Thorn

Hello, so I have an update. I’ve finally bought the Q3. It’s a different one then the one I was asking about here. It seems in a great condition and drives very well. I just have couple questions. The main one is in regards to wireless Apple carplay. The whole time I thought all Q3’s 2019+ came with it? Now as I’ve been trying to read about it and find out why it doesn’t work in my car i’ve read somewhere that only 2020+ cars have it? Seems quite strange to me. My car has wireless charging so it seems counterproductive having to plug in the phone to use apple carplay and put it on the wireless charger. My car seems to have most of the other options like mobile ready, wireless charging etc. But apple carplay works only when wired. It’s very annoying and my wife to whom I got the car isn’t too happy about it as I’ve told her before I got the car it will be wireless. Secondly, the car is suppose to have Ambient Lighting but it does not seem to have the led stripes along the doors and the rest of the lighting is only white and there is no option to change the colours. I’ve attacked a photo of the doors so you guys can see what I mean about the interior light but without the led strips. Wasn’t ambient lighting option suppose to include the led strips? Otherwise I’m quite happy with the car. Altho it does seem to go through petrol rather quickly. Wonder if that’s normal. Hope you guys are all well.

Hello, sorry for not replying for so long. The price was cheaper around 4000euro then if I was to buy the car from a dealer. But I didn’t end up buying it. The dirt everywhere and space between the bumper and rest of the body just seemed too risky for me. But thanks for all the help and hope you guys have a lovely new year. T.

Doesn’t seem like there are many people here that would have an idea on whether this car would be fine or not. I am just mainly worried if it could’ve been flooded (based on the amount of dirt everywhere incl. engine bay). As then i’d be stuck with a damaged car that will never be truly ok. Otherwise I don’t mind if it has some scratches, dints etc. I live in the centre of the city and unfortunately it’s hard not to expect some scratches and dints caused by cars parking around you. So if that’s all it is, then I’m happy. But like shown in one of the photos I posted before, I’m not sure if for example the loose plastic thing on the inside part of the right rear door would happen naturally to a car less then 4 years old? As well as the engine bay being so dirty. My current car is actually 4 years old, parked outside all it’s life and the engine bay us actually pretty clean without me every cleaning it. So yeah, like I sad I don’t mind wear and tear as long as it’s not some serious problem. My uncle told me he thinks should be fine as he has bought some cars from this auction company before and never had a problem with them. Perhaps I’m just paranoid.

I apologise if I come across twitchy. I’ve been shopping for a Q3 for my wife for past 2 months so I guess I’m getting a little over it .). I am not a car dealer but my uncle who lives in Germany is and he is helping me find one. So he always sends me pictures and information of Q3’s he finds in auctions. This car has been tested as all cars have to and they say it’s fine and everything works as it should. Normally the cars I’ve seen seem to be cleaner so I don’t know why they didn’t bother with this one. They just pointed out the gab between the front bumper and the rest of the car’s body and then some scratches on the paint. But otherwise it’s suppose to be ok. At the beginning before I got paranoid with this car I actually offered them almost 2000 euro more then what they are offering my uncle now to sell for. I guess their reserve was much higher and they thought they’ll sell it for more. Again thank you for the help Gareth and hope you have a lovely day.

Also it was registered on the 11/2019 and has done 49 000km’s. But it’s a 2020 model if that makes sense.

Sorry for the late reply Gareth. I’m based in czech republic at the moment. The car is in Germany where the auction is. It’s an auction where only car dealers can purchase the cars, so I think that’s where many of them buy the cars you then see being sold in the dealership but for a higher price. Unfortunately I don’t have the previous owners contact details. I’m uploading couple more photos of the car where I also thought it was strangely too dirty (i was worried if it wasn’t flooded). I’m still undecided. I understand in these auctions they don’t bother cleaning the cars up which they leave to the dealers that buy them but the engine bay seems really dirty. But then the price has become very good since they drop it each auction it doesn’t sell. And since everyone can only check the car from the photos and not in person maybe they are all worried just as I am.

I’ve marked one last time the area I meant. Apologies for my very uneven drawing. Didn’t know people stick some door edge protectors like this on their doors. I’ve only seen people put a strip like this on the front hood of the car (right above the grill). I was able to check the cars service history, mileage and accident history (shouldn’t have had any) aswell as ownership history. Everything seems to be fine.

Thanks for the response guys. Yeah, I meant the strip along the door shut gaps. The spacing there seems fine but that “see through” thin strap that goes along seems strange to me. Could it be the finger protector thing as mentioned? I’ve never seen such thing before. I know it’s not ideal to buy over an auction as it’s always much safer to be able to see the car in person but over here in the country I’m residing right now there aren’t that many q3 45tfsi models available.

So noone has seen these doors before?

Yeah, I checked the cars history and everything seems fine. I understand the bumper could have one of the little plastic hooks broken, which would explain why it’s not flush. But I’m more worried about the doors I haven never seen that on another car.

Hello, I’m in the process of buying a used 2020 Audi Q3 45tfsi quattro. But it’s from an auction and the photos they provide make me a bit paranoid. They are not great so it’s hard to make out what exactly is wrong but there seems to be a line going along the whole outside part of the doors. The car is suppose to be accident-free but even the front bumper isn’t sitting flush on one side. So I thought I’ll ask for help here if anyone has seen this on a q3 before. I’m worried if those are perhaps aftermarket doors and therefor the car has been crashed before. I’m attaching couple photos to show what I mean. Thanks guys. Thorn

Hello, I’m in the process of buying a used 2020 Audi Q3 45tfsi quattro. But it’s from an auction and the photos they provide make me a bit paranoid. They are not great so it’s hard to make out what exactly is wrong but there seems to be a line going along the whole outside part of the doors. The car is suppose to be accident-free but even the front bumper isn’t sitting flush on one side. So I thought I’ll ask for help here if anyone has seen this on a q3 before. I’m worried if those are perhaps aftermarket doors and therefor the car has been crashed before. I’m attaching couple photos to show what I mean. Thanks guys. Thorn