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Old 14th January 2019, 08:30 PM
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I have driven a couple of TDi models and they are a very different beast from my FSI.

You drive them on the torque and they are grunty in such a light car. TDI90 mapped gives a decent chunk of torque and is a swift car, 3 cylinders also which is quite different and clever. In pure terms the FSI is fastest if driven hard but a diesel will still cover the ground well and be even faster with a map.

I went for the FSI as I like the nature of the car and you have to work it a little. My trips in it our only a couple of miles so the petrol was more suited to what I wanted from the car.

Depends really on what you want and how you intend to drive the car around on a daily basis. TDI will give more economy of course but it’s not an engine you would take pleasure from taking to the Rev limit, the FSI is just a simple four cylinder but i take an old school enjoyment from using all the revs. Diesels do need to be looked after a little more and a little more complex.

I would recommend looking and driving a couple of A2s to see what suits you engine wise. Some owners love to map the diesels and hypermile the hell out of them for example.
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Old 16th January 2022, 04:03 PM
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Hello All. Rekindling my original post.

My daughter is turning 17 this year, and I’m feeling an A2 is just about perfect for her first car. Anyone done the same? Not looked at insurance, but suspecting base 1.4 petrol is the best option.

Anyway, will be looking out for a cheap one over the next few months.

Any thoughts?
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Old 16th January 2022, 05:29 PM
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Hello All. Rekindling my original post.

My daughter is turning 17 this year, and I’m feeling an A2 is just about perfect for her first car. Anyone done the same? Not looked at insurance, but suspecting base 1.4 petrol is the best option.

Anyway, will be looking out for a cheap one over the next few months.

Any thoughts?
Zip
Neil (Architect_M8tey..) bought one of these a year or so ago, so he may be a good person to advise/ask.

I considered getting one, but went rogue instead and bought an (absolutely lovely ) Panda 100HP instead
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well Malk my friend has 3 90bhp tdi,s (best one and £30 a year to tax)
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we together have been restoring them over the last 4 years
they can be a pig to work on and have many faults as we have discovered over the years
they do tend to rust badly underneath suspension,subframe etc so look at the mot history or possibly get the car on a ramp
lots of parts are becoming obsolete now
the fsi has many engine issues and is more expensive to tax (£180-ish)
be carefull a cheap one may cost you big time
its a specialist car and not many garages understand them

the last one we restored stands Malk at £5500 but is as new as they come and thats NO LABOUR INC

any questions fire away

personally from experience id but the Fiat Panda as tintin did
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