Just wondering what car those who've ordered an A1 are driving and what you're gaining / sacrificing opting for the A1.
I'm currently driving a '05 Clio 182 (last of the old shape) and my motivation for changing is running costs. The road tax, fuel consumption, servicing and insurance should all be cheaper on the A1. I will miss the handling of the Clio especially as I have the Cup suspension option. I'm hoping I won't notice the missing sixty odd horsepower. I had been considering the Abarth 500 for almost a year but it's small boot capacity prompted me to look at what else was out there in the super mini category. Spec'd to my desires the Abarth is about five thousand less than the A1 but the high servicing, tax etc could possibly be close to that over five years anyway.
I'm currently driving a '05 Clio 182 (last of the old shape) and my motivation for changing is running costs. The road tax, fuel consumption, servicing and insurance should all be cheaper on the A1. I will miss the handling of the Clio especially as I have the Cup suspension option. I'm hoping I won't notice the missing sixty odd horsepower. I had been considering the Abarth 500 for almost a year but it's small boot capacity prompted me to look at what else was out there in the super mini category. Spec'd to my desires the Abarth is about five thousand less than the A1 but the high servicing, tax etc could possibly be close to that over five years anyway.