Audi A5 Cabriolet...White

[Elliott819]

My Dad is thinking about a white A5 cabriolet. I'm thinking he should just sway towards a 3 series cab instead...and not in white. Whats your thoughts on the A5 quality and engine choice?

[brickwall]

We've got a 2.0T cabrio in Silver. It's a nice car, but nothing special. Engine's good (much more fun than the 2.0 diesel), and build quality is exceptionally high. Quite a boring car though - there are no-one ever fights for the keys. IMHO it doesn't look as good as the coupe.

[Gizmo!]

Don't get a white one.

Don't.

It's this year's colour, fine, but in a few years' time it will look as dated as the 80s brown 911s.

Midnight blue looks good on them, if you must; the 3 series would be a better drive.

Personally I'd have a secondhand BMW 6 series, but heyho.

[B16JUS]

I think the a5 s line cabs in white look lovely

[fatboy b]

A5 much better looking car than the 3-series. The chassis may not be as good, but you'll have to be in top 5% of the population to appreciate that. I've got the A5 coupe, and I love it. They do look good in white too

[Tom H]

Well I had a similar call from my 69 year old father about two months ago...

... popped into home so see the folks and look what what was there...




What would you rather drive?? Maybe I'm biased but the A5 is OK to drive but in the twisty roads not as fun. Plus it's rubbish if you want to put surfboards or bikes on the roof.

[Blakewater]

He could always go for a red roof and interior with the white paintwork as well .

White is a fashionable colour for Audis at the moment. I used to say I would never buy a white car but I think Audis actually look quite good in white, though it wouldn't be my first choice. Is he buying a new one or used? Audi do lots of nice colours through their Audi Exclusive scheme. They have a range of Audi Exclusive paint colours or you can have any colour that's part of the current or past range for any model.
This one is Velvet Purple which is part of the Audi Exclusive range

This one is Java Green which is a past Audi colour

Failing that they will match any colour sample you provide so if you're Barbie you can have this

Seriously though, there are so many colour options I wouldn't just go for white. Personally I like more unusual colours but you can go for something that's different but still tasteful.

The quality is pretty faultless and the interior of the Audi is a far nicer place to be than the BMW. It just seems better laid out and easier on the eye as well as the build quality of it. The 2.0T engine is pretty nice but if you're going for a diesel the 3.0TDi has more shove than the 2.0TDi.

Edited by Blakewater on Tuesday 17th May 20:46

[Rawwr]

fatboy b said:

The chassis may not be as good, but you'll have to be in top 5% of the population to appreciate that.

Only 3,500,000 people appreciate a 3-series is better than an A5?

[fatboy b]

Rawwr said:

fatboy b said:

The chassis may not be as good, but you'll have to be in top 5% of the population to appreciate that.

Only 3,500,000 people appreciate a 3-series is better than an A5?

[Panayiotis]

fatboy b said:

5% of 70m...

[winshent]

Gizmo! said:

Don't get a white one.
Don't.

It's this year's colour, fine, but in a few years' time it will look as dated as the 80s brown 911s.

+1

Recession White will look dated soon enough..

[powwerr]

winshent said:

Gizmo! said:

Don't get a white one.
Don't.

It's this year's colour, fine, but in a few years' time it will look as dated as the 80s brown 911s.

+1

Recession White will look dated soon enough..

What one thing makes you think knob???

[George H]

I like the Audi A5 Cab, but definetly not in white.

I think they look great in metallic brown.

[scottyr]

Rawwr said:

Only 3,500,000 people appreciate a 3-series is better than an A5?

Interesting figures. Can't quite work out where you get that cack from lol.

[MidlandDan84]

Please not in white!.......has a certain 'Sub-continent' estage agent feel to it around these parts.

[LukeBird]

George H said:

I like the Audi A5 Cab, but definetly not in white.

I think they look great in metallic brown.

Seen one in that colour before, it looked superb!
I would be tempted by a grey one with the the brown (Havana?) leather interior.

Not sure on the Cab though, I think the Coupe is a bit more appealing.

[B3ALP]

Interesting thread, Apologies for bringing it back to life but I am looking at a A5 S Line convertible in white, just wondered if 3 years on people still think so anti white.

Although I have to say that purple is lovely.

[832ark]

Rightly or wrongly white Audis generally scream 'bellend' at me. Get a different colour.

[B3ALP]

832ark said:

Get a different colour.

Not going to happen But thanks anyway

Edited by B3ALP on Wednesday 17th September 15:25

[Kentish]

The A5 cab looks great in white; one of my clients has one and I think it looks terrific; in fact I'd go as far as to say that it looks very classy!