Not something I expected to see outside of California

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 04/04/2016 at 21:04 • Filed to: None

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Frankly, the sales figures I’ve found indicate that it wouldn’t be common to see one of these cars anywhere in the U.S. But here in Nebraska, we have !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! you’d think wouldn’t be found in such a farm-centric state. Thus, here sits an Audi A3 e-tron. Yup, with this A3 you can make jokes about it being a golf cart as well as a Golf, because it’s a plug-in hybrid. Still, something about this car is very cool and appealing to me. For those who think the i3 is just too “out there, this may be your solution. It’s also the only way you can get the current A3 in the U.S. as a hatchback.

MLGCarGuy > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/04/2016 at 21:06

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GIB HATCHBACK S3 NAO

pjhusa > MLGCarGuy 04/04/2016 at 21:10

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no because MURICA

Vicente Esteve > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/04/2016 at 22:16

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Sometimes, just sometimes, living in Mexico has its benefits.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MLGCarGuy 04/04/2016 at 22:35

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I believe it’s called the Golf R.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Vicente Esteve 04/04/2016 at 22:35

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Lucky sod.

Cherry_man1 > Vicente Esteve 04/04/2016 at 22:44

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I wonder if this could be imported on basis of similar cars

Vicente Esteve > Cherry_man1 04/04/2016 at 23:00

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I have no clue, but as far as I know the same rules apply if you want to import a car from Mexico. You’ll have to wait 25 years.

newsmctado > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/26/2016 at 14:37

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I know Mr. Musk has addressed this with the remodeled Tesla Type S, but why the phony grill?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > newsmctado 04/26/2016 at 14:39

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This car is a plug-in hybrid, it still has a gas engine.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Cherry_man1 04/26/2016 at 14:39

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Nope. It’s a different unibody construction. You’ll still have to wait 25 years. Same goes for Canadian market only vehicles.

Chinny Raccoon > newsmctado 04/26/2016 at 14:40

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That would cost money.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Chinny Raccoon 04/26/2016 at 14:40

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Also it might cause the gas engine to overheat.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > newsmctado 04/26/2016 at 14:40

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It’s a Hybrid. There’s still a gas motor.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/26/2016 at 14:47

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You could look at it as a golf cart, or you could look at it as the practical version of this:

Alex Zapata > Vicente Esteve 04/26/2016 at 14:57

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That and the RS3, the A-Class and of course the A45 AMG, plus don’t forget about the 1 Series and M135i which are awesome.

Tatanko > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 04/26/2016 at 15:07

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For anyone curious, this is the same drivetrain found in the Golf GTE outside the US.

newsmctado > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 04/26/2016 at 15:10

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Gotcha. Thanks.

Vicente Esteve > Alex Zapata 04/26/2016 at 15:26

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I am mad at BMW for not offering a single manual on anything but a 120i hatch.

Alex Zapata > Vicente Esteve 04/26/2016 at 17:16

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Tell you what, you can actually special order them manual, you can actually do quite a lot in terms of special orders, but you probably would better have a good relation with your dealer.

I have a friend that ordered his 135si manual, when it was no longer in the catalogue.

You can still get manual on the M135 and M235 though, within the normal catalogue.

Vicente Esteve > Alex Zapata 04/26/2016 at 20:14

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This is good to know. Where was the dealership he bought it from?

Alex Zapata > Vicente Esteve 04/26/2016 at 22:27

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He probably got it from either Hamburgo in Interlomas in Mexico DF (which doesn’t exist anymore, it’s now Autobahn) or Munchen Motors in Santa Fe, that dealer actually got the only Frozen Gray M3 Coupe in the country and also I think the only Frozen Black M3, also some very limited run or one-off special Minis.

Vicente Esteve > Alex Zapata 04/26/2016 at 23:42

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Mexico DOES get cool stuff, you just have to ask for it.

Very nicely.

Alex Zapata > Vicente Esteve 04/27/2016 at 16:28

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Nah I know a couple of assholes that get very special treatment because they have big pockets.

Also in my experience, specially with premium brands, if you are willing to buy and they need to sweeten the deal for you to get the car they will.

I remember once I went to look at the new Minis and the dealer was willing to throw in special rims on top of actually going all the way to the European stock of cars to get me a BRG car.

Vicente Esteve > Alex Zapata 04/27/2016 at 16:35

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I had a rather different experience when getting my Golf. I had to beg for them to find a red one.

After 3 calls to Puebla, they found one in the “back corner” of the plant.

Alex Zapata > Vicente Esteve 04/27/2016 at 18:42

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Well fuck, but you’re in Tamaulipas, right?

Up north everything is just so much harder to get done when you stumble upon sales people that are cynical in that sense.

Over here we can have our pick of Dealers, so the sales people tend to be a lot more accomodating, with the knowledge that you can almost cross the street (figuratively) and talk to someone else who may be more “flexible”.

(¿Porque nos estamos molestando en hablar en ingles? Creo que solo tu y yo estamos leyendo esto jajajaja)

Vicente Esteve > Alex Zapata 04/27/2016 at 23:41

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Cierto, pero me voy a mudar a Monterrey en el verano. Ahora si las cosas van a cambiar!

Alex Zapata > Vicente Esteve 04/27/2016 at 23:53

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Mucha suerte man, Monterrey esta lleno de oportunidades y realmente me gusta bastante como ciudad, es lo segundo mejor despues de la Ciudad de Mexico para mi!