lyndonbuck said:
Really? Petrol is pointless? Insane performance from diesels? When I bought my car (FSI) I test drove a 90tdi and an fsi and I'm afraid that the difference between the two is very small, with the diesel worse on smell and noise, and costs more to buy in the first place. Modern petrol engines are also very efficient. I know that it comes down to taste , but please try to be more objective if you're trying to give advice.
Originally Posted by Ricardo
Petrol is pointless, Diesel cars use less fuel, are faster, easily chippable for insane performance and potentially have 32000m service intervals.
Dont get me wrong, I hate Diesel cars, I think Audi should be banned from LeMans - however I was talking in context and I still see no point whatsoever in buying a petrol A2...I have never smelt my car whilst driving it and the triple sounds OK to me (agreed not a V12 Ferrari). The A2 is all about economy, good around town, excellent load size for car size - all the features of a larger car but in a modern (too modern unfortunately for Audi) package. I'll say it again...
Diesel cars use less fuel, are faster, easily chippable for insane performance and potentially have 32000m service intervals.
and add, have a £55 tax disc and will probably last longer as Diesels tend to do. They also suffer from less electrical gremlins in the wet having less electrics.
I have worked with Audi on various jobs and I am always interested as to why someone would buy a petrol A2, I always ask people why and they keep coming back with the same answer ultimately "because I dont like Diesels" its like the answer you get when you ask someone "why do you smoke" - it just makes no sense.
As I said above I dont like Diesels, but thats not a logical or good reason to buy a petrol A2
If someone reads my opinion and buys a Diesel than great but if they really hate Diesels they will buy a petrol instead anyway, so what harm is my rant?
Perhaps I should have said "Diesel cars use less fuel, are faster, easily chippable for insane performance, are cheap to tax and potentially have 32000m service intervals but cost slightly more - make your choice" - but thats far too politically correct and boring so I'll stick with the original, its a free country (just).