Is the Audi A3/S3 just a $50,000 Volkswagen Jetta? Is the Audi Worth it?

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The Audi A3/S3 is built on the Volkswagen Jetta Platform. While it does come with nicer creature comforts does it justify it's huge price difference?
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  • @Samcrac
    @Samcrac6 жыл бұрын

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  • @ThatMartiniGuy

    @ThatMartiniGuy

    6 жыл бұрын

    bro i will give you $4.99 for the audi, I will come and collect tomorrow

  • @Samcrac

    @Samcrac

    6 жыл бұрын

    better than the free.99 offers I've had of late

  • @ThatMartiniGuy

    @ThatMartiniGuy

    6 жыл бұрын

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  • @mytruckinlifeace4047

    @mytruckinlifeace4047

    6 жыл бұрын

    Samcrac can’t wait to see what you got.

  • @katanamast279

    @katanamast279

    6 жыл бұрын

    This gen of GLI does not share the same platform at the A3/S3. This platform is more similarly shared with the mk7 GTI, and Golf R

  • @jamesmedlin1533
    @jamesmedlin15336 жыл бұрын

    My friend had a VW Jetta, and LITERALLY the best stock audio system I've ever heard, it kinda made a feeling of euphoria. Also the car was pretty fast, and he put a new exhaust system on it, and it sounded amazing. I'd pick that car over the Audi considering the price.

  • @anuragrajagopal7553
    @anuragrajagopal75536 жыл бұрын

    Umm.. big problem. The Jetta IS NOT on the S3 platform. The S3 is built on the brand new MQB architecture shared with the MK7 Golf family. The Jetta GLI is built on the 10-year-old MK5- MK6 PQ platform. The MQB architecture will be introduced in the upcoming MK7 Jetta.

  • @imranahmed1542

    @imranahmed1542

    6 жыл бұрын

    And the MQB platformed vehicles have fantastic tunable engines, vw mk7 golf r are running 600bhp with stock internals with just bigger turbo, injector, hpfp, intercooler, catless downpipe, even the dsg holds up well after it's been mapped

  • @solomonestrella6675

    @solomonestrella6675

    6 жыл бұрын

    And one is awd with a slightly bigger turbo

  • @nazeervawda8791
    @nazeervawda87916 жыл бұрын

    The Audi in the video is built on the MQB platform which is a generation ahead (and much superior) of the PQ35 platform of the Jetta GLI.

  • @marfrandema1884

    @marfrandema1884

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nazeer Vawda good point, but i would have sware that vw got the mqb.

  • @madern7

    @madern7

    6 жыл бұрын

    Basic language “: the jetta is the MK6 golf gen and the s3 is the mk7 golf”

  • @TommyGamerV12

    @TommyGamerV12

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nazeer Vawda so, reading the comments.... what's the true correct fact? Of the cars that appear in the video, which platform is each based on?

  • @nazeervawda8791

    @nazeervawda8791

    6 жыл бұрын

    Google it. The S3 is built on the newest MQB Volkswagen group platform for compact cars. The Jetta is old, The platform that it's built on is the PQ35 platform which originally debuted on the Audi A3 back in 2003!

  • @MaximilianvonPinneberg

    @MaximilianvonPinneberg

    6 жыл бұрын

    The Jetta is a 2003 Skoda Octavia.

  • @whatevernevermind5960
    @whatevernevermind59606 жыл бұрын

    There’s no mk7 GLI yet and you can get the push button start, nav, xenon headlights and a few other nice things in a premium package for the GLI at the time I believe? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤔

  • @stephan97
    @stephan976 жыл бұрын

    I wish a GLI was only $25000 😂 the Sport is 25, the gli is 30+

  • @abe2562

    @abe2562

    5 жыл бұрын

    Stephan D got mine last year for about 27 looks exactly like the Jetta in this video but I have Audi wheels

  • @Eqiosofficial

    @Eqiosofficial

    4 жыл бұрын

    Stephan D got my SE TDI for around $23k after taxes, net price was $15k (interest/warranties)

  • @devn3813

    @devn3813

    3 жыл бұрын

    My aunt got a new gli s dsg for $22,000 with remote start

  • @infamousdood1696
    @infamousdood16966 жыл бұрын

    Cant believe i subbed to you when you were in the 1000s now almost 200k keep it up Friend!! 💯

  • @bond007satam
    @bond007satam6 жыл бұрын

    Isnt there an RS3? which would be a higher trim

  • @Father_Nature88

    @Father_Nature88

    6 жыл бұрын

    Matas Simukaitis I was thinking the same thing, but I don't think we get the rs3 here in the US.

  • @4819385

    @4819385

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's a totally different engine, so it'd be considered a different car. Trim would probably mostly cover options and features.

  • @bond007satam

    @bond007satam

    6 жыл бұрын

    PWAT-GEETHUR I looked on the Audi website and it says we do so I’m not sure

  • @astrxhub

    @astrxhub

    6 жыл бұрын

    PWAT-GEETHUR Yea we do

  • @madern7

    @madern7

    6 жыл бұрын

    The usa got the RS3 sedan and in the EU we have the RS3 sportback the had to wait on the sedan for a while but it has been launched in europe now aswell ( 2.5 TFSI 5c “just like in the ttrs)

  • @andresreyes5398
    @andresreyes53986 жыл бұрын

    The Audi A3/s3 looks so much better with the full LED headlights, xenons are showing there age now days

  • @GroppaRacing
    @GroppaRacing6 жыл бұрын

    You gotta love the Jetta Gli... Excellent engine, transmission, very high tuning potential for half the price of the Audi... Throw a Stage 2 on the Gli and some gripper tires for a couple of grand and it starts to out-shadow the Audi considering its price

  • @diegomurillo2194

    @diegomurillo2194

    6 жыл бұрын

    Gian Groppa Racing and race 5.0 mustangs on the drag strip.. Or street, who cares. Wait, muscle car guys will care because you destroyed them in your family sedan grocery getter!

  • @PapiAndrey

    @PapiAndrey

    6 жыл бұрын

    Gian Groppa Racing The S3/Golf r is quicker than a stage 2 gli/gti, so if you get a stage 1 tune on the Audi, it will seriously rape tons of cars and hurt plenty of feelings. Btw, I'm not biased towards either car, I have an mk6 gti so that's just my experience, but I mostly agree with everything else you sajd.

  • @Black_Magic_Pearl

    @Black_Magic_Pearl

    6 жыл бұрын

    Andrew Denisyuk stage 2 mk7 GTI is faster than a mk7 golf r stock btw

  • @diegomurillo2194

    @diegomurillo2194

    6 жыл бұрын

    Joseph Vella like at the drag strip or around a circuit? Either way both tuned to stage two are great, except I'd put my money on the GTI because it's like 300 lbs lighter isn't it? Considering that the Golf R is front wheel drive biased

  • @dominick253

    @dominick253

    6 жыл бұрын

    Diego Murillo so true as someone who owns a mk7 gti and a fox body mustang built up. The built mustang is just as fast as a Stock! Gti! Insane to me.

  • @HashiriyaR32
    @HashiriyaR326 жыл бұрын

    Comparing the S3 to the Jetta GLI isn't exactly a valid comparison. A better one would be the GLI vs the lesser A3 2.0T

  • @airspacelord1387

    @airspacelord1387

    6 жыл бұрын

    HashiriyaR32 still doesn't even compete!!! That A3 is a beast that hangs on to the road for dear life!!

  • @ilikeautosdaily

    @ilikeautosdaily

    6 жыл бұрын

    HashiriyaR32 and the a3 has 2 extra drive wheels and is a much nicer and better looking car in my opinion

  • @themarenda

    @themarenda

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@airspacelord1387 it has the same engine as any 2.0 vw, same dsg and same optional 4wd on same chassis volkswagen uses for their vehicles as well as audis which are also owned by vw, they just have different and optional luxury trim, and both brands are not by any means beasts of a car, they are quite predictable and prone to understeer

  • @airspacelord1387

    @airspacelord1387

    4 жыл бұрын

    Themarenda AWD cars are set up more neutral, I’ve owned MK4, MK5 GTI’s a B8 A4 and now a 8V A3. And it goes uncontested the capability of the new MQB platform. You can play with the XDiff electronically in the A3 AWD (see my video) and this thing just hooks! I’ve back roads mine for years in Germany and now in Korea.

  • @themarenda

    @themarenda

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@airspacelord1387 they are essentially fwd which engages awd when front starts losing grip but they never tend to oversteer plus newer versions have electric handbrakes, audi makes sweet daily cars with engines that can serve some punch and alot of tuning companies offer remap for their engines but i just don't find them that exciting as drivers cars i get that majority of people wants to feel safe but at least s and rs models should handle more agressively

  • @JohnAvantiBK
    @JohnAvantiBK6 жыл бұрын

    Is the Audi a3 and vw fwd transmissions in the same position?

  • @MyerShift7
    @MyerShift76 жыл бұрын

    You hit the nail on the head with the feel of your Jetta GLI vs the Mark V GTI/GLI: the old ones felt fun and full of spirit. With the Mark VI, the Jetta GLI deviated from the Golf platform. It was cheapened out and most of the good stuff VW became known for was removed. The Mark VI Jetta GLI I test drove (2012) honestly feels like a solid, fast, Toyota Corolla. The Mark V Jetta (same platform as Golf all the way to 2010 in the U.S.) HAD that fun feel because it was just a betrunked Golf.

  • @chucko83
    @chucko836 жыл бұрын

    I think you could get the S3 to low 3 second 0-60 in less than a few thousand bucks. I have a JB4 that i'm timing in the low 4s and that cost me less than 500.

  • @DCGULL01
    @DCGULL016 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoying the surprise Audi RS7- LOVE the refined autobahn bruiser with mild mannered sedan looks (OK- less than mild, but, not exactly too wild either!) Thank you for taking your time, sharing both the good and the bad (less good?) parts, the difficulty matching the bumper to the front end (people don't understand how much time & patience it can take), and, the bargain price that you get to enjoy this mildly wild ride at. @ 25k intro, and, @ $36 or so in your driveway- I'm so jealous I could scream. But, , you deserve the rewards, thank you for sharing all of the efforts, please share the enoymemt of the drive aftwards- per usual As a VW/Audi driver of many years, I appreiacte your input on the differences between the A3 and venerable GLI- no negative feedback, great comparo & honest variances highlighted. Thanks again for all of the effort- many really appreciate all of the effort, Dave

  • @Vandantcyclone
    @Vandantcyclone6 жыл бұрын

    Honestly when you started driving the Jetta I was really surprised at the acceleration seem super quick for what it is definitely the underdog people must overlook them as I did before this video

  • @sameerkotecha7237
    @sameerkotecha72376 жыл бұрын

    Not even same chassis. S3 is based on MQB chassis, the GLI isn’t. MQB alone makes it worth it, but would say a more fair comparison is GTI vs A3 and GOLF R vs S3

  • @brycmtthw

    @brycmtthw

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sameer Kotecha you can get the current Golf on the MQB for still have the price of the Audi.

  • @blindsay

    @blindsay

    6 жыл бұрын

    Half the price? You would compare a GTI to an A3 and a Golf R to a S3, neither of those are half the price. Comparing the starting prices, the A3 is only 6k more than the GTI, which for the AWD was an easy choice for me. The S3 is only $4k more than the Golf R

  • @Kev27RS

    @Kev27RS

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sameer Kotecha Exactly! 👍

  • @sosoblak
    @sosoblak6 жыл бұрын

    I love Audi (I've got the A6 which I'll take all day over the Passat), I live in the Midwest so of course the AWD is preferable. But both cars last forever, well made etc. I think if you have the money, spring for the Audi. The driving experience is over the top and they're beautiful cars.

  • @finnydownder
    @finnydownder6 жыл бұрын

    You just earned my sub with this down to earth, real-world comparison, love to vids on copar by the way. plz look at the Infinity q70 sometime.

  • @LynxStarAuto
    @LynxStarAuto6 жыл бұрын

    I own a mark 6 GLI, and service these cars for a living. The ea88 in the GLI is not the same as the one in the S3. The cylinder head and turbo are the main differences. With the Audi pushing over 300hp stock. Is it worth it? Depends on your preferences.

  • @joepennant
    @joepennant6 жыл бұрын

    I had a Jetta GLI MK1. Loved it. You mention the last one with character, was that the VR6 with the 6 speed?

  • @calvinanderson2735
    @calvinanderson27356 жыл бұрын

    dude is in love with his jetta. i would take the audi, lots of snow where i live!

  • @waynedawson9695
    @waynedawson96956 жыл бұрын

    Lost my mk4 GLI in a wreck. I miss my VR6 six-speed every day. I have a Mk5 GLI now, 2.0T six-speed. Have a turbo back exhaust with downpipe, tune coming soon. I am learning to love it too.

  • @ronochow
    @ronochow6 жыл бұрын

    My Jetta brakes have both the VW and Audi logo. I love my Audi parts bin pieces that make my Jetta feel far more upscale than it really is :) like the door handles.

  • @joeg.1119
    @joeg.11196 жыл бұрын

    i used to own a jetta gli in my high school years it was the best car i evr own until i got rear end it and total it

  • @lospolloshermanos2692
    @lospolloshermanos26926 жыл бұрын

    You being in the industry you should know this is done with every manufacturer like the $100k Escalade is the same as a 50K suburban the TLX is the same as the Accord the ES300 is the same now as the Avalon it used to be the same as the Camry etc nothing crazy here. I also recommend buying a Certified Audi you will get a 3 year 100k mile warranty and the car will be half of the original sticker price

  • @thenewhighschool

    @thenewhighschool

    6 жыл бұрын

    Los Pollos Hermanos Well said

  • @stefanfreestylez

    @stefanfreestylez

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes well said every manufactuer...except bmw and mercedes... this is why ill never get an audi or lexus the cheapness is all over the place

  • @AH-bm4ts

    @AH-bm4ts

    6 жыл бұрын

    Stefan Cupovic but reliability comes standard with Lexus🤔

  • @SURENITY

    @SURENITY

    6 жыл бұрын

    Los Pollos Hermanos TRUE!!

  • @pauldavison7105

    @pauldavison7105

    6 жыл бұрын

    Americans would love Europe , here VW/Audi have another two brands ,Skoda and Seat both of which are cheaper than the VW

  • @Kxji
    @Kxji6 жыл бұрын

    Bruh the gear changes on the Jetta were quick. That DCG is working!

  • @LouAntonioGiordano
    @LouAntonioGiordano6 жыл бұрын

    You put the wrong headlamps on the Jetta.

  • @Samcrac

    @Samcrac

    6 жыл бұрын

    No it didn't come with the LED option

  • @lil3ur0trucc73

    @lil3ur0trucc73

    6 жыл бұрын

    In Europe it does...

  • @DeniJasmina

    @DeniJasmina

    6 жыл бұрын

    H4RD_B4SE it did come with led/xenon lights in the US as well.

  • @lil3ur0trucc73

    @lil3ur0trucc73

    6 жыл бұрын

    mercguy658 On which generation? Because I've never seen a Jetta of that generation, with LED. It doesn't even have Xenon nor it has parking sensors, like wtf?

  • @DeniJasmina

    @DeniJasmina

    6 жыл бұрын

    H4RD_B4SE Huh? The GLI came with LED DRL and Xenon lights, LED taillights. It also comes with Pilot Pilot. I work for a VW dealer in America

  • @DubstopherWubson13
    @DubstopherWubson13 Жыл бұрын

    I have a 2013 vw gli and i’m so excited to be upgrading to an audi. Most likely going to be getting an a4 or s4

  • @therealchayd
    @therealchayd6 жыл бұрын

    Gotta love them DSGs. I have a 2006 A3 with DSG, and she still goes off the line like a rocket, runs out of beans at anything over 70 though, then again it's only a diesel.

  • @macfunatic1
    @macfunatic15 жыл бұрын

    funny comparison for me. Back in 2012 i bought the GLI new autobahn. was modified lightly with a tune and ascetic mods. really loved it, unfortunate a year after i bought the car a elderly driver hit me driving the wrong way in traffic head on at 60mph. i tore 4 muscles in my hip and the labrum, had to have surgery but 3 of the muscle would not be able to be reattached, i lost 2 lateral rotator muscles and the tensor fasciae meaning balancing and lift myself up with my left leg would no longer be something i could ever really do again. for being in a 60 mph head on collision its amazing this is all that happened the GLI saved my life. Up till this I was extremely active, competed in mountain bike racing ever year, rock climbing and canyoneering all year, religiously worked out an hour a day at the gym. i coached trouble youth kids at a rehabilitation center and trained them for triathlons as my job and i was also in college going into exercise science. after the wreck i had to face a reality for myself. after surgery i was crutches zero weight on my left leg for 3 month then 3 month 50%. during this i had to leave my job, take a break from school and almost all my normal activities but i could still help my friends modify their cars and modify my new car. i was decent at it and everyone would come to me for help. it was 3 months down the road from this accident, i was helping my friend put in the mk6 golf R turbo, K04, in his mk6 gti when he asked me why im not going into the automotive field since it always was my biggest passion and i answered with it never really crossed my mind. My hip never going to be normal again I changed my degree to mechanical engineering and graduated with an Internship with APR, spent a year there then got a job with VAG and moved to Stuttgart for 6 months. the 8V S3 had launched while i was training training in Germany so i was involved in a lot of the roll out process. when i got home i had my very modified b8.5 2013 audi S4 i bought 9 month prior that i traded for a new 2016 S3 the same week i got home. Im now a race engineer for an audi sport team and development of the two audi RS3 LMS cars under my charge. my personal S3 is a 588hp at the wheels monster that i love and was even at SEMA this year. These two cars changed my life and i fell in love with the S3 because of the love for the GLI i had. absolutely loved seeing this video hats off Sam. side note Sam, watched the S3 rebuild too and well you have come a long way since then on your automotive knowledge and VAG car knowledge, really enjoy your stuff keep it up

  • @oafyvonskidmark316
    @oafyvonskidmark3166 жыл бұрын

    I had an audi Fox back in the day and found that timing belts were 1/2q the cost for a rabbit belt as opposed to the Audi belt!

  • @trevorlear5031
    @trevorlear50316 жыл бұрын

    What's the check engine light on the s3 for?

  • @blazteko3799
    @blazteko37996 жыл бұрын

    Was that a check engine light on a S3?

  • @tosyawilldoit
    @tosyawilldoit6 жыл бұрын

    I had a 2009 jetta TDI, and was a great car. It was more like a sleeper. It accelerated as fast as audi a6 quattro. It was going 130mph and felt comfortable at that speed. And most important, it costed me only $7800. Loved it! Until VW took it away from me, lol))

  • @Sjbjo

    @Sjbjo

    6 жыл бұрын

    NYC_Streets718 why did they took it away from you

  • @clarenceswope3026
    @clarenceswope30266 жыл бұрын

    few years ago I had the 09 Volkswagen Jetta TDI with basically the same package except it was diesel not gas and it was a fun car it sucked in the winter time because you could not get Traction in the winter

  • @clarenceswope3026

    @clarenceswope3026

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tell me if I'm wrong which I haven't got that far in the video yet almost all Audi cars have the Quattro which is there all wheel drive system and I would assume because the Audi A3 whatever you called it the top of the line would have the all-wheel-drive system that is the only thing that I really wish that the 09 Volkswagen Jetta TDI that I had it was missing was the all-wheel-drive package

  • @oscarbolo
    @oscarbolo6 жыл бұрын

    I think that VAG port their previous audi platforms to VW SKODA and SEAT. I used to have a A4 and the engine and gearbox was shared with the Passat. I used to have a Skoda and share the engine with the Jetta and the gearbox with the A3. So if you buy a VW with audi engine and gearbox it must be fun to driver as an audi

  • @MechRider89
    @MechRider896 жыл бұрын

    Aren't the audi a3's and jetta chassis the exact same chassis audi just having the mounts for the awd rear subframe and drive shaft etc? kind of like how a FWD DSM and be converted to a awd DSM easily. I know as soon as I find a wrecked mk7 golf R and swaping my GTI to awd on the down low.

  • @EpicMind500
    @EpicMind5006 жыл бұрын

    I just got a MK6 GTI for my first car. Love it.

  • @ruk2023--
    @ruk2023--6 жыл бұрын

    Woah there Nelly! The original GTI was THE hot hatch of the 70's and early 80's but it went through some crappy evolutions. The new GTI is a seriously good car but there is a lot of competition (here in Europe at least). It makes me sad when I'm in the US and don't see any of the hot hatches we have. But then it makes me sad when I come home and go from a V8 to a diesel 4 banger.

  • @chrisbaker2669
    @chrisbaker26696 жыл бұрын

    What happened to your glove box?

  • @user-xm6ro1ep5d
    @user-xm6ro1ep5d6 жыл бұрын

    I have a 16 Jetta GTI Authobahn, had tons of fun and I am passing it down to my younger brother I'm looking into either the Golf R or the RS 3, I wouldn't go for a S3 because it's basically the same as a Golf R

  • @renderyours510
    @renderyours5106 жыл бұрын

    My 2005 lancer has most of the same features and it's only 5k. Must be the same car though right?

  • @MyerShift7
    @MyerShift76 жыл бұрын

    Isn't one MQB (A3) vs the Jetta's old platform?

  • @bibiet94
    @bibiet946 жыл бұрын

    Isnt one a rear wheel drive and the other front wheel drive? Cause i will always pick rear wheel drive

  • @damann2925

    @damann2925

    6 жыл бұрын

    nope there's quattro on the A3 and vw do 4motion but quartto is the best 4 wheel drive system in the world if you search ''quartto pulling truck'' you will see a car pulling a semi up hill on SNOW.

  • @GTR_IMPOSTER
    @GTR_IMPOSTER6 жыл бұрын

    Ones a 4 cylinder ones a 5 cylinder the piece of a 5 pot is higher due to engineering for proper cooling and space especially since the engine is mounted tranversally

  • @alexm8837
    @alexm88376 жыл бұрын

    Is it possible that the jetta has previous generation tech and audi gets the latest gen tech?

  • @3bdellah
    @3bdellah6 жыл бұрын

    Isnt the mk4 jetta a vw bora?

  • @fedjadrndarski5606
    @fedjadrndarski56066 жыл бұрын

    Why check engine on S3 ?

  • @bigeyejim
    @bigeyejim4 жыл бұрын

    "Looking around, this car's actually really nice....." As we pan to the missing/broken glove box and stuff! LMAO. (I know he got at salvage???). LOL

  • @PlayerPunisher
    @PlayerPunisher6 жыл бұрын

    Idk, evo x and sti’s are in the low 20’s now in autotrader and cargurus (LA area). I’d choose those cars over the gli and any A series audi or S3.

  • @tuckerlutz8765
    @tuckerlutz87656 жыл бұрын

    Correct me if wrong but I believe the s3 has the is38 turbo and the jetta should have the is20 so how are these cars equal?

  • @nightarrow7473

    @nightarrow7473

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tucker Lutz they are not equal even in the slightest bit I don’t even get why he did this video, they don’t have the same platform, they have different turbo and power setup, they have different handling characteristics and the Jetta does not even come close to the luxury you have in the Audi.

  • @edenilsonescobar6121
    @edenilsonescobar61216 жыл бұрын

    Do you see how perfectly aligned is the audi and the bleachers in the back are?

  • @justanotherdashcam24
    @justanotherdashcam246 жыл бұрын

    How can someone make a comparison review when they own and clearly love one of the cars to begin with.

  • @Poorschedriver
    @Poorschedriver6 жыл бұрын

    I have a 2016 S3, I've also had a few weeks in an A3, and also a GLI. While you bring up an interesting comparison, you can't directly compare the S3 to the GLI. Also the difference between the A3 and the S3 is vast enough that it's almost a different model of car. You could argue that the base front wheel drive A3 is an upmarket GLI and i"d probably agree with you. But what you're leaving out is that with the Audi badge does come some extra features with the build quality, whether that be interior materials, extra sound deadening or just overall attention to detail. Yes the GLI is a tremendous value proposition for what it is, it's a fantastic commuter car. 80% of buyers would be satisfied with it, and wouldn't spend another $25k on an S3 (but possibly another $10 on an A3 because of tech and interior materials). But if you want a car that can make an STi nervous, while still pulling up to the valet and turning heads, then you'll understand where your extra $25k went. Anyone who is shopping a GLI is not cross shopping a fully loaded S3.

  • @koudeb
    @koudeb6 жыл бұрын

    Sam, what Japanese counter part cars?

  • @dcvic4221
    @dcvic42216 жыл бұрын

    Oh dont mention the MK4 ! ! ! I wanted the 2002 VW GTI 25th anniversary edition till the end but ended up just with a regular 2002 VW GTI was one amazing car still miss it. Now moving on to my 2012 VW GLI (needed a family car) I really liked it was nice has alot of features but definetly lost character the steering the little drivers car it used to be faded into a well equipt econo. Very well put Samcrac.

  • @robcohen7678
    @robcohen76786 жыл бұрын

    Is that a mk5 or mk6 Jetta GLI? Way less power and torque than mk7 GTI

  • @leekohler5118
    @leekohler51185 жыл бұрын

    Sorry, after having owned a 2014 2.0 R-Line Turbo Beetle and now an A3, there is a huge difference between VW and Audi. The Audi is much more comfortable, and even with the same engine, the performance is so much better. The reliability difference is huge too. I had that Beetle in the shop repeatedly for problems with the frameless windows, the keyless entry, you name it, that thing was at the dealership a lot. I knew I couldn't keep it past warrantee. I took the Bug back and my dealer suggested an A3. Very good suggestion. Years later, I have not had one thing to complain about. Brilliant, fast, reliable car. Was it a little more money-wise? Yeah. But not that much more. Here's what I have spent on my 2015 A3 besides warrantee and AudiCare: $140 for an alignment. That's it. I haven't even needed to use the factory warrantee for anything. That's the difference you should be talking about. That's what makes Audis worth the money.

  • @simonknoll6999
    @simonknoll69996 жыл бұрын

    Well the 2013 jetta is a mk6 golf underneath while the new a3/s3/rs3 and golf/gti/golf r are based on MQB

  • @scammerhacker3832
    @scammerhacker38326 жыл бұрын

    you are a mix of hoovies garage and doug demeuro

  • @chocolatewheelchair

    @chocolatewheelchair

    6 жыл бұрын

    scammer hacker totally, with a dose of Scotty Kilmer.

  • @berniepardo8180
    @berniepardo81806 жыл бұрын

    The last fun GLI was the mk5. That one was literally identical to the GTI in that generation. The mk6 GLI and GTI are so much different.

  • @nelsonvanvickle8862

    @nelsonvanvickle8862

    5 жыл бұрын

    WTF are you talking about? They are both built on the same platform, use the same power plant, ride on the same suspension, same brake calipers and rotors, same electronic differential, with less than a 40 lb difference in weight between the two cars.

  • @soup5220
    @soup52206 жыл бұрын

    Talks about VR6 GLIs, and then goes on to talk about the 04.5 model with the 1.8t....

  • @lazarodelsol9582
    @lazarodelsol95826 жыл бұрын

    you should do a salvage video with a chevy cobalt!! please

  • @rastwet
    @rastwet6 жыл бұрын

    I think the skoda will be cheaper

  • @williamsjohn83

    @williamsjohn83

    6 жыл бұрын

    You are correct sir, I’m personally not bothered about what brand the car is but the VW Jetta, Audi A3, Seat Toledo and Škoda Rapid are all made by the VW Audi Group and all use the same engine ranges. I bought a Rapid as i knew its a very similar car. Obviously in an Audi you get a better trim than a Škoda but the engines are the same and a lot of the parts.

  • @joelbielecki3501

    @joelbielecki3501

    6 жыл бұрын

    John Williams actually the rapid is not related to the jetta at all because it is based on the polo platform. it especially doesn't share anything with the audi a3 which is based on MQB😬 the rapid is a cost effective car designed for developing markets. not saying it's a bad car but it's just not related at all. the octavia and seat leon are the cars that shares engines and many components with the a3.

  • @xiondFirst

    @xiondFirst

    6 жыл бұрын

    Too bad Skoda isn't available in American market.

  • @aaaabbbb6587

    @aaaabbbb6587

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that's the bottom end edition of the same VW/Audi. If you don't care about the badge, you must choose Skoda.

  • @ThijsVanDalen

    @ThijsVanDalen

    6 жыл бұрын

    The Seat looks better in my opinion

  • @TonyC317
    @TonyC3176 жыл бұрын

    What happened to the RS 3?

  • @jonbe9
    @jonbe96 жыл бұрын

    The current Jetta (2017 or 2018) is not on the VW MQB platform, but the 2019+ will be. The A3/S3 is based on the Golf R/GTI platform (MQB)...plus the Audi has available AWD in A3 adn stardard in S3. Not the same thing.

  • @ilibertywalkedmybaconct4445
    @ilibertywalkedmybaconct44456 жыл бұрын

    Isn't the Rs3 the top spec model for the A3?

  • @petermoygannon698
    @petermoygannon6985 жыл бұрын

    depending if you want a car that not many own ive seen one yellow night amg gla45 on the road where i live at 100 thousand dollars no one wants to spend that its really expensive for a little hatch ..sort of like every 300 cars you see a Lamborghini

  • @Mr.pizza0
    @Mr.pizza05 жыл бұрын

    I got my gli servicced and they gave me a loaner a3 and honestly I felt like the a3 was more responsive

  • @LONGWALDO
    @LONGWALDO6 жыл бұрын

    In Europe you can by a sub brand called SEAT cheaper than the VW with similar specs and then a sub brand of that called Skoda, again cheaper than the SEAT with similar specs.

  • @chefboyardi6597
    @chefboyardi65975 жыл бұрын

    Just get a used Audi A3 with low miles. They depreciate by around half the price of a new one as soon as you take it off the lot

  • @HoLDoN4Sec
    @HoLDoN4Sec6 жыл бұрын

    well, but what about the Scirocco R/GTS?

  • @padistedor
    @padistedor6 жыл бұрын

    If the new Jetta GLI had a manual trans I would have one.

  • @zefautino
    @zefautino6 жыл бұрын

    The blue one you showed is a Very Bora.

  • @lukeziom1763
    @lukeziom17636 жыл бұрын

    how about you hold the wheel while driving ? just a suggestion. except that ,thanks for your work.Just don't sell out like others.

  • @davisweston1089

    @davisweston1089

    4 жыл бұрын

    Luke Ziom He’s a good driver and driving is second nature when you are, your knee is as good as your hand for holding the wheel straight and on any turn thats not 90 degrees

  • @joes.7536
    @joes.75366 жыл бұрын

    Love my turbo, manual trans, vw. It’s going to be pretty hard to go back to an American car after owning it that’s for sure. Smoother,faster and quieter

  • @muskokamike127
    @muskokamike1276 жыл бұрын

    I can't remember the models, sorry, but back in the early 2000's I worked for a company and the president had the audi (A4 I think) and a salesman had the Jetta. I drove around quite a bit in both and while the audi interior was a little nicer, the cars were identical and as you say here, for half the price. Both liked to show off my ripping through the gears (5 spd), cornering like teenagers etc and to me, there was absolutely NO difference between them.

  • @joshuas3897

    @joshuas3897

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Nathan Hudson Especially with actual quattro in the a5 and not haldex

  • @Jvilleman400
    @Jvilleman4006 жыл бұрын

    a real comparisoin would be the mk7 golf r vs the audi s3

  • @kurucztamas6132
    @kurucztamas61326 жыл бұрын

    First car mk5 gtd remaped 210 hp ,it goes and gets great mpg

  • @RichsRantMMAofficialchannel
    @RichsRantMMAofficialchannel5 жыл бұрын

    The best A3 you can buy? What about the RS3?

  • @Sspencerr02
    @Sspencerr026 жыл бұрын

    We never got those GLi Jetta’s in the UK

  • @gandalfwiz20007
    @gandalfwiz200076 жыл бұрын

    I have s jetta, i love it, but it has a 1.6 TDI engine with only 105 hp

  • @jlwasmer
    @jlwasmer6 жыл бұрын

    You can get a supercharged Lada for less than the Jetta!

  • @andriusskliaustys5064
    @andriusskliaustys50646 жыл бұрын

    About comparisons like these I have two explanation: 1. You didn't drive only by sitting on chassis, gearbox and engine - car has body, interior and a lot of things in summary. 2. Try to stop near night club with Jetta and with S3... :D Money You spend is not only about technical specifications. P.S. The Jetta and the S3 in this video is not the same platform. Golf MK7, not Jetta, has MQB (same like A3/S3).

  • @henrymccomments
    @henrymccomments6 жыл бұрын

    Kinda like Honda Civic Si Acura ILX Smh same car the Acura is nearly 9k more

  • @CarBarbarian
    @CarBarbarian6 жыл бұрын

    Both cars look great

  • @AustinsGarage
    @AustinsGarage6 жыл бұрын

    I honestly would buy the Jetta, but thats just me...

  • @lospolloshermanos2692

    @lospolloshermanos2692

    6 жыл бұрын

    Austin's Garage because you wouldn't be able to afford the S3!😂🤣

  • @ezeo.7315

    @ezeo.7315

    6 жыл бұрын

    Los Pollos Hermanos you don't know him so stfu

  • @Samcrac

    @Samcrac

    6 жыл бұрын

    Austin since you are used to fine specimens you should buy THIS specific Jetta. BTW I'm pretty sure you'll wanna buy the car from me that I just bought from auction when I'm done with it...

  • @AustinsGarage

    @AustinsGarage

    6 жыл бұрын

    Samcrac yeah? Email me your price for it! I'm always looking for something to add to my Lexus, two Yugos, postal jeep, ramp truck, silverado, and passat lol

  • @redriver15262

    @redriver15262

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jettas become worthless real fast. Theres a 2016 jetta for $9k near me from a dealer, it doesnt even have alot of miles but i guess thats just how german cars are

  • @yunior12
    @yunior126 жыл бұрын

    Fun vid!

  • @chrisvillucci3502
    @chrisvillucci35023 жыл бұрын

    Nahhhhhhhh the Jetta GLI is literally ALL character

  • @chacegieske2
    @chacegieske26 жыл бұрын

    Gli new autobahn is 35,000$ not 25,000$

  • @kenzytorfs4040
    @kenzytorfs40406 жыл бұрын

    Best a3 ? What about the rs3 ?

  • @ixyzyxi
    @ixyzyxi6 жыл бұрын

    Doesnt the us get a rs3? Never seen that Jetta in europe though lol, didn’t even knew the model still existed

  • @GUITARTIME2024

    @GUITARTIME2024

    6 жыл бұрын

    ixyzyxi. Bora in Europe

  • @HunterN3rd
    @HunterN3rd6 жыл бұрын

    what about the RS3?

  • @godfatherNYC
    @godfatherNYC6 жыл бұрын

    I like the Jetta, too. But a GLI with automatic is like $29-30k new.

  • @drjimb0311
    @drjimb03116 жыл бұрын

    AWD is 100% necessary in Florida during rain.

  • @andrecarpy6890
    @andrecarpy68906 жыл бұрын

    I like the Audi grill, headlights, interior and all that chrome (I’m a guy, chrome is like a diamond to girls...).

  • @dposer10
    @dposer106 жыл бұрын

    I'm pretty sure they're both on the same chassis which means the comparison is a little more valid, honestly though there is no way i would pay any amount of money for either car

  • @l96nw49
    @l96nw496 жыл бұрын

    Do you buy cars to flip them for a profit or just to keep yourself

  • @ashymarvel7239

    @ashymarvel7239

    6 жыл бұрын

    Luke p - Yes he does

  • @andrecarpy6890

    @andrecarpy6890

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ashy Farman u didn’t answer the question, u do notice that right?

  • @jaydenthompson1747

    @jaydenthompson1747

    6 жыл бұрын

    Rafael Carpy yes

  • @มัลคอล์ม
    @มัลคอล์ม6 жыл бұрын

    What about the RS3?

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