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Audi A3

neasyerac · 2014-09-28 21:11:08

I'm looking at buying a Audi A3 shortly, 2004 - 2005. I'm not sure if I want to go petrol or diesel, So was wondering if anyone had some feedback on which would be more suited for me. I wouldn't be doing massive miles each week maybe around 300km - 350km. Currently have a Subaru legacy b4 and it's draining my wallet dry…

28-09-2014 9:11pm

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neasyerac

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I'm looking at buying a Audi A3 shortly, 2004 - 2005. I'm not sure if I want to go petrol or diesel, So was wondering if anyone had some feedback on which would be more suited for me. I wouldn't be doing massive miles each week maybe around 300km - 350km. Currently have a Subaru legacy b4 and it's draining my wallet dry though will break my heart to get rid of it. Any feedback be greatly appreciated thanks

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#2 28-09-2014 10:27pm

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Generally in that vintage of A3 the diesels are probably better than the petrol variants. However given the nature of diesel cars expect a 10 year old example to have a fair amount of mileage on it at this stage. Still if you can find a 1.9 TDi with a good service history it would probably be a more reliable bet than any of the petrol models knocking about.

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#3 29-09-2014 10:13am

neasyerac

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Yeah I was looking at the 1.9TDi, Drove a friends one and was pleasantly surprised how nippy it was. A lot of torque low in the revs.

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