AUDI A1 - 1 Month Old!!

Strider590

AdrianC wrote: »

For a turbo to fail SO rapidly, there can only be one cause - a manufacturing issue in the turbo.

Who said "rapidly"?
Once out of warranty, most people just bump the stereo up and ignore the horrible noises until it goes bang. :rotfl:

AdrianC

Strider590 wrote: »

Who said "rapidly"?

The OP. The car's 65 plate and was delivered in Dec.

Nodding_Donkey

Did they fix the indicators while it was in

WellKnownSid

rudekid48 wrote: »

Don't take any of it to heart, enjoy your car and remember to offer a small hand gesture to anyone you pass on the road

...thereby removing all doubt.

Marvel1

rudekid48 wrote: »

Ex Audi owner, not that it is of any relevance. It was more to do with the strange snobbery of some that haunt this board that for some reason causes them to feel the need to try and belittle people who have different perceptions to them.

But this ain't:

rudekid48 wrote: »

remember to offer a small hand gesture to anyone you pass on the road that looks like a middle-aged keyboard warrior driving a really !!!! car that only cost them £20 but they can squeeze another 100k miles out of it before it dies.

My car was brand new when I bought it 12 years ago, will change when it dies, at the moment it has everything I want.

rudekid48

cjdavies wrote: »

But this ain't:



My car was brand new when I bought it 12 years ago, will change when it dies, at the moment it has everything I want.

No issue with that. The post you quoted was tongue in cheek, nothing wrong with owning a car of any age / make, but by the same token there's no reason to sneer at people who like to shop by brand.

bigjl

On the subject that Audi are a luxury marque.

My only comment would be in the notoriously fickle High End London Chauffeur market clients regularly request stuff like the Jaguar XJL or Mercedes S Class.

But the LWB version of the BMW 7 series and the Audi A8 are still not considered to be pukka.

An A8 is certainly a luxurious car as is a 7 series.

But neither is truly considered a Luxury brand.

Range Rover are considered a Luxury Brand as are Maserati, despite it likely sharing parts with other brands in the group

At the end of the day if the OP likes her A1 and the image it projects then good for her.

But not everybody is of the same opinion, wouldn't life be boring if everybody though the same?

Marvel1

rudekid48 wrote: »

No issue with that. The post you quoted was tongue in cheek, nothing wrong with owning a car of any age / make, but by the same token there's no reason to sneer at people who like to shop by brand.

Exactly I do it, for example my deodorant has to be Lynx.I

I'm sure everyone does it without realising, I do it replacing certain electrical items, some brands I avoid.

Iceweasel

cjdavies wrote: »

Exactly I do it, for example my deodorant has to be Lynx.I

I'm sure everyone does it without realising, I do it replacing certain electrical items, some brands I avoid.

Wow! Who wants to smell like a big tom-cat? LOL

WellKnownSid

rudekid48 wrote: »

No issue with that. The post you quoted was tongue in cheek, nothing wrong with owning a car of any age / make, but by the same token there's no reason to sneer at people who like to shop by brand.

No-one is sneering.

We are highlighting the fact that some people have expectations which don't match reality. The motor industry is fairly mature - and apart from where forced by legislation, e.g. emissions, extremely resistant to innovation.

Yes, VAG spent more that Apple and Google combined last year on R&D, but that doesn't mean they were doing anything other that trying to make internal combustion seem less horrific. No-one wants to buy the cars that roll off production lines at the moment. Most manufacturers have bet the farm on China - and it doesn't take a genius to work out where they're going. Cue more "dealer contributed PCP deals" in 2016.

Economies of scale mean that most bread and butter production cars have to share a vast array of almost identical components and technologies. Buying a modern car is a lot like buying water these days - different marketing, different packaging, but mostly similar inside.

Be interesting to see where things go when Apple et al do roll their ideas into production. I think we can expect a lot of change and innovation where currently there is none.