2001 Audi A2 1.4 TDi from UK and Ireland - Comments

8th Sep 2002, 11:18

"Open road fun, but town driving misery - and overpri"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Faulty (stuck) service flap catch.

Bad electrical joint caused lighting failure.

General comments?

Goes like a firecracker, with lots of top-end torque.

The car is an excellent motorway cruiser, but contrary to expectations, is a very bad ride around town. The suspension & low-profile tyres caused the car to "bottom" in potholes and give a generally very rough ride.

The firm steering (resulting, no doubt, from the firm suspension setup) is fine unless you seriously err, when the understeer can be frightening!

Forward quarter viewing visibility notoriously poor - but you soon get used to and work around it.

Build quality and finish generally exceelent.


19th Feb 2003, 08:03

Please get your Audi dealer to check the Anti-Roll-Bar linkage. We had a loan A2 that bottomed out in potholes horribly and it turned out the link was broken. I would be interested to know if this is a common fault with the A2 before we buy one.

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