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New car what's best?

BeckyAndy
BeckyAndy Posts: 7 Forumite
in Motoring
We are looking to buy a new car in a few months. Low insurance and road tax but high in performance. Looking at the A1 any other ideas?

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  • jaydeeuk1
    jaydeeuk1 Posts: 7,714 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Low insurance and high performance? Please quantify.
  • rxbren
    rxbren Posts: 413 Forumite
    not possible
  • emmell
    emmell Posts: 1,228 Forumite
    I love my Audi A1.......a proper little pocket rocket and only a 1.2 engine :)

    ML.
    He who has four and spends five, needs neither purse nor pocket
  • DKLS
    DKLS Posts: 13,461 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    A1 Quattro or 1M? Although dont think they are quite what you after.

    Do you want nippy?, Fast? or OMFG?
  • sun-n-moon
    sun-n-moon Posts: 141 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Why would you want high performance in this country? I mean, where would you possibly use it?
  • gabbleRatchet
    gabbleRatchet Posts: 122 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    BeckyAndy wrote: »
    We are looking to buy a new car in a few months. Low insurance and road tax but high in performance. Looking at the A1 any other ideas?

    What's your budget?
  • skivenov
    skivenov Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    emmell wrote: »
    I love my Audi A1.......a proper little pocket rocket and only a 1.2 engine :)

    ML.

    TFSI? They're good fun!

    I've heard there's been reliability issues on a lot of A1's though.
    Yes it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
    Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
  • emmell
    emmell Posts: 1,228 Forumite
    skivenov wrote: »
    TFSI? They're good fun!

    I've heard there's been reliability issues on a lot of A1's though.

    I hope not.:eek:.....had mine since May 2011 and only problem I've had so far is a rattley rear parcel shelf.

    ML.
    He who has four and spends five, needs neither purse nor pocket
  • rxbren
    rxbren Posts: 413 Forumite
    ai tfsi is group 15 insurance so depending on age/no claims may not be too good to insure
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Really is not a very good question at all and shows a distinct lack of interest in cars and a lack of knowledge on how VED and insurance rates work.
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