SOT: Daily driver shopping, German car content Options

[BigDBass]

I'm shopping for a new DD. Depending on who you ask, it's time to either put the trusty 84k miles '96 Cherokee in someone else's hands (my queen), or to supplement it with a new DD (her jester).

I'm rather enamored of the Audi A3 Quattro. I've been doing a lot of reading and I'm sort of leaning towards a ~2007 3.2 V6 over the 2.0T or 2.0 TDI diesel (only available in FWD).

Other vehicles on the fringes of my mind are Mazda 3 hatchback, Mazda CX-7, VW GTI, Infiniti M35 or M37. Not a big BMW fan (plus my wife hates bimmers).

I thought it would be dumb not to inquire with my car buddies here who are far smarter and experienced when it comes to these four-wheeled hunks of metal that drink fossil fuels.

Comments, criticism, donations, and hijacks are hereby requested!

[Andyrew]

Friend of mine was about to pull the plug on a A3 FWD 2.0t w/ Stasis full package (From Stasis) last year but couldnt finance it. He absolutely LOVED the car.


I drove the 08 mazdaspeed 3 and felt it was a poorly designed sportscar. The power delivery was HORRIBLE. I as driving a stock car, and the traction control light lit up in 1st, and the gear shift of 2nd and 3rd. This was no clutch slipping or anything just normal easy full throttle runs... If that is what STOCK felt like, I would HATE to see what a chipped car felt like. Suspension was Meh, and the rest of the car was good for the price.


See if you can find a modified 2.0t A3 in your area for a drive, I hear they handle like a quattro, Very nice.

If that wont work for you, Quattro is an amazing system and I fully back it! V6's sound good with some magnaflows as well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)