Reliability - are they all they are cracked up to be?
Discussion
Looks like im going to part with my GTV as you cant carry anything on the roof (kayak) and the twinspark oil consumption is a bit silly.
I've been looking at the range across the whole group and I quite like the a3 at possibly a 2000 / 2001 vintage, probably a TDI (if im going to get something sensible it might as well be very sensible). Trouble is that the reviews on pretty much all of the groups mid sized hatchback offerings seem to get poor reviews citing high running costs. Is this just a case of people only piping up when something goes wrong or are they genuinely not too sturdy?
I've been looking at the range across the whole group and I quite like the a3 at possibly a 2000 / 2001 vintage, probably a TDI (if im going to get something sensible it might as well be very sensible). Trouble is that the reviews on pretty much all of the groups mid sized hatchback offerings seem to get poor reviews citing high running costs. Is this just a case of people only piping up when something goes wrong or are they genuinely not too sturdy?
Dr G said:
a 1.9 serviced correctly is itself a tough old donk. A 10 year old A3 is just that, 10 years old. They suffer a similar set of problems to a Golf or Leon of similar vintage.
my concern is that they seem to fair unfavourably in reviews when compared to say ford. Obviously any 10 year car is going to be imperfect. A focus would do the job but I like the a3... I just don't want to find out that they are all knackered by that point.Gassing Station | Audi, Seat, Skoda & VW | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff