A3 reliability?
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Re: A3 reliability?
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Paul Norris wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:25:42 +0000, Chris Bartram
> <news@delete-me.piglet-net.net> wrote:
>
>
>>sheehan888@hotmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>looks like theyve had the a3 in the uk since at least 96...
>>>
>>>http://www.whatcar.com/car-review-su...=11&Submit1=GO
>>>
>>
>>The series 1 A3 (1996-1999) never made it to the US. If it's any help,
>>my 1999 TDi has been very reliable for the last 3.5 years/40000 miles.
>
> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
> my confidence in the marque.
It doesn't matter which marque it is, there will always be one that
"slips through the net" as it were. Fact of life.
I've had 2 A3's and they have been the *best* cars I've ever owned. I
will be staying with Audi for the forseeable future as every other car
I've owned has been riddled with faults.
Paul Norris wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:25:42 +0000, Chris Bartram
> <news@delete-me.piglet-net.net> wrote:
>
>
>>sheehan888@hotmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>looks like theyve had the a3 in the uk since at least 96...
>>>
>>>http://www.whatcar.com/car-review-su...=11&Submit1=GO
>>>
>>
>>The series 1 A3 (1996-1999) never made it to the US. If it's any help,
>>my 1999 TDi has been very reliable for the last 3.5 years/40000 miles.
>
> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
> my confidence in the marque.
It doesn't matter which marque it is, there will always be one that
"slips through the net" as it were. Fact of life.
I've had 2 A3's and they have been the *best* cars I've ever owned. I
will be staying with Audi for the forseeable future as every other car
I've owned has been riddled with faults.
#22
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Re: A3 reliability?
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Paul Norris wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:25:42 +0000, Chris Bartram
> <news@delete-me.piglet-net.net> wrote:
>
>
>>sheehan888@hotmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>looks like theyve had the a3 in the uk since at least 96...
>>>
>>>http://www.whatcar.com/car-review-su...=11&Submit1=GO
>>>
>>
>>The series 1 A3 (1996-1999) never made it to the US. If it's any help,
>>my 1999 TDi has been very reliable for the last 3.5 years/40000 miles.
>
> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
> my confidence in the marque.
It doesn't matter which marque it is, there will always be one that
"slips through the net" as it were. Fact of life.
I've had 2 A3's and they have been the *best* cars I've ever owned. I
will be staying with Audi for the forseeable future as every other car
I've owned has been riddled with faults.
Paul Norris wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:25:42 +0000, Chris Bartram
> <news@delete-me.piglet-net.net> wrote:
>
>
>>sheehan888@hotmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>looks like theyve had the a3 in the uk since at least 96...
>>>
>>>http://www.whatcar.com/car-review-su...=11&Submit1=GO
>>>
>>
>>The series 1 A3 (1996-1999) never made it to the US. If it's any help,
>>my 1999 TDi has been very reliable for the last 3.5 years/40000 miles.
>
> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
> my confidence in the marque.
It doesn't matter which marque it is, there will always be one that
"slips through the net" as it were. Fact of life.
I've had 2 A3's and they have been the *best* cars I've ever owned. I
will be staying with Audi for the forseeable future as every other car
I've owned has been riddled with faults.
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Re: A3 reliability?
Paul Norris wrote:
>
> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
> my confidence in the marque.
What problems did you have?
>
> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
> my confidence in the marque.
What problems did you have?
#24
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Re: A3 reliability?
Paul Norris wrote:
>
> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
> my confidence in the marque.
What problems did you have?
>
> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
> my confidence in the marque.
What problems did you have?
#25
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Re: A3 reliability?
Paul Norris wrote:
>
> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
> my confidence in the marque.
What problems did you have?
>
> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
> my confidence in the marque.
What problems did you have?
#26
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Re: A3 reliability?
The engine management system would drop into safe mode at motorway
speeds and only allow 20mph - very scary. Happened 3 times in less
than 10 months. It would then run really rough until Audi reset the
engine management system so I had to wait up to three hours each time
for Audi Recivery to collect the car. Every time they could find no
fault, even though they kept the car for over 6 weeks in total. Audi
UK were no help either. Also had the usual coil pack failure (3 out of
4 in one go). The car also had trim problems, clips breaking,
windscreen washer hoses coming off (2 hours to fix!!) etc. etc.
On top of all that it was not a particulalry good drive - poor
steering feedback. Always felt slighty remote from what the car was
doing and the performance for a 225BHP engine was not particulalry
startling even running it on the recommended Super unleaded. My wifes
10 year 3.0L Spider with less power and more weight could leave it
standing at any speed. I covered 25,000 miles in thirteen months but
this should have been closer to 36,000 if it had been on the road long
enough.
There were some good points. The Recaro seats were great for my back
(though the back seats were diabolically uncomfortable, being only
very thin pads over the bodywork). The brakes worked well and the grip
off the line was excellent.
At over £600 a month lease charges I decided this was very poor value
for money and threw the car back at the leasing company as it was not
fit for purpose. When they read the list of problems thay did not
argue and sold it immediatley. Methinks they had experienced problems
with these before. £600 and I ended up driving Vectras as the Audi
supplied replacement car - great Audi experience.
I would caution anybody about the S3 as it is a very complicated car
and you are totally reliant on Audi garages to fix it and I found they
new little about the real workings of the car. They were very
expensive to buy and very expensive to run - you have been warned.
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:49:57 GMT, Chris Bartram
<news@delete.me.piglet-net.net> wrote:
>Paul Norris wrote:
>
>>
>> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
>> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
>> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
>> my confidence in the marque.
>What problems did you have?
#27
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Re: A3 reliability?
The engine management system would drop into safe mode at motorway
speeds and only allow 20mph - very scary. Happened 3 times in less
than 10 months. It would then run really rough until Audi reset the
engine management system so I had to wait up to three hours each time
for Audi Recivery to collect the car. Every time they could find no
fault, even though they kept the car for over 6 weeks in total. Audi
UK were no help either. Also had the usual coil pack failure (3 out of
4 in one go). The car also had trim problems, clips breaking,
windscreen washer hoses coming off (2 hours to fix!!) etc. etc.
On top of all that it was not a particulalry good drive - poor
steering feedback. Always felt slighty remote from what the car was
doing and the performance for a 225BHP engine was not particulalry
startling even running it on the recommended Super unleaded. My wifes
10 year 3.0L Spider with less power and more weight could leave it
standing at any speed. I covered 25,000 miles in thirteen months but
this should have been closer to 36,000 if it had been on the road long
enough.
There were some good points. The Recaro seats were great for my back
(though the back seats were diabolically uncomfortable, being only
very thin pads over the bodywork). The brakes worked well and the grip
off the line was excellent.
At over £600 a month lease charges I decided this was very poor value
for money and threw the car back at the leasing company as it was not
fit for purpose. When they read the list of problems thay did not
argue and sold it immediatley. Methinks they had experienced problems
with these before. £600 and I ended up driving Vectras as the Audi
supplied replacement car - great Audi experience.
I would caution anybody about the S3 as it is a very complicated car
and you are totally reliant on Audi garages to fix it and I found they
new little about the real workings of the car. They were very
expensive to buy and very expensive to run - you have been warned.
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:49:57 GMT, Chris Bartram
<news@delete.me.piglet-net.net> wrote:
>Paul Norris wrote:
>
>>
>> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
>> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
>> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
>> my confidence in the marque.
>What problems did you have?
#28
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Re: A3 reliability?
The engine management system would drop into safe mode at motorway
speeds and only allow 20mph - very scary. Happened 3 times in less
than 10 months. It would then run really rough until Audi reset the
engine management system so I had to wait up to three hours each time
for Audi Recivery to collect the car. Every time they could find no
fault, even though they kept the car for over 6 weeks in total. Audi
UK were no help either. Also had the usual coil pack failure (3 out of
4 in one go). The car also had trim problems, clips breaking,
windscreen washer hoses coming off (2 hours to fix!!) etc. etc.
On top of all that it was not a particulalry good drive - poor
steering feedback. Always felt slighty remote from what the car was
doing and the performance for a 225BHP engine was not particulalry
startling even running it on the recommended Super unleaded. My wifes
10 year 3.0L Spider with less power and more weight could leave it
standing at any speed. I covered 25,000 miles in thirteen months but
this should have been closer to 36,000 if it had been on the road long
enough.
There were some good points. The Recaro seats were great for my back
(though the back seats were diabolically uncomfortable, being only
very thin pads over the bodywork). The brakes worked well and the grip
off the line was excellent.
At over £600 a month lease charges I decided this was very poor value
for money and threw the car back at the leasing company as it was not
fit for purpose. When they read the list of problems thay did not
argue and sold it immediatley. Methinks they had experienced problems
with these before. £600 and I ended up driving Vectras as the Audi
supplied replacement car - great Audi experience.
I would caution anybody about the S3 as it is a very complicated car
and you are totally reliant on Audi garages to fix it and I found they
new little about the real workings of the car. They were very
expensive to buy and very expensive to run - you have been warned.
On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:49:57 GMT, Chris Bartram
<news@delete.me.piglet-net.net> wrote:
>Paul Norris wrote:
>
>>
>> My 2002 S3 was the most un-reliable car I ever owned in 30+ years,
>> even worse than my student days £10 Morris Minors. Audi were
>> completely unable to find any fault with the car which really dented
>> my confidence in the marque.
>What problems did you have?
#29
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Re: A3 reliability?
Paul Norris wrote:
> On top of all that it was not a particulalry good drive - poor
> steering feedback. Always felt slighty remote from what the car was
> doing
I'd agree with that a little, based on my A3, but a lot of modern cars
are like that, I find, and actual handling is pretty good. I recently
had a BMW 120 hire car. The steering feedback was great (a little too
good on the motorway- very direct), but I hated almost everything else.
My wife's VW Lupo also feels a bit remote at times.
>
> There were some good points. The Recaro seats were great for my back
> (though the back seats were diabolically uncomfortable, being only
> very thin pads over the bodywork).
I only have the standard sports seats, which I find very good, though
not as good as recaros. I've never sat in the back!
> I ended up driving Vectras as the Audi
> supplied replacement car - great Audi experience.
Now that isn't good. They might have at least supplied a VAG car...
> On top of all that it was not a particulalry good drive - poor
> steering feedback. Always felt slighty remote from what the car was
> doing
I'd agree with that a little, based on my A3, but a lot of modern cars
are like that, I find, and actual handling is pretty good. I recently
had a BMW 120 hire car. The steering feedback was great (a little too
good on the motorway- very direct), but I hated almost everything else.
My wife's VW Lupo also feels a bit remote at times.
>
> There were some good points. The Recaro seats were great for my back
> (though the back seats were diabolically uncomfortable, being only
> very thin pads over the bodywork).
I only have the standard sports seats, which I find very good, though
not as good as recaros. I've never sat in the back!
> I ended up driving Vectras as the Audi
> supplied replacement car - great Audi experience.
Now that isn't good. They might have at least supplied a VAG car...
#30
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Re: A3 reliability?
Paul Norris wrote:
> On top of all that it was not a particulalry good drive - poor
> steering feedback. Always felt slighty remote from what the car was
> doing
I'd agree with that a little, based on my A3, but a lot of modern cars
are like that, I find, and actual handling is pretty good. I recently
had a BMW 120 hire car. The steering feedback was great (a little too
good on the motorway- very direct), but I hated almost everything else.
My wife's VW Lupo also feels a bit remote at times.
>
> There were some good points. The Recaro seats were great for my back
> (though the back seats were diabolically uncomfortable, being only
> very thin pads over the bodywork).
I only have the standard sports seats, which I find very good, though
not as good as recaros. I've never sat in the back!
> I ended up driving Vectras as the Audi
> supplied replacement car - great Audi experience.
Now that isn't good. They might have at least supplied a VAG car...
> On top of all that it was not a particulalry good drive - poor
> steering feedback. Always felt slighty remote from what the car was
> doing
I'd agree with that a little, based on my A3, but a lot of modern cars
are like that, I find, and actual handling is pretty good. I recently
had a BMW 120 hire car. The steering feedback was great (a little too
good on the motorway- very direct), but I hated almost everything else.
My wife's VW Lupo also feels a bit remote at times.
>
> There were some good points. The Recaro seats were great for my back
> (though the back seats were diabolically uncomfortable, being only
> very thin pads over the bodywork).
I only have the standard sports seats, which I find very good, though
not as good as recaros. I've never sat in the back!
> I ended up driving Vectras as the Audi
> supplied replacement car - great Audi experience.
Now that isn't good. They might have at least supplied a VAG car...