sirocco, A3 or bmw 120d

[Barks]

Thats a bit of an ironic statement from a Mini owner

It drives so well those who don't buy them purely as fashion accessories can be forgiven. My dad quite often takes it on his commute to work (mostly country roads) because it's "fun" when his usual drive is an E93 330d.

 

[jigger]

The Sirocco.

The BWM and Audi are lame.

 

[Biohazard]

1 series look a bit lame to me, audi's are a bit lame. never even been in a sirocco. mucho lame.

 

[mjt]

bmw

a 140bhp golf will be a rather depressing affair

 

[Biohazard]

140bhp bmw is a rather depressing affair

 

[Slime101]

By a mile?!

Yes, for all those who want a quality car and arent bmw fanboys, the choice is clear and the audi wins by a mile.

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

they are all quite simular in tax.

however if we went for the BMW 118d its only 13% where as the scirocco is 20%.

Doesn't that mean that the tax payments you'd make on a company car would be something like a third less for the BMW?

 

[Barks]

Delete this, completely misread his quote. Hope none of you quote it, quite embarrassing

 

[Biohazard]

Doesn't that mean that the tax payments you'd make on a company car would be something like a third less for the BMW?

could be, long time since i've seen the classifications.

 

[Alex UK]

Of those three, I'd have the Scirocco. I'm not bothered that it may 'technically' be the worst car there (although I'm not sure it is). It just looks so damn awesome.

 

[DJMK4]

The BMW is rubbish, go for either other two options

 

[Alex UK]

The BMW is rubbish,

Seriously? The 1 Series is flawed and certainly not a car I'd buy but it's pretty far from "rubbish".

 

[Wicksta]

Yes, for all those who want a quality car and arent bmw fanboys, the choice is clear and the audi wins by a mile.

What a fantastic argument, the Audi is definitely the winner based on those facts!!!!!!

Now how about explaining why the choice is clear?

 

[mjt]

140bhp bmw is a rather depressing affair

i agree, but a 118d isn't on the list

The BMW is rubbish, go for either other two options

Having spent the best part of a week driving through spain in a rental 118d, i can safely say that the 1 series is not rubbish.
a 11x will be woefully slow, but certainly not rubbish.

i was pleasantly surprised by the general quality of plastics and build quality. yes, there were some flimsy, shiny bits here and there, but certainly no more than would be found in a golf or audi.
The interior is less drab than a golf/scirocco too.

The only negatives were the engine, the efficient dynamics stop-start, and the fact it is a bit cramped. had too many driver/passenger elbow knockings when changing gear.
unless you need the space of an a3, i can't see why you'd take one

 

[s0ck]

That's quite a tough choice actually. I'd be tempted by the DSG box as I've not had one before. The 140 will feel nearly as quick as the 170 anyway and has a chunk better economy. Some people say the scirocco looks cool, I think it tries to look cool; not entirely sure it pulls it off.

The beamer trumps both on power and economy but just looks like a complete clown car...

...and for that reason, I'm out!

 

[Irish_Tom]

Am I the only person in the world who thinks the Sirocco looks disgusting?

Go for the 1 Series.

Panzer

 

[jamoor]

Probbably the 1 series, although tbh none of those cars is the least bit interesting.

 

[Dandle]

What a fantastic argument, the Audi is definitely the winner based on those facts!!!!!!

Now how about explaining why the choice is clear?

He's obviously never spent nearly 30k on one to find out how c**p both the dealers and Audi UK are when things start to go wrong with the car at only a year old(and thats being kind to Audi considering they were fixing various things from 2k miles onwards).

 

[Defcon5]

Remember this is for the OPs other half, so I doubt she will give a monkeys about performance or handling (within reason)

 

[GravyMonster]

A3 for me.

Am I the only person in the world who thinks the Sirocco looks disgusting?

Thank you! I was afraid I was! All the poncey designers at work fap over it. It just looks wrong to me.