Mark P

I currently have a stg3 B5 S4 2.7T and stg3 Golf 1.8T, and can easily see myself doing similar on an A3 2.0T if I were to get one. My thoughts are to replace the Golf with the A3 as my "good gas mileage, FWD, but still fun car". I test drove an ('06) A3 2.0T DSG yesterday and I enjoyed the DSG - I never thought I'd say that about an "automatic", but as I assume most here *know* it's not an automatic The general American public is a different story.

Anyway, how are DSG's holding up to higher power levels? Chipped 2.0Ts? K04s? Stg3 turbos?

What are the differences between DSG and S-tronic. Is it only who's manufacturing it, or is one better than the other? Higher power handling?

What's the expected MPG in the 2.0T FWD with mixed highway/city driving? Is anyone here as **** as me and have logs I could check out? ie:
<img src="http://ctny.audiworld.com/mark/s4/mileage/s4_golf_graphs/s4_golf_graphs_files/s4_and_golf_miles2_21340_image010.gif">

Anything in general I should look out for when looking at '06/'07/'08 used A3s?

Thanks,

MikeSS

Audi started calling the DSG "S-tronic" with the '07 model year.

JimR

Different marketing names for the same underlying technology.

bebl

I have an 09 2.0T Q and get around 25 in mixed driving, 32 highway

Mark P

thanks - I didn't realize roof rails were offered - hmmm

steveracer

26 mpg average on 2006 A3. Drive pretty conservative too. 28 Hwy mpg

Ben's e//S2

After 5000 kms, 12.2L/100km average for mostly city driving - 2009 2.0tq s-tronic.

Mark P

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divo_2.0T

One or two smaller highway trips, mostly around the GTA.

Highway trips I averaged under 7L/100km.

Mark P

seeing CVT in your sig