heard too many horror stories about VW reliability). The wife loves the A3 so far...her only regret is not getting the xenons. She said it handles like her mini but has more power . I have read a lot about the A3 and people thinking it is a car with no market in the states (too high end for a hatch, too small to compete with wagons, too expensive for its target market), but I have to believe cars like the A3 will grow in popularity in the US over the next few years. It is the ideal marriage of sport, luxury, practicality, and fuel consumption. Outside of its VW cousin I found other options limited, particularly if you want a wagon or hatchback. I will be kicking myself if the BMW 1 series hatch ends up over this way in the next two years though! |
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in the consumer reports eval of the audi 3, everything seems hunky dory except "owner satisfaction" which is very low. Why would this be? potential buyer
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Replying to: cogneuro (May 04, 2008 6:28 pm) |
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| The A3 was at or near the very top of the list for all existing current models in terms of owner satisfaction. Everyone loves their A3 purchase. It's a no brainer; if you can get a good deal on it. | |
I noticed the 2009 A3 has Meteor Grey as a color choice. Has anyone seen this Audi color in person on other vehicles? I know that sensible people will differ on matters of taste, but I'm just interested in any impressions.
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Replying to: diggydoc1 (May 24, 2008 7:54 am) FYI, the 2009 has dropped the Ocean Blue; the new color is "Aruba Blue", and while it is supposedly a bit darker, the color swatches delivered to the Dealerships are supposedly a lot ("too much") darker. The A5/S5 comes in Aruba Blue, so I'm waiting to see one of those to see how much of a change it may/may not be. Here's some images of A5s in Aruba Blue I found online: http://www.huntzinger.com/a3/ Also, another change for the 2009 A3 (USA Spec) is that cloth interior is apparently gone...leather only now. -hh
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Replying to: huntzinger (May 27, 2008 9:52 am) I noticed they dropped Deep Sea Blue for the A3 as well. I was interested in that color. Quattro with the 2.0 engine is what will probably sell me on the '09 A3. |
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| Where are you getting your new information on the 2009 model A3's? | |
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Replying to: andres3 (May 29, 2008 2:08 pm) |
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Replying to: andres3 (May 29, 2008 2:08 pm) We have a 2009 on order ... as of Friday, it has been accepted into production, but there was a "call Factory" note on it that needed to be resolved. Heard back from our salesman on Saturday - - the note was because the color of Azure Blue is going to be a "Delayed Introduction". What "delayed" that means could be Oct 08, or January 09, etc. Simply don't know right now. My salesman is going to be calling his regional representative this week to find out more. BTW, I got a quick verbal list of the colors that will be available in the initial 09 shipment (eg, Aug/Sept delivery)...salesman was hoping that my wife's #2 color choice was a close second and would be willing to switch; can't blame him for trying. Overall, it was an IMO downright uninspired list... I didn't write it down, but I recall that there was a red, a white, some type of black (probably metallic?), something called "ice silver" (replaced last year's silver) and some shade of metallic grey. In thinking about this color list while writing this up, it reminded me very much of the color list that VW puts on the GTI...and checking VW's website, I see: Candy White - Tornado Red - Black Magic Metallic - United Grey Metallic - Reflex Silver. Yup, same 5 basic colors. Thanks Audi, but if I wanted a car that looked just like a GTI, I'd go buy a GTI and save $4,500. -hh
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