MPG is low, but GPG (grins per gallon), and SPM (smiles per mile) are high:)
@BuckleUpShow
2 жыл бұрын
All the best cars are!
@MrRKaine
2 жыл бұрын
I have a 2006 A3 3.2L Quattro S-Line with 161,000 miles on it. Bought it 9 years ago with 60k miles on it and its been my daily driver since. Just had the intake manifold walnut blasted and it's driving like butter. Fun car to drive and has great features and feel to it even if it doesn't get that great of gas mileage
@BuckleUpShow
2 жыл бұрын
As long as the timing chain is okay these engines are really reliable!
@evanogrady8193
15 күн бұрын
@@BuckleUpShow Is that done every 150 miles? Just got one but it never had it done yet
@deez5120
Жыл бұрын
Nice video mate, i like how you go in depth a lot more than just "car good make nice sound"
@BuckleUpShow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@viniciusmagnoni6492
Жыл бұрын
It sucks there are so few of them listed for sale : (
@BuckleUpShow
Жыл бұрын
It’s a rare beast
@douga4946
2 жыл бұрын
I get 28mpg from the manual (2004 a3 vr6 250bhp)
@BuckleUpShow
2 жыл бұрын
Good for you 👍
@ikyiky167
2 жыл бұрын
Love it mate, good work
@BuckleUpShow
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed 👍
@Altan-s5i
2 жыл бұрын
Best review ever !
@BuckleUpShow
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@xavierfa
Жыл бұрын
This is my regular car (with manual gearbox), I love it. In fact, when I travel to other countries and I have to rent a modern car, it brings tears to my eyes. The fuel consumption is really not exaggerated if your trips are mostly on the highway, being between 8 and 10l/100km (29.4MPG). Over time, I have found that if I drive "happily" with smaller cars, the fuel consumption is not so different.
@pabloballonpiconz
Жыл бұрын
gas mileage on city?
@xavierfa
Жыл бұрын
@@pabloballonpiconz between 12l/100km (19.6MPG) and 14l/100km (16.8MPG)
@BuckleUpShow
Жыл бұрын
Jasper is not capable of driving any car for maximum fuel economy
@wersuss
Жыл бұрын
Nice car bro
@BuckleUpShow
Жыл бұрын
It is, and could be used as a daily if you weren't too concerned about the fuel bills 😁
@kevinianson9118
2 жыл бұрын
Boring pratt
@BuckleUpShow
2 жыл бұрын
But tell us what you really think, Kevin.
@PW-zs2yx
2 жыл бұрын
Kevin if you got nothing nice to say maybe keep your mouth shut
@KristiaansPaaps
2 жыл бұрын
unremarkable outside? Ok, I have the exact same car but with 1.6 (lol) but the look and quality of it is the one thing that keeps me sticking to it. It looks sooooo much better than 90% of todays cars. Many people don't believe me when I say that may Audi is 2003.
@BuckleUpShow
2 жыл бұрын
The point about it being unremarkable is that the 3.2 V6 doesn't look significantly different from the 1.6, rather than how it is compared to the rest of traffic. It doesn't have any of the flared arches and spoilers of say a Honda Civic Type R or Ford Focus RS. It is what we would call a Q car
@3866TIM
16 күн бұрын
I bought a 2006 5 door A3 3.2l with a DSG new. Best car I ever owned (until my S7). Premium small car. Subtle, fast. I would buy another one if I could ever find a clean low mileage one.
@BuckleUpShow
16 күн бұрын
They are great cars - lovely engine and plenty of smooth performance. What are you driving now?
@max_white_cars_hip-hop_2000
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review 👍 This car is my daily driver in Sportback guise, though. The ride is firm but the drivetrain is well-sorted, especially with the DSG gearbox 👌 And the VR6 makes such a good noise 🔥 They are quite rare now (but still a bargain compared to the Golf R32 of this era) and may become a collector’s car because of the small car / big engine narrative 🔥
@BuckleUpShow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@corleth2868
Жыл бұрын
Same here, I'm still happily driving a 2005 DSG Sportback that I bought when it was 18 months old for £22k which was a lot in 2007... It destroys front tyres (but that's maybe the way I drive) and is impossible to get anything like decent fuel economy (unless you're on the motorway a lot and I'm not). I'm on only 53k miles now (so the fuel econ is less of a problem, I'm in London so it's usually easier not to drive but it is ULEZ compliant) and have had very little go wrong with it. I've had it serviced occasionally but not on schedule and I did have the DSG serviced about 6 months ago. I've had new pads and disks front and back, front wheel bearings and... that's it. Lol at not being able to set off smoothly in the video though, I can and do, most of the time unless I'm intentionally speeding off. The Officially Gassed video of the 0-60 and quarter mile time for an unmodified manual from 2004 suggest they're a bit quicker and more powerful than Audi claim too. He hit 5.64 to 60 and a 14.23 quarter mile and claimed it hit 260 bhp on a dyno :)
@viniciusmagnoni6492
Жыл бұрын
I just love this car design, the first and pre Face-lift second gen are the most beautiful A3s ever made.
@BuckleUpShow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@videoshares
3 ай бұрын
the only thing dull on this video is the presenter, the Audi is a cool car
@BuckleUpShow
3 ай бұрын
80k people would say otherwise, but thanks for watching.
@thebatman212324
2 жыл бұрын
If that seat is the same as my GTI you just need to push down on the back once it’s tilted and you can slide the seat forward.
@BuckleUpShow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@mattparkin7224
8 ай бұрын
"Ha, looks like the old tradex car park in Beeston" I said to myself before you mentioned Nottingham... then I realised that's exactly where you are lmao
@BuckleUpShow
8 ай бұрын
The filming location for this review may or may not have been the aforementioned top secret location!
@Bmovie5000
Жыл бұрын
Lovely car! I’d gladly own one as a stable mate for my other VR6 car, a MK4 GTI GLX. A3’s with the 3.2 are very rare here in Canada and were pretty much only available for 2006-2008 years and solely in top range 5 door DSG guise.
@BuckleUpShow
Жыл бұрын
They aren't particularly common here in the UK either - most A3s from this era have either got a 1.8 turbo petrol or a 2.0 turbo diesel 😂
@johnstefan5339
Жыл бұрын
I have one with 240 000km and it still gose hard out. One this is it normal for the dsg trans to not be smooth from takeoff
@BuckleUpShow
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@constantinrenoir8273
2 жыл бұрын
Great job, and great channel, thank you very much guys! It could be possible for next driving videos with manual cars to fix a camera on the pedalbox to film your footwork please? :)
@BuckleUpShow
Жыл бұрын
You've gotta pay if you want to see foot stuff 😉
@constantinrenoir8273
Жыл бұрын
@@BuckleUpShow Haha dude, it's to appreciate the work with the pedals (heel toe for example) because a car is also driven with the feet and each driver has his own technique. ;)
@inguspodnieks5040
2 жыл бұрын
There is a difference between this and normal a3 sport ?
@douga4946
2 жыл бұрын
A3 vr6 sport is just a a3 3 door, the manual(247-250bhp) has more power than DSG (230-250 250 2009-2012)
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