Yeah, I'm wanting the A5 with the 3.0TDI. That would be a sweet car, but the A3 2.0TDI isn't bad either.



Cheers!

 

i m sorry .... i didnt mean for my post to sound harsh... after i re read it... it was just that.... i didnt like reading that people though I wasted my money... cheers.. and thanks for the welcome!

 

Oh...I had no idea. My bad. Carry on...

 

C_Taylor;
It's cool. Though nobody had insinuated you had wasted your money - I'm sure you have run into it from others outside this forum. Probably because those 'others' - and I have some of those 'others' in my circle of friends - who have done an attempted "apples to apples comparison" with your car and others out there in the market. A lot of people seem to feel that the A3 can be compared to other cars point by point and therefore wonder why you would go and spend the extra money over what a Mazda 3 costs or perhaps a Subaru WRX.
That's totally acceptable comparison for someone who does a piece by piece comparison. As a whole body of work and whole overall car - to me the A3 won out. And no - I did not waste my money.
I will warn you though the bantering you will hear on this forum is between the people that don't enjoy their left foot being bored. And those that don't want to use both feet that God had given them.
Again, welcome aboard and keep your eye open for the Maryland GTG's. There are two A4 guys that make the trip to the Baltimore area from Frederick.

 

Update:

A dealer has quoted me to buy, not lease.

72 month finance. 530 per month. 3500 down. A3 3.2 S line. Cold weather, open sky, and bluetooth. New. Selling for 35,205. MSRP is closer to 37,500.

I wanted xenons, but what are you gonna do? What do you guys think?

 

Ouch, seventy-two months? No offence, but I'm thinking that you need to be looking at boning up for a forty-eight to sixty month note ora less expensive car.

 

Agreed. But this is the only way I can get an A3 around here. NO ONE will do a deal on a 3 year lease on this car [:@](700/mon) I have gotten Bimmer and Infinity quotes (328xi and G35X) at 500/mon and 420/mon respectively. BTW, the car prices are all the same. The A3, 328xi and Infinity are all about $38,000. I can afford the car, but you can see the obvious mark-up on the A3!

 

Hmmm, while I don't think that they have any in stock, Audi of Nashua seems both willing to "trade" for the right car AND to talk leasing. You might want to give them a try.

http://www.audiofnashua.com/en_US/

 

What dealerships have you gone to so far? I'm blown away by the figures you're getting. Is it the residual on the A3 that makes it such a pricey lease?

 

Got my 3.2 coupla weeks ago here in Chicagoland, and what a perfect machine for this time of year! We've had more than the usual amount of snow and slick roads- just pull out a drive around everyone else. Was very close to buying a Titanium package car- apparently only one in captivity from New Jersey or somewhere out East, but negotiations broke down over tires. I would have got together with the salesman I was working with, but they sent out some "closer" guy who should have kept his plaid sportcoat on and he just pissed me off, so bought my car from another dealer. Also didn't get nav. system but, as a friend pointed out, that's just another female voice telling you what to do...