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Old 04-13-2005, 11:28 AM
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Default Visited a friend at the local VW/Audi Tech Training facility and checked out the new 2006 A3...

Looks good. Much better in person than any photos I have seen. I could easily see this a car for me .

***Sorry for the poor resizing - I'll resize them at home with Photoshop tonight and re-upload them***

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Love the space saving e-brake handle - can't believe other cars haven't done something like this before now:
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One operational, and one fixed sunroof:
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This will suffice for most of my needs (along with folded down seats and 4 doors)
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Chris Miller is organizing a tech session at this location (Marlboro, MA) next Friday (4/22). Read more here:<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/events/msgs/6782.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/events/msgs/6782.phtml</a</li></ul>
Old 04-13-2005, 11:36 AM
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Default wonder if the rear footroom is better or worse than an A4/S4...

i remember jetta's and golfs had slightl worse overall rear passengar room but much better footroom/knee room
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Default when i sat in the a3 sportback

Im 5'10 and had no issues fitting. I sat first in the drivers seat and adjusted it to where i would want it, then sat behind the seat in the back. Felt as roomy as my S4

its a really really nice car.
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front interior looks like B7 meets TT. not bad.
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too bad no quattro for 2.0t
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McKenna in Norwalk (CA) had one there in the parking lot a week ago, also in red. Looked nice
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Default theres a red on at every dealer in the washington DC/ baltimore area

I like it, 25k for An A3 vs. 37k for an A4 makes the A3 a very good buy - even when the price goes up a bit when quattro comes out.
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no quattro? weak.
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Default They also had silver, and maybe blue(?)........

They had training going on in a few different rooms - there might bave been about 10 A3s there, but I just happened to look at two red ones. I did note that the silver one didn't have a sunroof, and also had the B6A4 5-spoke sport style wheels on it.
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Proportions from C-pillar and aft look weird. I'd take a 3-door version though.


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