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The good thing about low mileage 2006s: they still have the free maintenance.
I am looking at purchasing an Audi A3 and have found one on the internet via Audi's CPO search engine. Here's the specs:
Location: Brookline, MA
Year/Make/Model: 2006 Audi A3
Body Style: hatchback/wagon
Engine: 2 liter, 4 cylinder, DSG
Driveline: FWD
Mileage: 5900
Color: black exterior w/beige interior
Major Options: Premium package, cold weather package, 17" alloys
Condition:
Exterior looks good – no noticeable dings, dents, or scratches.
Interior is clean, looks to be a couple of used spots on the carpet where shoes rested and the dirt hasn't completely come out.
Tires - ~75% of the tires left
Brakes unknown
Maintenance – scheduled maintenance done.
Other: Is being sold as a CPO vehicle.
The dealer is indicating his bottom line is $25,500 on the vehicle. I'm thinking of pulling the trigger. :confuse: Any thoughts from the group would be most appreciated.
- cosanostra
A3 2.0
Premium Package
Ocean Blue
Premium Audio
Cold Weather Package
MSRP - $31000
quote was $27900 good deal?
I've got a similar quote also from MD, and I think the quote is $1500 - $2,000 below invoice, or something like that.
Apparently, this is a very good offer. I myself do not know for sure, but from reading other forums, it seems like it is. However, I also found out that the offer cannot be used for leasing, so essentially you have to buy the car. Also, if you buy it, I think Audi does not have any specials in the DC metro area, so it will be 7-8% interest rate.
Red color
premium package
open sky
$25200
Think I saw $3k incentive for A4s, and more.
Car is great, drove 175 mi in first 3 days and it's just a great drive.
seems like the dealership is willing to go 2k below invoice to get rid of inventory. thinking about pulling the trigger : )
It's a really fun car but it desperately needs a tighter suspension.
Are you saying the premium package has a Toyota like suspension?
Best Regards,
Shipo
2007 A3 2.0T 4-DR AUTO S TRONIC FWD
LAVA GRAY PEARL EFFECT
BLACK CLOTH SEATS
MSRP $28,045.00
INTERNET SELLING PRICE
$24,799.00
#2
2007 A3 2.0T 4-DR AUTO S TRONIC FWD
BRILLIANT BLACK
BLACK LEATHER
OPEN SKY SYSTEM
SYMPHONY RADIO W/ IN-DASH 6-DISC CD CHANGER
PREMIUM PACKAGE
MSRP $30,695.00
INTERNET SELLING PRICE
$27,188.00
#3
A3 2.0T 4-DR AUTO S TRONIC FWD
BRILLIANT BLACK
BLACK LEATHER
OPEN SKY SYSTEM
PREMIUM AUDIO PKG - SIRIUS
S-LINE SPORT PACKAGE
MSRP $32,245.00
INTERNET SELLING PRICE
$28,588.00
please direct me i really want a brilliant black, 07 DSG packages aren't too much of a matter bc i am a post college student. any suggestions will help..
Since this is a pricing discussion, you might have better luck getting an answer in the general Audi A3 discussion.
regards,
kyfdx
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I'm considering trading my wonderful, precious Z4 to a more practical Audi A3. I need to drive a lot more in the future in a more demanding climate etc. etc.
Anyway, I checked the pricing in Edmunds, and the MSRP of a 2.0 T with automatic transmission and the options I wanted was $33,070. Invoice was $30,614 and the TMV was $32,963! In other words, it seems that people are paying close to the MSRP for the 2008 A3.
Is this true? Has anyone bought a 2008 A3 recently? If yes, what kind of deals have you been able to negotiate? I'm in Southern California.
Thanks so much for any assistance! I made a great deal on my Z4 three years ago and want to go to the dealership prepared this time, too...
Regards,
Z4girl
2007 Audi A3 2.0T DSG
Misano Red Pearl Effect
S Line Package
Open Sky System
MSRP: $31,345
Special Internet Price: $28,289
Was this a fair price for 07 model?
Protection package isn't a factory option, so the dealer will rape you on this one? What is it? what does it include? I can't imagine it to be worth more than $300.
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Hmm: where to start. I live in San Francisco, CA, and parking is an issue. These fit in quite a few places, and I have begun to see a lot of them around. It also seems to have enough power to enjoy driving (I came from a Lexus ES300, so many, many cars including the 911 that was right next to my A3 would have provided a better driving experience--not that my Lexus did not do exactly what I wanted it to do). I got the 2.0, and may think about having it chipped at some point. But I would not like getting worse gas mileage, and it has enough pickup (or my foot has enough lead in it) that I have spun the tires at least three times since picking it up.
I am not a fan of the negotiation--I simply am willing to pay or not. I did a lot of research and test driving before deciding on this car (choices were the A3, the new Smart Fortwo, and Lexus IS250--more on this later). I knew which options I wanted, and in what order. There are three dealerships in a reasonable area, and they all were willing to go to $500 over invoice without any discussion. By the way, the dealer I eventually bought from swears that Edmund's invoice numbers are a little off--but whatever. I was prepared to hear that, and it may even be true. Since I did not want to beat around the bush, I simply said that if you met Carsdirect price with the options I wanted, I would buy it from you today. I think that wound up being something like $400 over invoice.
2008 Audio A3
*Deep Sea Pearl
*Auto Trans
*Convenience
*Premium
*Heated Seats
*Ipod
*Bluetooth
*Open Sky
*Manual Rear Sunshades
*Destination charge
*Some kind of Bay Area ad charge bull-crap
Pretty much what I wanted, but could not find one with Rear Side Airbags without getting one with Nav--which I definitely did not want (the Nav system in this car sucks, especially compared to the Lexus and considering what you pay for it). All totaled without taxes and plates, it came to $31,258, I think. Not great and not horrible, I think. But all three dealers were going to be within a couple hundred dollars, I think, so I went with one that was closest in location.
Like I mentioned, it drives well. In some ways, the interior of my old Lexus is better (very quiet, and this new car definitely has some noise), and the new Lexus IS250 blows the interior away (and its electronic toys are much better, in my opinion). Still, the A3 has three advantages: 1) it is about a foot shorter (this matters in SF, trust me); 2) it is about a second quicker from 0-60; of course I could have gotten the IS350, but its price was much more and the gas mileage was worse; the IS250 and A3 have very similar gas consumption stats; and 3) the IS250 is several thousand dollars more expensive. I cannot say this mattered to me a great deal, since I keep my cars a long time, and since I expect any resale value on the Lexus would have been greater than on the Audi; but it is more expensive. It is nearer to the A4 in price and features; and in some ways on the A3, you can tell. No option for the Quattro except with the bigger engine--at which point, why (except for size) not get the A4? Also, no power front passenger seat. Also, the leather in the A3 is not as nice as in the IS.
The other car I was looking at was the new Fortwo that will be release early next year. I test drove it, and liked it. Parking would be a dream, and they are not going to be that expensive (less than $20,000 fully pimped). But it is an anemic car--0-60 in something like 15 seconds. Of course gas mileage would have been great. I did consider it, but I considered that I would be commuting out of the City at least some--and chose the A3. I think my neighbor is going to get the Fortwo, so mabye I will get some experience with it after all.
So, after a week, it seems an OK car. I got a little pissed on day six because I found that the rear bumpber had been love-tapped (happens all the time here, and after fuming for a day, you realize it was going to happen sooner or later--probably much sooner). I am having to get use to the reduced length of the car. I can get in to many more spaces, but I am still cautious--I look out over the hood, and think I am an inch away from something. Then I get out to look, and realize I am two feet away. It will come to me. It is similar to the back, since I have no trunk.
I am a little wary of Audi/VW reputation for build. My Lexus was one of those bullet proof ones--I really only sold it because it was getting a long in the tooth at 180,000 miles and I was hungering for new toys like the ability to play mp3 cds and use bluetooth through the speakers. But after three years of production, the A3 seems to be holding up OK. I did not get the extended warranty, though they said I have a year to decide that. Since I plan on keeping it for a while (8-10 years, I hope), I may try to get an extended warranty once I pass the mileage limit from a third party.
One thing I am not going to like is having to take it to the Audi dealership for service. You can reset the oil service warning yourself, but not the 15k maintenance alert, I guess. Lexus or Audi--I hate getting robbed by the dealer. Maybe any VW dealer could do it; or maybe I can find an independent garage to do the work and reset it. I guess they had offered 4 years of free maintenace in previous years, but not any more. Not sure if that is a good sign or bad (keeping the price down is nice).
Well, I think that is about it. My girl likes the heated seats and dual climate zone controls (I am just joining the ranks of new car features, after all). I think the BT is fine. I am planning on getting a Garmin NV unit (or maybe even one that gets put in to the dash, although I think that would probably affect the menu and BT functions), but not yet sure which one. Any recommendations are welcome.
I do indeed like the deep sea blue. The other two I looked at where Ocean Blue (wound up not wanting something that light) and Lava Grey (like this color a lot; would have gone with it had Deep Sea not been available; it was hard to tell it was not black except in daylight, of course). My interior color is the grey. I think I like the combination quite a bit (I did not want a black interior anyway--the heat--and there was a lot of that with the Lava Grey exterior). You should go check this color out; my friend has an older VW Golf that is Indigo Blue, I think she said. I would say it is similar, but not quite. And it does not have this sparkly pearl effect. Since they did not have an A3 in it where I lived (had to transport my car), I looked at an A4 with it. The A4 came with beige interior--was not bad, but I think I like the grey better in this car. I liked the beige better in the Ocean Blue.
This color looks cool in light and dark. In light, though, it can show dirt. It rained here recently, and I felt an almost overpowering urge to wash it. Not nearly as bad as having a black car, but I lived with a tan car for a long while--and it never showed dust/dirt.
It is not free any more but at $590 MSRP, it is a good deal.
It covers the 15000, 25000, 35000 and 45000 services.
The 35000 service alone will probably cost you more than that.
You might be able to negotiate the price or make them throw it in for free when you bought the car, but even paying full price is not bad.