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| gerard6975 |
BMW 1 Series vs. Audi A3 vs. Mercedes-Benz A-Class
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The 2006 BMW 1 Series is great to drive, but it's too flawed in too many areas to be a great car in this category. It's also prohibitively expensive: a sensibly equipped 1 Series costs 3 Series money, which makes it almost irrelevant. The 130i M Sport pictured here retails for over £30K (about $50K U.S.), which is madness.
The 2006 Mercedes-Benz A-Class has much to commend it. It's spacious, practical and impressively versatile. This is no sports car, but it's a pleasing drive and the cabin quality in the second-generation car is much improved. It's not impossible to imagine this car doing well in the U.S., especially in metropolitan centers. The sandwich structure really works and it looks different enough to have some fashionable appeal.
The 2006 Audi A3 is arguably the best all-round proposition for a buyer in this category. It's more engaging to drive than the Mercedes but much less compromised than the BMW. It also has the best cabin and Audi's image has skyrocketed in recent years.
For most customers, choosing a winner will depend on their priorities. The BMW 1 Series will appeal to people who wouldn't even consider a Mercedes-Benz A-Class and vice versa. But it's significant that there's now a clear choice of fine product in a sector of the market that, in Europe at least, is growing. It would be nice if the same level of choice were extended to U.S. customers. |
Audi Quattro AWD FTW!!! |
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| DjWoody |
it.. I'll just get me one of these...
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| CND |
I love how Audi driver quote magazine reviews for legitimacy.
Let’s face facts. How many 10 year old Audi's do you see on the road?
Do they look like classics? Or relics? And bad ones at that?
Answer is none and no, yes & yes.
Resound.
Seriously start at the 3 series BMW.
Go used. Smart used. |
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| sunchild |
| how about a three series 335i, chipped? 405 lb torque at the wheels on a stock twin turbo setup. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| forget 1series now. i just read a new article that came out 5 days ago. the damn thing will be 32k! that. might as well get a certified used 3series from a bmw dealer! |
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| djgilla |
| 1-Series will be here in the summer. If you need one when they arrive, let me know!!! |
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| DjWoody |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
forget 1series now. i just read a new article that came out 5 days ago. the damn thing will be 32k! that. might as well get a certified used 3series from a bmw dealer! |
ha! My friend bought on Sunday a 2007 325 for 32k. |
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| trance_seeker |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
forget 1series now. i just read a new article that came out 5 days ago. the damn thing will be 32k! that. might as well get a certified used 3series from a bmw dealer! |
That doesn't make any sense since a new 328 starts at $32,400. How can they hope to sell a 1 series with such a close price point? Maybe the 32K was fully optioned or something? I would think they would try and hit the 25-30 mark to fill in the gap between the mini and the 3. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by trance_seeker
That doesn't make any sense since a new 328 starts at $32,400. How can they hope to sell a 1 series with such a close price point? Maybe the 32K was fully optioned or something? I would think they would try and hit the 25-30 mark to fill in the gap between the mini and the 3. |
well its between the mini and the 3 series. so lets just say its not worth it. is that better? the mini tops out at 31! so figure 29ish! thats too much. pay 2-3k more for a 3series. |
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| DjWoody |
Mexican prices on new cars are the same as here. if not more. And in Mexico, the 1 Series MSRP's fro $27K. That means that after negotiating, you should be able to get it for about $25K.
TranceSeeker, you are right. I have read that the 1 Series is supposed to be the gap between the Mini and the 3 Series. However, I have also read that it will be over $30K in the US. We'll just have to wait and see. |
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| trance_seeker |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
well its between the mini and the 3 series. so lets just say its not worth it. is that better? the mini tops out at 31! so figure 29ish! thats too much. pay 2-3k more for a 3series. |
Yeah, a while back me and my co-workers were looking at the Mini because we thought starting at $18,700, it seemed kinda reasonably priced with 3 years of free maintenance. BUT then we started clicking on options . . . and then it was like $29K! DOH! |
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