Seeing more and more A3s - Page 2

The office park where I work is a huge zip code crawling with the keeping-up-with-the-joneses mentality.  Once something appears that seems desirable, 100 other people have it a month later (from cars to office gadgets). Seen it with H2s, BMW 3 series and now the Saturn Sky...maybe the A3 is the next automotive trend.
 
Leather has given me a few bouts of wet spot on the back of my shirt, but nothing too terrible.  If cloth seats were an option for the 3.2 I probably would have gone for them.   Luckily the summer's about over.
 
Re: Phildo, is your rear spoiler painted the body color?  Mine's painted black.

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ORIGINAL: boywonder

In Los Angeles, from the West L.A. to Downtown, I see A3's literally everyday. I would have to say an average of one a day.

Most of them I see aren't totally stripped down though - see a lot with sports package (s-line). I only see bone-stock ones though - ones without even clear or smoked side markers (which makes the A3 look soooo much better) so I guess I still feel a tiny bit special ....

 
That'd be me!
 
You'll know when I'm around because I'll be the obnoxiously loud A3 that's simply a blur as it blows by you....   LOL
 
Cheers!

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ORIGINAL: Chef

That'd be me!

You'll know when I'm around because I'll be the obnoxiously loud A3 that's simply a blur as it blows by you....   LOL

Cheers!

Otherwise, just look for the giant chef hat.

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ORIGINAL: drumdork03

The office park where I work is a huge zip code crawling with the keeping-up-with-the-joneses mentality.  Once something appears that seems desirable, 100 other people have it a month later (from cars to office gadgets). Seen it with H2s, BMW 3 series and now the Saturn Sky...maybe the A3 is the next automotive trend.

 
Drumdork03;
That's like the town we live in.  It's almost pathetic.  Funny about the Sky.  The big trend this summer was the accountants, lawyers and dentists with their Harleys.  Amazing how many of them are out at the local snowball stand checking their messages on their blackberries. 

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ORIGINAL: BAMF

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ORIGINAL: Chef

That'd be me!

You'll know when I'm around because I'll be the obnoxiously loud A3 that's simply a blur as it blows by you....   LOL

Cheers!

Otherwise, just look for the giant chef hat.

 
Yep!  Probably sticking right up out of the Open Sky

I was in Texas for ~6 weeks this past summer, where I saw a grand total of 0 A3s. In Colorado, I see the same three over and over again (I tend to go the same places day after day).

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ORIGINAL: drumdork03

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ORIGINAL: BAMF

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ORIGINAL: Chef

That'd be me!

You'll know when I'm around because I'll be the obnoxiously loud A3 that's simply a blur as it blows by you....   LOL

Cheers!

Otherwise, just look for the giant chef hat.

Yep!  Probably sticking right up out of the Open Sky

 
LOL
 
Actually, I kept losing my chef hats, so I just switch to my Audi ball cap when I'm in the car now.
 
Cheers!

been in Austin, TX since last Thursday -- i've seen one A3 and it was a color i've never seen before...kind of a mocha/dirt colored one. weird color to me, but looked okay actually. prob because it was an A3..i am a wee bit biased. same color on an Civic mighta looked like ass.

There are three A3 that I've seen in my town.  A Ibis w/o OS, and a Light Silver with I think black interior, OS.  Not sure if it was premium or S-Line. It was driving the other direction and I only caught a very slight look at the last moment.
 
The third one is mine.  I totally love having an everyday car that is very rare to see in my area.  OTOH, I've had people say that they've seen me around town...hopefully not doing anything too embarrasing.
 
I will say, when I bought my car, there was only one in the State like it (at least for that allocation).

that was probably me.  i'm in serious need of a wash!

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ORIGINAL: eddiefury

been in Austin, TX since last Thursday -- i've seen one A3 and it was a color i've never seen before...kind of a mocha/dirt colored one. weird color to me, but looked okay actually. prob because it was an A3..i am a wee bit biased. same color on an Civic mighta looked like ass.