08-13-2015, 08:03 PM
I had a loaner A3 TDI about a year ago. You can page back to where I reviewed it, but it sucked. They beefed up the suspension for the added weight of the diesel (Google actually says that car is lighter than the 2.0T? Regardless, that was the line from the Audi folks) and that made it ride like shit. I liked the motor, but not at the expense of jarring my brain over every bump. The interior was decent, but quirky and more VW than Audi in terms of material quality.
Today I got an A3 2.0T. Same quirky and slightly disappointing (for an Audi) interior, but the suspension does not suck and the motor is an f'ing hoot in a car this "small" (still 3300+!?). Plenty of power when you stomp it. Arguably too much for a car of this type, but I digress.
I'm beginning to get this car, but only with the 2.0T. I'm still not there because it's still a $33k Bavarian Civic, but... I'm enjoying my time with it at the very least. If someone in this club were to buy one, I wouldn't give them too much stinkeye.
Today I got an A3 2.0T. Same quirky and slightly disappointing (for an Audi) interior, but the suspension does not suck and the motor is an f'ing hoot in a car this "small" (still 3300+!?). Plenty of power when you stomp it. Arguably too much for a car of this type, but I digress.
I'm beginning to get this car, but only with the 2.0T. I'm still not there because it's still a $33k Bavarian Civic, but... I'm enjoying my time with it at the very least. If someone in this club were to buy one, I wouldn't give them too much stinkeye.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.