Do I Trade Up To One Of These....

[celica]

bloke in work has just bought one of these - traded in his A3 sportback for one

nice looking car especially in the steel grey he has but IMO a waste of money unless you need the space

he bought his A3 18 months ago for £22K, got £12K trade in and paid £25K for the new A4 

i sat in the back of an a3 sportback and i had a ride in a gti over 6 months ago and thought the gti had more space than the sportback. any opinions on my thought.

having been in an a3 sportback, driven it, passenger front and back, i would look at the a4 instead now

[matthewsimone]

those figures dont say anything to me mate regardless as the gti is still a better, sleeker, cooler, classic car with character A4 is just a car
gti is a motoring icon and the original gti badge holder worthy of the badge, my grandad had a A4 lol 

[martininwillerby]

I've managed to blag a 2 hour test drive on thursday, so I'll report back on my findings and try and get some shots for you to look at.

Martininwillerby

[JC]

do it, long time dead 

[Saint Steve]

A4 is boring and mundain, prepare to loose interest Martin in the 2 hr drive.

Look foward to hearing what you think. If you can live with the A4 version.

[martininwillerby]

Hi... Didn't make it to clear. I was going next Thursday, but found out today that the car I was to test drive has now been sold.

They and some other dealers are trying to find another before next week..

Martininwillerby

[R32UK]

Hi martin,

My brother has a new one of these coming in a week or so, 2.0tdi (he swears by this engine) sline, will let you know how it drives compared to the golf when i put it through his paces next week!! 

[martininwillerby]

Hi martin,

My brother has a new one of these coming in a week or so, 2.0tdi (he swears by this engine) sline, will let you know how it drives compared to the golf when i put it through his paces next week!! 

Great....

One thing, I'm after the 2.0T FSI Petrol model. but i'd still be interested in what you think about the car.

Martininwillerby

[martininwillerby]

Hi guy's....

Well finally managed to take a A4 S line out for a drive. Infact I took two out.
The first one been a 2.0TDI 140PS version, which I had for 1.5 hours on my own.
I was surprised how well it went, the ride was good and overall I was pleased about the car.





Those DRL's look Brill.......

The second car I took out came about by chance. The area manager was at the dealership and his car was a A4 S line 2.0T Quattro in pearl black.
It looked nice even though it was dirty.



Well that was a different drive all together, like the GTI but in a bigger car, The Quattro was fantastic, all I needed was the DSG.

So I've made up my mind and I'm going with the A4 S line 2.0T but with the Quattro.
The dealership has given me a fair trade in price for mine and some discount for the one I'm buying, so things are going to the next stage now.
I've been contacted by someone about the possibility of him buying mine, so it may stay with you.
I've also been contacted about my BBS CH's and agreed a fair price, just need to sort things out.
That money will go towards the extra for the Quattro system as I didn't bank on getting that little extra.

Cheers

Martininwillerby

[celica]

nice one

how did you find the performance seeing the a4 is bigger and heavier and the quattro system making up the extra weight too?