Jimbo
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Hello,
I thought I would finally start a project thread after a couple of months of ownership! I'm hoping the car behaves and is a long termer
The car as a 1.6 FSI Misano Red Colour Storm, 4 seater. The for sale thread is on the forum here. Not a bad car, but what I didn't pick up on when checking it over was:
She looks OK from a distance, but plenty of stubborn grime on the red, some stone chips on the front and faded blacks. Inside the seat colour looks a bit faded/muted but I think that's original, and a few holes in the cloth. After a hoover and wipe out many years of family ownership have been cleared out (the rear door pockets were not pretty). Only a couple of patches of 'gloop' that couldn't be removed. Lots of the buttons are looking worn so will try and get round those as small jobs (bought a broken stereo with a better front to swap first). I've done the car social thing with my 924 but kind-of lost interest in that side of things for the moment so probably won't be heading to events in the short while - but you never know I might come round to it again.
The first 'adventure' was the alternator packing in on a Sunday on the M62. Got to the first services on the M6 South from there and she struggled to start again and the power-steering quickly gave up. 3 hours later in the rain the RAC finally turned up with a new alternator and we were back on the road shortly after (got a £20 Amazon voucher and a cold for the wait...). This also put the airbag light on.
Second failure was me buying cheap stereo removal keys from ebay. The stereo didn't come out but I how have a rattly dash. New set on order!
Oh and the name - being red and black we joked about adding some black dots to make her look like a ladybird! Fortunately we're yet to follow through
Todo list:
Done list:
I thought I would finally start a project thread after a couple of months of ownership! I'm hoping the car behaves and is a long termer
The car as a 1.6 FSI Misano Red Colour Storm, 4 seater. The for sale thread is on the forum here. Not a bad car, but what I didn't pick up on when checking it over was:
- Rough idle - should have plugged in my OBDII reader and I would have seen the P1031 error. No EML on the dash though
- Gear change isn't great and clutch is a bit short
- The 'blower off' button was very worn - a symptom of a sticky flap (again threw an error)
She looks OK from a distance, but plenty of stubborn grime on the red, some stone chips on the front and faded blacks. Inside the seat colour looks a bit faded/muted but I think that's original, and a few holes in the cloth. After a hoover and wipe out many years of family ownership have been cleared out (the rear door pockets were not pretty). Only a couple of patches of 'gloop' that couldn't be removed. Lots of the buttons are looking worn so will try and get round those as small jobs (bought a broken stereo with a better front to swap first). I've done the car social thing with my 924 but kind-of lost interest in that side of things for the moment so probably won't be heading to events in the short while - but you never know I might come round to it again.
The first 'adventure' was the alternator packing in on a Sunday on the M62. Got to the first services on the M6 South from there and she struggled to start again and the power-steering quickly gave up. 3 hours later in the rain the RAC finally turned up with a new alternator and we were back on the road shortly after (got a £20 Amazon voucher and a cold for the wait...). This also put the airbag light on.
Second failure was me buying cheap stereo removal keys from ebay. The stereo didn't come out but I how have a rattly dash. New set on order!
Oh and the name - being red and black we joked about adding some black dots to make her look like a ladybird! Fortunately we're yet to follow through
Todo list:
- Rough idle/running (P1031 - Intake Manifold Tuning Valve (N316): Setpoint Not Reached)
- Slow to heat up - thermostat
- Aircon regas
- Wax after a wash
- Stereo bluetooth upgrade
- Cruise control fit
Done list:
- A good clean inside
- Swap stereo front / buttons
- Clear airbag light
- Replace buttons
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