Author Topic: Went to view an Aldi.... Test drove said Aldi...: THE VERDICT!  (Read 14142 times)

Offline Diamond Hell

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Re: Went a viewed an Aldi today
« Reply #60 on: 25 July 2011, 18:38 »
I still own mine. :cool:

That's because you're cool!

I still own mine and I am not cool.  :grin:
Just because you're offended doesn't make you right.

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Test drive of the A3 done and. . . . .
« Reply #61 on: 25 July 2011, 18:44 »
TBH i think this one is a bit of a lemon!

It was a great drive, and a awesome place to be, had a good bit of poke to it did take it down a stretch of ring-road nothing extreme but it pulled very well!

Bad points . . .There are a few!

Got to the garage and its always inspires confidence when they have to jump start the car!

But ive been doing my homework and im aware of various problems that come with these engines and one being the cylinder head and a few ive chatted to have said a tale tale sign of this is white smoke on start up . . . .Que white smoke . . . ahh there it is!  :lipsrsealed:

so matey boy goes to fetch the can of diesel to fill it up a bit, checking the tyres and its like a bag of bloody all-sorts! and the rear passenger side was on the limit.

another problem ive been made aware of is the air con fans staying on after the car has stopped leading to a drain battery (mmm ring anybells?) we go into the office look  at the service history and the vosa sight etc told him my concerns to which he tells me they will change the water pump as they didn't do it when they did the cambelt and would also give a yrs guarantee i said id think it over check a few things blah blah

as i leave to walk to my car (in the office for at least 10-15mins) go past the A3 and whats that i hear? the fans still going like the clappers!

So needless to say im not going to go any further with this particular one but going to have a good look around


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Re: Went a viewed an Aldi today
« Reply #62 on: 25 July 2011, 18:46 »
That's because you're cool!

The last time I heard someone being referred as "cool" I was watching Happy Days.

Ayyye!

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Re: Test drive of the A3 done and. . . . .
« Reply #63 on: 25 July 2011, 18:46 »
Dunno, sounds like the car for you.

Reliable cars make for dull posting, which is no good for the rest of us.   :grin:
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Re: Test drive of the A3 done and. . . . .
« Reply #64 on: 25 July 2011, 18:48 »
Dunno what it is with Audi's.  I viewed one the other day that looked fantastic on paper, great price too.  Took it out and it just didn't have the power I'd expect from a 1.9TDI 130.  Full service history, yet I still think the turbo was on it's way out.

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Re: Test drive of the A3 done and. . . . .
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Re: Test drive of the A3 done and. . . . .
« Reply #66 on: 25 July 2011, 18:50 »
Dunno what it is with Audi's.  I viewed one the other day that looked fantastic on paper, great price too.  Took it out and it just didn't have the power I'd expect from a 1.9TDI 130.  Full service history, yet I still think the turbo was on it's way out.

the 140 2.0 TDI really did have a good bit of poke to it  :smiley:
Dunno, sounds like the car for you.

Reliable cars make for dull posting, which is no good for the rest of us.   :grin:

Yeah it did seem like the perfect marriage  :grin:

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Re: Test drive of the A3 done and. . . . .
« Reply #67 on: 25 July 2011, 18:55 »
your mad joe, the end.  :smiley:

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Re: Test drive of the A3 done and. . . . .
« Reply #68 on: 25 July 2011, 18:57 »
your mad joe, the end.  :smiley:

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Re: Test drive of the A3 done and. . . . .
« Reply #69 on: 25 July 2011, 19:11 »
Ah thats a shame dude :sad: Friend of mine got a 140 tdi sport for £5100, had high mileage (125k) but its been trouble free for her so far (touch wood). Plenty around though so shouldn't be hard to find one! :smiley:

Garage sounds a bit iffy if they haven't sorted any problems, especially the tyre :huh:


Dunno what it is with Audi's.  I viewed one the other day that looked fantastic on paper, great price too.  Took it out and it just didn't have the power I'd expect from a 1.9TDI 130.  Full service history, yet I still think the turbo was on it's way out.

Was that the old shape A3?