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Title: Mrs Choppers new Chariot - now collected
Post by: Moschops on January 26, 2012, 02:14:01 pm
Well the time has come to say bye bye to the S3. It's being replaced by this...

Audi A1 Black Edition. Pictures below, not sure when we will collect it as the plate has to be transferred over.

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Black Edition in Glacier White, Folding Heated Mirrors, Technology Pack, Silk Nappa Sports Seats, Comfort Pack, Rear floor mats, MFSW with Paddles, Open Sky Panoramic Sunroof, Heated Front seats, Advanced Key, Front Centre Arm Rest, CD Changer, Tyre Pressure Loss Indicator, Bose Surround Sound System..  :jumpmove:

Tyres on it are Goodyear F1's  :roll:  was hoping for Conti's as we have a new spare in the garage... :popcornsoda:

It's gonna have some magic weaved on it by Peter Kay's brother in the next week or so... :notworthy:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: markymark on January 26, 2012, 02:17:06 pm
Looks awesome that Choppers! :happy2: These are really growing on me now, wasn't convinced by them at first!
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on January 26, 2012, 02:27:49 pm
Looks awesome that Choppers! :happy2: These are really growing on me now, wasn't convinced by them at first!

No I wasn't but having had several as courtesy cars etc and test driving a 185 Sline version in October it was sold on us. Black Edition has 7 speed S-Tronic too... :driver:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: markymark on January 26, 2012, 02:28:47 pm
Niiiice! Any news on your new chariot? :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on January 26, 2012, 02:51:28 pm
Niiiice! Any news on your new chariot? :happy2:

Nope...still not got a build date... :sad1:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: markymark on January 26, 2012, 02:53:25 pm
Niiiice! Any news on your new chariot? :happy2:

Nope...still not got a build date... :sad1:
Boooooo! :sad1:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: garrardrj on January 26, 2012, 05:37:29 pm
What engine does it have....see it says tfsi . How much , looking at one of these perhaps to replace the wifes mini . Certainly looks goo in the photos  :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: jhtrophy on January 26, 2012, 05:50:27 pm
These have proper grown on me, nice ride mate :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: candy turbo on January 26, 2012, 07:00:37 pm
really like that mate , cracking spec too  :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on January 26, 2012, 07:05:49 pm
What engine does it have....see it says tfsi . How much , looking at one of these perhaps to replace the wifes mini . Certainly looks goo in the photos  :happy2:

1.4-litre direct injection petrol engine combines a supercharger that is active from 1,500rpm with a turbocharger that adds its influence from around 3,500rpm
185PS, 250Nm, 0-62mph in 6.9 seconds, top speed 141mph, combined mpg 47.9, CO2 139g/km :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Greeners on January 26, 2012, 09:37:09 pm
Do love that!  :congrats:

It would seem you are single handedly keeping your local Audi dealer going!  :laugh:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: andrewparker on January 26, 2012, 09:44:23 pm
Do Audis only come in white these days?
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on January 26, 2012, 09:45:23 pm
Do Audis only come in white these days?

Nope..just that we like white cars... :innocent:

But yes there are a lot of white Audi's in the compund isn't there... :signLOL:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: ub7rm on January 26, 2012, 10:32:44 pm
They are lovely little cars.  Really like them inside and out.  If I didn't need a slightly bigger car I'd have one. 
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: andrewparker on January 26, 2012, 10:49:06 pm
Is that a top hinged accelerator pedal?
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Golfgirl on January 29, 2012, 03:47:37 pm
Well the time has come to say bye bye to the S3.

She's not had it that long! :surprised:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Deako on January 29, 2012, 04:35:58 pm
Thats lovely. Would have liked to go for one of these instead of the Polo GTI, but they are just too expensive for me still.  :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: NeilM on January 30, 2012, 12:42:27 pm
Mrs has had hers a year and loves it, only problem we had was a new LPFP, I nick it when I can, quality small car.  :happy2:

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Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: CarrG on January 30, 2012, 01:56:27 pm


Nice one looks a cracking little car.  :happy2:

Bet the S3 will be snapped up quick. What would the cost of it be it wonder?
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: winrya on January 30, 2012, 02:26:26 pm
Nice looking car, a friend of mine has the same car in black with the diesel.  The s3 was gorgeous though, I really want it lol may have a little trip to the dealer when I'm passing :laugh:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on January 30, 2012, 07:22:39 pm
Mrs has had hers a year and loves it, only problem we had was a new LPFP, I nick it when I can, quality small car.  :happy2:

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Oooo you go the media pack interior nice... :happy2:

Sorry but whats LPFP?  :laugh:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on January 30, 2012, 07:23:07 pm
Well the time has come to say bye bye to the S3.

She's not had it that long! :surprised:

I know.... :wink:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: andrewparker on January 30, 2012, 07:55:55 pm
Sorry but whats LPFP?  :laugh:

Low pressure fuel pump...
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on January 30, 2012, 08:03:48 pm
Sorry but whats LPFP?  :laugh:

Low pressure fuel pump...

Thanks Andrew... :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: wigit on January 30, 2012, 08:17:59 pm
best looking A1 i have seen by a mile, noticed audi have also shoe horned the 2.0tdi motor in these  :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on January 30, 2012, 08:23:20 pm
best looking A1 i have seen by a mile, noticed audi have also shoe horned the 2.0tdi motor in these  :happy2:

 :happy2: on both accounts... :smiley:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Mk5 GTian on January 31, 2012, 12:12:45 pm
 Cracking looking little car! It looks incredibly well put together too.

Is that the same engine as you get in a Polo GTi?
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on January 31, 2012, 12:15:06 pm
Cracking looking little car! It looks incredibly well put together too.

Is that the same engine as you get in a Polo GTi?

I beleive it is :happy2: Turbo and Supercharged... :scared:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: NeilM on January 31, 2012, 12:18:06 pm
Sorry but whats LPFP?  :laugh:

Low pressure fuel pump...

Thanks Andrew... :happy2:

Yes, it was struggling to start in the cold, quite rare to have a problem with the low pressure fuel pump, took them a while to find out what the problem was.

Mrs was driving an A6 for a while, it was like watching her park a bungalow  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on January 31, 2012, 01:05:30 pm
Sorry but whats LPFP?  :laugh:

Low pressure fuel pump...

Thanks Andrew... :happy2:

Yes, it was struggling to start in the cold, quite rare to have a problem with the low pressure fuel pump, took them a while to find out what the problem was.

Mrs was driving an A6 for a while, it was like watching her park a bungalow  :signLOL:    :driver:

We also have an A6, been to the docs this morning came out to find the car has a slow punture, bloody nail stuck in lower side wall, £278 for a new tyre...bollock's..... :jumping: Yeah Sonia hates parking the A6 too  :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot - now collected
Post by: Moschops on February 03, 2012, 07:30:01 pm
Car collected today.  :happy2:

Well today has gone okay, new tyre for the A6 all fitted okay no marks or anything so well please but £265 lighter... :booty:

Then off to the dealers for my wife to collect her A1 Black Edition, all went brilliantly and cannot thank Crewe Audi enough for there patience and helpfullness.  :happy2:
So here are the pics from today.

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Then off back south down the M6 to the mother in laws show off the car then home. Car is going to be detailed on Tuesday weather permitting. :notworthy:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot - now collected
Post by: Weston on February 03, 2012, 07:37:59 pm
Very nice. Really like the A1  :congrats:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on February 03, 2012, 08:06:42 pm
Looks awesome that Choppers! :happy2: These are really growing on me now, wasn't convinced by them at first!

No I wasn't but having had several as courtesy cars etc and test driving a 185 Sline version in October it was sold on us. Black Edition has 7 speed S-Tronic too... :driver:
That's the dry clutch version?  What donkey is under the bonnet?

Nice, BTW, but not my cuppa!  :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot - now collected
Post by: rich83 on February 03, 2012, 08:16:18 pm
That looks great. Looks a bit funny will the ultra low profile tyres and fairly high ride height!  Definitely grown on me these  :driver:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot - now collected
Post by: Greeners on February 03, 2012, 08:18:36 pm
Love it, and especially love the way the car was presented to you! Full marks to the dealer!!  :congrats:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot - now collected
Post by: Moschops on February 03, 2012, 09:14:09 pm
Love it, and especially love the way the car was presented to you! Full marks to the dealer!!  :congrats:

Mrs C even received a large bouquet of flowers too... :happy2:

Two A1's were handed over this afternoon, the other one was done outside... :pomppomp:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on February 03, 2012, 09:15:16 pm
Looks awesome that Choppers! :happy2: These are really growing on me now, wasn't convinced by them at first!

No I wasn't but having had several as courtesy cars etc and test driving a 185 Sline version in October it was sold on us. Black Edition has 7 speed S-Tronic too... :driver:
That's the dry clutch version?  What donkey is under the bonnet?

Nice, BTW, but not my cuppa!  :happy2:

Cheers, I believe this one has the new wet clutch system IIRC  :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Deako on February 03, 2012, 09:23:05 pm
Looks awesome that Choppers! :happy2: These are really growing on me now, wasn't convinced by them at first!

No I wasn't but having had several as courtesy cars etc and test driving a 185 Sline version in October it was sold on us. Black Edition has 7 speed S-Tronic too... :driver:
That's the dry clutch version?  What donkey is under the bonnet?

Nice, BTW, but not my cuppa!  :happy2:

Cheers, I believe this one has the new wet clutch system IIRC  :happy2:

Does it really? Are you sure? Why would they start going with a wet clutch system on the Audi and keep the dry clutch system on the Polo GTI, SEAT Ibiza Cupra/Boc and vRS?
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot
Post by: Moschops on February 03, 2012, 09:30:29 pm
Looks awesome that Choppers! :happy2: These are really growing on me now, wasn't convinced by them at first!

No I wasn't but having had several as courtesy cars etc and test driving a 185 Sline version in October it was sold on us. Black Edition has 7 speed S-Tronic too... :driver:
That's the dry clutch version?  What donkey is under the bonnet?

Nice, BTW, but not my cuppa!  :happy2:

Cheers, I believe this one has the new wet clutch system IIRC  :happy2:

Does it really? Are you sure? Why would they start going with a wet clutch system on the Audi and keep the dry clutch system on the Polo GTI, SEAT Ibiza Cupra/Boc and vRS?

No I wasn't sure, having just checked the Audi web site, it's a dry clutch system... :wink:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot - now collected
Post by: Moschops on February 03, 2012, 09:32:11 pm
Here you go...ours has the 7 speed unit in it.

S tronic (6-speed)

The revolutionary S tronic gearbox combines the agility and responsiveness of a conventional 6-speed manual gearbox with the convenience and smooth, uninterrupted power of an automatic transmission. The technical basis of the S tronic gearbox is the double clutch. This consists of two lubricated plates with hydraulically-regulated contact pressure. One engages the odd-numbered gears, the other the even-numbered, enabling gear-shifts to be made in a fraction of a second, with no disruption to the power flow. Depending on how the mood takes you, you can either allow gear-changes to take place automatically or, for a sportier driving style, operate the S tronic system using the gear lever or steering wheel shift-paddles. The choice is yours.

S tronic (7-speed)

The extra gear, along with a dry-clutch set-up, results in improved fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions. As with the 6-speed S tronic gearbox, this gear system can be operated in fully automatic mode, or using the gear lever or steering wheel gear-change controls for an even more engaging drive.
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot - now collected
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on February 03, 2012, 09:48:02 pm
I think you may have confused it with the longitudinal 7 speed S-tronic they use in the RS5 - that has three separate oil circuits - one for clutch (ATF), one for the cogs of the gearbox (manual tranny fluid), and one for the centre diff (axle fluid). :nerd:

How does the dry clutch version compare to the wet clutches?  :driver:
Title: Re: Mrs Choppers new Chariot - now collected
Post by: dmac1969 on February 05, 2012, 03:31:25 pm
Lovely car! I wonder how many of those stickered up A1s they will sell? (I spy one in the background here!)