A3 130hp TDi Sport Quattro

[hitman67]

Yeah, it was the 3 door in Gold/Orange and it was going for a really good price, but she insisted on buying a clapped out 406 HDi that sounds like it's been on 80 fags a day for the past 25 years.

[badass]

What are the Xsara VTS like badass? I nearly bought one a few years back for my other half.

Agree with what Butuz says, but they have electrical/build quality problems like any french car. The thing is they have a LOT of electrics as they are all fully loaded. So far in 18 months of ownership I've had the interior fan complately fail bacause of the ignition switch (£89 to fix at a auto electricians) and the heat selector still occasionally has a mind of its own, though you can allways select max hot or max cold and use the fan speed to control the temp
Its also had the drivers side door handle fall off (£29 for the brand new replacement thats a lot stronger) and the handbrake cable break (getting that sorted now)
Engine has never missed a beat though which is quite impressive since it is supposed to put out 167 BHP from a mere 2 ltrs with no turbo. I've also taken it to santa pod and done a 15.7 second quarter in it