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Used 2006 Audi A3 Consumer Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Michael, 04/10/2008
2006 Audi A3 2.0T 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought this car just under 3 years ago. My lease is almost up, and I am going to buy it. The car looks great, drives great, fast for what it is, good fuel efficiency, nice options, DSG is great, and reliability is very good. There are only two issues with this car. Considering the performance, the springs should be a little harder, I replaced them and I am very happy now. The other issue. Mankind has been building cars since 1908, you think by now we could wash the engine with a hose pipe and not damage the engine. Well maybe I am wrong, so I did, and it cost me $180. Do not wash the engine with water. Otherwise really a great car.

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5 out of 5 stars

This car is a race horse!

Dino, 01/09/2006
2006 Audi A3 3.2 quattro 4dr Wagon AWD (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have had my 3.2 quattro for a week now and I love it! Just about every option is standard on to 3.2. Well worth the extra money for the V6 quattro. Fun to drive, handles like a dream in the corners. Adaptive bi- xenon lights turn with your steering wheel, how cool is that? Red backlit gauges, looks sweet at night. After owning a 2001 Lexus IS300, the Audi A3 wins hands down all the way. This car has tons of features and is definitely a keeper.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Love the Car

GregIrwin, 07/02/2008
2006 Audi A3 2.0T 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I've had the car for two years. It's a lot of fun to drive, and gets decent mileage (~27mpg). The interior is perfect for my needs, and the hatchback is highly functional. There's been some wear and tear. A lost button, and a busted door handle. Given I paid $26k for the car, I consider it an outstanding value.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Great car--lousy service

bob52r, 05/16/2009
2006 Audi A3 2.0T 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

This 06 A3 has been described to me as over engineered. When the car works well--95% of the time it is fantastic. When the a/c compressor went, it took 3 visits to the dealer with them telling that nothing was wrong, until I went crazy and an exec got into the car and told the service manager I was right. The radio switches stations on its own randomly--Audi says it's my imagination and I should buy my own aftermarket replacement etc.....I really don't know if the collection just has bad service or Audi USA is not consumer friendly --as they blame each other. 4 or 5 other thing have gone wrong over 21,000 miles. Not horrible, but not top reliability. It's a fight to get the dealer to fix it?

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5 out of 5 stars

New Audi A3... Loving It!

New Audi Owner, 09/06/2006
2006 Audi A3 2.0T 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I don't think I've ever written a review before, but I had to let you all know I love my new Audi A3. It is so much fun to drive. The gas mileage is what it says on the sticker. It handles beautifully and turns on a dime. It is not for really tall people. My uncle got in front (he is probably 6'3") and almost had to open the sunroof for extra room. I am 5'8" and fit very comfortably. I love the bluetooth capability. That is awesome for talking on the phone, especially since mine is a standard. The only improvement... the voice recognition could be improved. I'll say the number and it will repeat it wrong. Sometimes it is better to just dial manually and then talk using the car speaker.

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