Stevieb
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Future classics? The cheap, usable cars we think will rise in value
www.telegraph.co.uk
Along of course by the enthusiasm of the club members at Kimbolton
The article which inspired me to get an A.2
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www.telegraph.co.uk
Along of course by the enthusiasm of the club members at Kimbolton
Little Dog
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I couldn’t access the article but I really don’t see the A2 becoming anything of a classic. It was never desired by millions, it never won any races, it never stared in a movie etc. When new it provided a quirky over priced get around motor for those who wanted to be a little different or be environmentally friendly.
An almost cult following developed, we lot, and that is the way it has stayed. Prices continue to plummet, seen a 80k mile car scraped during the last we due to no interest.
The only thing it has to offer is corrosion resistance and oddball, I like it, styling. Hardly the making of a future classic.
An almost cult following developed, we lot, and that is the way it has stayed. Prices continue to plummet, seen a 80k mile car scraped during the last we due to no interest.
The only thing it has to offer is corrosion resistance and oddball, I like it, styling. Hardly the making of a future classic.
Thankfully many disagree Phil, including some of the motoring press who are now realising how innovative in design and execution these little cars were/are.
The small sale quantity (UK especially) and the loss of many of those over the years bodes better still for the rarity factor. Whilst the market has well and truly imploded currently, I remain confident that it will pick up and the A2 will formally achieve the modern classic status it so richly deserves.
The small sale quantity (UK especially) and the loss of many of those over the years bodes better still for the rarity factor. Whilst the market has well and truly imploded currently, I remain confident that it will pick up and the A2 will formally achieve the modern classic status it so richly deserves.
ecoangel
Well-Known Member
How many Saab 900s? How many Ford Escorts made? Yet plenty consider them to be classics. When it comes to the A2 so do these guys:
www.autocar.co.uk
www.carbuyer.co.uk
www.classicdriver.com
www.motoringresearch.com
etc...
Architects in London now buying A2s because of it's design, longevity, sustainablity and what i can teach about packaging.
P.S: A2 appeared in several films including i Robot and the latest Jack Ryan series.
CEO of Riversimple drives one.
Back to the future: revisiting the Audi A2 | Autocar
We fire up the flux capacitor and travel back 20 years to drive a future classic that flopped for being ahead of its time
A2 Future Classic says Daily Mail!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-7521771/Ten-bargain-cars-tipped-future-classics.html 1.6 FSI the one to have apparently........... must be true, it's in the Mail. ;o)
www.a2oc.net
Future classics from the '00s
Interesting, attainable, important: our favourite cars of the new millennium
www.carbuyer.co.uk
10 affordable Future Classics you should buy straight away
It’s no secret that the collector car market is at the mercy of the people, and generational changes affect demand and values. This was well documented when the 1980s kids grew up and bought their poster-car Testarossas and when the 1990s brigade took fast Fords and hot hatch prices to new...
www.classicdriver.com
2004 Audi A2 review: Retro Road Test
This is what the future looked like in 1999. A future that, in Audi’s view, relied on clever packaging, lightweight aluminium construction and, er, diesel engines. The 90hp 1.4-litre TDI, introduced in 2003 and tested here, could return 65.7mpg. That was groundbreaking 12 years ago. What are its...
etc...
Architects in London now buying A2s because of it's design, longevity, sustainablity and what i can teach about packaging.
P.S: A2 appeared in several films including i Robot and the latest Jack Ryan series.
CEO of Riversimple drives one.
sciroccorrado
A2OC Donor
As does one of the directors of Audi UK...
TYP 8Z
Member
That's right. My dear friend and colleague Ross Lovegrove, world-renowned product designer, owned his since 2000, with no intention of giving it up. I blame him for giving me the A2 bug. He could afford any, and I mean any car, but decided to stick to his for all the qualities we all appreciate and cherish.
Here's Ross with his A2 inside his studio in Notting Hill
greywolfhound
Member
What a lovely write up I know how he feels ...I have just been looking at his work what a talent Hepworth . starck . Bauhaus lots of Scandinavian influences and Italian flair ..you rarely hear me compliment anyone but he is a seriously great designer ..just WOW..That's right. My dear friend and colleague Ross Lovegrove, world-renowned product designer, owned his since 2000, with no intention of giving it up. I blame him for giving me the A2 bug. He could afford any, and I mean any car, but decided to stick to his for all the qualities we all appreciate and cherish.
Here's Ross with his A2 inside his studio in Notting Hill
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TYP 8Z
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Indeed, he’s quite amazing. If you have a chance check out his TED lecture on YouTube!
greywolfhound
Member
i have just watched it he is certainly enthusiastic and infectious..but he’s right all the best ideas come from nature with the rise technology in composites and polymers more of this organic 3 dimensional sculptural forms are possible ...he has exploited this art form ..I’ve been an engineer all my life and always had a passion for the different..enjoyed this and will read some more on him .paul
TYP 8Z
Member
18 years after its introduction, there seems to have been precious little progress in small cars.
Maybe they've even gone backwards from the A2? MPG, rust resistance...
Regardless of whether it's a future classic or not, right now it's a car that's swings and roundabouts about as good as anything you can buy brand new today and you can pick them up for £1000 give or take a bit, depending.
I wanted to buy an A2 TDi years ago, for the great mpg, but was put off by the high purchase price. Right now, for anyone wanting the cheapest motoring, whilst having something that's OK to drive and be in, then the A2 is the logical choice.
Maybe they've even gone backwards from the A2? MPG, rust resistance...
Regardless of whether it's a future classic or not, right now it's a car that's swings and roundabouts about as good as anything you can buy brand new today and you can pick them up for £1000 give or take a bit, depending.
I wanted to buy an A2 TDi years ago, for the great mpg, but was put off by the high purchase price. Right now, for anyone wanting the cheapest motoring, whilst having something that's OK to drive and be in, then the A2 is the logical choice.
sciroccorrado
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greywolfhound
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B7and8Z
Member
I've always been a fan of the A2, in period I applied for the brochure and loved the TT-aping shapes at play, just in a more practical package. It was most certainly ahead of its time and even in this short period of reading the forum I can tell it most definitely has the requisite cult following that leads to future classic status.