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Title: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: J_V_Dub on 27 December 2011, 17:13
Hello chaps,

Am after some advice really about my A3. I've had it for about 7 months, it is a comfortable car and I absolutely love it however, it is a 04 plate 2.0FSI so it doesn't have much pulling power, the interior is all cloth and really basic, the functionality is minimal and tbh my missus T reg golf has more function on it's DIS. So now to make this change (without doing anything about the power as that would cost a fortune) I would probably need to spend in the region of £4-5k plus I would want a full respray so another £2k.

On another hand I can part ex my car against a nice 08 plate 2.0TFSI S-Line with full leather, DSG etc etc and in the color I want (Ibis White) and would probably end up paying about £7k for it but my missus would kille me because we're getting married in August so she wants all the money to go towards the wedding.

Would you stick with the current car and mod it or just go and part ex it??? If you would oart ex do you think it reasonable to wait for the new A3 to be announced so the 8p comes down in price hopefully...

So confused
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: tech1889 on 27 December 2011, 17:17
Px would give you a better base tbh.. leather.. optional extras.. a good strong easily tuneable engine.. its all down to money end of the day
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: barrym381 on 27 December 2011, 17:43
why not look at a mk5 gti with leather an stuff be cheaper than the audi  :smiley: plus easy to tune :evil:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=215401.0
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: justalex81 on 27 December 2011, 17:45
do nothing. your current car is sh1t and you're not allowed to spend money anyway so modding is out of the question. Sit tight until the wedding is done and then get a new motor
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: J_V_Dub on 27 December 2011, 17:48
why not look at a mk5 gti with leather an stuff be cheaper than the audi  :smiley: plus easy to tune :evil:
Nah, sat in the MK5 and it's to small for me...
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: Jimble on 27 December 2011, 17:57
why not look at a mk5 gti with leather an stuff be cheaper than the audi  :smiley: plus easy to tune :evil:
Nah, sat in the MK5 and it's to small for me...
Eh?? :huh: A mk5 smaller than an A3???
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: barrym381 on 27 December 2011, 18:03
why not look at a mk5 gti with leather an stuff be cheaper than the audi  :smiley: plus easy to tune :evil:
Nah, sat in the MK5 and it's to small for me...
:undecided: you mean the screen size
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: Jay on 27 December 2011, 18:08
why not look at a mk5 gti with leather an stuff be cheaper than the audi  :smiley: plus easy to tune :evil:
Nah, sat in the MK5 and it's to small for me...

 :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: J_V_Dub on 27 December 2011, 18:57
why not look at a mk5 gti with leather an stuff be cheaper than the audi  :smiley: plus easy to tune :evil:
Nah, sat in the MK5 and it's to small for me...
Eh?? :huh: A mk5 smaller than an A3???
It's not that it's smaller sizewise, it just inside for me personally feels cramped, being 6'4 and 19 stone makes me a bit bigger than the average bloke, one of the reasons I got the A3 is because sitting inside feels comfortable...
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: Andy P on 27 December 2011, 22:17
No brainer for me personally. Go for the upgrade. I don't know what your current A3 is worth but it won't be worth much more once you mod it. At least if you upgrade you won't have 'lost' your money.
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: F17BAD on 27 December 2011, 22:21
why not look at a mk5 gti with leather an stuff be cheaper than the audi  :smiley: plus easy to tune :evil:
Nah, sat in the MK5 and it's to small for me...


who are you ? incredible Hulk

how can it be too small
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: barrym381 on 27 December 2011, 22:28
why not look at a mk5 gti with leather an stuff be cheaper than the audi  :smiley: plus easy to tune :evil:
Nah, sat in the MK5 and it's to small for me...


who are you ? incredible Hulk

how can it be too small
i thought they were the same size inside tbh :smiley:
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: Rhyso on 27 December 2011, 23:01
There are differences

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/audi/a3/hatchback-2003/dimensions/

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/volkswagen/golf/hatchback-2004/dimensions/

The Audi is lower though in height though  :undecided: 

Anyhoo; stick with your current motor, don't spend a penny and then upgrade a week before the wedding  :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Invest or Upgrade : Your advice please
Post by: JulesS3 on 28 December 2011, 12:36
Thought my R32 was bigger inside. I say hold tight and upgrade.