gota3

The thread below is quite long, which leads me to believe that there's a lot to be talked about between the two. My contribution to the conversation is this: there are a lot of MK4 R32s running around here (Burlington, VT) as well as a number of A3s (mostly 2.0) - in fact, I've seen as many as 4 within my periferal vision at one time. Why then, in the past year and a half, haven't I seen a single MK5-gen R32? Seem odd? Did they sell out like the MK4 - or were dealers giving them away?

RyanS3

A3 is a daily driver.

R32 can be a weekend toy. Also, there were prolly about 6000-7500 A3s sold in the US, each year from 2005 to 2008. 5000 R32s were made for MY2008. Maybe that is why you don't see as many?

CEB

...but most of those have lots of demo miles. Most have somewhere between 250 and 1000 miles. OTOH, $28k for a non-nav R32 seems to be a do-able price...

RyanS3

138 remaining Jane 09, wow.. either help the mpgs or more power and that car would have sold out very quickly.

I did drive one btw, when I was shopping around over the summer. I will give you guys some info on the r+d I did back then..




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2006 A3 2.0T $65 per month
$31k car

2005 M3 $95 per month
$50k car (yes, used. competition pkg)

2008 R32 $102 per month :laugh/ouch:
$35k car


I posted a link to some major comparison info. I was seriously going to buy a R32. But I drive it and didn't fall in love.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a3/msgs/95613.phtml">A3 vs R32 discussion from a while back. No 2.0TQ was avail at the time.</a></li></ul>

CEB

How many MK IV Rs were left in January?

It is obvious that you really dislike the car, but check how many unsold '08 BMWs or MBs are on the lot - not to mention any Japanese brand.

Habemus Quattro

I think the lack of a manual had a lot to do with the lackluster sales of the MkV R32 versus the MkIV. Several folks I have talked to said that was a deal breaker for them. That's anecdotal, but it has to carry over with some bit of weight.

Just Gizmo

(Obviously, the map is dependent on the owner registering the car)

Alot of people cross shopped the two in 2008 because it's basically an A3 3.2Q at a $5K discount. If you don't need the 5-Doors, then you have to really value the interior and exterior of the A3 to make a valid case for the added cost.

Couple that with the fact that VW's now hold their value as well as Honda's.

VW may have cannibalized a lot of A3 sales w/ the R32 in 2008.<ul><li><a href="http://www.usr32registry.org/r32s/map">http://www.usr32registry.org/r32s/map</a</li></ul>

Zetetic

Interim R32 might be GTI-R with 265 HP 2.0TFSI

C. Montgomery Burns

See A3s waaaay more. Have not seen a single MK5 R32 in VT.

I live in Williston. Flash the lights if you ever see a DBP MKIV R32 in the area.

C. Montgomery Burns

Was for me. I would have bought a new MK5 instead of my MK4 if the MK5 had a 6MT