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Learning in an A3?

  • 08-07-2009 10:56am
    #1
    tumteetum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi Guys, long time lurker here :-)

    Just a question - I've a 1998 Audi A3 that I'll be trying to get rid of when i'm transferred to the UK next month, the mother wants me to swap it in for something with a smaller engine for the sister to learn to drive on... A 1.4 Seat Something was what she mentioned. I want to convince her just to give the A3 to the sister as it would save both selling and buying a car. Is a 1.8 petrol really too big for a learner? What're the disadvantages (and advantages) of her learning in the A3?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    Can't see any problem with it as long as she gets used to it and isn't trying to overtake people on the motorway inside a couple of lessons :)

    No way in hell would I bother my arse selling or trading it in just to get a 1.4 for someone to learn on, that's just daft.


  • #3
    DriveSkill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 757 ✭✭✭DriveSkill


    Main disadvantage I would see will be the costs. Insurance will be more expensive on a 1.8 A3 and petrol costs, road tax etc will also be more expensive.

    That being said selling and buying another car will also incur some costs so it may balance out. Nothing wrong with learning in an A3 otherwise.


  • #4
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    As said, there is nothing wrong with learning to drive in an A3 per say, it's a fine small car and if it's at your disposal then you may as well use it. I presume it's a 1.8 and not a 1.8T? As the latter would be impossible to insure and would be too powerful being a turbo.
    Insuring the car will be very expensive though, and the additional car tax will be annoying. I wouldn't imagine it would be all that bad on petrol provided it wasn't being driven like a racing driver.


  • #5
    tumteetum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭tumteetum


    Well insurance should be ok.. I imagine the mother will insure herself on it (since the car is still registered in her name anyway) and do named driver for the sister. It's not a turbo, no. Costs shouldn't be an issue since she's the favourite kid ;)

    I'd hope she won't be on the motorway at ALL after only a few lessons haha.

    Thanks for the replies so far - this is all what I think myself, but the parents seem dead set against her learning to drive using such a "powerful" car (even though they were ok with my learning on it!) so i'm trying to build up a bulk of opinion here to show her.


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