Friday's Fantasy - Caught in the Classifieds

Words Paddy Comyn Published 13 May 2011 Updated 13 May 2011

The Audi A1 has been a pretty slow seller since it arrived in Ireland. It would appear that there just hasn't been that much of an appetite for the small high-end car, which can cost you an arm and a leg new. But they have started to show up on the used car forecourts and you can save a bundle on a nearly-new one if you go down this route instead.

Here is case in point - one we saw in Drogheda, Co.Louth.

Audi A1 for sale in Western Motors Drogheda

A new one of these would cost you around €23,500 before you started loading on the optional extras, which this car is laden with. We think this was previously a press demonstrator or demo model, because it appears to have the kitchen sink thrown at it.

It has Xenon lights with LEDs and the MMI system and rain sensor wipers. With tiny mileage on it (2,346km) it is barely run in and it is like getting all the extras thrown in free.

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