It was under 200 quid to get my 206 done at a big Peugeot dealer. Audi are just a rip off. As for grabbing peoples attention Solidus, the things are common as muck around here and driven by twats - most drivers I know don't exactly hold Audis or their owners in high regard...! And there's not a hope you'll get 50MPG from a 2.0 TDI thats a couple of years old... I personally think there are many many better value cars out there than an Audi A3. Just seems like a bit of a waste of money really.
lol you dont buy a car like that to drive slowly everywhere, but it would be a mixture of both. A work colleague bought the same model and when i told him the £1k a month on petrol he laughed and said much the same as you. He sold it a month later as he could not afford to keep filling it up.
i was quoted £1000ish from my vw dealer for the cam chain change on the bora, it didnt need doing i was only enquiring, although being a chain it shouldnt need changing anytime soon. I will partially agree with julian, We have alot of A3s around here, i dont really pay much attention to them, the last 1 i took a double look at was an A3 convertible. But they are a good solid car regardless of some being driven by asshats or how common they are, and there are cars that will give you more for your money. But it comes down to the fact that its your money, and if your happy with the A3 go for it. Like i said in an earlier post, of all your choices the audi will hold its value better so 3-5 years down the line it'll be worth more than the others you're looking at.
The Fiat and Alpha suggestions aren't a bad idea. Also, how about a focus Diesel? You can get a nice 2.0 focus diesel Ghia for under 10k now. Won't 'stand out' but is a rewarding drive and ticks an awful lot of boxes...
I think bottom line is really that performance and cheap to run are virtually mutually exclusive. Can't have performance in something like a Diesel. Not really. Flash and economy are also pretty hard, as most flashy cars are targeted at the luxury market. Lots of them are also quite heavy and have big engines. Ergo: if you want flash and comfort, go diesel and older. if you want fun and economy, go small engine, preferably high revving, and turboed but petrol. just be aware that "fun driving" is gonna cost you... always does. Even the little Alfa MiTo 1.4T runs 4-5km/l when you nail it... that's very close to Mk V Golf GTI under those circumstances. one thing i would recommend: Extras are king. not so much for resale value, but if you're going to be using it for the next 5 years every day, then it might as well make life a bit better (hence my Bravo has Blue&Me, dual zone climate control, etc). Things to look out for: Remote central locking, electric windows, electric mirrors, MP3 systems, etc.
I'm sorry, but when you buy a car like that it doesn't automatically mean you have to drive like your hair's on fire. They might not be cheap to run, but they certainly shouldn't cost you £1000/mo unless you're a total madman on the throttle pedal pretending to be Colin McRae.
Agreed, my cousin and a mate both have 05 WRX ones a wagon the others a saloon, the wagon has had lots of bits done and actually produces 280Hp, both these cars average 50-60 miles a day and they dont use anyware near £100 a week let alone £250 on fuel. Granted there only wrx and not STis but if a cars costing £1000 a month in fuel and your not doing loads of miles your driving waaay to fast and probably shouldnt be on the roads imo!
may i offer my condolences... what an unfortunate outcome Completely agree. £1k/m? If you've that kind of disposable income for fuel you don't drive a scooby. Even at 15mpg that equates to about 3.2k miles a month...
That might explain his lack of hair. Which would be roughly 150 miles a day which would be about correct. Rural area, country roads, hills and lots of driving around would be consistent with his activities at the time.
150 miles a day, consistently, for a month (times however many months), and driving hard enough to return 15mpg average? Still not buying it, sorry.
There were other reasons behind buying it - living in the middle of nowhere being one, so much of it was functional. And having had 2 freelanders before that one, and Mum has since sold that and bought a freelander 2, given we have had nothing but good from them - no brainer really. Freelander 2 is an excellent car. Great VFM with quite astonishing offroad performance - it'll piss all over any stock X5/Q8/CRV/X-Trail/XC90 if driven properly.
Yeah, I suppose you probably have a gravel driveway if you live out in the sticks. Or maybe a steep gravelly driveway?
Try floods for 20 maybe 30 days of the year on the 3 roads out of the village and moss covering most corners around there? Cars quite frequently fall into fields and ****... Condescending *****.
I had a ride in a 8-10 year old vw polo the other day, and the drive was really good, much faster and more responsive than my 206 (both 1.4ltr). I think my next car will be a golf, as I was really impressed. Have to agree about the A3's at first I thought "nice car", (and have been in one a couple of times), but they are quite common these days.
