A3 TDI, suprisingly impressed!
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f1nn said:
I'm talking slip angles that tighten lines/quell understeer rather than unrecoverable slides.
One annoyance, why do VAG cars not allow left foot braking at the same time as acceleration?, It dips power for 3 seconds or so unless you release accelerator and re-apply. Silly.
I thought Id lost the ability to left foot brake when I changed from a Nissan to a VW. I assumed the pedal was more sensitive. But soon figured it out. Seems a bit stupid to me but in some circumstances I suppose it might be very usefull.One annoyance, why do VAG cars not allow left foot braking at the same time as acceleration?, It dips power for 3 seconds or so unless you release accelerator and re-apply. Silly.
OnTheOverrun said:
sleep envy said:
Accelebrate said:
Then there's the issue of every office junior in the country apparently thinking their 1.6 'Sport' is the fastest thing on the road.
that's if you care about imagetried to buy a golf but the salesman wasn't interested, so I popped over the road and waved at the VW guy as I drove off in my A3
Mr Gearchange said:
Have a look at 'S Line Luxury's' post history. EVERY single one is a peice of quite incredible VAG fanboyism.
Edited by Mr Gearchange on Sunday 4th July 15:51
Maybe he will buy it? £300k sound reasonable, it is of course from the luxury brand that no-one else can come close to. I'll even trhow in an Audi keyring, known to be the best keyrings ever designed.
f1nn said:
One annoyance, why do VAG cars not allow left foot braking at the same time as acceleration?, It dips power for 3 seconds or so unless you release accelerator and re-apply. Silly.
It's a fuction of the Bosch ABS computer that also does the traction control. Even my old 2003 Mk4 Astra 2.0DTI did the same, touch the brake with power applied and it'll lift the power.I'm assuming it's a safety feature, in case someone tried to stop the car while still applying throttle - better having the computer lift the throttle than the engine fighting the brake.
There's more incompetant fools at the wheel than people who can or want to left foot brake.
Back on topic.
I bought a 2007 A3 170 tdi DSG (S-Tronic).
It was a nice car in many ways - great build, great seats, good economy, plenty of grunt, and the dsg/s-tronic gearbox is a great system.
On S-line suspension and 18 inch alloys the ride was a little too crashy/firm. Never had an issue with steering sensitivity or the brakes.
I bought a 2007 A3 170 tdi DSG (S-Tronic).
It was a nice car in many ways - great build, great seats, good economy, plenty of grunt, and the dsg/s-tronic gearbox is a great system.
On S-line suspension and 18 inch alloys the ride was a little too crashy/firm. Never had an issue with steering sensitivity or the brakes.
edo said:
Back on topic.
I bought a 2007 A3 170 tdi DSG (S-Tronic).
It was a nice car in many ways - great build, great seats, good economy, plenty of grunt, and the dsg/s-tronic gearbox is a great system.
On S-line suspension and 18 inch alloys the ride was a little too crashy/firm. Never had an issue with steering sensitivity or the brakes.
Hmmm, the sport spec model that I'm in currently is on 17's and I believe that the suspension is a little higher/softer, and its a fair compromise. Shame as the S-line set up looks better.I bought a 2007 A3 170 tdi DSG (S-Tronic).
It was a nice car in many ways - great build, great seats, good economy, plenty of grunt, and the dsg/s-tronic gearbox is a great system.
On S-line suspension and 18 inch alloys the ride was a little too crashy/firm. Never had an issue with steering sensitivity or the brakes.
Did over 600 miles in it on Friday and agree with the seat comfort, although I wish they returned to the original position when you tilted them on the 3dr!
Think of the progress in the last 10-15 years. Diesel hatch which will return near 50mpg, handle better than some "hot hatches" I could mention, and indicate just south of 1.5 leps, and have no probs turning in 600 mile days in relative comfort.
Not specifically the A3, but modern stuff in general. We've never had it so good, wonder how much further the peak is before we are all forced into electric/hybrid stuff.
HellDiver said:
f1nn said:
One annoyance, why do VAG cars not allow left foot braking at the same time as acceleration?, It dips power for 3 seconds or so unless you release accelerator and re-apply. Silly.
It's a fuction of the Bosch ABS computer that also does the traction control. Even my old 2003 Mk4 Astra 2.0DTI did the same, touch the brake with power applied and it'll lift the power.I'm assuming it's a safety feature, in case someone tried to stop the car while still applying throttle - better having the computer lift the throttle than the engine fighting the brake.
There's more incompetant fools at the wheel than people who can or want to left foot brake.
Also is all VAG cars the same? Does the S3, GTi, R32, Bentleys, lambos share this or just there lower end stuff?
Celt said:
So it stops you be able to H&T? My mum has been driving 20 odd years and wont have even considered moving her left foot right of the clutch. But I think people who want to left foot brake or H&T should be able to. Granted neither is particularly needed on a diesel hatch. But I think it disinterests people who like to drive away from VAG. I would rather have the option than not.
Also is all VAG cars the same? Does the S3, GTi, R32, Bentleys, lambos share this or just there lower end stuff?
It does indeed... my old Clio did the same. It had an electronic throttle, so I guess it was a very easy thing to do.Also is all VAG cars the same? Does the S3, GTi, R32, Bentleys, lambos share this or just there lower end stuff?
Bloody stupid really... you shouldn't really be allowed to drive if you can't differentiate between the brake and throttle...
No idea if my MX-5 does it though!
LukeBird said:
Celt said:
So it stops you be able to H&T? My mum has been driving 20 odd years and wont have even considered moving her left foot right of the clutch. But I think people who want to left foot brake or H&T should be able to. Granted neither is particularly needed on a diesel hatch. But I think it disinterests people who like to drive away from VAG. I would rather have the option than not.
Also is all VAG cars the same? Does the S3, GTi, R32, Bentleys, lambos share this or just there lower end stuff?
It does indeed... my old Clio did the same. It had an electronic throttle, so I guess it was a very easy thing to do.Also is all VAG cars the same? Does the S3, GTi, R32, Bentleys, lambos share this or just there lower end stuff?
Bloody stupid really... you shouldn't really be allowed to drive if you can't differentiate between the brake and throttle...
No idea if my MX-5 does it though!
OllieWinchester said:
S Line Luxury said:
superb cars, the finish, the power, the handling, the imagine
i would say mine they are one of the top 10 cars on the road, real luxury
The what?i would say mine they are one of the top 10 cars on the road, real luxury
It takes a lot of imagine to think that and Audi A3 is one of the top 10 cars on the road
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