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If you have driven on winter tyres then you should know that these people are using summer tyres. My dad said the Merc C220 was the worst car he had ever driven on snow. Then he complained at the cost of new Michelin Crossclimate+ tyres for the car.:shrug: I know a woman who changed her A4...

My dad is the same. Thankfully, my mum listened to reason and they now have Michelin Crossclimate+ tyres on their Merc. The tyres cost about 50% more will last much better and have 3 Peak Mountain Snowflake certification. Dad said to mum recently to be careful going down the drive in case she...

Being able to use four-wheel drive to accelerate faster on snow and ice is NOT SAFER. If it was there would be a lot of independent articles or videos showing how four-wheel drive improves safety. Nobody has been able to find me anything that was not Audi marketing. However, there are plenty of...

No it really doesn't! There is a massive difference in the way my car handles on snow and ice. My car has Vredestein Wintrac Pro winter tyres. They are excellent in these conditions. However, I learned the hard way - just because I have winter tyres fitted to my car - does not mean that I can...

The main thing is you are ok. Cars are easy to fix. People are not easy to fix. It's not a bad accident if you can walk away from it. I feel your pain. I have been there looking at my 6 month old car on it's side in a ditch. Definitely looks like an insurance job to me. Our road has been...

My wife said, right from the beginning that the interior was most important, as that's what she spends most of her time looking at. She has a point. There will be blue stitching in my wife's car. :sunglasses:

There is a tread on this car over on the Golf GTI forum. Seems to be quite a few people interested for similar reasons to here - they prefer the BMW interior over the new Golf interior. On paper the new 228i has slightly more power. Also, has a similar spec and price. Was speaking to the BMW...

We live on county roads, so suspension was a big concern. The previous Sline setup was too firm for our roads. Most reviews recommended deleting it. On our test drive of the new Sline A3 we found the car firm, but not crashy. Probably about the same as as my GTI with the suspension set to...

Apparently they Golf R is 316bhp to keep it inline with other R models in the VW range - Arteon and Tiguan. Shortly after we purchased our A3, Audi bumped the engine power from 110bhp to 116bhp. Entirely possible they might do this with the S3. I would be surprised if they are using a...

You are right. That's what forums are for. To be fair, my little bust-up with the Quattro fan-boys was years ago. I should build a bridge and get over it. This place is actually a lot more respectful than the GTI forum, I'm a member of. There are a few real dic*s on there. They have called...

I'm always looking for my next car. So I'll be reading about peoples' experience of the A3/S3. My wife is buying a M218i Gran Coupe. We both liked the interior of it better than the new A3. My wife likes the exterior style too. Initially I wasn't sure, but it is growing on me. ... the BMW has...

It really surprises me how quick some people on car forums are to belittle other peoples' opinions, choices and ultimately cars. Sometimes it can get really aggressive and personal too, to the point of online bullying. I don't like bullies - hence the signature below. (That was a fun discussion...

My wife's experience with her gearbox has totally put her off another A3 :( I did say that, maybe we were just unlucky, maybe they are more reliable now, maybe they work more reliably with petrol engines, maybe we could order a different engine with a different model gearbox that is known to be...

How is the fuel economy?

You say 'old fashioned', I would say it's more 'grown up' looking than Turbo blue. Despite the fact blue is my favourite colour, I don't really like either blue. I would pick red. :)

She doesn't care what alloys come on the car. To be honest neither do I. Waste of money in our opinion.

Good to know. Thanks. Apparently they have fixed it - https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/new-cars/2020-03/volkswagen-announces-fix-for-15-tsi-engine-hesitation-issues/ The people in the comments section are not so sure.

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/107558/juddering-vw-group-cars-no-end-in-sight-for-owners "In some cases retailers have informed customers the issue is a “characteristic” of the car, while others have been more open about the significance of the problem." "1.5 TSI Evo engine Volkswagen...

Ara blue A3 saloons looks fantastic. Much, much better than Turbo blue in my eyes.