AudA2Numpty
A2OC Donor
I had a 2005 A2 for while (Dec 2013 - June 2016), I had issues with it as the seller was less than honest with the description and then he went missing when I asked for my money back a day after purchasing it.
I spent a bit more money getting it professionally repaired via A2 cars (thank you Tony for the advice and assistance) which brought it back to great condition.
Then in a mad search for more MPG I ended up purchasing a Nissan Leaf electric car in February 2016. All of this coincided with an imminent move to Sweden last year and a dreadful "Sophies Choice" dilemma that we could not take two cars with us. So ended up deciding to sell my beloved A2 1.4 66mpg awesome car which I now think was a massive mistake.
Don't get me wrong, I have done 20,000 miles in the Nissan Leaf and this has technically cost us £384 in electric in all that time, but the purchase price was £11,000.
I say technically as I have not had to pay for most of that energy as most of the electric points are free to use so we have really only paid £98 and half of that was a subscription to Polar Plus, with the added bonus of entering a draw every month to be able to drive a super car (I got a Tesla Model S to drive for a week) so the running costs are super low.
The latest servicing cost for the Leaf was £149.
The A2 cost £2695. The repair (£1100), servicing, road tax (£20) and fuel cost (£3923) came to a grand total of £10,059.76. The total mileage I did with this was 51,817.
So at present after a years worth of Nissan Leafs ownership the super low running costs of the newer car are hopefully an ongoing advantage the only caveat the lack of range. Though I have become accustomed to charging up regularly.
Now I look at both cars on paper. Both cars would end up being the same to run especially if I include the Nissan Leafs depreciation.
Though without that the A2 would likely to have ended up being more expensive due to ongoing higher servicing costs and fuel and more maintenance/repair costs though it is possible I was unlucky to have bought this car from a total **** of a seller? Or was this was a bad example of a fantastic car IDK?
One thing I have found is Sweden is so flipping big that an electric car with 100 mile range is less than ideal, especially in Winter and living in the remotest part with the nearest big town which is an hour away in every direction. So I'm now looking at a longer range practical car with great economy and I keep coming back to the A2.
But this time I want the 1.2 with it's claimed 100mpg abilities and the auto gearbox as I am not going through the sore back and shoulder issue I had with the manual one I had last time.
I realise that this car was only made in LHD but having now driven a right hand drive car in Sweden (which I have no problems with) I do not forsee any issues with a LHD car in the UK, especially when I now expect to be travelling around Europe a lot more.
Am I mad in wanting another A2 especially a 1.2?
Good thing is the wife hated my A2 and it would be all mine if I got another one.
I spent a bit more money getting it professionally repaired via A2 cars (thank you Tony for the advice and assistance) which brought it back to great condition.
Then in a mad search for more MPG I ended up purchasing a Nissan Leaf electric car in February 2016. All of this coincided with an imminent move to Sweden last year and a dreadful "Sophies Choice" dilemma that we could not take two cars with us. So ended up deciding to sell my beloved A2 1.4 66mpg awesome car which I now think was a massive mistake.
Don't get me wrong, I have done 20,000 miles in the Nissan Leaf and this has technically cost us £384 in electric in all that time, but the purchase price was £11,000.
I say technically as I have not had to pay for most of that energy as most of the electric points are free to use so we have really only paid £98 and half of that was a subscription to Polar Plus, with the added bonus of entering a draw every month to be able to drive a super car (I got a Tesla Model S to drive for a week) so the running costs are super low.
The latest servicing cost for the Leaf was £149.
The A2 cost £2695. The repair (£1100), servicing, road tax (£20) and fuel cost (£3923) came to a grand total of £10,059.76. The total mileage I did with this was 51,817.
So at present after a years worth of Nissan Leafs ownership the super low running costs of the newer car are hopefully an ongoing advantage the only caveat the lack of range. Though I have become accustomed to charging up regularly.
Now I look at both cars on paper. Both cars would end up being the same to run especially if I include the Nissan Leafs depreciation.
Though without that the A2 would likely to have ended up being more expensive due to ongoing higher servicing costs and fuel and more maintenance/repair costs though it is possible I was unlucky to have bought this car from a total **** of a seller? Or was this was a bad example of a fantastic car IDK?
One thing I have found is Sweden is so flipping big that an electric car with 100 mile range is less than ideal, especially in Winter and living in the remotest part with the nearest big town which is an hour away in every direction. So I'm now looking at a longer range practical car with great economy and I keep coming back to the A2.
But this time I want the 1.2 with it's claimed 100mpg abilities and the auto gearbox as I am not going through the sore back and shoulder issue I had with the manual one I had last time.
I realise that this car was only made in LHD but having now driven a right hand drive car in Sweden (which I have no problems with) I do not forsee any issues with a LHD car in the UK, especially when I now expect to be travelling around Europe a lot more.
Am I mad in wanting another A2 especially a 1.2?
Good thing is the wife hated my A2 and it would be all mine if I got another one.
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