So, after 3 and a half years in the 182, and 2 years in the 172 before that… it was time to move on. The 182 is a great car and I’ll probably miss it, but I was quite particular on my requirements for the new car. The missus got herself a 225 TT a few months back and I love the feeling you get when you’re sat in the cabin. So I went out looking for something from the VAG market. After many test drives and advice on here (cheers guys, you know who you are) I found out the 2.0TDi engine was the one to go for. All the Golf’s I looked at were tired, old, retired looking cars… so I went and looked at an A3 as they share the same engine.
I bought the first one I saw as it was far too good to miss. The guy who had it before traded this and a Porsche 928 in for an RS6 Avant. He supplied every single invoice from new including original sales receipt, every MOT, every tax disc, original sales pack from Audi and has always had it serviced at his local Audi Dealer. More importantly he opted for loads of factory extras when it was new.
The spec:
Audi A3 2.0 TDi Sport
Metallic akoya silver pearl paint
Bi-Xenons
Leather/alcantara seats in grey
Heated seats
BOSE stereo
Reversable boot mat
Non smoking pack
It’s on 90k miles with 5 stamps in the service book with new tyres, brakes and exhaust. The thing is immaculate! I picked it up on Friday and loved it from the start. The chairs are a vast improvement over the 182, they hold you right in and go right down to the floor if needed. To get the most out of the engine I decided it needed tweaking in the way of a Revo Technik stage 1 remap which I had done on Saturday. This took it from 138bhp up to 173bhp and the torque from 235 up to 287. Suffice to say it pulls like a train now.
Future plans are some different wheels as the sport ones are s**t and an S3 spoiler to tidy up the rear end. The roof bars have been ordered for my surfboard
Anyway, for those who got bored reading all that, here are the pics…
I bought the first one I saw as it was far too good to miss. The guy who had it before traded this and a Porsche 928 in for an RS6 Avant. He supplied every single invoice from new including original sales receipt, every MOT, every tax disc, original sales pack from Audi and has always had it serviced at his local Audi Dealer. More importantly he opted for loads of factory extras when it was new.
The spec:
Audi A3 2.0 TDi Sport
Metallic akoya silver pearl paint
Bi-Xenons
Leather/alcantara seats in grey
Heated seats
BOSE stereo
Reversable boot mat
Non smoking pack
It’s on 90k miles with 5 stamps in the service book with new tyres, brakes and exhaust. The thing is immaculate! I picked it up on Friday and loved it from the start. The chairs are a vast improvement over the 182, they hold you right in and go right down to the floor if needed. To get the most out of the engine I decided it needed tweaking in the way of a Revo Technik stage 1 remap which I had done on Saturday. This took it from 138bhp up to 173bhp and the torque from 235 up to 287. Suffice to say it pulls like a train now.
Future plans are some different wheels as the sport ones are s**t and an S3 spoiler to tidy up the rear end. The roof bars have been ordered for my surfboard
Anyway, for those who got bored reading all that, here are the pics…
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