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vz-r_dave
2,513 posts
87 months
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A guy local to me owns one, I just hope its on a lease and he hasn't parted with 18K on something so tiny. Its not a bad car but it is just so expensive for what it is. For 18K so much more can be had and I am not talking about used.
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Reardy Mister
11,039 posts
91 months
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Why did you not drive the 185ps A1 variant?
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cuprabob
2,490 posts
83 months
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vz-r_dave said: A guy local to me owns one, I just hope its on a lease and he hasn't parted with 18K on something so tiny. Its not a bad car but it is just so expensive for what it is. For 18K so much more can be had and I am not talking about used. That's your opinion obviously
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Iggle Piggle
157 posts
15 months
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A friend recently bought an A1 S line (I think it is an S line, they rave about something sporty about the car).
Undoubtedly the car is overpriced and a very disapointing place to be inside. It feels very cheap, extremly noisy and rattly cabin and terrible road noise.
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Iggle Piggle
157 posts
15 months
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My friends car cost over £21,000 which is a rediculous amount for such a car.
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vz-r_dave
2,513 posts
87 months
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cuprabob said: That's your opinion obviously And my opinion judging by the amount of them i see is wrong lol. Not caring about cars is one thing but not caring and spending 18K on something they think is cool because its an Audi is another. Spending 18K on an Audi A1 if you like cars is a crime ;-)
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fatboy69
4,800 posts
56 months
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The A1 is, quite frankly, s  t. I could use other words to describe it however i would get banned from PH for life!!! My local Audi dealer has got one & it is seen, unfortunately, on a regular basis. Simply shouldnt be allowed to defile the Quattro in this way. Utterly appalling cheap advertising shot. Uuuuugh. As for the Quattro. What is there to be said? It is the daddy of all rally cars, apart from the Stratos which imo is in a league of it's own. Many happy, very wet, hours spent in the UK in November of years gone by forests just to get a glimpse of this noisy beast. Love it. Want it. Cant afford it. Bugger. More please.
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Crashapollo
1 posts
54 months
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Great story, keep them coming.
that Quattro sounds so dirty, i need that sound to wake me up in a morning
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Twincam16
27,206 posts
127 months
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I like the look of that A1, but I do wish Audi would show some integrity regarding heritage and only offer a colour scheme like that on the Quattro version. I know it's only a limited-edition but I wouldn't be surprised if a milder mass-market version comes out in future. At least it'll grip like a Quattro should.
People might say 'yes, but it sells, so so what?', but think about it - a boggo A1 is just a tarted-up Polo. If people can be prepared to part with a not inconsiderable sum of money for a car they could have for much less elsewhere (and if they're after rally image, then a Skoda Fabia vRS or Monte Carlo TSI could be theirs for a lot less too), then surely they can be persuaded to fork out that bit more for four-wheel drive to go with their Audi Sport livery?
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edwheels
31 posts
15 months
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What is it though with 18" and worse wheels on cars these days? OK they do look cool - can you imagine this Audi A1 on 15 or 16" wheels? but why is it the older car just looks fine with chunky tyres? I think it is something to do with the purity of the styling of older cars - they don't need so much added bling to make them look right.
I'm amazed the A1 rides OK on those tyres (or lack of them)....
The Scirocco, I believe, has an option for 19" rims - again I think this is crazy - it looks good in the showroom but what is it like day-to-day?
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Stew2000
2,512 posts
47 months
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I saw a black one in Eastbourne earlier. it's kinda cool.
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va1o
11,534 posts
76 months
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I really like the Competition Line, special editions don't normally work that well but this one is excellent.
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va1o
11,534 posts
76 months
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trunks82 said: Anyone seen the tarted up a1 that drives around cambridge? Ponk said: Small world. Saw this in Ipswich a few months back. looked good in the flesh.  Pretty sure I saw that at Huntingdon Audi, its on their demo/ loan fleet IIRC.
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va1o
11,534 posts
76 months
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Iggle Piggle said: My friends car cost over £21,000 which is a rediculous amount for such a car. As always the argument to that is look at the resale values, they really hold onto their value very tightly. Most will be on lease/ finance anyway, and the resale values push down the monthly payments.
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Stew2000
2,512 posts
47 months
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My dash cam kinda fails for cars on the side of the road.  I'll have to remember to get a photo next time I see it. --edit-- Found an example on da google. 
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Iggle Piggle
157 posts
15 months
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va1o said: As always the argument to that is look at the resale values, they really hold onto their value very tightly. Most will be on lease/ finance anyway, and the resale values push down the monthly payments. I don't understand, if they hold on to their values that means that are even more overpriced used than when new. The car was not a pleasant place to be in and had simply cheap interior, horrible seats and rattled like the big dipper at the Blackpool pleasure beach.
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va1o
11,534 posts
76 months
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Iggle Piggle said: I don't understand, if they hold on to their values that means that are even more overpriced used than when new. They are priced in reflection of the supply and demand. They are selling well, competitively priced used examples move fast and there is a general lack of new ones in stock. Not overpriced. Iggle Piggle said: The car was not a pleasant place to be in and had simply cheap interior, horrible seats and rattled like the big dipper at the Blackpool pleasure beach. There are some isolated issues with interior rattles, but IMO the build quality is excellent and it does have the best interior of any small car.
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MonkeyMatt
4,740 posts
76 months
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I wish Audi would stop buggering about and just go rallying
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rb5er
4,549 posts
41 months
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A few words accurately describe the A1 but i will just go with "f king s t".
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Dave Hedgehog
5,320 posts
73 months
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i wonder how much to decal my golf like this
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