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G'day guys,
For those who haven't met me, I'm a recent owner of an Audi A3 8P 2.0T.
I know it may be an odd place for an Audi owner to introduce himself here but i did seriously consider the GTI before purchasing the A3.
A bit of background. I was in the buyers market for a few months after the new year and test drove a fair few mk5 GTI's. I found that most previous owners were asking for way too much at the time and that the general condition of most GTIs was very poor. Basically, i had trouble finding anyone who had a well kept GTI in terms of service and condition and with low kms. Was i asking for too much at the time? Well i had a bit of a revelation and remembered that the A3 has the exact same engine/transmission as the GTI, which brings me here. I found a low km, fully serviced and optioned A3 for a price (that i negotiated) i couldn't refuse. There were not as many A3s to choose from, but most of them were in a better position to bargain with.
A bonus for me was that the previous owner had the car GIAC tuned a few months before he sold it which saved me more money. So far I've replaced the CAI with a VF engineering kit and (sadly) after the dyno day replaced my Diverter Valve due to zero boost issues. I just replaced the leds on the license plate and i am waiting for new tail-lights to come in from Germany. Im looking at a full exhaust, lowering, tint and rims as potential mods as funds permit down the track.
I mostly hang out on OzAudi but can see that the community here, after meeting a few from the last weekend, are definitely in tune with their engines and much more helpful.
Ive got a build thread here Dekays A3 2.0T Build Thread for those interested.
Cheers
-DeKay
For those who haven't met me, I'm a recent owner of an Audi A3 8P 2.0T.
I know it may be an odd place for an Audi owner to introduce himself here but i did seriously consider the GTI before purchasing the A3.
A bit of background. I was in the buyers market for a few months after the new year and test drove a fair few mk5 GTI's. I found that most previous owners were asking for way too much at the time and that the general condition of most GTIs was very poor. Basically, i had trouble finding anyone who had a well kept GTI in terms of service and condition and with low kms. Was i asking for too much at the time? Well i had a bit of a revelation and remembered that the A3 has the exact same engine/transmission as the GTI, which brings me here. I found a low km, fully serviced and optioned A3 for a price (that i negotiated) i couldn't refuse. There were not as many A3s to choose from, but most of them were in a better position to bargain with.
A bonus for me was that the previous owner had the car GIAC tuned a few months before he sold it which saved me more money. So far I've replaced the CAI with a VF engineering kit and (sadly) after the dyno day replaced my Diverter Valve due to zero boost issues. I just replaced the leds on the license plate and i am waiting for new tail-lights to come in from Germany. Im looking at a full exhaust, lowering, tint and rims as potential mods as funds permit down the track.
I mostly hang out on OzAudi but can see that the community here, after meeting a few from the last weekend, are definitely in tune with their engines and much more helpful.
Ive got a build thread here Dekays A3 2.0T Build Thread for those interested.
Cheers
-DeKay
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