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#36 of 41 Re: A3 shift paddle failure (non) warranty issue [ls_jr] by large May 22, 2009 (12:34 pm)
Replying to: ls_jr (May 22, 2009 9:32 am) I believe you with Audi USA, they treated me like crap on my new A3 and it only has 400 miles on it. I just posted that my A3 makes a strange noise between every gear. They said it is a natural noise and there is nothing they can or will do about it. I have the New Motor Vehicle Board involved right now. I wish I never bought this car. I should have stuck with Infiniti. Replies to this message: andres3 (May 22, 2009 1:53 pm) large (May 23, 2009 3:17 pm)
#37 of 41 Re: New A3 Owners - Give Us Your Report! [pf_flyer] by large May 22, 2009 (12:53 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Oct 16, 2006 5:53 am) My 2009 A3 has 1035 miles and I already hate it and I am going to put it up for sale and lose the money that I put down on it. I am a big car guy and this is the first time ever that I want to get rid of a car in the first month of ownership. Very dissapointed!!!
#38 of 41 Re: A3 shift paddle failure (non) warranty issue [large] by andres3 May 22, 2009 (1:53 pm)
Replying to: large (May 22, 2009 12:34 pm) Didn't you bother to test-drive the vehicle you ended up buying?   Why would you buy something in a condition where you couldn't live with it for even a few months?   Do other A3's make the same noise, that would be the fair way to resolve this dispute with Audi. Compare yours to other A3's, if they sound the same, then Audi is right, if they don't, then you are right and Audi is wrong. Replies to this message: large (May 23, 2009 3:17 pm)
#39 of 41 Re: 2008 A3 3.2 quattro - breaks down at 4900 miles [utahjake] by utahjake May 23, 2009 (7:54 am)
Replying to: utahjake (Aug 24, 2008 5:04 am) Follow up - at 12,000 miles wouldn't turn over on the first time during the winter. I got rid of it. Now happily driving a Subaru.
#40 of 41 Re: A3 shift paddle failure (non) warranty issue [andres3] by large May 23, 2009 (3:17 pm)
Replying to: andres3 (May 22, 2009 1:53 pm) I test drove a used 08 because the dealer did not have any 09's at the time. I did not hear the noise in the 08 because the sales rep and I were talking the whole time. I did like the way it drove and called another dealer and did the deal on the phone and just picked it up after the dealing was done. I should have drove the one I bought, but I didn't. It had 5 miles on it when I bought it. I am going to go test drive a couple of other A3's and see if they make the same noise. I just wish Audi would replace the exhaust system.
#41 of 41 Excellent So Far by zeketoronto Jun 02, 2009 (6:02 pm)
I've got an '09 A3 2.0T DSG with everything except quattro and nav. I couldn't be happier. Just had the first service done at 8000kms and couldn't think of a single thing to complain about. Even my dealer experience has been exemplary.   The A3 is a very deceptive car ... small enough to make darting in and out of inner-city traffic and squeezing into tight parking spaces easy, but heavy enough--and with a sufficiently airy cabin--that you feel like you're in a much larger car on the freeway. I also like the fact that, although it's small, it's very well equipped and nicely appointed. When you spend a lot of time stuck in traffic, you really appreciate a good interior, some toys and a nice sound system.   Fuel economy has averaged mid 20s (miles per American gallon) in mixed, but spirited driving. On the highway I've maxed at 30 (with cruise control on 75mph). The Continental tires have been quiet and the fronts showed no signs of wear when they got rotated during the first service. That surprised me a bit, considering how difficult it is to take off from a standing start using any amount of throttle without hearing from them.   The only way I can see to improve this car would be to add the quattro system, which would help avoid the inevitable torque steer of a high-powered front-wheel driver. But despite owing AWD Subies and Audis in the past, since my A3's primary function is as a city car, I just couldn't justify the extra expense.

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