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Why (Not) the Audi A3?

 Audi A3 Reviews: Pros and Cons:

Audi A3 reviews by TrueDelta members get to the point: the best reasons for buying (or not buying) the A3.

 

 

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Audi A3 Reviews

04/03/13

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A member from New Jersey, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Audi A3: Powertrain performance
Love the engine hate the transmission. TDI feels much stronger than the 140hp indicates. The transmission is ok while accelerating. However, while slowing it insists on shifting into first at roughly 9mph. This results in a very jerky ride in traffic. I've had the "values" reset several times. Car will be nice and smooth for maybe a week then back to it's jerky ways.

Best Reason Not to Buy the Audi A3: Reliability & durability
Not so much. It's been in the shop for various reasons 25 days in the first 8 months of ownership.

Other Reasons to Buy the Audi A3: Fuel economy, Materials & workmanship, Handling, Audio & nav systems



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10/05/11

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A member from Alaska, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Audi A3: Exterior styling
The lines are smooth, elegant, and just down right good looking. They managed to take a 5 door wagon, shrink it to a size smaller than a 4 door sedan, and make it look stunning. Some people are surprised when I open the hatch.

Other Reasons to Buy the Audi A3: Cargo capacity & towing, Fuel economy, Powertrain performance, Brand reputation & image



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05/04/11

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A member from Florida, United States

Best Reason Not to Buy the Audi A3: Audio & nav systems
The Audio interface for the iPod was pretty bad, used the CD changer to display 5 playlists off my iPhone.

Other Reasons Not to Buy the Audi A3: Ride smoothness, Quietness

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04/15/11

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A member from Texas, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Audi A3: Exterior styling
Stylishly classic. Smooth lines add the spoiler.

Other Reasons to Buy the Audi A3: Powertrain performance, Safety & braking, Brand reputation & image, Fuel economy



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10/13/10

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A member from Romania

Best Reason to Buy the Audi A3: Ride smoothness
Chassis and suspension is very well balanced; non S-Line version is very capable of soaking small potholes and bumps.

Best Reason Not to Buy the Audi A3: Reliability & durability
Audi is not listed in car makers reliability top 10. They are known to have various problems, definitely not the choice to go for if reliability is your top priority.

Other Reasons to Buy the Audi A3: Brand reputation & image, Exterior styling



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08/02/10

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A member from Texas, United States

Other Reasons to Buy the Audi A3: Handling, Exterior styling



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03/31/10

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A member from California, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Audi A3: Handling
Holds the road really well; has good pick-up. In general, drives almost like a sports car, but has very practical hatchback design.

Other Reasons to Buy the Audi A3: Safety & braking, Fuel economy



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11/13/09

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A member from Ontario, Canada

Best Reason Not to Buy the Audi A3: Audio & nav systems
In Canada, the navigation option is only available in the A3 3.2 as an option which is about $10000 more.

Other Reasons Not to Buy the Audi A3: Rear seat room & comfort, Insurance & depreciation, Color choices, Interior styling

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09/29/09

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A member from New York, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Audi A3: Reliability & durability
The car is build like a tank.

Other Reasons to Buy the Audi A3: Ride smoothness, Safety & braking, Fuel economy, Powertrain performance



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01/26/09

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A member from Pennsylvania, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Audi A3: Exterior styling
Clean, consistent styling

Best Reason Not to Buy the Audi A3: Fuel economy
A car this size should weight 3600+ lbs.

Other Reasons to Buy the Audi A3: Interior styling, Driving position & visibility, Materials & workmanship, Powertrain performance



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01/06/09

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A member from California, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Audi A3: Exterior styling
Great, sporty styling for a small wagon. Very nice color and wheel choices available.

Best Reason Not to Buy the Audi A3: Price or payments
Expensive for the size of the car. I would expect a few more luxury features to be standard for the base price.

Other Reasons to Buy the Audi A3: Powertrain performance, Fuel economy, Interior styling, Feature availability



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11/15/08

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A member from Georgia, United States

Other Reasons to Buy the Audi A3: Interior styling, Fuel economy



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