Get him a ride in a Rally car. I did a couple of laps (as a passenger) in a Seat Ibiza Cupra R (I think) with a professional rally driver. She (yes -she) was utterly utterly awesome. Sideways at humingous speed. Had I been a young chap looking for a pocket rocket I'd have bought one on the spot.

BTW I think the A1 is spectacularly ugly myself.

Edited by Ethan Edwards on 05/12/2011 at 11:37

Corax, You are absolutly on the Money, I commented to the wife that I would like to tell Mr Audi just how "right" their designers had got the design, as indeed the Son is totally uninterested in cars other than a means of transport, absolutly a necessary evil to be endured.

But Nope, merely looked at the Volvo from the outside, yes the C30, noted the handbrake was oddly located and that the car was apparently tiny inside, despite its bulk & girth.

E's a right big lad.

Faulted the Fabia sommat to do with his knee catching on the centre console/dash, its ALL about the ergonomics, not the bling appeal.

btw .....Young M..... is studing engineering at Uni & allowed that the sooner him & his mates started designing better cars the better?

PS

Our equally uninterested daughter showed a distinct preference for the Totota Yaris, to other options, despite being told the average age of the Yaris driver was 62, this was swayed by the panoramic roof and the Touch & Go system, complete with reversing camera.

A sweet touch, beautifully executed & long overdue,

btw the new Yaris does appear to be reasonably future proof? yes?

CheersM

Edited by dieseldogg on 05/12/2011 at 11:46

Only you know your lad, was the badge the influence or did the sales bod tip him a wink or something so he felt more 'involved' at the showroom.

Something false about Mini showrooms, the receptionist sitting behind a high bar as if serving bottled drinks doesn't gel, Audi showrooms do feel right, their products are overpriced but come nicely packaged and from some peoples perspectives look right, i can see why youngsters would be impressed.

Did you look at the right Skoda, badged VRS, that would maybe have made a difference, indeed a Volvo R might have been impressive.