New Audi A3 TDI owner here

[rotts4u]

I have been lurking for a while and as of today I just drove home my first Audi. A Ibis White a3 Premium plus TDI sportwagen.

So far I drove it home and clayed it completely, polished and sealed it with Wolfgang high gloss sealant. I did buy the Audi care but passed on the extended warranty option.

 

[chummer]

awesome!
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[pushgears]

Congrats! The white must look great after your detailing. Any photos? I am waiting on my 2012 which is scheduled to arrive in mid June.

 

[rotts4u]

I got it tinted today and cleaned it up again so Ill post some pics this weekend

 

[maroonfrog1]

You'll love it

My A3 TDI is an '11 S-Line, Ibis white as well. I've never owned a white car in my life - but now that I do - I wonder why I waited this long! Love it -- you'll love yours too.

 

[rotts4u]

Sorry for the low res I phone photos in the garage but this is all I did for now. Ill get some decent shots outside later. Its basically stock premium plus TDI with the windows tinted.

 

[UTAH]

She's a beauty!

Bill

 

[CRdeesl]

She's a beauty!

Bill

agreed, looks very nice. That's one of the first '12s i've seen without roof rails; looks clean. Although i like the mounting options for roof racks when the rails are there.

What did you choose for your tint (brand, % emitted)? I'm looking to do mine in the next few months and am doing some research. I've heard good things about Johnson Insulatir but am looking around.

 

[rotts4u]

agreed, looks very nice. That's one of the first '12s i've seen without roof rails; looks clean. Although i like the mounting options for roof racks when the rails are there.

What did you choose for your tint (brand, % emitted)? I'm looking to do mine in the next few months and am doing some research. I've heard good things about Johnson Insulatir but am looking around.

I can't say that I did a whole lot of research on tinting, but we do have 1-2 really nice tint shops locally with great reviews. About 6-7 months ago I bought a new 2012 Jetta TDI and I took it to one of the shops for a tint job because it was SO hot with the completely untainted windows. The respected dealer carries 3m and I picked the higher end tint that they carried at that time in 35%. The 3m model I used is lifetime warranty product and is called CS which I think stood for color stable. Meaning no purple color in a year. That car looks great and has not had any bubbles or problems of any kind.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...cts/Automotive/Color_Stable_Automotive_Films/

It also is not metallic so it doesn't interfere with radio devices sirius or gps etc.
so when I got this new Audi I went back to them. They charged $289 for the Jetta and the Audi a3. They now offer a much higher end tint that was like $460 and it was a lot less tinted in color but offered more heat and UV rejection. In the end I didnt think it was worth the nearly double price so I opted for the same cs35% again. So far so good. Great heat rejection etc and it looks nice too

 

[chetdi]

Congratulations! Lookin good

 

[rotts4u]

I miss that car