Audi A3 1.6 Sport 3dr

I first posted a short opinion of my A3 1.6 sport back in 2001, when I was still in love with the car and thought that Audi dealers were great... Not any more, I am coming to the end of a personal contract on my A3, and wanted to find out what had happened in the world of A3's since Dec 1999 when I took delivery of mine. I visited my local Audi dealer (Lancaster Audi, in Liverpool) to order my new A3 and was totally horrified to find out that the contract we had taken out had left us owing just what the car is worth! We had placed quite a large deposit when we ordered the car, having been assured that when we came to the end of our contract we would simply ...

It was October 2001, I was near the end of three years with a Honda Civic Vti 3dr which I had loved! The engine was amazing, revving to 8000 with that exhilerating Vtec kick at 6200! I had to change and was not impressed by the new shape Civic which I think looks like a bread-van! The R-type was liveable with on performance alone, but the emissions were way over the top! So what's out there? It had to be 1.6 or less to hit the new tax changes in April 2002, unless I went for the diesel option, which I hate! They are noisy, slow for mph/cc and I think more damaging to the atmosphere than petrol emissions. Few options were available, obviously Ford, but let's ...

I adore my A3..! - Advantages: Gorgeous..!, stylish..!, Classic shape.. - Disadvantages: Heavy doors, not lot of room in back