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Mmm, you are right, times are a changing! When I sold my 18 month old M135i through Motorway in March 2022 I got more than I paid for it and I hadn't realised that things had gone downhill so quickly. I just did a random check of a couple of used cars on AT (a 2023 £30k M135i and a 2019 £40k...

That should be interesting on a £60k car...I thought that one of the reasons you didn't go for the red saloon was that you preferred the looks of the Sportback? The depreciation on these things is making my head spin. See example above posted by @8YARWY ...car lost £7000 (12% of its value) in 4...

He only commented on the slightly suspect new Audi rings and the lack of an S3 badge on the front. I would agree with him (based purely on photos) but I think the new front grill front is otherwise fine. And I suspect that Audi might add an S3 badge (based on press comments) before it is...

Ridiculous yes, surprising no. I think VW were asking 3700 euro for the Akrapovic system as a factory fit option for the Golf R back in 2020. Even used ones are up to £3k on Ebay!

The Ascari blue looks good (in photos) but I am also quite taken by the 'District Green' (strange name!) on a Black Edition. Looks classy and a bit unusual.

You can probably find more info in other tyre threads, but my vote would go to Michelin PS5. As for the 8.5 Golf R (yes, VW have replaced the awful infotainment system in the new FL Golf), I don't think it will be much more subtle than the new FL S3. And the R won't even be officially revealed...

I don’t think there is that much between Audi and VW these days on built quality. Materials maybe (Audi better imo), but you are talking rattles and squeaks etc. I think you were very unlucky with your 7.5 Golf. I have a 7.5 GTi that is still rock solid after 7 years. No-one knows about the...

Had a quick read through this thread and Andrew's comment sums up my experience, and also looking at insurance comparison threads on other car forums. I'm convinced that the people who man the phones for these companies don't have the foggiest idea how the algorithms work. As someone said, they...

When I joined this site in March 2021, the 8Y section was full of threads about the faulty infotainment system and the SOS system. It really put me off. Three years on, I assumed that Audi would have addressed all the MyAudi, Audi connect and satnav loading issues by way of hardware/software...

If you haven't sold it yet I would follow up on the Motorway option. With M-way, you can expect to get at least £1k more than the 'initial estimate' (if car really is mint) when the competing dealers get to see the pics. I am aware of a 2023 Vorsprung with only 1700 miles on the clock for...

Its an interesting choice. A brand new FL Black Edition A3 Sportback (Ascari blue paint, upgraded alloys, no tech packs) for £37,300 OTR - in 6 months ? - or a nearly new Black Edition S3 for about the same money. My local Audi dealer has a late 2023 Black Edition S3 Sportback in turbo blue...

That press release (dated today) also says "A3 Sportback and saloon models are now available to order in the UK" but the Audi UK website still says "Coming soon". Will probably catch up in the next few days, but you'd think that they would coordinate these things...

Reports vary a bit. Carwow's review says power is up 23 bhp (to 333) and torque up 20 Nm (to 420). That's a lot of grunt/pulling power for a small family car! The 0-60 time (4.7 secs) is essentially the same (0.1 sec faster) but there are, of course, a lot more meaningful ways to measure/assess...

Agree completely. Big performance gap between the 1.5 A3 and the 2.0 S3! VW lost the plot with the "all-digital" mk 8 Golf so that isn't an option for me. I had an manual S3 about 12 years ago and loved it. The new one is out of my price range unfortunately. My partner had a 2015 1.5 A1 DSG...

I must admit that I like the front of the new A3/S3 facelift (based on photos) but will reserve judgement until I see one in the flesh at the showroom. That especially applies to the interior, the quality of which can't really be assessed from photos. The S3 represents a much bigger upgrade...

I assume that this software version number is displayed in the MMI settings? I may be going to look at a 21-plate Edition 1 next week and would like to check it. It is not at a main Audi dealership so the sales staff on hand probably won't know anything about the MMI issues. I don't know how...

Thanks. That is useful info.

Hi Guys. I cancelled an order for an A3 Edition 1 manual in Navarro Blue back in March 2021, partly due to the numerous comments on here and other forums about the numerous problems with the MMI / Emergency SOS function. At the time the salesman in the local dealership said that he "knew nothing...

Its clear from other reports on here that the MMI-related issues are not due to an alternator fault. Its not too late to reject the car, but will be more complicated now you are outside the initial 30 day period, especially with a finance company involved. There will almost certainly be 'usage...

Not at all. I had an S3 about 10 years ago, and a TTS prior to the M135i, so I do like Audi's. Would have probably gone that way if not for all the reported problems with the 8Y A3. I hate unreliability in cars, and especially repeated visits back the the dealership. Life is just too short for...