Audi A2.. can't believe I am doing a "what car" thread..

[Victor Meldrew]

Ok gents, looking at buying an Audi A2 as a school run car for Lesley to use so I can get my S4 back for daily driving.

So far I have been advised that the 1.4 std petrol version is so gutless it wouldn't manage three fat blokes up a hill. So a 1.6 petrol or a 1.4 tdi.

Anyone have prior experience or stories about these?

[pete]

No experience but something in the Sunday Times today about them being a good buy as they are appreciating a bit (rather than depreciating) according to the trade...

[Andy G]

Nothing apart from my godfather telling me it was a god awful shed.

[campbell]

I think you could do better than an A2, Victor.

I had my eye on these for years but Lisa consistently talked me out of it.

Our MINI is proving quite a capable car for pre-schoolers and Primary-schoolers And of course there are several other things out there with a bit of panache. Even an A3, perhaps, if you want to keep the 4-ringed badge thing going.

Enjoy the choosing!

Campbell

[TerryCTR]

I had a 1.6 petrol a3 courtesy car before. It was totally gutless and needed a 6th gear badly. I would deffinately have the tdi over the petrol engine

[campbell]

My brother had a 2004 example of the 2nd gen A3, in Sport spec, 3 doors, with the then very fresh 140bhp 16v TDI PD engine. Very, very nice car, plenty quick, mucho economical. The later variants with I presume Common Rail version of the 140 and even better the 170 engine, will be quite something.

Wouldn't bother with a petrol engined Audi in that bracket, I reckon.

Had we the cash, it could well have been something like that rather than a 5 year old Cooper

[Victor Meldrew]

Were working to a £5K budget, and thats pointing us to some nice low milage TDi's. Looking for small, fuel efficient. The diesel option is probably the one we will go for.

A3's all look a bit plain in my opinion. And you cant get 60+mpg.

[Noops]

Were working to a £5K budget, and thats pointing us to some nice low milage TDi's. Looking for small, fuel efficient. The diesel option is probably the one we will go for.

A3's all look a bit plain in my opinion. And you cant get 60+mpg.

Dare in mention , what sort of TDi Skoda could you get for 5k

Thats a no then

[Dominic]

Fabia VRS

[TophaTron]

I had a A2 TDi as a rental car a few years back and I loved it. However £5k is a lot to spend on a car which is a minimum of 6 years old.

Other suggestion - post 05 Merc A class?

It's a pity they stopped making them, but I guess Audi were just a little too early to that particular party..

[Dominic]

If it's Merc A class or Audi A2, then A2 every time!

[Noops]

If it's Merc A class or Audi A2, then A2 every time!

You can get a lot of Jeep for 5K

[KevD]

seat ibiza/leon with the tdi engine would give you 50mpg 4/5 star ncap and 130+ bhp in a tidy package.


or

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2774500.htm

I think its may favourite answer to what car threads, I'll need to think of something else but it's under 5k and gets you 50mpg

[Victor Meldrew]

Well it's bought, picking it up in the morning.

[campbell]

A2?

Skoda?

Polo?

Leon?

Ibiza?