A3 Saloon TFSI
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Thought I'd start a thread on my A3 saloon 1.4TFSI S-line S tronic after picking it up last October. I drive quite a bit for work so it's sitting on 21.5k miles now.
Quick summary of why I went for this not-too-exiting model: I was in a job with a company car and also had a Z4 coupe for weekends. However I got a new job which came with a car allowance instead. With a wedding booked and a house move on the horizon soon after, I didn't fancy keeping 2 cars.
My only criteria when looking for an all-rounder type car to replace the 2 were petrol and auto. I have never been a fan of diesel and fancied an auto for all the traffic I seem to find myself in during the week. Hence this engine choice and dual clutch box - seemed to be just about the best combination within my monthly budget.
Since getting the car new it hasn't put a foot wrong (as you'd expect really), apart from needing oil the other month. 0-62 has been recorded in 7.9secs and my long term average is now 45mpg dead. Not bad numbers on the whole I don't think.
The spec list is decent: Lotus grey metallic, 19" wing alloys, B&O sound system, privacy glass and sat nav.
Thanks for reading!
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/oU7t6aBq.jpg)
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/867UtjY5.jpg)
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/6G7M3BeT.jpg)
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/7BnZAyF1.jpg)
The short period together before my Z4 went (miss it a lot)
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/iYwTACCW.jpg)
Quick summary of why I went for this not-too-exiting model: I was in a job with a company car and also had a Z4 coupe for weekends. However I got a new job which came with a car allowance instead. With a wedding booked and a house move on the horizon soon after, I didn't fancy keeping 2 cars.
My only criteria when looking for an all-rounder type car to replace the 2 were petrol and auto. I have never been a fan of diesel and fancied an auto for all the traffic I seem to find myself in during the week. Hence this engine choice and dual clutch box - seemed to be just about the best combination within my monthly budget.
Since getting the car new it hasn't put a foot wrong (as you'd expect really), apart from needing oil the other month. 0-62 has been recorded in 7.9secs and my long term average is now 45mpg dead. Not bad numbers on the whole I don't think.
The spec list is decent: Lotus grey metallic, 19" wing alloys, B&O sound system, privacy glass and sat nav.
Thanks for reading!
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/oU7t6aBq.jpg)
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/867UtjY5.jpg)
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/6G7M3BeT.jpg)
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/7BnZAyF1.jpg)
The short period together before my Z4 went (miss it a lot)
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/iYwTACCW.jpg)
Edited by MattHall91 on Saturday 23 July 19:32
f1nn said:
They are a really well proportioned car the A3 Saloon, I think they look great.
How much rear seat space, with the seat adjusted for a 6ft driver?
It's quite decent - I'm 6ft 1 and there are about 10 inches between my seat back and the back seat. Just took this photo.How much rear seat space, with the seat adjusted for a 6ft driver?
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/WIX7Te22.jpg)
Edited by MattHall91 on Sunday 24th July 08:27
Edited by MattHall91 on Sunday 24th July 08:35
Nickbrapp said:
I think these look fantastic, a s3 saloon is what il be getting next, there's something so right about a small saloon, it's basically the Morden day VW bora.
Looks nice in silver too, is it black inside?
The S3 saloon is a great car - hope you do get one. Almost like the modern day equivalent of the old RS4.Looks nice in silver too, is it black inside?
Yeah black inside with black/grey seats. This is the only photo I've got for some reason.
![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/8uQu8bcA.jpg)
Edited by MattHall91 on Sunday 24th July 08:06
Mr Tidy said:
Good looking A3 OP!
But you must be gutted about the Z4C - you didn't have it long IIRC.
Still I suppose work has to come first!![frown](/inc/images/frown.gif)
Hope it all goes well! Maybe you can get another Z4C for toy duties one day!![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
Thanks Iain.But you must be gutted about the Z4C - you didn't have it long IIRC.
Still I suppose work has to come first!
![frown](/inc/images/frown.gif)
Hope it all goes well! Maybe you can get another Z4C for toy duties one day!
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Very gutted I didn't have it that long and I always think I want another. Couple of years down the line I will hopefully get one back. An ///M would be the dream though.
Hope you're enjoying your 2nd Z4C.
andyastrasri said:
I pass an A3 1.8TFSI saloon on my regular dog walking route, it looks really nice, in fact, the first time I saw it I had to come back home and google it just to see if my eyes werent playing tricks on me as I didnt know they did an A3 saloon
I like the fact it's relatively rare by mass market model standards.They've discontinued the 1.8 now and replaced with a new 2.0 unit. The facelift also allows you to have the 'visual cockpit' in the binnacle, which would be brilliant!
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