I Bought The Audi Everyone Hates
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2020
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You can tell when Alex has the camera because you’re looking up to everyone
damn what a roast 🔥
oh no thats brutal lmao
If I didnt say it someone else would have 😂
Dwarf Cam
8:37 is what I feel about this
You guys should do some fuel economy mods like weight reduction, engine service, pumped up eco tyers, ecu tune and the works to see how high this thing can go, mpg wise.
Hypemile to the Audi factory it was made in
Wait you can tune your car to save more gas??? That's actually cool for a person who drives all day.
@@jv1990 you can make it run more lean, not too good for long term (not too sure tbh:/) but people do it. actually, most motorcycle companies (ducatti notoriously) tune their bikes lean from factory to get away with emissions requirements and lower gas consumption
@@jv1990 you can make it run more lean, not too good for long term (not too sure tbh:/) but people do it. actually, most motorcycle companies (ducatti notoriously) tune their bikes lean from factory to get away with emissions requirements and lower gas consumption
@@jv1990 you can make it run more lean, not too good for long term (not too sure tbh:/) but people do it. actually, most motorcycle companies (ducatti notoriously) tune their bikes lean from factory to get away with emissions requirements and lower gas consumption
I owned an Audi A2 for ten years until I wasn't allowed to drive it in my (german) city anymore due to fucking insane laws made to ban cars with "older" Diesel engines. It was ugly as fuck but I can't express how wonderful it was to drive. It had the smoothest transmission and such a direct steering. Made you feel at home. I miss it so much!!
And it was waaaaay ahead of it's time consuming only 4,5L/100km, being fairly light and never rusting because it was made of aluminium..
I dont thinks its ugly
Crazy that they ban these cars here while big suvs can still drive
I own one. It's almost the best car I have ever driven on a daily basis.
@@kloschuessel773 Do you have a receding hairline?
@@juhojalonen3046 lol, dunno what this has to do with anything
I bet my hair is better than yours.
But its not like it was with 16.
Im not saying the car is cool in and as itself. Its kinda cool bcs its aluminium and not many have it. And its considered a future classic and likely to appreciate...
Would i prefer an a4 overall, yes
My condolences Incognito, vw really do be destroying everything
13:01 I can't stress enough how thankful I am to the editor for including those stats in different measurements so that people outside of the UK understand exactly how economical these cars are!
tbh i'm sold on that oil and washer fillup swivel thingy, this was clearly a German A-Level equivalent project.
Yeah, I'm with you on that. Props to whoever thought of that design.
that makes the car like easily 10% cooler in my book. thats literally one more trivial fact i can bore my gf with 🙂
People used to fill the engine with water and vice versa. Had one that the customer had filled right to the top. Engine locked solid
Never seen that myself! Nifty.
@@edpilling4955 reminds me of the smart for two that seemed to get filled with gas right into the air intake
British: I'm interested to see just how economical this car is.
Americans: Hellcat go brrrrrrrrr
Americans: oh its not a v8 sad gun noises
No V8? Damn communist car
Casually put supercharged v8 In suv
"qrqrqrqrqrqrqrr"
-The V8 cried.
if I paid 50 pence for a liter of gas I'd go brrrr too
I’ve had three of these and there is a fourth in the family. I’ve never owned another small car, but I always thought that the A2 is one of the best cars ever made and a special moment in automotive history that will never happen again - a premium small car built with premium materials, to a high spec, but cheap to maintain and run. It’s not a rebadged Polo or a carer mobile, like the A1, it’s a unique car that can carry four adults in comfort and style. The rear passenger leg room beats the 3 series/C-Class , for example.
I only have two or three issues with the car - visibility is affected by the front pillar, it’s a pain to unlock the boot when the battery goes flat and due to the low weight (around 900kg), it’s not fun to drive it at high speed on open road in strong wind. Perhaps, the fifth gear could be longer. You could buy a new Polo with worst spec and less style or space today, twenty years later!
One more thing - I’m not sure what happened there, but you never see @@@@@ driving one of these.
🤣
I’ve always liked it as well, super silent interior and fun to drive.
If you poke around UA-cam someone has electrified one- it really suits it.
Sounds like you’re describing an i3
Wait - the UK and US MPG is actually different? For a German, it just gets more confusing 😂 thanks for showing L/100km as well
by about 20%. UK gallons are bigger.
@@geoffreycarter3981 at a British gas station, do you still pay by the litre or by the gallon?
@@billa1452 pay by the litre, weirdly
The Americans have longer miles than we have in the UK.
It just gets more confusing😂 but thanks for the enlightenment
“if you change gear smoothly i will kiss you on the lips” *concentrates and tries to change gear*
I detect a little bit of geh.
S U S
i thing audi/vag earn some money for repair this long time after they selling this model
Jacks car is incredible, over 500k miles still getting 68mpg wow.
TDI's are notorious for being incredible engines. the mk4 golf/jetta 1.9 ALH is a favorite for swaps in north america because they''re all over the place, only need 3 wires to start, and can be tuned for insane economy and power. my mate swapped one into a mk3 jetta, tuned the injection pump, gets 70mpg USA spec, and has 40hp/60tq more than stock at the wheels. and he didn't touch the engine itself, a wrecker yard purchase. vw/audi really has the small diesel engine figured out.
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The A2 is a vastly under-rated car. I've always fancied one. I had a passenger lap in one in 2001 round the Nordschleife in hideous conditions and it was the fastest thing out there. Ok, so it was just about the _only_ thing out there, but that's not the point. Clearly you have no option but to take it back to the 'Ring. Good luck!
You won't be finding a rotten one
@K Man it's aluminium even the chassis go away you know nothing they're still D2 A8s on the road from 98 lol.
@K Man aluminium space frame chassis is lighter and stronger than steel chassis you've learnt something today.
@@chris425amp7 A2 and A8 are in scrap yards covered in oxidisation. Why you lying?
@@shutyourpieholeboy877 why would they be sitting in scrap yards do you know how much aluminium weighs in for? TOOL 😂
"Properly north, north of Manchester"
Cries in scottish
North of Manchester, just below Yorkshire.
People really go out of their way to not acknowledge Lancashire.
The fossil fuel “BMW i3”. This one deserves a full tank economy run.
mactipiak no.
The extended range has a generator which charges the battery so no-
Excuse me!!
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Just think for a moment.
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Can you believe that this exact system of the universe and all of these great creation will end in nothing...just after death!
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I3 a lil fun to drive at least
They're both shit! The latest i3 isn't available with the petrol generator anymore, you just get more battery capacity. You also can't charge them from normal mains-well you can, but after 3 days charging, I only got 1 mile added to the range (possibly a fault, but shit nevertheless)
It did achieve cool status on the top gear cool wall. Jeremy clarkson approves it, and that's all I need.
Is this your car
@@hello-jc1rx no
So do Smith (CarPervert) & Sniff(petrol)
Milly Moo That’s not true at all. The engine, gearbox and various parts are from the VAG pool, so they are the same as in the Polo, Ibiza and Fabia. The interior is durable and AUDI quality. The body work is aluminium and that is more expensive to repair than steel, but how often are you planning to have crash repair on your car?
Sheep
From Hate to Love.
I really start appreciating them now.
No, you're not next Multipla!
My mate had two of these for his first and second car cause he loved them so much, blew up both gearboxes but we had such a blast in them, a awesome and massively under rated car
Pump up the tires, replace that wheel bearing and see how mileage improves.
Love how the camera drops about 2 feet when Alex takes the camera
Killing it
I've got that exact model in red. That traction control light you thought you saw is the brake disc wearing warning. If it's also on with the ABS then there's a wire to the front passenger side wheel which has broken, cutting off the pad and wheel speed sensors. Repair loom is available from Audi for about £55. Early A2 gearboxes are mostly made of toffee.
TT Minivan, loved that! We used to drive an AudiA2 in 2002, we used it as a small family car and what can I say...after 20 years I keep thinking of this car and am seriously considering it as my next purchase. I'm not a huge car person and don't know much, but this car was such a joy to drive, it was surprisingly spacious, and just a really well mannered, cute little guy. I'm here because I want to educate myself about cars, the Audi A2 in particular, in regards to what I should be looking for when buying a 15+ year old car.
Literally the last genuinely innovative Audi before they just started full on VAG platform sharing.
They were already full swing sharing by that point, I do totally agree though that it was an entirely Audi venture, ive always had diesel audis, I bought an A2 recently, someone said they arnt real Audis so i explained in very boring detail that its actually the only true Audi to come out in many decades.
Can't beat a bit of VAG sharing 👍
Do you know if its the same engine used in the mk5 golf sdi
Highly engineered innovative car, extremely streamline and they lost money on everyone sold!
kenneth No. SDI is a non turbo 1.9 whereas this is a turbo 1.4.
This has clearly had a LHD gearbox mod, very common for people who wanted an auto but couldn't get one. Instead you just get the passenger to change for you.
Yor joking right? Is this actually something people do?
So do you get a Jack with the mod then ?
@@adelaide7822 You're joking right, is that actually a comment people believe?
@@yeahitskimmel yeah I feel kind of dumb for believing that now, no excuses, but tbf there are cars where the brake pedal is also on the passenger side, so I guess a clutch pedal might be possible too idk.
@@adelaide7822 has to be a former driving instructors car then no?
I got mine for 17 years now and my biggest repair was just under 800 euro most way under it.
I have similar miles on it and the best thing is you don't think about rust at all. Which is so nice especially now when it's old.
Had the A2 1.2 TDI. It was frugal like nothing else (2.6...3.6 liter/100km), but it had some technical issues with the gearbox, the wheel bearings and the brake control unit. It was great to drive and quite roomy inside. Cool video, thanks!
A lightweight, compact little thing from Germany.
Audi's ok too.
😂😂
“We’re going north, like properly north, near Yorkshire”
Yes Alex, that’ll be Lancashire 🤦🏼♂️😂
I live near Inverness and was like oh okay so not north then 😂
@@Drewrob99 I'm in airdrie and I thought they'd at least be up by me 😂
@@Drewrob99 Yorkshire is in the north lol.
@@terryturner4116 I mean its 400miles south from me but sure
@@Drewrob99 depends whether you think Scotland is a different country or part of England.
It’s scary how this pops up on my recommended page a day after i bought the exact same car lol.
congratulations!
Gutted for you mate
They're listening....
0.0
Just kidding haha
Can i ask? What on earth where you thinking??😂
Nadeem Rashed were*
Loved my A2. Replaced stock wheels with some 17" rims and some nice rubber which gave it rather good handling. Only wished it had the 1.6 petrol instead of the 1.4 petrol and a bit more leg room since it didn't work for me when my hip got bad.
I had one as a company car when they first came out.I used to drive from Hamburg to Dover and up to Leeds every 3 weeks to see the kids. Fantastic drive at near 100mph the whole way,flat out all the way and 55mpg.Never a back twinge, never broke on me. Definitely the best car by a long way at the time in its group,infact better long-distance than the Fiesta and renault leguna 2.0d which I also did the tripin.
The A2 was actually a great car, i had mine for about 10 years and over 250.000 Kilometers. One of the most underrated cars of the last 30 years...
@K Man The A2 is lighter and more aerodynamic than the Polo. And to be honest: i think 47 MPG is not very impressive for a Polo Bluemotion, should be above 50.
Mine had the 1.4 16V gasoline engine and i managed to get around 45 mpg, normal driven and not hypermiling.
@K Man Biggest impact in any kind of economy driving is... driver. I can get anything form 6.2l/100 to 26l/100 in my car just by changing my driving style. I've driven cars in such a way that I went 2-2.5 l/100 below the owner's best... all above just driving, no bullshit dangerous techniques.
K Man i can reach 4l/100km or even bellow with careful driving on a tuned 2.0d
I love this car!
@@hojnikb my 2.0 gets under 4l/100km without any tune, just careful driving (2018 octavia)
Great car! I use the 1.2TDI (same as VW Lupo 3L) for my daily commute. Love the extra space and comfort, but the 20 litre tank only gives me ~560km (~350 miles).
I love these cars. Living in Norway where they use salt on the roads in wintertime, the Aluminium chasis is a big plus. And it is such a big little car. (It doesn't feel small sitting inside it.)
That car speaks to me, saying;
“Hey I’m ugly, but it’s ok cause there is a Audi logo.”
an audi logo makes everything worse
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Alex: this is the first car ive got with 2 keys :)
Ethan:its only got one ignition though
Haha
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I had 2, loved both, 17” alloys on the sport though made for crap handling on anything than super smooth roads
Thanks for the calculation to liter/100km
highly appreciated. Cheers from Germany
I love an A2! Came within a gnats snatch of buying one a few months ago but couldn't justify another motor. They're bargains and so innovative! Super safe too, a mate of mine had one 10 years ago and was t boned by a Mitsubishi Pajero doing 50, he ended up in a ditch upside down wrapped around a tree and bar whiplash he was fine!
I'm guessing your from Yorkshire 👍
Gearbox you need to reset the cables from the shifter. My moms has one with near 400k kms with a tune for 95bhp.
Note: that 3cyl engine is pretty much the 1.9tdi you have on the high mileage A4 with a cylinder shaved off.
If you can find the rare version with 4x4 (haldex) people have swapped the 1.4 for the 1.9.
If you want to try and hit higher mpg drop a tune a the 6th gear (yes, its possible)
There is no A2 Quattro. I've seen some that built them, but they were newer AWD from factory.
@@Stefuu_ you are right. I probably saw a modded one and assume it had a version. Still is a sick mod.
@@pedrogbranco like scirocco with haldex here in Fin
We had a very similar 74bhp A2 for two years and it was a genuinely great long term ownership proposition - economical, comfortable and they eat up the miles very well. They are also good fun to sling down a back road, mostly because they're small enough and narrow enough to place accurately on small roads.
Strongly recommend new springs and dampers and to change those awful 16" wheels for some 15" rims and 195/50 R15 boots
Honestly I could see someone bagging one of these and doing a cool VIP build, I like those fender flares alot
US : Why don't we get the fun Euro models ?
Audi: We could send you the A2
US : We don't want the fun Euro models
Actually the problem with the United States is the big three Germans is supposed to be luxury not basic they tried to make a basic luxury but it failed because they cut too many corners
I don't mind an A2, but I really want the A1. Especially the Hatchback version.
No American would buy mini Euro eco cars at a premium price.
@@cerisem7727 Whats with the S1?
@@gwcrispi for example the Mercedes C230 Kompresser
The A2 was designed specifically to be economical and that’s cool in my books
The exact opposite in mine, with a possible exception of a 2cv. Or Trabant.
It was really expensive so not economical at all.
@@hrgiyzueghe its cheap now
Would love to see an update/roundup of what's happened to all the various cars you guys have bought!
You guy’s are so fun to watch. I know what I’m doing all day
It's interesting how Jack just gave up on shaving since the lockdown started. By the time the vacine comes out he'll look homeless
hes receding pretty fast too.
LOL I did the same thing. My beard's down to my nips.
America's been under lockdown for a bit long than you all, though.
My Mrs beard is down to her knees. 😢
Both are fake whilst the beard is real.
I'd actually be intrigued by how bad that gearbox really is by tearing it down completely and seeing the inside of it. Wouldn't be surprised to see the rebuilt value exceeding the cost of the A2 but hey ho it'd be interesting for us nerds at least.
Worn synchro
@@pranavp386 you still would replace all the parts just to be sure.. Taking the engine out from the underside while supporting the rear.. Fk no
What do you mean bro
Just Having your fluids changed in an audi dealership would probably be more than 150
Imagine replacing the gearbox🤣
Rainwater runs onto the linkage and into the gear box, known fault on A2s...
Timico1000 bingo, my mums A2 has the same issue, feels like there’s no oil on the linkages but the issue is the gearbox turret bearing, the piece that the linkages pivot, just gets crusty and has bugger all lubrication, makes the gear changes feel like dog shit. Carthrottle if you’re reading this please do a how-to on changing the turret bearing so I can sort it out for my mum as a surprise 😂😂
I always loved the A2. It was definitely ahead of its time and misunderstood like most good things are.
Love the A2. It looks a bit different, seems to have a lot of space and should be a good little roadtrip buddy. Look forward to seeing what is in store for it
Unpopular opinion I actually like them , we had a diesel one at work and it did mega mpg
Well it is a small light car with a small diesel engine.it's Best way to get good mpg. I had a L reg 1.5 diesel (Isuzu engine) Corsa I don't even remember having to put fuel in it was so rare maybe filled it twice
If you go for a 3.0 TDI you can have nice power and relatively good sound as well!
They made a special edition im sure that done like 100mpg
@@geemachine666 yes I did hear about that one didn't it have parts missing/carbon fibre parts too and some special wheels and tyres for aero dynamics and low rolling resistance. And was like £4k more than a normal one.
geevirus I think it was 100k in 3 litres
"This is one of the roughest interiors I've seen..."
"I can hear you over here you know."😂
Adam was pretty cool 🤣
This is by far the coolest car ever built. Im already saving up to collect several of them
thats literally the fucking worst car audi has ever producted to date, literally driving garbage, A7 best car EU WEST
@K Man Yes and no. The engineers at Audi clearly did not design the car in consideration of the second/later owner. In order to fix it properly, you got to remove the front bumper, intercooler, take the transmission/engine completely out, replace the rusty drum brakes, change the whole suspension and even route a whole new wiring if the previous owner wasnt too thoughtful. But once you did that - and your interior doesnt look like s*** as in the one in the video above - you have a damm cool little car at your hands.
But if you dont like the car or its design at all - .....
@@MuhKuh9ft13 maxi du russn troll :DD
" Properly north " ... A very grim town named Haslingden ! At least they found the best bits to show !
When Alex held the camera everything was so much more tall.😂
“We bought the Audi everyone hates”
The comments: nah it’s sick boi
@Frances Hill nah I liked this car before there vid, it's unusual
@@youcallmelavender3864 yeah same
Its not....
@@youcallmelavender3864 yeah exactly my mates mom had one used to take us up the baths and to the cinema and that lol class little motor
ew audis suck
I had one 1.4 tai 75cv and I loved it! I am still missing it.
I had an A2TDI on loan back in the day and loved it. From 30-70 it was really nippy but then the acceleration dropped off a cliff. No better on fuel though than my 1.9 TDI A3. That engine is the best Diesel engine ever for efficiency and reliability
Alex: We're going North!
Me: Yay, they're going to scotland!
Alex: North of Manchester
Me: -_-
Lol
i was thinking the same lol
still down south to me
Manchester is the north. Scotland is Scotland.
'Up North'
Only leeds and above is north anything else is just pretending
This is lancashire, haslingden to be exact
Love this era of VAG Motors, VW Lupo’s, Audi A2 etc rate this a lot
The Lupo? Have you ever driven it? It's the worst car I've ever driven by far.
@@hrgiyzueghe what about the lupo gti
@@simonsteedman1133 Junk car with a better engine. Nothing like the 106 for example, and I could name many others.
@@hrgiyzueghe Peugeot? LOL
@@dot7107 Have you ever driven a 106? Have you ever seen one cornering? These cars were fantastic, dirty cheap and real fun, the opposite of the Lupo.
12:39 That's a nice collection of Audi's! Now Ethan just needs a TT in the same silver metallic. Just because it looks cool. And, you know, a TT is basically the same as a StreetKa.
One of the Best Cars I've ever owned! I had a imolayellow S-Line A2 colour.storm with OpenSky Roof, Bose Soundsystem. Really cool :)
It looks like a Audi TT and a Prius had a one night stand love child!
The two silver Audi’s look like step brothers lol
More like an a3 and a prius lol. Don't see any tt in this other than the dash clocks.
Owner: Stains were there when I bought it.
Alex: Ew, look at those seat stains.
Owner: *Gets defensive*
Those are totally his stains. lol
I've seen other A2 with the same kind of stains, seems it's a standard issue for them.
What does it have to do with the type of car, it’s just a normal seat.
@@isaacrossonero3855 not really. My golf mk4 has similar seats and they literally start looking like that after just a couple of rain drops on them.
@@isaacrossonero3855 For different cars they use different seats and different materials, which means that some cars have a known standard issue with their seats (Peugeots for example rip at the seam for the side air bag quite often).
Yes you are right ,but still I regularly see stains like these on similar cars of the same era who have these type of seats (mostly German cars). Hence why I still think that this isn’t a specific problem with the A1 just a common problem with this kind of seat fabric used in many more cars.
Whenever i see one in germany, most of the times it is in a very good condition. That little Thing seems to have some Fans.
That 3 cylinder diesel is a great little motor. 'surprising' is the word I would use, waaay more torque than you would think when they are on boost.
I had a Skoda Fabia courtesy car with the 1.4 TDI, and yes it felt like it was fuelled with gravel but it was indeed surprisingly torquey and also it actually sounded pretty good compared to the 4 pot 1.9. I can see why they get such high mpg because you really can just keep the revs and throttle inputs low
I realy like this Audi because of a previous CarThrottle video, so CarThrottle sometimes gives me second opinions!!
BTW: Alex hasn't said: "You mad bro!?" for a long time
Yh I thought that too he used say it all the time
@K Man I dont take their advice of buying cars for less than £200 beacuse:
-I am 14
- I know when you buy a car for less than the that, the repair bill will be more the the actual car😂😂😂
I actually genuinely like this car, I think it's cool
same
As an American I saw this car on Gran Turismo and I like the looks of it but I never knew you can remove the hood that way.
I think with a good set of wheels, and lowered down it would look stunning !
I think your eye test is overdue
Same
I Just love the show man! You doing it great! 🖤
this is almost exactly how I feel about the classic Taurus SHO here in America. No one remembers them or gets excited whenever they see mine, and when I talk about them, no one thinks it's anywhere near as cool as it really is. I can respect your feelings about the Audi A2. 😔7
Bought one 5 years ago, great little car, and a lot of fun.
A bit of a cult car that will be sought after one day.
@K Man boi have checked your comments and you only give hate
Love these cars. When I was a technician for Audi and serviced one of these the customer never informed us of gearbox issues. Went to put it into third and it went into first at about 40. Still never blew up
Saw an A2 today on the actual A2 .Y reg like this one and immaculate,so someone loves it. Wasn't hanging around either.
Had a fully loaded 1.6fsii A2 in silver with panoramic roof, air con and red leather interior, was a great little city car.
I've always thought the A2 was a decade too early! If you released it in 2010 with a few small styling tweaks it would have sold by the transporter load. An ex had one of the petrol ones and once you got past the looks it was a very, very capable car. It was so light that if you put the wiper on full speed the car would rock! Please fix the gearbox then see what it's like then, you can then do what you want with it.
This car was extremely expensive, it cost twice the price of an economy car with the same quality and features and weighted the same. In 2010 they would have failed exactly as they did back then.
They say it was ahead of its time, but I'd like to know why: the aluminium body? Small aluminium cars existed even in the 50s and 60s. The 1.4 TDI? It's a junk engine. So why do you consider it ahead of its time?
For 40k, buying an A2 was just stupid lmao. An economy car for stupid ppl. If you really did care for the economy, then you'd take public transit.
'I Bought The Audi Everyone Hates'
nahhhh i love it
The 1.2 3L is a tad better imo
I had one of these back in the day, and now after watching this I want one again. Great car.
I'd love to see you try and do a budget street cred series with the A2. Kind of like MCM did with the MK3 Golf. Take it to a car meet afterwards and try to see if you can change people's minds about the A2. Take a poll afterwards as well.
Make a collection of pre-2010 Audi lineup(s).
I didn’t know the a2 was hated. I actually like it. Efficient, quirky, comfortable, rare, cheap, good to drive, premium interior. Some say it’s a future classic
It’s not.
Defenatily a future classic!
Also dog ugly
With that weird sloping look, and those sad looking front headlights? No way its a future classic
Lololol then I'm sure my Dodge Neon will be a future classic
For the gearbox check the linkage mechanism. It may just need adjustment, or a fairly cheap part to be replaced. The A2 owners club is a great place for info and parts.
We bought one a year ago as a runabout and to teach our kids to drive in.
I think it's great that so many people think they are uncool. Keeps the prices down. Whilst those that appreciate good engineering for reasonable prices can enjoy them to the full.
Funny enough, I was at the Audi Factory. The Tour Guide called the A2 one of their greatest achievements
The audi a2 is actually a good little motor for town driving
Shut up🤣
Unless the town doesn't allow diesel cars in the centre
BEEENG petrol and diesel is the only way to go for a car
@@geraldkelly4461 I know but sadly governments don't think the same...
BEEENG which towns have these rules ?
Watching UK cheap car challenges is hilarious because cars in Britain depreciate faster than rotten fish apparently
Cars aren't normally that cheap.
Alex just buys fucked ones, plus people are more inclined to take less if they're going to be on YT.
@@JoeWuhPuh Nah you can get some really cheap stuff if you don't care about image. I had two 106s at the start if my diving career. 1 cost a whopping £1 and the other was £70.
The first was truly awful and only had 3 months MOT, the second was decent though. Well it wasn't decent it was a 106, but you get the point. 11 months MOT and not in bad shape.
@@Max-gz7ik How much did the cost to keep on the road for the duration of your ownership? Unless you swapped before MOT's, I'm extremely suss that you ran two cars for £71 (minus consumables)
I just paid £400 for a fairly nice A2. Cars are cheap in the UK.
@@OeNoesRAWR The first got scrapped as soon as the MOT was up. The other was actually in pretty good condition and I got two years out of it. It just needed an exhaust and o2 sensors. I moved that one on to my cousin as he was learning and I needed a bigger car.
Amazing car, own a 1.4 TDI myself.
Got it chip tuned to 101 hp with the S-line wheels and wider tires.
Great mpg's, interiour design and technology!
"Like steering a bowl of Lego"😂😂😂
I remember all 90s cars looking shit in the early 00s, I must be getting old because this looks good by modern standards.
I'm glad someone's finally saying good things about the A2. I love the little thing. It was my first ever car bought back in late 2015 with 108.000km and traded it back to a Toyota car dealer with 125.000km in 2017 (for a boring, very uncool Yaris Hybrid... yuck). I literally would drive just for the fun of being behind its steering wheel; the handling was TIGHT, the steering was precise and the throttle response was super fun (i had the 1.4l petrol version). Also, great interior and boot space in such a little package... miss the Audi A2! (Still keeping the original key in my keychain).
I had the same engine for my first car and it was still going strong at 212k, handled brilliantly too
Yea I think the a2 looks better than most ugly cars
I bought one back in 2012: It was a 2003 with the 1.6 (110hp) and it had every conceivable option. Weighing in at just 995 kg this thing was so much fun to drive - and you always had hats turning at the (rather ridiculous) looks of it! Unfortunately, my A2 was totaled when some imbecile decided ignore a stop sign...
Utter bollocks you lot talk. That 3pots done by 140k and down at 50bhp if its not blown... the gearbox is chocolate and they get constant brake issues
I drive around 15 hours a day doing deliveries. You should do a top 5 cars for delivery drivers, maybe even get a high bhp car in there for the odd guy who wants something somewhat fast and high mpg.
We don’t have these in North America....I’m envious! Fix it up completely and keep it going for as long as you can!
If it's the four seater you can take the seats out completely and make a great little van as the floor is low and flat, have fun!!!!
The audi a2 still looks modern always thought they was cool especially with the tt wheels
Wish they made a fast version
Love you're videos keep them coming
Love the video keep up the great work love the car/van
Fantastic car, my father had his for 14 years , never went wrong ! Looked the same as yours. Get 200bhp out of it 😃
Haven't seen one of these for years, really reminds me of an BMW i3
Our family had an Audi A6 C5 1.9l TDI for 15 years and it did 527 000km before we sold it onwards. A brilliant, brilliant and reliable car if you just make sure to service it when needed. Loved it to bits
Such a cool car, wish we got it here in the US. Making one of these quick seems like and interesting build.
Please show much more about the A2, makes me happy to see it side by side with Jacks A4. Get the problems sorted out and i bet Jack will love the A2, could be the perfect car for his taste!
Every cheap/broken car is the car of Alex's dreams
I would love to see you modify this and try make it look really cool as I defo think its got some great potential!
Just bought a 1.4 petrol one of these and love it!