Today I dragged my friends to the local motor show so I could have a good old look at two particular cars that I am interested in. One of them I have only seen in photos and am pleased to say it was love at first sight when we finally met.

I was straight with the dealer and said there is no way I am ordering new as I cannot justify that amount on a car. He then offered me the car for a whole day :eek: so I will be taking him up on it some time very soon. The car is the new A3 convertible and the demo is the 1.8T Sportline.

I have investigated the engine choices on the Audi website and I am now asking the opinion of you lovely people as the engine I choose will be as a comparison to my Fabia VRS. So firstly, I love the way my car drives. I'm not sure if it's the torque of it being a diesel, or the fact that it's just a small nippy car but what I want is to still have that zipping around factor in the Audi.

So, out of the choices (petrol and diesel) which one do you think is going to be the closest to the sort of drive I'm getting already?

1.8 TSFI

2.0 TSFI

1.9 TDI

2.0 TDI

I thank you

What is your annual mileage and where do you do your miles?

Are you buying it on HP, PCP or contract hire?

My guess would be that the 2.0TDI would drive in a similar fashion to the current 1.9TDI unit in your VRS. However I imagine that the 2.0TSFI would be faster. Don't know without looking at specs, though!

I would say the 1.8TFSi

if you want most power then obviously the 2.0TFSi but then you have to factor in insurance etc.

Plus the 1.8TFSi will be better on fuel.

I wouldnt touch a diesel at the moment. the cost of fuel for them is extortionate

HTH

Carl:thumbup:

What is your annual mileage and where do you do your miles?

Are you buying it on HP, PCP or contract hire?

I suppose I do less than 10k and it's on A and B roads. I will be buying mostly from trade in and some cash. Does this make a difference to how close it will be to my car :confused:

My guess would be that the 2.0TDI would drive in a similar fashion to the current 1.9TDI unit in your VRS.

Thanks

Or indeed the 1.9 TDi, but the 1.8 would probably be the one I would go for. Don't fancy your chances of finding a 2nd hand A3 convertable tho

There are some on autotrader already but as I said to the dealer, the purpose of my visit was for a future purchase. I have looked again on the website and can disregard the 1.9TDI.

I suppose I do less than 10k and it's on A and B roads. I will be buying mostly from trade in and some cash. Does this make a difference to how close it will be to my car :confused:

What measurement is your inside leg? Does the car have a full size spare wheel? What is the Capital of Nepal? How many times in the average year do you plan to travel to Sodding Titbury?

Hahahahahahahahaha!! I can always count on you RJ

It's no use asking for my inside leg measurement again, you will never be ready

There are some on autotrader already .

Not exactly at 2nd hand prices tho when comparing to list:eek:

Do they supply periscopes for erm, smaller, drivers ?

I do believe I saw that on the options list along with the rain sensor and heated seats.

HTH

Here is a pic of me and my home girl in the Sportline today.....BTW, I would just like to point out that that is a jumper slung around my neck, I am not wearing a sailor outfit

Cool - suggest booster seat too

Gotta be the 1.8 I think Corrine.

It makes me go all funny when people use my real name

I think it has to be aswell. Looking at the figures for the 0-60 is not a big issue but the amount of horses is quite a bit more than mine.

Nothing that a quick drop of REVO couldn't take care of.

The car is the new A3 convertible and the demo is the 1.8T Sportline.

The engine I choose will be as a comparison to my Fabia VRS. So firstly, I love the way my car drives. I'm not sure if it's the torque of it being a diesel, or the fact that it's just a small nippy car but what I want is to still have that zipping around factor in the Audi.

So, out of the choices (petrol and diesel) which one do you think is going to be the closest to the sort of drive I'm getting already?

In an attempt to keep this short & sweet...

"if it's the torque of it being a diesel"& in the long run a diesel costs you less to run = Get the 2.0TDI the 1.9TDI won't give you the zippieness in this larger platformed vehicle...

"if it's the fact that it's just a small nippy car" yet you still desire a convertible & can wait = Get an Audi A1 convertible with a 1.4TSI!

Assuming you might still like to go with the A3 droptop. I suspect the 1.8TfSI would be your best bet. As already mentioned REVOing it may then make sense for you mainly for the torque gains. Based on some of the graphs they've been showing this engines characteristics aren't that different from your vRS's!!!

Oh well not so short but hopefully sweet enough...

Today I dragged my friends to the local motor show so I could have a good old look at two particular cars that I am interested in. One of them I have only seen in photos and am pleased to say it was love at first sight when we finally met.

I was straight with the dealer and said there is no way I am ordering new as I cannot justify that amount on a car. He then offered me the car for a whole day :eek: so I will be taking him up on it some time very soon. The car is the new A3 convertible and the demo is the 1.8T Sportline.

I have investigated the engine choices on the Audi website and I am now asking the opinion of you lovely people as the engine I choose will be as a comparison to my Fabia VRS. So firstly, I love the way my car drives. I'm not sure if it's the torque of it being a diesel, or the fact that it's just a small nippy car but what I want is to still have that zipping around factor in the Audi.

So, out of the choices (petrol and diesel) which one do you think is going to be the closest to the sort of drive I'm getting already?

1.8 TSFI

2.0 TSFI

1.9 TDI

2.0 TDI

I thank you

Simple really. The diesels will deliver similarly to the Fabia. The 2.0 TSFI will deliver similar torque but where the Fabia runs out of go, the TSFI will keep pulling for another ccouple of thousand revs. The 1.8 is somewhere in between.

If I were doing 10K per year,I would go for the 2.0TSFI.

Chris

I'd choose the 1.8TFSi assuming it drives in a similar manner (with less power obviously) to the 2.0TFSi. I had my Octy 2.0TDi for 21k miles and it was very good in that time, however, I also had the chance to drive an Octy TFSi . . . quite simply I'd rather live with c30mpg in a 2.0TFSi than with mid 40's in the 2.0TDi, without taking into account the recent difference in cost between petrol and diesel.

I suppose I do less than 10k and it's on A and B roads. I will be buying mostly from trade in and some cash. Does this make a difference to how close it will be to my car :confused:

I'd say go for a 2.0TFSi with your mileage buying a diesel will be somewhat pointless. You'll be impressed with the 2.0TFSi but if your budget doesn't allow then you'll also be very happy with the 1.8TSi.

"if it's the fact that it's just a small nippy car" yet you still desire a convertible & can wait = Get an Audi A1 convertible with a 1.4TSI!

I have only ever seen pics of these, are they even out yet? I would consider one if they ticked all the boxes. Previous cars I've owned with smaller engines can indeed be quite nippy.

Do you do the flat or the hill side of the island and do you value speed or fuel economy more.

flat = petrol,

speed = petrol

economy = derv 1.9

I'd probably say 1.8TFSI although a 1.9TDI would be very economical.

Economy is not so much of an issue as I see a car as a necessity and choosing something that is fun to drive means I am not really going to be driving that economically. It's the fun factor and how it drives that I'm after looking into.

I'm thinking the 1.8 may be the one to go for which is lucky as that's the engine that's in the demo.