Audi models are among the best for holding value in UK.

[Poverty]

Best and Worst cars for holding value revealed

Wisebuyer's have carried out research to find out which cars lose and keep the most of their value, over a three year period. They looked at two different segments - which cars kept and lost the most in terms of monetary value, and also which cars performed well and which lose the most value as a percentage of their new price...

In terms of percentage of purchase price lost, right behind the Mini Cooper came the (01-04) Audi A4, with a respectable 33.88%. The Honda Civic was next with 38%. Other cars to feature included the Lotus Elise, the Kia Sorento and the (98-04) Volkswagen Golf. Audi did particularly well in this section with 3 cars, the A4, (96-03) A3 and TT all featuring...

Source:http://www.askaprice.com/torque-art...rst_cars_for_holding_value_revealed&item=1703

 

[Race Idiot]

It's just a shame that most modern audis are so damn dull to drive TT included. To think I almost bought an A3/4 at one point.

 

[Poverty]

The new TT has gotten great reviews so far. I will however agree with you that the old TT and the current A4 are not all that when compared to like for like BMW products. The A3 is fun though with the 2.0T FSI sportpack.

A6 and above are neck and neck with the competition however, with the winner coming down to personal preference.

The next generation audis however will mimick bmw's 50-50 weight distribution, and should include 40-60 rear quattro bias in the sporting models.

 

[Race Idiot]

The new TT has gotten great reviews so far. I will however agree with you that the old TT and the current A4 are not all that when compared to like for like BMW products. The A3 is fun though with the 2.0T FSI sportpack.

A6 and above are neck and neck with the competition however, with the winner coming down to personal preference.

The next generation audis however will mimick bmw's 50-50 weight distribution, and should include 40-60 rear quattro bias in the sporting models.

Also question, have you actually driven a modern audi or are you just fellating them because of something you've read in a magazine.

I testdrove the 2.0T FSI twodoor car and it was pretty uninspiring, it had a bit of torque but apart from that it was damn dull. I much prefered the previous gen A3 with the 1.8t, but even that felt a bit too heavy and driving it felt a bit disconnected to the road.

Also my parents have owned two Audi TT's, well still do own one and I wasn't very impressed with either tbh. The earlier 180hp one had numerous electronic failures and bits of the interior loved to fall off and I was pretty underwhelmed by the performance of the thing.

The newer one was a bit nicer to drive and had a bit of punch to it but still the gauge cluster died, the sensor in the fuel tank broke a few times and the interior still liked to fall apart.

Just my personal experience with Audis haven't been that good. I'm sure if I was super rich and could afford an RS4 or something i'd be impressed I suppose I dunno. It could also be my prejudice against electronic nannys kicking in as well.

 

[Poverty]

Ive driven the 1.8T cabriolet. By any chance did the audi you drove have quattro or was it FWD.

 

[Race Idiot]

It was a sport level trim Quattro, I didn't look at the S-Line at the time because it was out of my budget for buying a financed car.

 

[Poverty]

Cool, Im thinking about getting the A3 on finance sometime next year, im not too sure though because in the back of my mind Im thinking that the cars too mature for me, and that I should get something lighter, tinnier and overall rawwer.

 

[Race Idiot]

Cool, Im thinking about getting the A3 on finance sometime next year, im not too sure though because in the back of my mind Im thinking that the cars too mature for me, and that I should get something lighter, tinnier and overall rawwer.

I dunno i'm pretty fussy when it comes to opinions on cars anyway. I would have probably been happy with a 1.8T Golf or A3 if I wasn't able to buy the car that i've always wanted since I was a kid. Also I used to own a Polo and I enjoyed driving it so I wouldn't trust my own opinion.

 

[YSSMAN]

...In the US, it is much the same story. Generally speaking, both Volkswagens and Audis hold their value quite well in comparison to other cars out there today. Although, argueably the best car for resale value is the Toyota Prius in America, cars like the old '04 VW R32 are often selling for more than what they cost brand-new.