Got the exact same year amd model CDTI 2.2 with 170K miles on her, no issues except a recent alternator swap ( pig of a job to do) otherwise cannot recommend these SUV,s enough 👍👍👍👍

Another banger upload from Eddie Aries. I hope you can make a career out of this, with modern Top Gear being ass for the past decade and the Trio likely retiring after this final Grand Tour special, there's definitely gonna be an opening in the market for a group of 3 English friends who love cars as if they're people

I can do one better my corsa can park itself hardly ever actually use it apart from an occasional laugh.

I've got them on an Audi A1 they came as I bought it with extras that had already been added. I'm a retired truck driver?

I know what you mean about being scared of losing your license. I’ve had mine about two months now and the temptation to cane it down a 30 limit road in which you could easily get to 60 or 70 is too high 😂

A timeless classic, I just treated mine with a non-reflective sapphire glass and it looks wonderful !

Completely unrelated but I’m gonna need to know where to find that fresh ass jacket sir!

Tonight, on Top Gear... Eddie sips tea very slowly, Steven wears a too-tight Mercedes shirt, And both of them reminisce about sheep

Which mode/setting did you use for the steering? I suppose it's all relative but I don't find the Steering especially heavy (even in "N" mode") compared to my old Mk.1 Swift Sport. Ditto the performance comparison. I really like my i20N and don't feel the urge to rev it to the max in each gear. It's plenty quick enough for normal road use

Big Boyz Toys 😗

You poped up on my feed 😂 keep up the good work, New subscriber here. So who is hamond and jezza an mays been sorted 😅😅😊😊

Stop calling it Top Gear. Don't try and emulate it, make your own future

Deffo need to get some more content with the lads, proper tg/TGT vibes

ACN boys

Big up the boys

😀 me gusta

dam it would be nice i can get one in the states

Why bother doing a review of a dead platform planet destroying fuel burning my children are dying because of you.

14:09 proof that Dan's head is empty, no thoughts

Seeing Dan arrive in the Abarth and acting nonchalantly, right before making fun of the Audi to change the topic, gives SUCH James May energy, I love it. As for you Eddie, I'm noticing you're definitely alot more confident on camera than before. Truly do keep it up. You and your friends are amazing.

I want in. In the next adventure

I just had this video randomly recommended to me. Keep up the great work, was a fun video to watch

Ugly car

My first ever car review was of this, the Mazda MX-5 MK2, in 2019. Truly showing me the meaning and feeling of driving, having had FWD hatchbacks up until this point. Driving at its purest on some of the best roads in the UK. Practical daily? No. Though completely perfect in the moment.

Since Steven has like 80 or so more subscribers than you, you could TECHNICALLY say this video is *A Star In A Reasonably Priced Car* 👀

Didn’t even think about the clear frame, nice!

If you can’t smell his chuff, then you’re not close enough.

My mum always drove Alfas growing up and the Spider was her absolute dream! Happy to see one after all these years haha

"Your bedroom doesnt exist anymore" is a helluva thing to hear when youre trying to sleep in it😭😭

The irony of him stalling at the start

Nice video Bro, keeping making more will be supporting you

Cool watch and you have all the right ingredients, a recut could make a lot better. I'm sure you guys have learnt a lot from this project look forward to next one

Despite the budget being low and the presentation work amateur, this 20 minute video was still more enjoyable than the entirety of post-2015 Top Gear. You got a sub from me because you guys do seem to love cars and I like that alot. I do look forward to part two :)

One of the best videos I’ve stumbled across, currently in the process of thinking about getting a S1, I know a few people that have them but wanted more information and opinions on it and your video really helped me especially the mpg part lol, currently getting around 25-30 in my Clio RS, not a huge power difference between that and a S1 but just want something different

Has you opinion changed since making this video?

What a great and funny review I had a good chuckle. And especially about Audi Drivers. We say that in Melbourne Australia too so most be a thing. I get mine in the next few days I can't wait.

Our first road trip, from 2019, in preparation for our latest and greatest road trips this year!

That's my Mum's old car! Vegas Yellow, and always on the lookout for that plate! We spotted it at Re:Fuel. It has a Revo Stage 1 Remap on it - so is running around 300bhp. 😁

These cars are often criticised as dull but can easily be great with relatively little money spending on them. The main reasons the stock car feels dull are: 1. Numb steering 2. Sloppy gear change 3. Poor accelerator response curve (nothing happens for most of the travel and it's almost switch like at the end) Rectifications: 1. Disable 'straight line running' with vcds (stops the car auto compensating for cambers, crosswinds etc and brings significant interactivity to the drive). 2. a. Use superglue in the lever linkages (have to keep working them back and forth to prevent them glueing solid but tightens them up amazingly well). 2.b. Add a helper tension spring to the gear lever to provide more centering force (in the horizontal shifting plane). 3. DTE pedal box. It's a far better value proposition than say the usual BMW M1XX/M2XX route with lsd, m4 front wishbones & new shocks. Don't forget S1s have the same gen 5 haldex of the mk7 golf R with fully independent rear suspension so they're inherently very well balanced when cornering up to the limit.

A 7 month roadworks near me had deliveries at 8AM everyday for weeks 😂. It’s like they chose the nose inconvenient time on purpose.

UPDATE: The liquid in the boot is screen wash, so it must be a loose pipe internally.

Only bad thing ive heard is that the clutch is easily worn.

Watch the washer for the rear wiper causing the water on the bootlid, my wife's Audi A3 had that fail

Worth getting a separate microphone, it is quite difficult to hear you while driving.

Good vid mate, im looking to purchase one of these would you recommend it, ive heard the lot about how small they are and what not but ive test drove one and with my current situation space doesnt bother me but living with it day to day is it worth it over something like a polo gti or fiesta st?

No Marlin!

I’ve the 2024 ultimate, to have to turn off every time the beeps speed/ lane change/ eye on the road pain in the arse. I don’t have the memory seat settings and asked for that , don’t no if I can record my journey on the cam system I have also Alexa don’t work have the blue link package. Good video you have done pal

I think most people accept that roadworks are needed to fix/upgrade our roads, but what drives me mad is that I rarely see any actual work occurring, whatever the time of day or night. They cause maximum disruption to do the bare minimum of work. I reckon the ratio of disruption time to working time must be nearly 10:1

Sorry to hear you are having issues with your S1, maybe you should move it on. I have owned a lovely S1 for over 6 years and not had major issues with mine. However mine is very high spec which I think make them allot more special. Yours seems quite a low specification.

You can adjust the internal lights on the speed dial etc so they are always bright