Audi A3 so Cheap ?
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Base spec has manual air conditioning but panoramic roof.
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Options are numerous, but weird indeed. Shift paddles only if you get the sport package. Yet the sport package doesn't list a lowered suspension, like it's always consisted of. No beige interior option. Trip computer is standard (about time), but only in color when you pony up for the nav system. Also no mention if the tailpipe tips are chrome or bare metal. Lastly, no wood trim is offered. That is a mistake for this class.
When you option out a moderately built unit, it's too close to the price of an A4. I see some conflict here. A3 should start a grand and a half less.
The biggest negative is this new car gives the next A4 all the right to become more expensive, effectively knocking potential fans out of the que. Same can be said as a secret and underlying negative for those who are eyeing a C-Class or 3-series. The next class up is just going to be more out of reach with these tweeners coming into play.
When you option out a moderately built unit, it's too close to the price of an A4. I see some conflict here. A3 should start a grand and a half less.
The biggest negative is this new car gives the next A4 all the right to become more expensive, effectively knocking potential fans out of the que. Same can be said as a secret and underlying negative for those who are eyeing a C-Class or 3-series. The next class up is just going to be more out of reach with these tweeners coming into play.
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Are you sure it's not just single zone auto climate? A top of the line Corolla comes with auto climate....
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When you option out a moderately built unit, it's too close to the price of an A4. I see some conflict here. A3 should start a grand and a half less.
The biggest negative is this new car gives the next A4 all the right to become more expensive, effectively knocking potential fans out of the que. Same can be said as a secret and underlying negative for those who are eyeing a C-Class or 3-series. The next class up is just going to be more out of reach with these tweeners coming into play.
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Posts: 20,238
Likes: 274
Options are numerous, but weird indeed. Shift paddles only if you get the sport package. Yet the sport package doesn't list a lowered suspension, like it's always consisted of. No beige interior option. Trip computer is standard (about time), but only in color when you pony up for the nav system. Also no mention if the tailpipe tips are chrome or bare metal. Lastly, no wood trim is offered. That is a mistake for this class.
When you option out a moderately built unit, it's too close to the price of an A4. I see some conflict here. A3 should start a grand and a half less.
The biggest negative is this new car gives the next A4 all the right to become more expensive, effectively knocking potential fans out of the que. Same can be said as a secret and underlying negative for those who are eyeing a C-Class or 3-series. The next class up is just going to be more out of reach with these tweeners coming into play.
When you option out a moderately built unit, it's too close to the price of an A4. I see some conflict here. A3 should start a grand and a half less.
The biggest negative is this new car gives the next A4 all the right to become more expensive, effectively knocking potential fans out of the que. Same can be said as a secret and underlying negative for those who are eyeing a C-Class or 3-series. The next class up is just going to be more out of reach with these tweeners coming into play.
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I don't like it. A fast one is being pulled over the public and no one is talking about it. The 3, C, and A4 are all going up a notch in price and becoming out of reach for many past customers who bought those. The new 2, CLA, and A3 are not equivalants to the last generation 3, C, and A4's. They are equivalants to 3 or 4 generations ago. Peddling these new cars as the same as yesterday's 'next class up' is a falacy. Those who pick these new cars are getting the equivalant of what was being sold twenty years ago, size and class-wise. This does nothing to help people stay in a class of cars they want to be in.
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I don't like it. A fast one is being pulled over the public and no one is talking about it. The 3, C, and A4 are all going up a notch in price and becoming out of reach for many past customers who bought those. The new 2, CLA, and A3 are not equivalants to the last generation 3, C, and A4's. They are equivalants to 3 or 4 generations ago. Peddling these new cars as the same as yesterday's 'next class up' is a falacy. Those who pick these new cars are getting the equivalant of what was being sold twenty years ago, size and class-wise. This does nothing to help people stay in a class of cars they want to be in.
You're right though, that is what's happening. I'm OK with that given the growth of cars. Take the F30 for example, it's about as big as the E39 now.
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I don't like it. A fast one is being pulled over the public and no one is talking about it. The 3, C, and A4 are all going up a notch in price and becoming out of reach for many past customers who bought those. The new 2, CLA, and A3 are not equivalants to the last generation 3, C, and A4's. They are equivalants to 3 or 4 generations ago. Peddling these new cars as the same as yesterday's 'next class up' is a falacy. Those who pick these new cars are getting the equivalant of what was being sold twenty years ago, size and class-wise. This does nothing to help people stay in a class of cars they want to be in.