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  • @jacobcorns799
    @jacobcorns799 Před 3 lety +2991

    You can tell when Alex has the camera because you’re looking up to everyone

  • @hojnikb
    @hojnikb Před 3 lety +531

    You guys should do some fuel economy mods like weight reduction, engine service, pumped up eco tyers, ecu tune and the works to see how high this thing can go, mpg wise.

    • @lewdyson4744
      @lewdyson4744 Před 3 lety +58

      Hypemile to the Audi factory it was made in

    • @jv1990
      @jv1990 Před 3 lety +7

      Wait you can tune your car to save more gas??? That's actually cool for a person who drives all day.

    • @_ellipses
      @_ellipses Před 3 lety +4

      @@jv1990 you can make it run more lean, not too good for long term (not too sure tbh:/) but people do it. actually, most motorcycle companies (ducatti notoriously) tune their bikes lean from factory to get away with emissions requirements and lower gas consumption

    • @_ellipses
      @_ellipses Před 3 lety +1

      @@jv1990 you can make it run more lean, not too good for long term (not too sure tbh:/) but people do it. actually, most motorcycle companies (ducatti notoriously) tune their bikes lean from factory to get away with emissions requirements and lower gas consumption

    • @_ellipses
      @_ellipses Před 3 lety +1

      @@jv1990 you can make it run more lean, not too good for long term (not too sure tbh:/) but people do it. actually, most motorcycle companies (ducatti notoriously) tune their bikes lean from factory to get away with emissions requirements and lower gas consumption

  • @ljphoenix4341
    @ljphoenix4341 Před 3 lety +42

    13:01 I can't stress enough how thankful I am to the editor for including those stats in different measurements so that people outside of the UK understand exactly how economical these cars are!

  • @GuyInc0gnit0
    @GuyInc0gnit0 Před 3 lety +204

    I owned an Audi A2 for ten years until I wasn't allowed to drive it in my (german) city anymore due to fucking insane laws made to ban cars with "older" Diesel engines. It was ugly as fuck but I can't express how wonderful it was to drive. It had the smoothest transmission and such a direct steering. Made you feel at home. I miss it so much!!
    And it was waaaaay ahead of it's time consuming only 4,5L/100km, being fairly light and never rusting because it was made of aluminium..

    • @kloschuessel773
      @kloschuessel773 Před 3 lety +47

      I dont thinks its ugly
      Crazy that they ban these cars here while big suvs can still drive

    • @phillipus1
      @phillipus1 Před 3 lety +5

      I own one. It's almost the best car I have ever driven on a daily basis.

    • @juhojalonen3046
      @juhojalonen3046 Před 3 lety +4

      @@kloschuessel773 Do you have a receding hairline?

    • @kloschuessel773
      @kloschuessel773 Před 3 lety +11

      @@juhojalonen3046 lol, dunno what this has to do with anything
      I bet my hair is better than yours.
      But its not like it was with 16.
      Im not saying the car is cool in and as itself. Its kinda cool bcs its aluminium and not many have it. And its considered a future classic and likely to appreciate...
      Would i prefer an a4 overall, yes

    • @MortanAMrk
      @MortanAMrk Před 2 lety +2

      My condolences Incognito, vw really do be destroying everything

  • @automotiveharry2630
    @automotiveharry2630 Před 3 lety +396

    “if you change gear smoothly i will kiss you on the lips” *concentrates and tries to change gear*

  • @justenough2326
    @justenough2326 Před 3 lety +394

    tbh i'm sold on that oil and washer fillup swivel thingy, this was clearly a German A-Level equivalent project.

    • @the_irate_juan8462
      @the_irate_juan8462 Před 3 lety +10

      Yeah, I'm with you on that. Props to whoever thought of that design.

    • @Savinmoneyforparts
      @Savinmoneyforparts Před 3 lety +14

      that makes the car like easily 10% cooler in my book. thats literally one more trivial fact i can bore my gf with 🙂

    • @edpilling4955
      @edpilling4955 Před 3 lety +4

      People used to fill the engine with water and vice versa. Had one that the customer had filled right to the top. Engine locked solid

    • @Gr33nMamba
      @Gr33nMamba Před 3 lety

      Never seen that myself! Nifty.

    • @Savinmoneyforparts
      @Savinmoneyforparts Před 3 lety +2

      @@edpilling4955 reminds me of the smart for two that seemed to get filled with gas right into the air intake

  • @kernkraft404
    @kernkraft404 Před 3 lety +170

    I’ve had three of these and there is a fourth in the family. I’ve never owned another small car, but I always thought that the A2 is one of the best cars ever made and a special moment in automotive history that will never happen again - a premium small car built with premium materials, to a high spec, but cheap to maintain and run. It’s not a rebadged Polo or a carer mobile, like the A1, it’s a unique car that can carry four adults in comfort and style. The rear passenger leg room beats the 3 series/C-Class , for example.
    I only have two or three issues with the car - visibility is affected by the front pillar, it’s a pain to unlock the boot when the battery goes flat and due to the low weight (around 900kg), it’s not fun to drive it at high speed on open road in strong wind. Perhaps, the fifth gear could be longer. You could buy a new Polo with worst spec and less style or space today, twenty years later!
    One more thing - I’m not sure what happened there, but you never see @@@@@ driving one of these.

  • @billa1452
    @billa1452 Před 3 lety +305

    Wait - the UK and US MPG is actually different? For a German, it just gets more confusing 😂 thanks for showing L/100km as well

    • @geoffreycarter3981
      @geoffreycarter3981 Před 3 lety +32

      by about 20%. UK gallons are bigger.

    • @billa1452
      @billa1452 Před 3 lety +8

      @@geoffreycarter3981 at a British gas station, do you still pay by the litre or by the gallon?

    • @Skillspro14
      @Skillspro14 Před 3 lety +48

      @@billa1452 pay by the litre, weirdly

    • @GeorgeSPAMTindle
      @GeorgeSPAMTindle Před 3 lety +8

      The Americans have longer miles than we have in the UK.

    • @billa1452
      @billa1452 Před 3 lety +18

      It just gets more confusing😂 but thanks for the enlightenment

  • @JackHackett1
    @JackHackett1 Před 3 lety +118

    Jacks car is incredible, over 500k miles still getting 68mpg wow.

    • @ghomerhust
      @ghomerhust Před 6 měsíci

      TDI's are notorious for being incredible engines. the mk4 golf/jetta 1.9 ALH is a favorite for swaps in north america because they''re all over the place, only need 3 wires to start, and can be tuned for insane economy and power. my mate swapped one into a mk3 jetta, tuned the injection pump, gets 70mpg USA spec, and has 40hp/60tq more than stock at the wheels. and he didn't touch the engine itself, a wrecker yard purchase. vw/audi really has the small diesel engine figured out.

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      @christopher9727 Před 5 měsíci

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  • @frazercollins9559
    @frazercollins9559 Před 3 lety +1478

    British: I'm interested to see just how economical this car is.
    Americans: Hellcat go brrrrrrrrr

    • @oseantonioerranoloreto6531
      @oseantonioerranoloreto6531 Před 3 lety +125

      Americans: oh its not a v8 sad gun noises

    • @MrNoone-dg2xn
      @MrNoone-dg2xn Před 3 lety +118

      No V8? Damn communist car

    • @ketis06
      @ketis06 Před 3 lety +26

      Casually put supercharged v8 In suv

    • @_454_
      @_454_ Před 3 lety +7

      "qrqrqrqrqrqrqrr"
      -The V8 cried.

    • @darius2640
      @darius2640 Před 3 lety +51

      if I paid 50 pence for a liter of gas I'd go brrrr too

  • @parkylol
    @parkylol Před 3 lety +71

    "Properly north, north of Manchester"
    Cries in scottish

    • @noahcalland8316
      @noahcalland8316 Před 3 lety

      North of Manchester, just below Yorkshire.
      People really go out of their way to not acknowledge Lancashire.

  • @964tractorboy
    @964tractorboy Před 3 lety +113

    The A2 is a vastly under-rated car. I've always fancied one. I had a passenger lap in one in 2001 round the Nordschleife in hideous conditions and it was the fastest thing out there. Ok, so it was just about the _only_ thing out there, but that's not the point. Clearly you have no option but to take it back to the 'Ring. Good luck!

    • @chris425amp7
      @chris425amp7 Před 3 lety +2

      You won't be finding a rotten one

    • @chris425amp7
      @chris425amp7 Před 3 lety

      @K Man it's aluminium even the chassis go away you know nothing they're still D2 A8s on the road from 98 lol.

    • @chris425amp7
      @chris425amp7 Před 3 lety

      @K Man aluminium space frame chassis is lighter and stronger than steel chassis you've learnt something today.

    • @shutyourpieholeboy877
      @shutyourpieholeboy877 Před 3 lety +1

      @@chris425amp7 A2 and A8 are in scrap yards covered in oxidisation. Why you lying?

    • @chris425amp7
      @chris425amp7 Před 3 lety +3

      @@shutyourpieholeboy877 why would they be sitting in scrap yards do you know how much aluminium weighs in for? TOOL 😂

  • @mactipiak
    @mactipiak Před 3 lety +354

    The fossil fuel “BMW i3”. This one deserves a full tank economy run.

    • @massimolettuce
      @massimolettuce Před 3 lety +2

      mactipiak no.

    • @icon7748
      @icon7748 Před 3 lety +2

      The extended range has a generator which charges the battery so no-

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      @ie7418 Před 3 lety +4

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    • @milesstarke7090
      @milesstarke7090 Před 3 lety +2

      I3 a lil fun to drive at least

    • @boilerhousegarage
      @boilerhousegarage Před 3 lety +1

      They're both shit! The latest i3 isn't available with the petrol generator anymore, you just get more battery capacity. You also can't charge them from normal mains-well you can, but after 3 days charging, I only got 1 mile added to the range (possibly a fault, but shit nevertheless)

  • @scatcat1994
    @scatcat1994 Před 3 lety +159

    A lightweight, compact little thing from Germany.
    Audi's ok too.

  • @accountname5005
    @accountname5005 Před 3 lety +148

    It’s scary how this pops up on my recommended page a day after i bought the exact same car lol.

  • @chrisjanicki4031
    @chrisjanicki4031 Před 3 lety +21

    From Hate to Love.
    I really start appreciating them now.
    No, you're not next Multipla!

  • @joeaustin1977
    @joeaustin1977 Před 3 lety +90

    Love how the camera drops about 2 feet when Alex takes the camera

  • @uncleben4536
    @uncleben4536 Před 3 lety +110

    Pump up the tires, replace that wheel bearing and see how mileage improves.

  • @gocallofduty790
    @gocallofduty790 Před 3 lety +5

    My mate had two of these for his first and second car cause he loved them so much, blew up both gearboxes but we had such a blast in them, a awesome and massively under rated car

  • @natalieziegler
    @natalieziegler Před 3 lety +4

    TT Minivan, loved that! We used to drive an AudiA2 in 2002, we used it as a small family car and what can I say...after 20 years I keep thinking of this car and am seriously considering it as my next purchase. I'm not a huge car person and don't know much, but this car was such a joy to drive, it was surprisingly spacious, and just a really well mannered, cute little guy. I'm here because I want to educate myself about cars, the Audi A2 in particular, in regards to what I should be looking for when buying a 15+ year old car.

  • @sebastiangrob4813
    @sebastiangrob4813 Před 3 lety +265

    It did achieve cool status on the top gear cool wall. Jeremy clarkson approves it, and that's all I need.

    • @hello-jc1rx
      @hello-jc1rx Před 3 lety +1

      Is this your car

    • @sebastiangrob4813
      @sebastiangrob4813 Před 3 lety

      @@hello-jc1rx no

    • @TiagoJoaoSilva
      @TiagoJoaoSilva Před 3 lety

      So do Smith (CarPervert) & Sniff(petrol)

    • @kernkraft404
      @kernkraft404 Před 3 lety

      Milly Moo That’s not true at all. The engine, gearbox and various parts are from the VAG pool, so they are the same as in the Polo, Ibiza and Fabia. The interior is durable and AUDI quality. The body work is aluminium and that is more expensive to repair than steel, but how often are you planning to have crash repair on your car?

    • @adorabasilwinterpock6035
      @adorabasilwinterpock6035 Před 2 lety

      Sheep

  • @5Cylphil
    @5Cylphil Před 3 lety +152

    Alex: this is the first car ive got with 2 keys :)
    Ethan:its only got one ignition though

  • @davenportmb
    @davenportmb Před 3 lety +2

    I've got that exact model in red. That traction control light you thought you saw is the brake disc wearing warning. If it's also on with the ABS then there's a wire to the front passenger side wheel which has broken, cutting off the pad and wheel speed sensors. Repair loom is available from Audi for about £55. Early A2 gearboxes are mostly made of toffee.

  • @LilaKuhJunge
    @LilaKuhJunge Před 3 lety +1

    Had the A2 1.2 TDI. It was frugal like nothing else (2.6...3.6 liter/100km), but it had some technical issues with the gearbox, the wheel bearings and the brake control unit. It was great to drive and quite roomy inside. Cool video, thanks!

  • @ioanevans6125
    @ioanevans6125 Před 3 lety +148

    “We’re going north, like properly north, near Yorkshire”
    Yes Alex, that’ll be Lancashire 🤦🏼‍♂️😂

    • @Drewrob99
      @Drewrob99 Před 3 lety +6

      I live near Inverness and was like oh okay so not north then 😂

    • @redyellowpink01
      @redyellowpink01 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Drewrob99 I'm in airdrie and I thought they'd at least be up by me 😂

    • @terryturner4116
      @terryturner4116 Před 3 lety

      @@Drewrob99 Yorkshire is in the north lol.

    • @Drewrob99
      @Drewrob99 Před 3 lety

      @@terryturner4116 I mean its 400miles south from me but sure

    • @terryturner4116
      @terryturner4116 Před 3 lety

      @@Drewrob99 depends whether you think Scotland is a different country or part of England.

  • @Bobg425
    @Bobg425 Před 3 lety +40

    I had one as a company car when they first came out.I used to drive from Hamburg to Dover and up to Leeds every 3 weeks to see the kids. Fantastic drive at near 100mph the whole way,flat out all the way and 55mpg.Never a back twinge, never broke on me. Definitely the best car by a long way at the time in its group,infact better long-distance than the Fiesta and renault leguna 2.0d which I also did the tripin.

  • @Shadwan11
    @Shadwan11 Před 3 lety +17

    I always loved the A2. It was definitely ahead of its time and misunderstood like most good things are.

  • @MadMax-ps7wn
    @MadMax-ps7wn Před 3 lety +2

    You guy’s are so fun to watch. I know what I’m doing all day

  • @CeltSfodster
    @CeltSfodster Před 3 lety +193

    This has clearly had a LHD gearbox mod, very common for people who wanted an auto but couldn't get one. Instead you just get the passenger to change for you.

    • @adelaide7822
      @adelaide7822 Před 3 lety +6

      Yor joking right? Is this actually something people do?

    • @Digitalstar3
      @Digitalstar3 Před 3 lety +1

      So do you get a Jack with the mod then ?

    • @yeahitskimmel
      @yeahitskimmel Před 3 lety +6

      @@adelaide7822 You're joking right, is that actually a comment people believe?

    • @adelaide7822
      @adelaide7822 Před 3 lety +2

      @@yeahitskimmel yeah I feel kind of dumb for believing that now, no excuses, but tbf there are cars where the brake pedal is also on the passenger side, so I guess a clutch pedal might be possible too idk.

    • @TheDutchSlayerNL
      @TheDutchSlayerNL Před 3 lety +1

      @@adelaide7822 has to be a former driving instructors car then no?

  • @Timico1000
    @Timico1000 Před 3 lety +65

    The A2 was actually a great car, i had mine for about 10 years and over 250.000 Kilometers. One of the most underrated cars of the last 30 years...

    • @Timico1000
      @Timico1000 Před 3 lety +10

      @K Man The A2 is lighter and more aerodynamic than the Polo. And to be honest: i think 47 MPG is not very impressive for a Polo Bluemotion, should be above 50.
      Mine had the 1.4 16V gasoline engine and i managed to get around 45 mpg, normal driven and not hypermiling.

    • @maciejkornatowski3026
      @maciejkornatowski3026 Před 3 lety

      @K Man Biggest impact in any kind of economy driving is... driver. I can get anything form 6.2l/100 to 26l/100 in my car just by changing my driving style. I've driven cars in such a way that I went 2-2.5 l/100 below the owner's best... all above just driving, no bullshit dangerous techniques.

    • @hojnikb
      @hojnikb Před 3 lety

      K Man i can reach 4l/100km or even bellow with careful driving on a tuned 2.0d

    • @afonsolamy8099
      @afonsolamy8099 Před 3 lety

      I love this car!

    • @galtur5241
      @galtur5241 Před 3 lety

      @@hojnikb my 2.0 gets under 4l/100km without any tune, just careful driving (2018 octavia)

  • @puckel1337
    @puckel1337 Před 3 lety +2

    Great car! I use the 1.2TDI (same as VW Lupo 3L) for my daily commute. Love the extra space and comfort, but the 20 litre tank only gives me ~560km (~350 miles).

  • @larserikertzgaardringen7426

    I love these cars. Living in Norway where they use salt on the roads in wintertime, the Aluminium chasis is a big plus. And it is such a big little car. (It doesn't feel small sitting inside it.)

  • @kitt321
    @kitt321 Před 3 lety +477

    Literally the last genuinely innovative Audi before they just started full on VAG platform sharing.

    • @chamman9785
      @chamman9785 Před 3 lety +67

      They were already full swing sharing by that point, I do totally agree though that it was an entirely Audi venture, ive always had diesel audis, I bought an A2 recently, someone said they arnt real Audis so i explained in very boring detail that its actually the only true Audi to come out in many decades.

    • @kramer26
      @kramer26 Před 3 lety +65

      Can't beat a bit of VAG sharing 👍

    • @VR6_SKC
      @VR6_SKC Před 3 lety +2

      Do you know if its the same engine used in the mk5 golf sdi

    • @arows66
      @arows66 Před 3 lety +3

      Highly engineered innovative car, extremely streamline and they lost money on everyone sold!

    • @trainman665
      @trainman665 Před 3 lety +12

      kenneth No. SDI is a non turbo 1.9 whereas this is a turbo 1.4.

  • @lonerider5315
    @lonerider5315 Před 3 lety +565

    That car speaks to me, saying;
    “Hey I’m ugly, but it’s ok cause there is a Audi logo.”

  • @sharg0
    @sharg0 Před 3 lety +1

    Loved my A2. Replaced stock wheels with some 17" rims and some nice rubber which gave it rather good handling. Only wished it had the 1.6 petrol instead of the 1.4 petrol and a bit more leg room since it didn't work for me when my hip got bad.

  •  Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for the calculation to liter/100km
    highly appreciated. Cheers from Germany

  • @thijskennis8757
    @thijskennis8757 Před 3 lety +235

    It's interesting how Jack just gave up on shaving since the lockdown started. By the time the vacine comes out he'll look homeless

    • @Jigsjigz
      @Jigsjigz Před 3 lety +1

      hes receding pretty fast too.

    • @tim3172
      @tim3172 Před 3 lety +2

      LOL I did the same thing. My beard's down to my nips.
      America's been under lockdown for a bit long than you all, though.

    • @bdeithrick
      @bdeithrick Před 3 lety +2

      My Mrs beard is down to her knees. 😢

    • @ArnoldClarke
      @ArnoldClarke Před 3 lety

      Both are fake whilst the beard is real.

  • @pedrogbranco
    @pedrogbranco Před 3 lety +35

    Gearbox you need to reset the cables from the shifter. My moms has one with near 400k kms with a tune for 95bhp.
    Note: that 3cyl engine is pretty much the 1.9tdi you have on the high mileage A4 with a cylinder shaved off.
    If you can find the rare version with 4x4 (haldex) people have swapped the 1.4 for the 1.9.
    If you want to try and hit higher mpg drop a tune a the 6th gear (yes, its possible)

    • @Stefuu_
      @Stefuu_ Před 3 lety +1

      There is no A2 Quattro. I've seen some that built them, but they were newer AWD from factory.

    • @pedrogbranco
      @pedrogbranco Před 3 lety

      @@Stefuu_ you are right. I probably saw a modded one and assume it had a version. Still is a sick mod.

    • @dot7107
      @dot7107 Před 3 lety +1

      @@pedrogbranco like scirocco with haldex here in Fin

  • @chrisshep4056
    @chrisshep4056 Před 3 lety +1

    " Properly north " ... A very grim town named Haslingden ! At least they found the best bits to show !

  • @thetingle3114
    @thetingle3114 Před 3 lety +2

    I had 2, loved both, 17” alloys on the sport though made for crap handling on anything than super smooth roads

  • @teddypendergrass20
    @teddypendergrass20 Před 3 lety +48

    I love an A2! Came within a gnats snatch of buying one a few months ago but couldn't justify another motor. They're bargains and so innovative! Super safe too, a mate of mine had one 10 years ago and was t boned by a Mitsubishi Pajero doing 50, he ended up in a ditch upside down wrapped around a tree and bar whiplash he was fine!

  • @alex.blackie
    @alex.blackie Před 3 lety +112

    The A2 was designed specifically to be economical and that’s cool in my books

    • @dcarbs2979
      @dcarbs2979 Před 3 lety +2

      The exact opposite in mine, with a possible exception of a 2cv. Or Trabant.

    • @hrgiyzueghe
      @hrgiyzueghe Před 3 lety +1

      It was really expensive so not economical at all.

    • @xav1uz
      @xav1uz Před rokem

      @@hrgiyzueghe its cheap now

  • @DiamondHell
    @DiamondHell Před 3 lety

    We had a very similar 74bhp A2 for two years and it was a genuinely great long term ownership proposition - economical, comfortable and they eat up the miles very well. They are also good fun to sling down a back road, mostly because they're small enough and narrow enough to place accurately on small roads.
    Strongly recommend new springs and dampers and to change those awful 16" wheels for some 15" rims and 195/50 R15 boots

  • @OwenBuckingham11
    @OwenBuckingham11 Před 3 lety +4

    Honestly I could see someone bagging one of these and doing a cool VIP build, I like those fender flares alot

  • @therealshadygaming468
    @therealshadygaming468 Před 3 lety +52

    When Alex held the camera everything was so much more tall.😂

  • @lvthud
    @lvthud Před 3 lety +394

    US : Why don't we get the fun Euro models ?
    Audi: We could send you the A2
    US : We don't want the fun Euro models

    • @1985toyotacamry
      @1985toyotacamry Před 3 lety +24

      Actually the problem with the United States is the big three Germans is supposed to be luxury not basic they tried to make a basic luxury but it failed because they cut too many corners

    • @cerisem7727
      @cerisem7727 Před 3 lety +4

      I don't mind an A2, but I really want the A1. Especially the Hatchback version.

    • @gwcrispi
      @gwcrispi Před 3 lety +2

      No American would buy mini Euro eco cars at a premium price.

    • @Shinkaaaa
      @Shinkaaaa Před 3 lety +2

      @@cerisem7727 Whats with the S1?

    • @1985toyotacamry
      @1985toyotacamry Před 3 lety +1

      @@gwcrispi for example the Mercedes C230 Kompresser

  • @littleseal833
    @littleseal833 Před 3 lety +5

    "Like steering a bowl of Lego"😂😂😂

  • @abelgerli
    @abelgerli Před 3 lety +1

    I got mine for 17 years now and my biggest repair was just under 800 euro most way under it.
    I have similar miles on it and the best thing is you don't think about rust at all. Which is so nice especially now when it's old.

  • @sunnylam2284
    @sunnylam2284 Před 3 lety +113

    I'd actually be intrigued by how bad that gearbox really is by tearing it down completely and seeing the inside of it. Wouldn't be surprised to see the rebuilt value exceeding the cost of the A2 but hey ho it'd be interesting for us nerds at least.

    • @pranavp386
      @pranavp386 Před 3 lety +1

      Worn synchro

    • @kitecattestecke2303
      @kitecattestecke2303 Před 3 lety

      @@pranavp386 you still would replace all the parts just to be sure.. Taking the engine out from the underside while supporting the rear.. Fk no

    • @user-pk8ej6jm8w
      @user-pk8ej6jm8w Před 3 lety

      What do you mean bro
      Just Having your fluids changed in an audi dealership would probably be more than 150
      Imagine replacing the gearbox🤣

    • @Timico1000
      @Timico1000 Před 3 lety +4

      Rainwater runs onto the linkage and into the gear box, known fault on A2s...

    • @1994FishFreak
      @1994FishFreak Před 3 lety +5

      Timico1000 bingo, my mums A2 has the same issue, feels like there’s no oil on the linkages but the issue is the gearbox turret bearing, the piece that the linkages pivot, just gets crusty and has bugger all lubrication, makes the gear changes feel like dog shit. Carthrottle if you’re reading this please do a how-to on changing the turret bearing so I can sort it out for my mum as a surprise 😂😂

  • @coltoncleveringa8004
    @coltoncleveringa8004 Před 3 lety +30

    It looks like a Audi TT and a Prius had a one night stand love child!
    The two silver Audi’s look like step brothers lol

    • @theCinator
      @theCinator Před 3 lety

      More like an a3 and a prius lol. Don't see any tt in this other than the dash clocks.

  • @neilgalbraith4172
    @neilgalbraith4172 Před 3 lety +1

    Would love to see an update/roundup of what's happened to all the various cars you guys have bought!

  • @lennyvalentinoSchiaretti_lvs

    I had one 1.4 tai 75cv and I loved it! I am still missing it.

  • @hevacat
    @hevacat Před 3 lety +248

    Alex: We're going North!
    Me: Yay, they're going to scotland!
    Alex: North of Manchester
    Me: -_-

    • @zerocool123567
      @zerocool123567 Před 3 lety

      Lol

    • @breakthescale6467
      @breakthescale6467 Před 3 lety +3

      i was thinking the same lol
      still down south to me

    • @Jabber-ig3iw
      @Jabber-ig3iw Před 3 lety +6

      Manchester is the north. Scotland is Scotland.

    • @madman12377
      @madman12377 Před 3 lety +4

      'Up North'
      Only leeds and above is north anything else is just pretending

    • @rcart1
      @rcart1 Před 3 lety +3

      This is lancashire, haslingden to be exact

  • @harrymattock3335
    @harrymattock3335 Před 3 lety +55

    Love this era of VAG Motors, VW Lupo’s, Audi A2 etc rate this a lot

    • @hrgiyzueghe
      @hrgiyzueghe Před 3 lety

      The Lupo? Have you ever driven it? It's the worst car I've ever driven by far.

    • @simonsteedman1133
      @simonsteedman1133 Před 3 lety

      @@hrgiyzueghe what about the lupo gti

    • @hrgiyzueghe
      @hrgiyzueghe Před 3 lety

      @@simonsteedman1133 Junk car with a better engine. Nothing like the 106 for example, and I could name many others.

    • @dot7107
      @dot7107 Před 3 lety

      @@hrgiyzueghe Peugeot? LOL

    • @hrgiyzueghe
      @hrgiyzueghe Před 3 lety

      @@dot7107 Have you ever driven a 106? Have you ever seen one cornering? These cars were fantastic, dirty cheap and real fun, the opposite of the Lupo.

  • @damyanexssessgeorgiev6
    @damyanexssessgeorgiev6 Před 3 lety +1

    I Just love the show man! You doing it great! 🖤

  • @tomotion
    @tomotion Před 3 lety +25

    You can tell it was used exclusively for dogging.

  • @ianrushsmoustache2282
    @ianrushsmoustache2282 Před 3 lety +85

    Unpopular opinion I actually like them , we had a diesel one at work and it did mega mpg

    • @chrishart8548
      @chrishart8548 Před 3 lety +6

      Well it is a small light car with a small diesel engine.it's Best way to get good mpg. I had a L reg 1.5 diesel (Isuzu engine) Corsa I don't even remember having to put fuel in it was so rare maybe filled it twice

    • @thecar1888
      @thecar1888 Před 3 lety +3

      If you go for a 3.0 TDI you can have nice power and relatively good sound as well!

    • @geemachine666
      @geemachine666 Před 3 lety +6

      They made a special edition im sure that done like 100mpg

    • @chrishart8548
      @chrishart8548 Před 3 lety +5

      @@geemachine666 yes I did hear about that one didn't it have parts missing/carbon fibre parts too and some special wheels and tyres for aero dynamics and low rolling resistance. And was like £4k more than a normal one.

    • @noaht2005
      @noaht2005 Před 3 lety +1

      geevirus I think it was 100k in 3 litres

  • @azrenalmanza9748
    @azrenalmanza9748 Před 3 lety +54

    "This is one of the roughest interiors I've seen..."
    "I can hear you over here you know."😂

    • @RRSmurf
      @RRSmurf Před 3 lety +3

      Adam was pretty cool 🤣

  • @clubbi911
    @clubbi911 Před 3 lety +2

    One of the Best Cars I've ever owned! I had a imolayellow S-Line A2 colour.storm with OpenSky Roof, Bose Soundsystem. Really cool :)

  • @air8orne734
    @air8orne734 Před 3 lety +5

    Whenever i see one in germany, most of the times it is in a very good condition. That little Thing seems to have some Fans.

  • @rovertwonefour
    @rovertwonefour Před 3 lety +82

    'I Bought The Audi Everyone Hates'
    nahhhh i love it

  • @manawearblack
    @manawearblack Před 3 lety +391

    “We bought the Audi everyone hates”
    The comments: nah it’s sick boi

    • @youcallmelavender3864
      @youcallmelavender3864 Před 3 lety +11

      @Frances Hill nah I liked this car before there vid, it's unusual

    • @virinchikothe3250
      @virinchikothe3250 Před 3 lety +1

      @@youcallmelavender3864 yeah same

    • @steve00alt70
      @steve00alt70 Před 3 lety +1

      Its not....

    • @manawearblack
      @manawearblack Před 3 lety +1

      @@youcallmelavender3864 yeah exactly my mates mom had one used to take us up the baths and to the cinema and that lol class little motor

    • @allu2681
      @allu2681 Před 3 lety

      ew audis suck

  • @m43_felix
    @m43_felix Před 3 lety +3

    This is by far the coolest car ever built. Im already saving up to collect several of them

    • @MuhKuh9ft13
      @MuhKuh9ft13 Před 3 lety

      thats literally the fucking worst car audi has ever producted to date, literally driving garbage, A7 best car EU WEST

    • @m43_felix
      @m43_felix Před 3 lety

      @K Man Yes and no. The engineers at Audi clearly did not design the car in consideration of the second/later owner. In order to fix it properly, you got to remove the front bumper, intercooler, take the transmission/engine completely out, replace the rusty drum brakes, change the whole suspension and even route a whole new wiring if the previous owner wasnt too thoughtful. But once you did that - and your interior doesnt look like s*** as in the one in the video above - you have a damm cool little car at your hands.
      But if you dont like the car or its design at all - .....

    • @m43_felix
      @m43_felix Před 3 měsíci

      @@MuhKuh9ft13 maxi du russn troll :DD

  • @VDPEFi
    @VDPEFi Před 3 lety +1

    That 3 cylinder diesel is a great little motor. 'surprising' is the word I would use, waaay more torque than you would think when they are on boost.

    • @psions555
      @psions555 Před 3 lety +1

      I had a Skoda Fabia courtesy car with the 1.4 TDI, and yes it felt like it was fuelled with gravel but it was indeed surprisingly torquey and also it actually sounded pretty good compared to the 4 pot 1.9. I can see why they get such high mpg because you really can just keep the revs and throttle inputs low

  • @Tsino69
    @Tsino69 Před 3 lety +194

    Owner: Stains were there when I bought it.
    Alex: Ew, look at those seat stains.
    Owner: *Gets defensive*
    Those are totally his stains. lol

    • @MyRegardsToTheDodo
      @MyRegardsToTheDodo Před 3 lety +2

      I've seen other A2 with the same kind of stains, seems it's a standard issue for them.

    • @isaacrossonero3855
      @isaacrossonero3855 Před 3 lety +1

      What does it have to do with the type of car, it’s just a normal seat.

    • @emanuilnedqlkov206
      @emanuilnedqlkov206 Před 3 lety +5

      @@isaacrossonero3855 not really. My golf mk4 has similar seats and they literally start looking like that after just a couple of rain drops on them.

    • @MyRegardsToTheDodo
      @MyRegardsToTheDodo Před 3 lety +3

      @@isaacrossonero3855 For different cars they use different seats and different materials, which means that some cars have a known standard issue with their seats (Peugeots for example rip at the seam for the side air bag quite often).

    • @isaacrossonero3855
      @isaacrossonero3855 Před 3 lety

      Yes you are right ,but still I regularly see stains like these on similar cars of the same era who have these type of seats (mostly German cars). Hence why I still think that this isn’t a specific problem with the A1 just a common problem with this kind of seat fabric used in many more cars.

  • @adamqurabi65
    @adamqurabi65 Před 3 lety +107

    I realy like this Audi because of a previous CarThrottle video, so CarThrottle sometimes gives me second opinions!!
    BTW: Alex hasn't said: "You mad bro!?" for a long time

    • @jackbozier8923
      @jackbozier8923 Před 3 lety +2

      Yh I thought that too he used say it all the time

    • @adamqurabi65
      @adamqurabi65 Před 3 lety +1

      @K Man I dont take their advice of buying cars for less than £200 beacuse:
      -I am 14
      - I know when you buy a car for less than the that, the repair bill will be more the the actual car😂😂😂

  • @steveberridge4648
    @steveberridge4648 Před 3 lety

    I had an A2TDI on loan back in the day and loved it. From 30-70 it was really nippy but then the acceleration dropped off a cliff. No better on fuel though than my 1.9 TDI A3. That engine is the best Diesel engine ever for efficiency and reliability

  • @Roel88Roel
    @Roel88Roel Před 3 lety

    12:39 That's a nice collection of Audi's! Now Ethan just needs a TT in the same silver metallic. Just because it looks cool. And, you know, a TT is basically the same as a StreetKa.

  • @harleyrobertson73
    @harleyrobertson73 Před 3 lety +104

    I actually genuinely like this car, I think it's cool

    • @EngiNetion
      @EngiNetion Před 3 lety +3

      same

    • @1985toyotacamry
      @1985toyotacamry Před 3 lety +1

      As an American I saw this car on Gran Turismo and I like the looks of it but I never knew you can remove the hood that way.

    • @tezuka-san9183
      @tezuka-san9183 Před 3 lety +2

      I think with a good set of wheels, and lowered down it would look stunning !

    • @nebulaforest7284
      @nebulaforest7284 Před 3 lety +7

      I think your eye test is overdue

    • @Luckyjo21
      @Luckyjo21 Před 3 lety +1

      Same

  • @paultripp1377
    @paultripp1377 Před 3 lety +67

    Bought one 5 years ago, great little car, and a lot of fun.
    A bit of a cult car that will be sought after one day.

    • @nsewarte
      @nsewarte Před 3 lety +2

      @K Man boi have checked your comments and you only give hate

  • @MrKleb32
    @MrKleb32 Před 3 lety

    Love you're videos keep them coming

  • @alansimpson835
    @alansimpson835 Před 3 lety +1

    Love the A2. It looks a bit different, seems to have a lot of space and should be a good little roadtrip buddy. Look forward to seeing what is in store for it

  • @RandomGuy-vc7pv
    @RandomGuy-vc7pv Před 3 lety +53

    The audi a2 is actually a good little motor for town driving

  • @james-3778
    @james-3778 Před 3 lety +7

    Love these cars. When I was a technician for Audi and serviced one of these the customer never informed us of gearbox issues. Went to put it into third and it went into first at about 40. Still never blew up

  • @adidasaddict
    @adidasaddict Před 3 lety

    I had one of these back in the day, and now after watching this I want one again. Great car.

  • @Levenstone132
    @Levenstone132 Před 3 lety +1

    Saw an A2 today on the actual A2 .Y reg like this one and immaculate,so someone loves it. Wasn't hanging around either.

  • @picklesrule69
    @picklesrule69 Před 3 lety +25

    Haven't seen one of these for years, really reminds me of an BMW i3

  • @rorybrooks6694
    @rorybrooks6694 Před 3 lety +20

    Every cheap/broken car is the car of Alex's dreams

  • @ninjaedman1
    @ninjaedman1 Před 3 lety +1

    this is almost exactly how I feel about the classic Taurus SHO here in America. No one remembers them or gets excited whenever they see mine, and when I talk about them, no one thinks it's anywhere near as cool as it really is. I can respect your feelings about the Audi A2. 😔7

  • @edwowen
    @edwowen Před 3 lety +1

    Just bought a 1.4 petrol one of these and love it!

  • @arphmd
    @arphmd Před 3 lety +29

    Make a collection of pre-2010 Audi lineup(s).

  • @neildaniel8232
    @neildaniel8232 Před 3 lety +22

    I've always thought the A2 was a decade too early! If you released it in 2010 with a few small styling tweaks it would have sold by the transporter load. An ex had one of the petrol ones and once you got past the looks it was a very, very capable car. It was so light that if you put the wiper on full speed the car would rock! Please fix the gearbox then see what it's like then, you can then do what you want with it.

    • @hrgiyzueghe
      @hrgiyzueghe Před 3 lety +2

      This car was extremely expensive, it cost twice the price of an economy car with the same quality and features and weighted the same. In 2010 they would have failed exactly as they did back then.
      They say it was ahead of its time, but I'd like to know why: the aluminium body? Small aluminium cars existed even in the 50s and 60s. The 1.4 TDI? It's a junk engine. So why do you consider it ahead of its time?

    • @Henry_Jr_Watsson
      @Henry_Jr_Watsson Před 3 lety +1

      For 40k, buying an A2 was just stupid lmao. An economy car for stupid ppl. If you really did care for the economy, then you'd take public transit.

  • @krisztianmarton4804
    @krisztianmarton4804 Před 3 lety

    13:25 Very well said Alex!

  • @christopherlind
    @christopherlind Před 3 lety

    Love the video keep up the great work love the car/van

  • @OuijTube
    @OuijTube Před 3 lety +40

    Watching UK cheap car challenges is hilarious because cars in Britain depreciate faster than rotten fish apparently

    • @JoeWuhPuh
      @JoeWuhPuh Před 3 lety +5

      Cars aren't normally that cheap.
      Alex just buys fucked ones, plus people are more inclined to take less if they're going to be on YT.

    • @Max-gz7ik
      @Max-gz7ik Před 3 lety +3

      @@JoeWuhPuh Nah you can get some really cheap stuff if you don't care about image. I had two 106s at the start if my diving career. 1 cost a whopping £1 and the other was £70.
      The first was truly awful and only had 3 months MOT, the second was decent though. Well it wasn't decent it was a 106, but you get the point. 11 months MOT and not in bad shape.

    • @OeNoesRAWR
      @OeNoesRAWR Před 3 lety

      @@Max-gz7ik How much did the cost to keep on the road for the duration of your ownership? Unless you swapped before MOT's, I'm extremely suss that you ran two cars for £71 (minus consumables)

    • @linseyyoung1772
      @linseyyoung1772 Před 3 lety +2

      I just paid £400 for a fairly nice A2. Cars are cheap in the UK.

    • @Max-gz7ik
      @Max-gz7ik Před 3 lety +1

      @@OeNoesRAWR The first got scrapped as soon as the MOT was up. The other was actually in pretty good condition and I got two years out of it. It just needed an exhaust and o2 sensors. I moved that one on to my cousin as he was learning and I needed a bigger car.

  • @jamsxr
    @jamsxr Před 3 lety +13

    I remember all 90s cars looking shit in the early 00s, I must be getting old because this looks good by modern standards.

  • @jelle1611
    @jelle1611 Před 3 lety

    Amazing car, own a 1.4 TDI myself.
    Got it chip tuned to 101 hp with the S-line wheels and wider tires.
    Great mpg's, interiour design and technology!

  • @stevenlawrie7819
    @stevenlawrie7819 Před 3 lety

    Always loved the A2 - space aged. Brilliant!

  • @SuperApeFight
    @SuperApeFight Před 3 lety +18

    If I have to watch one more Grammarly or etoro ad I'm going to start a riot

    • @susansinclair4914
      @susansinclair4914 Před 3 lety +7

      ABSOLUTELY. Grammarly "Writing's not that easy" Yes it fucking well is! But you have to pay attention in school and actually use your brain.Also over here in Oz we get Rest Super(annuation) all the bleeding time. Personally, every time I see an annoying, wanky advert I make a note of that company or product and it then goes onto my 'I'll NEVER use or buy this product' list. Works a treat.

    • @kugul1683
      @kugul1683 Před 3 lety

      Have you got an other add from them yet? 😂

    • @dcarbs2979
      @dcarbs2979 Před 3 lety

      Skip this comment. Just like you skipped that perfect words and grammaitcally correct comment. Need I go on ?

    • @susansinclair4914
      @susansinclair4914 Před 3 lety

      @Cyberdemon Mike Hey, I'm a woman with a 36 E 'chest'. I wear only sheer, lace lingerie and I also look amazing in a tight skirt. I feel I'm already a professional trader.

  • @Timico1000
    @Timico1000 Před 3 lety +18

    Please show much more about the A2, makes me happy to see it side by side with Jacks A4. Get the problems sorted out and i bet Jack will love the A2, could be the perfect car for his taste!

  • @BeesonsCars
    @BeesonsCars Před 3 lety

    Such a cool car, wish we got it here in the US. Making one of these quick seems like and interesting build.

  • @paultownsend6236
    @paultownsend6236 Před 3 lety

    Had a fully loaded 1.6fsii A2 in silver with panoramic roof, air con and red leather interior, was a great little city car.

  • @LucaAlgisi
    @LucaAlgisi Před 3 lety +72

    I'm glad someone's finally saying good things about the A2. I love the little thing. It was my first ever car bought back in late 2015 with 108.000km and traded it back to a Toyota car dealer with 125.000km in 2017 (for a boring, very uncool Yaris Hybrid... yuck). I literally would drive just for the fun of being behind its steering wheel; the handling was TIGHT, the steering was precise and the throttle response was super fun (i had the 1.4l petrol version). Also, great interior and boot space in such a little package... miss the Audi A2! (Still keeping the original key in my keychain).

    • @WSeymour10
      @WSeymour10 Před 3 lety +2

      I had the same engine for my first car and it was still going strong at 212k, handled brilliantly too

    • @yes8032
      @yes8032 Před 3 lety

      Yea I think the a2 looks better than most ugly cars

    • @fl3551
      @fl3551 Před 3 lety +1

      I bought one back in 2012: It was a 2003 with the 1.6 (110hp) and it had every conceivable option. Weighing in at just 995 kg this thing was so much fun to drive - and you always had hats turning at the (rather ridiculous) looks of it! Unfortunately, my A2 was totaled when some imbecile decided ignore a stop sign...

    • @shutyourpieholeboy877
      @shutyourpieholeboy877 Před 3 lety +3

      Utter bollocks you lot talk. That 3pots done by 140k and down at 50bhp if its not blown... the gearbox is chocolate and they get constant brake issues

  • @EddyWillyJimmy
    @EddyWillyJimmy Před 3 lety +5

    If it's the four seater you can take the seats out completely and make a great little van as the floor is low and flat, have fun!!!!

  • @Pety91
    @Pety91 Před 3 lety +1

    We need to see both TDI Audis more! :)

  • @sylvainr.399
    @sylvainr.399 Před 3 lety

    We don’t have these in North America....I’m envious! Fix it up completely and keep it going for as long as you can!

  • @rcart1
    @rcart1 Před 3 lety +50

    Can’t believe you was literally 60 seconds from my house and I didn’t know about it!

    • @kugul1683
      @kugul1683 Před 3 lety +4

      Lol really or are you making it up

    • @kugul1683
      @kugul1683 Před 3 lety +1

      @Cameron XP The reason why I asked the quæstion is because there is the chance, that he just wanted to get noriced in the comments

    • @Callum-wt2yf
      @Callum-wt2yf Před 3 lety +1

      Joshua B. Do you check you girls phone? You sound paranoid.

    • @rcart1
      @rcart1 Před 3 lety +2

      Joshua B. Are you alright? Haha. How sad are you that you’d take the time out of your day to question wether or not i made up living nearby for the sake of 30 likes on my comment 😂

    • @kugul1683
      @kugul1683 Před 3 lety

      @@rcart1 I am actually not at all sad... The reason I replied was a social experiment to see how everyone would react to a comment quæstioning something that could not be proven so thanks for giving me your time so I could sre how a percentage of society would react to it

  • @midlifecrisis9269
    @midlifecrisis9269 Před 3 lety +14

    Fantastic car, my father had his for 14 years , never went wrong ! Looked the same as yours. Get 200bhp out of it 😃

  • @NikkeSillanpaa
    @NikkeSillanpaa Před 3 lety

    Our family had an Audi A6 C5 1.9l TDI for 15 years and it did 527 000km before we sold it onwards. A brilliant, brilliant and reliable car if you just make sure to service it when needed. Loved it to bits

  • @propain1978
    @propain1978 Před 3 lety +7

    Its a masterpiece in design and tech. I own one myself and its super.