clived
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I'm currently in the process of chosing a replacement car - my 2001 RS4 is about to fall foul of company policies about max mileage.... and I'm facing a sensible vs silly dilemma
Deciding to go for something of a change from 2.7 twin turbo 4WD petrol estate car, I'm looking at 3.0 twin turbo... rear wheel drive small coupe - the BMW 135i - obviously a totally different proposition to the RS4 (despite the superficial engine similarities!).
HOWEVER. I'm a big Audi fan (I also have a very modified MkI TT roadster, and I'm Vice Chairman of the owners club) and I've always liked the A2 - quirky, fun, sensible, and have always enjoyed my trips in them when been given them as loaners.
I therefore am looking to really explore how viable a late A2 1.4Tdi 90bhp would be for me. It would certainly be a very sensible choice - would cost less than a third of the BMW, would be very very cheap to insure, run, maintain (and take into London by the look of things!) and the maximum depreciation, assuming it was worth nothing at all after 3 years would be less than the BMW would lose in 18 months - and of course the A2 would not be worth nothing after 3 years, so it's actually much better than that.
My big concern is performance. Obviously I appreciate that no A2 is ever going to have anything like the go of the 135i, let alone the RS4, but I do about 20k miles a year, lots of it motorway, and I want enough go to make it not all a chore. If I had an A2 I absolutely would have it remapped, but my experience of A2 perfomance extends as far as 75bhp TDi models.
Is there anyone in either Herts or Berks who has a remapped A2-90 who would be good enough to either take me for a spin, or even let me have a go (once I've shown you I'm insured of course!). Be happy to take you for a spin in the RS4 in return ;-)
Cheers, Clive
Deciding to go for something of a change from 2.7 twin turbo 4WD petrol estate car, I'm looking at 3.0 twin turbo... rear wheel drive small coupe - the BMW 135i - obviously a totally different proposition to the RS4 (despite the superficial engine similarities!).
HOWEVER. I'm a big Audi fan (I also have a very modified MkI TT roadster, and I'm Vice Chairman of the owners club) and I've always liked the A2 - quirky, fun, sensible, and have always enjoyed my trips in them when been given them as loaners.
I therefore am looking to really explore how viable a late A2 1.4Tdi 90bhp would be for me. It would certainly be a very sensible choice - would cost less than a third of the BMW, would be very very cheap to insure, run, maintain (and take into London by the look of things!) and the maximum depreciation, assuming it was worth nothing at all after 3 years would be less than the BMW would lose in 18 months - and of course the A2 would not be worth nothing after 3 years, so it's actually much better than that.
My big concern is performance. Obviously I appreciate that no A2 is ever going to have anything like the go of the 135i, let alone the RS4, but I do about 20k miles a year, lots of it motorway, and I want enough go to make it not all a chore. If I had an A2 I absolutely would have it remapped, but my experience of A2 perfomance extends as far as 75bhp TDi models.
Is there anyone in either Herts or Berks who has a remapped A2-90 who would be good enough to either take me for a spin, or even let me have a go (once I've shown you I'm insured of course!). Be happy to take you for a spin in the RS4 in return ;-)
Cheers, Clive