Jeetesh
Member
Hi all had a quick look at how many A2’s there are in the UK and the following came up:
11,121 A2’s currently registered in the UK according to the DVLA database (probably won’t include SORN cars) the split seems to be:
1.4 Petrol - 3,861 34.7%
1.4 TDI 75 - 5,166 46.5%
1.4 TDI 90 - 758 6.8%
1.6 FSI - 1,336 12.0%
TOTAL - 11,121
I’m not completely convinced on the split between the TDI 75/90 as I know I’ve seen a V5 that just states TDI and didn’t say 90 however its probably there or thereabouts as the 90 was obviously introduced later. I’ve bundled the info based on engine rather than spec (Base/SE/Sport/CS). Personally, trim is just preference however as we know from the forum many have desirable Sport items on SE’s and vice versa so some great combinations out there.
The 90 appears to be the rarest engine type however with all the potential diesel issues on the horizon (some of which is legislators misunderstanding as well as being Euro 3/4) and being less reliable than the 75 there might be a timeline however if legislators were that smart they’d also see some petrols pollute more than new diesels.
The FSI is then the next rarest and in my opinion the one is the one to have, clearly I’m biased being an FSI owner!! Whilst they’ve got their idiosyncrasies and less reliable than the 75bhp 1.4’s, the issues with the FSI are documented and understood. Indeed all manufacturers have some problems with new tech.
Ultimately the view on FSI’s is softening which is a good thing as it’s a brilliant car and whilst there are some problem cases, they’ll turn into breakers allowing the good ones to stay in tip top shape and resulting in good FSI’s becoming rarer.
If you therefore get an opportunity to get a good FSI, go and get one before they’re gone.............ssshhhh, don’t tell anyone!
By the way if there are 11k cars and some forum members have multiple A2’s, how many people are on the forum (i don’t know if this is listed somewhere) and how many A2 owners do you think there will be that don’t even know about the A2OC?
11,121 A2’s currently registered in the UK according to the DVLA database (probably won’t include SORN cars) the split seems to be:
1.4 Petrol - 3,861 34.7%
1.4 TDI 75 - 5,166 46.5%
1.4 TDI 90 - 758 6.8%
1.6 FSI - 1,336 12.0%
TOTAL - 11,121
I’m not completely convinced on the split between the TDI 75/90 as I know I’ve seen a V5 that just states TDI and didn’t say 90 however its probably there or thereabouts as the 90 was obviously introduced later. I’ve bundled the info based on engine rather than spec (Base/SE/Sport/CS). Personally, trim is just preference however as we know from the forum many have desirable Sport items on SE’s and vice versa so some great combinations out there.
The 90 appears to be the rarest engine type however with all the potential diesel issues on the horizon (some of which is legislators misunderstanding as well as being Euro 3/4) and being less reliable than the 75 there might be a timeline however if legislators were that smart they’d also see some petrols pollute more than new diesels.
The FSI is then the next rarest and in my opinion the one is the one to have, clearly I’m biased being an FSI owner!! Whilst they’ve got their idiosyncrasies and less reliable than the 75bhp 1.4’s, the issues with the FSI are documented and understood. Indeed all manufacturers have some problems with new tech.
Ultimately the view on FSI’s is softening which is a good thing as it’s a brilliant car and whilst there are some problem cases, they’ll turn into breakers allowing the good ones to stay in tip top shape and resulting in good FSI’s becoming rarer.
If you therefore get an opportunity to get a good FSI, go and get one before they’re gone.............ssshhhh, don’t tell anyone!
By the way if there are 11k cars and some forum members have multiple A2’s, how many people are on the forum (i don’t know if this is listed somewhere) and how many A2 owners do you think there will be that don’t even know about the A2OC?