Universe93B

If you compare an A3 Premium Plus with rear air bags and maybe LED lights vs an A4 Premium Plus, it's only a $3k price difference. That doesn't seem like a great bargain to buy an A3 vs an A4? What do you guys think?

I want a fairly compact car for ease of commuting - I travel 70 miles a day (mostly highway). Although, one could argue why I'm buying a German car if I travel 70 miles a day since I will pay a lot for maintenance. I buy cars new and keep them until 10 years or more.

How did the current A3 owners compare between their cars and the A4?

Jjc23

3 grand is on the very very low side. That's without all the bells and whistles. I was at a dealer today . What I saw from the a4 premium plus was an avarage of 48 grand with the minimum I saw at 45 grand and that is totally basic. No led lights smaller rims no packages. The highest I saw was like 53 grand. The new 2017 a3 was at 42,500 and it was the premium plus with sline body kit, virtual cockpit, navigation led interior light package. So pick your poison. At the time bought my car it was between 2016 A3 and a 2017 A4. I went with the A3. Personally I think it looks better, sportier more aggressive. The a4 is more classy and roomier.

SYMAWD

My A3 stickered for $37,010. At the time I suppose I could have gotten one of the last 2016 A4s with a $40,000 sticker, but I'd be getting the last of the B8s and I wouldn't have had advanced key or sport suspension. And a 2017 A4 leases terribly so that wasn't even in consideration.

Jjc23

Exactly my point. My sticker was 39,200 and I wasn't going to settle for the 2016 a4 as they have kinda the same body shape. When the 2017 a4 came out in April when I got my a3 the lease deals were insanely high. They have come down a bit since then. The 2017 a3 lease prices are crazy high. 5-6 grand out of pocket and a 500 month payment. that's insane but that's what you get with a redesigned car.

gamegenie

My 2015 A3 sticker price was $43,095 and it was still a Premium Plus without everything ticked.
- I didn't get Bang and Olufsen.

I was cross shopping the A3 at the time with the 2014 A4 and came down firmly on the side of the A3 after seeing the A4 interior and how it looked dated.


But if the B9 A4 existed in 2014, I would have never gone with the A3.

With the A4 now having a faster engine than the A3 and everything else, it's actually no longer big argument to shop for the A3 with the new A4 besting it.