Birchall
Dick Chown Award 2016
The i3 is the perfect city car to run alongside an A2.
Although my A2 TDI is off the road undertaking a engine transplant, it will be used for long journeys where i cant be bothered to use the i3 and stop at a free fast CCS charger for 20 minutes.
Maximum range driven very carefully at optimum outside temperatures and it would return around 100 miles. The new larger battery version will do at least 120 miles, most likely a bit more.
Tyres are around £100 a corner for Bridgestones and the ride comfort on 20's is far better than a A2 on 17's.
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I suspect the ride is helped at least a little by the wieght of the motor and all those batteries. When you hit a bump there is at least some weight resistance to stop you from being rattled.
I would go for the REX version (and I am tempted too) it is just that I prefer to not have to worry about finding a charge point when the battery is fading.
My biggest dilemma would be due to the fact that I can only have two cars where I live, so one of the A2s would have to go.
It would seem obvious to sell my wife's TDI 90 and then we could share mine, but my wife (understandably) is saying "NO, there is no way I would drive your A2 around, I would be too scared to scratch it" I can see her point. So that would mean selling mine!!! Not only would that kiil me, but I would effectively be losing about 18K (because regardless of how much I have spent on it (i.e. TOO MUCH) there is a ceiling on how much any A2 would be worth).
So that is probably the only thing stopping me from getting an A2.
Wait a minute!!! I think I have a solution, sell her car and replace it with the i3, she can use it around town and I can use it whenever I want.
No wait another minute!!!! My wife would NEVER drive anything other than an A2, she absolutely loves A2s and she i not "into cars" at all!!
Damn, looks like I won't be getting an i3 after all!!!
Steve B
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