good point - I shouldn't have ticked the 18" box, should have been 17" - which are £1,025 at cheapest, so that's £700 off the difference.
The '08 EX comes with reverse sensors as standard now - but not sure if the Honda configurator reflects the extra £250 Honda upped the price of the EX by.
So we'll call it a round £1000 off the difference
still a lot of extra to pay for gloss though
But as ever - pays your money, makes your choice
I'm sure there are a lot of happy A3 owners out there