Looking for A3 "Real World" Impressions
12-21-2005, 08:22 AM
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Re: Looking for A3 "Real World" Impressions
Chris, no Audi TDI engines in the US, unfortunately......
BRH, I have run my 1.8T on mid-grade a couple of times. For a while,
when prices were over $3 I would run 2 tanks of mid-grade then a tank
of premium. Frankly, I did not notice any difference in either gas
mileage or performance. However, 90% of my driving is in-town, so it's
not like I'm winding it out at all..... I haven't tried a regular grade
in it, and now that prices are back to around $2/gallon for premium, I
probably won't. I've been doing every third tank of mid-grade.
On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
perhaps?). It's definitely a little tighter than my A4 inside, but I
like the style and interior.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
BRH, I have run my 1.8T on mid-grade a couple of times. For a while,
when prices were over $3 I would run 2 tanks of mid-grade then a tank
of premium. Frankly, I did not notice any difference in either gas
mileage or performance. However, 90% of my driving is in-town, so it's
not like I'm winding it out at all..... I haven't tried a regular grade
in it, and now that prices are back to around $2/gallon for premium, I
probably won't. I've been doing every third tank of mid-grade.
On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
perhaps?). It's definitely a little tighter than my A4 inside, but I
like the style and interior.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
12-21-2005, 08:22 AM
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Re: Looking for A3 "Real World" Impressions
Chris, no Audi TDI engines in the US, unfortunately......
BRH, I have run my 1.8T on mid-grade a couple of times. For a while,
when prices were over $3 I would run 2 tanks of mid-grade then a tank
of premium. Frankly, I did not notice any difference in either gas
mileage or performance. However, 90% of my driving is in-town, so it's
not like I'm winding it out at all..... I haven't tried a regular grade
in it, and now that prices are back to around $2/gallon for premium, I
probably won't. I've been doing every third tank of mid-grade.
On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
perhaps?). It's definitely a little tighter than my A4 inside, but I
like the style and interior.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
BRH, I have run my 1.8T on mid-grade a couple of times. For a while,
when prices were over $3 I would run 2 tanks of mid-grade then a tank
of premium. Frankly, I did not notice any difference in either gas
mileage or performance. However, 90% of my driving is in-town, so it's
not like I'm winding it out at all..... I haven't tried a regular grade
in it, and now that prices are back to around $2/gallon for premium, I
probably won't. I've been doing every third tank of mid-grade.
On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
perhaps?). It's definitely a little tighter than my A4 inside, but I
like the style and interior.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
12-21-2005, 08:22 AM
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Re: Looking for A3 "Real World" Impressions
Chris, no Audi TDI engines in the US, unfortunately......
BRH, I have run my 1.8T on mid-grade a couple of times. For a while,
when prices were over $3 I would run 2 tanks of mid-grade then a tank
of premium. Frankly, I did not notice any difference in either gas
mileage or performance. However, 90% of my driving is in-town, so it's
not like I'm winding it out at all..... I haven't tried a regular grade
in it, and now that prices are back to around $2/gallon for premium, I
probably won't. I've been doing every third tank of mid-grade.
On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
perhaps?). It's definitely a little tighter than my A4 inside, but I
like the style and interior.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
BRH, I have run my 1.8T on mid-grade a couple of times. For a while,
when prices were over $3 I would run 2 tanks of mid-grade then a tank
of premium. Frankly, I did not notice any difference in either gas
mileage or performance. However, 90% of my driving is in-town, so it's
not like I'm winding it out at all..... I haven't tried a regular grade
in it, and now that prices are back to around $2/gallon for premium, I
probably won't. I've been doing every third tank of mid-grade.
On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
perhaps?). It's definitely a little tighter than my A4 inside, but I
like the style and interior.
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA
12-22-2005, 02:51 AM
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Re: Looking for A3 "Real World" Impressions
On 21 Dec 2005 06:22:39 -0800, "Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote:
>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>perhaps?).
Not recommended.
My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
(which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Peter.
>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>perhaps?).
Not recommended.
My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
(which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Peter.
12-22-2005, 02:51 AM
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Re: Looking for A3 "Real World" Impressions
On 21 Dec 2005 06:22:39 -0800, "Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote:
>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>perhaps?).
Not recommended.
My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
(which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Peter.
>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>perhaps?).
Not recommended.
My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
(which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Peter.
12-22-2005, 02:51 AM
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Re: Looking for A3 "Real World" Impressions
On 21 Dec 2005 06:22:39 -0800, "Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote:
>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>perhaps?).
Not recommended.
My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
(which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Peter.
>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>perhaps?).
Not recommended.
My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
(which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Peter.
12-22-2005, 02:51 AM
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Re: Looking for A3 "Real World" Impressions
On 21 Dec 2005 06:22:39 -0800, "Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote:
>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>perhaps?).
Not recommended.
My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
(which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Peter.
>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>perhaps?).
Not recommended.
My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
(which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Peter.
12-23-2005, 04:06 PM
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Re: Looking for A3 "Real World" Impressions
Peter wrote:
> On 21 Dec 2005 06:22:39 -0800, "Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>>perhaps?).
>
>
> Not recommended.
>
> My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
> serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
> with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
> Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
> and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
> But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
> I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
> manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
> car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
> (which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
> I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Horses for courses. I've had 2 A3's and have never had any problems
with the gearbox. Of all the cars I've driven, I've found it to have
the best gearbox, nice slick and solid change. YMMV
> On 21 Dec 2005 06:22:39 -0800, "Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>>perhaps?).
>
>
> Not recommended.
>
> My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
> serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
> with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
> Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
> and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
> But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
> I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
> manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
> car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
> (which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
> I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Horses for courses. I've had 2 A3's and have never had any problems
with the gearbox. Of all the cars I've driven, I've found it to have
the best gearbox, nice slick and solid change. YMMV
12-23-2005, 04:06 PM
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Re: Looking for A3 "Real World" Impressions
Peter wrote:
> On 21 Dec 2005 06:22:39 -0800, "Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>>perhaps?).
>
>
> Not recommended.
>
> My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
> serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
> with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
> Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
> and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
> But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
> I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
> manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
> car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
> (which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
> I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Horses for courses. I've had 2 A3's and have never had any problems
with the gearbox. Of all the cars I've driven, I've found it to have
the best gearbox, nice slick and solid change. YMMV
> On 21 Dec 2005 06:22:39 -0800, "Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>>perhaps?).
>
>
> Not recommended.
>
> My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
> serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
> with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
> Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
> and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
> But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
> I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
> manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
> car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
> (which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
> I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Horses for courses. I've had 2 A3's and have never had any problems
with the gearbox. Of all the cars I've driven, I've found it to have
the best gearbox, nice slick and solid change. YMMV
12-23-2005, 04:06 PM
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Re: Looking for A3 "Real World" Impressions
Peter wrote:
> On 21 Dec 2005 06:22:39 -0800, "Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>>perhaps?).
>
>
> Not recommended.
>
> My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
> serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
> with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
> Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
> and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
> But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
> I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
> manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
> car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
> (which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
> I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Horses for courses. I've had 2 A3's and have never had any problems
with the gearbox. Of all the cars I've driven, I've found it to have
the best gearbox, nice slick and solid change. YMMV
> On 21 Dec 2005 06:22:39 -0800, "Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On the A3 - I haven't driven it but took an extensive look on the
>>showroom floor a couple weeks back. Personally, I would wait until I
>>could get the 2.0T with quattro and 6-speed (some piont next year,
>>perhaps?).
>
>
> Not recommended.
>
> My own car is an A4 (with a six-speed manual box). When I had it
> serviced a couple of months ago, the garage lent me an A3 2.0T quattro
> with the six-speed manual gearbox. I drove it quite a bit that day.
> Now, I'm used to manual gearboxes - I've been driving for 30 years,
> and never owned anything else. On the whole, the car was excellent.
> But it was badly let down by that gearbox, which was quite he worst
> I've had to use for many years. It was so stiff as to be barely
> manageable. It simply did not bear comparison with the one in my own
> car (which is pretty good, though not perfect). If I was to buy an A3
> (which I would seriously consider doing), there is no way at all that
> I'd get one with a manual gearchange.
Horses for courses. I've had 2 A3's and have never had any problems
with the gearbox. Of all the cars I've driven, I've found it to have
the best gearbox, nice slick and solid change. YMMV
