a3 on the way to NA

[Dave Head]

If they would have the forsight to make the training and parts 
commitment to drop the 2.0TDI in there they would fly out the door.

David wrote:

>I'm not sure I see the point of the A3. It's less than $2,000 under the price of a A4. The 3 will start around $25k and the A4 around $27k...What I would LOVE to see (but never will) is a good replacement for old-skool Audis, like a A3 or TT stripper model that comes all the "goodies" that I don't want. 
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>Dave
>1987 CGT 2.3
>SE VA
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>From: "Chris Dyer" <chrisdyer at hotmail.com>
>Date: 2004/08/31 Tue AM 12:39:17 EDT
>To: auditodd at comcast.net
>CC: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: a3 on the way to NA
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>Yeah, I was bummed to see that as well. I mean, c'mon guys, you're Audi--ya 
>know, quatt-friggin-ro. If there was no wait on the quattro, I was all 
>pumped to march down to MLAD to place the order. Oh well, once you have 210k 
>mi on an old audi, what's another 40k?  The Dodge Magnum hemi w/AWD is on 
>the way, maybe that'll be fun in a 13 mpg sorta way.
>
>(Side note: is it just me, or does it seem that from the M-B/Chrys merger, 
>the Chrysler products are getting much better whilst the quality of the M-B 
>products is taking a plunge?)
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>from chrisdyer at hotmail.com
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>>From: Todd Young <auditodd at comcast.net>
>>To: Chris Dyer <chrisdyer at hotmail.com>
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>>No Quattro until March 2006????
>>WTF?
>>I think sales will tank with no quattro available.
>>I had this on my list as a possible replacement for my '93 90S next summer, 
>>but NOT without quattro.
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>>I wanted the 2.0T, DSG, and quattro.
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>>The Jeep Liberty Diesel is looking better all the time.
>>
>>If VW and Audi can't step up with a nice AWD small sedan (Golf 5 or A3) 
>>then the heck with 'em. I'll shop elsewhere.
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>>Chris Dyer wrote:
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>>>FYI for TWC (those who care):
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>>>http://autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=100651
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>>>Regarding A3 arrival. Me likey!
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>>--
>>Todd Young
>>7079 Dawn Ave. E.
>>Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
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