Since discussing with a few friends of friends our A1 order has been cancelled.
It sounds like that chassis suffers as bad with wheel barrings, bushes etc far worse than the previous generation from talking to new Polo and Ibiza owners. 
Family members who have Hyundai/Kias who previously had VW/Audi/SEAT/Skoda have been impressed. No image or most exciting cars but as a family hack i think we will go look at them now.
I was parked next to a new Kia Rio the other day. I must say, I quite liked th way it looked. The paint finish was really good and the panel gaps were incredibly tight and millimetre perfect (much more so than my Golf - I had to have a misaligned bonnet adjusted shortly after taking delivery).
I know that Kia aren't currently reputed to build cars that are particularly engaging to drive, but seeing how quickly they (and Hyundai) have progressed in recent years, if they get the dynamics sorted, then the likes of VW and some of the other large European manufacturers had better watch out!
