QUOTE (Danny Boi @ Feb 29 2012, 08:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Anyone have one of these or had one and can comment? Are they pigs on fuel? Mostly main road driving, with some urban. Thanks

Heavy Car - Small engine

1.6 in a Golf struggles to get into the 40s so Id say low to mid 30s as a guess.

 

The sister had one, she found it grand on the stuff, she had a 1.3 lancer after that and it swallowed fuel by the gallons.

 

So about 35ish on average you think?

Shaunie, your sister found it lighter than the 1.3 Lancer? I am gonna buy it tomorrow I think, just don't wanna regret it if I find it costing me
an arm and a testicle every couple of kms, i only have two of each :/

A relative owns it and is leaving the country Friday, its clean, I wonder if I should just go for it. Hard to sell if I find it too heavy though.

Would it be on par with say, an e46 318i (1.9) ?

 

It would be lighter on fuel than the bmw . I had both and found the audi better.

 

QUOTE (billy23 @ Feb 29 2012, 11:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>It would be lighter on fuel than the bmw . I had both and found the audi better.

Cheers Billy, what mpg did you get out of it? What are they like on a daily basis, did you find it much better than the BMW?
Any input appreciated thanks

 

Have driven both also. The Audi is more comfortable and better built and just a nicer place to be than the BMW. Both slow cars so the more comfortable of the 2 wins out.

 

QUOTE (gerryvw @ Mar 1 2012, 10:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Have driven both also. The Audi is more comfortable and better built and just a nicer place to be than the BMW. Both slow cars so the more comfortable of the 2 wins out.

No doubt there slow, small engine big cars.. is the audi really bad on fuel though thats the question?

 

QUOTE (Danny Boi @ Mar 1 2012, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>No doubt there slow, small engine big cars.. is the audi really bad on fuel though thats the question?

i had both aswell, a 1.9 sohc and dohc BMW and an 1.6 audi. bot nice cars but the audi was better on petrol.

 

35mpg is about right I found. Nice comfy cruiser,no great shakes but defo enough to get by! One of my favourite audis looks wise. Id be quite happy to have my old one back. Go for it!

 

Oops, phone posting fail...

 

Had 1.6 A3 and A4 both had very looked after engines 35MPG does sound right, I found it very economical on motorways if you keep it under 110km/h. I did not find big difference if any betwwen the MPG in the A4 and the A3

QUOTE (Danny Boi @ Feb 29 2012, 10:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Would it be on par with say, an e46 318i (1.9) ?

I would take A4 b5 1.6 over e46 1.9 any day.