Audi A1 review. Is it the best all round Hot Hatchback?

[@HighPeakAutos]

Totally agree with you there! Makes a lot of sense. Also, I’m ashamed to say I never knew you could get the 2.0 TDI in the A1. Every single one I’ve had has been the boring and slow 1.6

[@CarTrouble]

Hi Matt, I hope you're doing well. Yes it's strange, I had a quick go in a 1.6 and the difference is phenomenal. I don't understand why they didn't sell in the same numbers. Best of luck for the coming year mate. 👍

[@Berry-fr5wj]

I was in love with Lesley Ann Down from Upstairs Downstairs when I was ten each to their own. Great content as ever .

[@CarTrouble]

😂😂😂

[@elenasinclair3483]

Another great video! Love that animated talking Peugeot 😊. Fantastic editing 👍

[@CarTrouble]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@WalkinSalmon]

Love the A1. So underrated. You hit the nail on the head with it all. A posh hatch with great reliability for £6.5k id say it’s a bargain! Top work mate!

[@CarTrouble]

Thanks very much! I'll be honest, it wasn't originally on my radar, but I was really impressed!

[@steveb5965]

XR2 was my Hot Hatch in 1993. Pepper pot alloys and spotlights!! What more could you want. How is your cheap 987 Boxster doing??? Any problems revealed themselves? Loved the videos of your jolly abroad in the banger Polo. A great adventure! I recommend these videos to anyone reading

[@CarTrouble]

The XR2 was a bit slow compared to the rivals, but I always liked them. Especially with pepper pots and spots! I really need to do a small update on the boxster, not huge amounts to report but some interesting stuff. People keep asking so I'll get on it.

[@steveb5965]

@@CarTrouble my 2 friends both have 987 Boxsters. I would love to join them 1 day. How on earth did you source yours at such a fantastic price? I cannot get anything near that.

[@CarTrouble]

I heard it got part exchanged into a Porsche dealer and none of the dealers would touch it because of the mileage. I think one of the dealers had told them there was an issue with the gear selector cables but there wasn't. I think they wanted it out of the way so i got lucky.. I was happy to take it even if it has some issues, but it seems to be ok so far.

[@alexandrermmezzo9672]

So, the A1 was a clever decision or... some kind of nostalgia for another diesel VAG hatch, like a small and red Polo? :) The 1.4 TSi also faced a few problems with the DSG Gearbox, mostly related to the (lack of) lubrification. Nice to see you're back! You will miss the "snow polo marathon", btw... keep being what brought us here! Cheers!

[@CarTrouble]

Many thanks Alexandre. That's interesting.. Didn't a few of the models suffer with the DSG or was it mainly the 1.4?

[@alexandrermmezzo9672]

@@CarTrouble It was the DQ200 DSG Gearbox, with 7 speeds, used in small engines (1.0 - 1.8). Works on a dry clutch (such a nice idea...) and overheats, among other problems. Considering that it only can handle 250 NM of torque, it's not the same used in the 1.4 Diesel - so, you are free from this headache! And, by only 250 NM, trust me... if you tune-up to get more boost from the turbine, the gearbox will be crying and calling Jesus in a few miles. I found this info, that could help somebody: www.eco-torque.co.uk/post/vw-dsg-7-speed-dsg-gearbox-problems

[@janvachter5791]

Who recals the renault clio williams?that was a pocket rocket

[@CarTrouble]

Thats a great one! I'd forgotten about those. Blue with the gold wheels! 👍

[@zakmirza]

Yes yes - that surely has the be the ultimate retro hot hatch - was the dogs bell bells

[@janvachter5791]

@@CarTrouble yes indeed those 😊

[@Nickhtafc]

Great to see you're back, love the content. Amazing to see how far we've come, 115 bhp vs 415 bhp for a car in the same class, although I'm not sure an A45s qualifies as a hot hatch... more like scalded cat class 🥵

[@CarTrouble]

Absolutely, bhp has gone bananas!

[@stuartrhodes7352]

Another great vid👍,, hows the high miles Boxter?

[@CarTrouble]

Thanks Stuart, I need to do an update. There's not been loads due to the lockdown but some interesting things. Thanks for watching! 👍

[@aussiewatchman8112]

I cant find a 2.0L version for sale in Australia, they all appear to just be the 1.6L only

[@CarTrouble]

That's interesting, is it a 2.0l tax issue?

[@geejayhey]

Citroen C4 VTS Diesel Coupe. I know they're not as good as the competition, but I like mine more than them. It looks and feels great and is a less obvious alternative.

[@CarTrouble]

Its whatever puts a smile on your face man. 🙂

[@glenoxman7904]

Hi there, sorry to see you got a load of grief about the euro roadtrip, I personally loved it, it looked great!

[@CarTrouble]

Thanks Glen, we weren't to intending to offend anyone, just misjudged it. Oh well, lesson learned. Thanks for watching.. 🙂

[@minisainteee2041]

Where did the road trip videos go?

[@smukyoutube]

A1 is a popular hot hatch in this day and age, yours is a nice example. Cooper S, VW Golf, BMW 120D (F20/F21) even a Scirocco if you class it as a hatch, are all worthy contenders!

[@CarTrouble]

I completely agree.

[@alisoncrewe8235]

where have you gone :( ?? Any chance of some more content ?? :)

[@CarTrouble]

Sorry, life got in the way a bit. More content is imminent, and plenty of it. Thanks for your support..

[@MarkCS-gx8ep]

I’m still laughing 😂.. Awesome viewing .. love this channel 👌

[@CarTrouble]

Thanks again! 🙂

[@simongreene1]

Very good vlog and good to see you back. Any thoughts on doing more European trips? Any reason why you've taken the previous trip videos down?

[@CarTrouble]

We took them down to re-edit them, one of the episodes upset a lot of people in one of the countries we visited, and that wasn't our intention.

[@philipanthony7531]

I know they've all been crushed now but I had two Saxo VTS' in my youth and both were hugely fun (until a head gasket on the mk1 and the biggest MOT failure I've ever seen on the mk2 killed them off)

[@CarTrouble]

Ah yes, the wayward offspring of the fabulous AX GT.

[@numbereightyseven]

My hot hatch is a "Toyota Blade Master", an imported JDM. But 276bhp in a Corolla, for about £4,000 equivalent. I'm lovin' it.

[@CarTrouble]

That sounds awesome, I love things like that. How bad is the fuel economy?

[@SpondonChris.]

First of all im made up you are back on, i thought the complaints may have put you off but sometimes people can be confused by English humour, another brilliant video and keep at it.

[@CarTrouble]

Thanks Chris, I really appreciate it! 🙏👍😀

[@marklowry8799]

I looked into these after being passenger in a remapped and exhaust fettled S Line version. It was running at 220bhp. The cost of the parts and tuning was £500 and it felt silly quick. Apparently as fast as an S1 which makes me think what a modified and tuned S1 must be like.

[@CarTrouble]

220 bhp for £500? I'm not into modding but that sounds like something worth doing!

[@marklowry8799]

@@CarTrouble The exhaust had its guts taken out and it was remapped, all done in-house. It could have been mapped past 220bhp but the priority was for better fuel economy because it was being used for a good daily distance, it gave an extra 5mpg after the work and even more on a run. I would own an A1 and do the exact same mods if they came with an auto box.

[@m.mgnmark9186]

yo where r all ur videos?? a different channel? they r so good u must have more then 4 or 5 ?!?! please let me know!! and if u only have these little bit then u have some future in front of u ! Thanks Very good from ur new friend in NYC

[@CarTrouble]

Hi, and welcome. I've got another 7 or 8 which are just being re-edited and then some more coming down the pipeline. I haven't got lots yet.

[@m.mgnmark9186]

@@CarTrouble Thanks for the reply . If any of ur next vids r like these then u r on ur way to utube fame!! From what i hear people make some $ with utube vids lol Oh yah as u already know there r some real wackos out there so take everything u read with a grain of salt. Again thanks . U r the first utube channel to reply!!!!🤙

[@CarTrouble]

No problem. Thanks for watching, its really appreciated! 😀👍

[@jeffallinson8089]

For 6 and a half grand you bagged a bargain, I really like it!!

[@CarTrouble]

Thanks Jeff, it took me by surprise how good it is. I wasn't expecting it..

[@jeffallinson8089]

@@CarTrouble That's the beauty of cars, they constantly surprise us!

[@GM-ii8gs]

Nice Polo, sorry A1, just need to wrap it in red, cover it crap, and drive a miserable old brummie around in the passenger seat, you could even make a series out of that... Good to see more vids rolling out, two in a month, great channel, like your style 💪

[@CarTrouble]

Haha, a miserable old brummie in the passenger seat would just spoil it! 👍😂

[@smukyoutube]

Good watch 👌

[@CarTrouble]

Thanks very much, glad you liked it.

[@ericgeorge5483]

I love the look of that little A1 and I think for that money it was a bit of a bargain. If I was in the money for a reasonably priced Hot hatch that would defo be a contender; that or the VW UP GTI which has similar power to the original Golf GTI too.

[@CarTrouble]

Absolutely, also a good choice!

[@ericgeorge5483]

@@CarTrouble I think so!!

[@darrellbrain829]

The 1.6tdi Audi/Vw/Seat/Skoda engine is junk, no grunt and lots of dpf & egr issues. Think you bought the right one there 👍🏻. My choice would be a first gen Fabia VRS, go for the SE and get a nice black leather interior. Had 2 of them, they are great cars

[@CarTrouble]

Good call. I've driven a 1st gen fabia vrs a few times and loved it.

[@EvoraGT430]

Loved my R5 GT Turbos. One car worth trying is the Renault Twingo 133; meant to be a hidden gem. Commiserations on the grey understeering diseasel, which is at most a lukewarm-hatch.

[@CarTrouble]

Yes, I need to try the Twingo - I heard the same. You're right, it is lukewarm compared to whats out there now, but it compares speed wise to the 80s stuff which were a lot of fun, and I need it to do a lot of miles, without having to buy shares in BP... 👍

[@EvoraGT430]

@@CarTrouble It is a pretty good choice, I agree.

[@CarTrouble]

But if you have a R5 Gt Turbo lying I'd be more than happy to swap it with you! 😉

[@markpoxon]

Did I see you in Quorn today?

[@CarTrouble]

Hi Mark, it wasn't me. (I had to look up where Quorn is) 😁

[@markpoxon]

Never mind, honestly though I nearly stopped the van and was gonna pop over lol

[@billynixon5573]

Just can’t get over not seeing you in a manky old polo somewhere in Eastern Europe with the old man asleep in the passenger seat. Audi’s nice though.

[@CarTrouble]

Hi Billy, it will be back and there'll be more trips when the Apocalypse is over... Thanks for your support! 👍

[@wdboweryengineers]

Great vid 👍 any chance you could give us your take on the Maserati quattroprte (4.7) circa 2009. I do feel like you owe me since you totally destroyed my Bentley dream 😂

[@CarTrouble]

Haha, I do owe you for that, but the financial suicide of buying a quattroporte seems excessive! 👍😉

[@manbehindthecamera9898]

My first car was a Vauxhall Cavalier

[@CarTrouble]

Which Mk of Cavalier? I quite liked the 80s and 90s ones..

[@smukyoutube]

The Italian bit I'm dead 😂😂😂

[@CarTrouble]

😂👍

[@boosted4908]

What happened to the cheap polo vids, was tryna show a friend but seems to be gone

[@CarTrouble]

We took them down to re-edit them, one of the episodes upset a lot of people in one of the countries we visited, and that wasn't our intention.

[@wheresthepictureidk2817]

I wish we got more fun hatches like this in the us... people are obsessed with sedans!

[@CarTrouble]

GMC Gremlin? 😉👍 Thanks for watching!

[@b0zay]

what happened with your bentley GT? any more issues?

[@CarTrouble]

Quite possibly, but I cut my losses with a £3.5k loss. The chap who bought it seemed to know what he was doing a wasn't phased by the things that needed doing and seemed happy enough. Maybe its all sorted now...

[@sgdtv1368]

View discretion is advised 😂 Glad you’re back

[@CarTrouble]

No reference intended.😀 Some folks really dont like the idea of a diesel hot hatchback...

[@CarTrouble]

And thanks. ☺

[@johnshaw8013]

You're a character, you'll do well, but stick the A1, the Skoda equivalent will be 2k cheaper and just as fast if not faster. Check out a Fabia VRS, cheaper. But the same, and even more practical!

[@CarTrouble]

I do like the Fabia VRs. Great car. Ballsy move by Skoda when it came out too..

[@roderickjones7479]

A diesel hot hot?.. I'm sure everyone was thinking Skoda Fabians vRS

[@CarTrouble]

The fabia vrs is a cracking car, but slower than the A1.

[@roderickjones7479]

How about doing a series about cars Covid £19(99) - for under a grand...or two that are also reasonable to run. At the present moment with the job/furlough situation thats a reasonable amount to spend. At this kind of money we aren't going to be expecting too much but at the same time there are some great deals out there...Lexus L430's, A4 convertibles, Z4s, CLKs (2002 upwards) etc. Anyways, keep up the good work.

[@MRTNLZL]

Where is the road trip movie ? :(((

[@CarTrouble]

The last episode unintentionally upset a whole country so we pulled it. We're doing a full trip re-edit as we really didn't want to offend, that is not our purpose. We need to try harder to be entertaining without offending.. We'll put it back up at some point when it's done. Thanks for the interest. 🙂👍

[@leebuckles2364]

Audio's are good but when you doing a boxster update 😂

[@CarTrouble]

I do need to do one soon, it won't have a lot to report but a few interesting things came up...

[@boosted4908]

Believe it or not, I was sooo happy when you said Audi 😂😂😂

[@CarTrouble]

Easy to please! 😂😂

[@davidjewood]

We want more content and where the hell is SID?

[@CarTrouble]

On its way, sorry, life got in the way! Sid is making a comeback too!

[@davidjewood]

@@CarTrouble Happy days! Regards to Sid

[@zakmirza]

A1 is a premium hot hatch for its price. If you just want a good daily hot hatch, it has to be a VW Polo GTi :) - not that i would get that - its too small! (useless point made!)

[@CarTrouble]

😂👍

[@miguelangelherrera7532]

more vids please. I know you have had some issues, but lets move on,

[@CarTrouble]

Thanks Miguel, yes sorry, life got in the way. Between work, covid homeschooling and cowboy builders who ripped us off and left us in the sh*t I just couldn't get time to do it..

[@andrewjackson82]

First car for no1 son or stick to a Golf?🤔

[@CarTrouble]

That's a toughie. Both are amazing compared to the snotboxes we all used to get as first cars so I'd say whichever he likes the look of better. They're mechanically similar. Get him a car for less than £500, and he'll soon learn to fix it.. 😂

[@andrewjackson82]

@@CarTrouble I swore I wasn’t going let my kids run cars like I did at 17! 4 bald tires, break pads grinding on metal and never more than £3 of petrol at a time🤦‍♂️

[@CarTrouble]

I was the same, I had a car with no 1st or reverse gear for about three months! It was character building... and £3 was nearly two gallons!

[@andrewjackson82]

I had a Renault 5 turbo and I swapped it for a..............Rover 214😭😭😭😭

[@CarTrouble]

Ouch. That must still hurt...

[@EvoraGT430]

I nearly did the same! Very happy to go to an E30 325i instead.

[@CarTrouble]

E30 325i, great car! Brings back great memories.. mine was burgundy and I still adored it.

[@lyndontourle2084]

Peugeot rcz ? A hell of of a lot of car for 6-7 grand 😁

[@CarTrouble]

True. And probably not a bad investment for a Peugeot either..

[@chrismcerlain1664]

If its worth it to you, and your happy to pay it, fair play. An ex girlfriends brother had an astra GTE. I was really jealous. He used to drive it like he stole it. Saw him drive home from a family do p"£$$ed as a rat one night. he was a local policeman so could get away with it. W"£$ker. Had good taste in cars though :-)

[@CarTrouble]

I totally agree, if I had the money spare I'd get one, and they're sure to keep appreciating. As long as you dont put 25k miles a year on one! Thanks for watching. ☺👍

[@jt-bg6ey]

No audio

[@CarTrouble]

Hi Josha, are you sure? I tried another device and it seemed fine.

[@jt-bg6ey]

@@CarTrouble it's working now I think it was my internet connection. Awesome video I drove my sister's A1 and was very impressed

[@ettorebugatti6846]

The dacia sandero would have been a better choice

[@CarTrouble]

Aren't they Renault engines?

[@Baki-EGW]

Nice, 141 of Yo' mama's powers!

[@CarTrouble]

Ouch. 😂😂😂

[@arthuritchybollix5064]

Type r

[@CarTrouble]

Absolutely. Every generation!

[@intrepidbun5002]

how you doin'? girls car...

[@CarTrouble]

You're probably right. But I quite like it. I saw a girl driving a ferrari the other day and i still like those too. 😂

[@priteshchampaneri5101]

I'd rather have a French jellymould then a A1

[@CarTrouble]

Haha, fair enough Pritesh. We're all different I guess, that's what makes the world more interesting. Thanks for watching! 👍

[@gk77stuff51]

Oh no, oh no, oh no no no no no!

[@CarTrouble]

No? 😂

[@manbehindthecamera9898]

My first car was a Vauxhall Cavalier

[@CarTrouble]

Which Mk of Cavalier? I quite liked the 80s and 90s ones..