Today I.....
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A2Steve
A2OC Donor
Enough to leave A2 ownership? A scary thought!!
GuruX
A2OC Donor
I hear you on the one pedal driving. That's what really got me impressed when I test drove the M3, except the performance and the fact that it's an electric car. That's the way a car should be driven for commuting/transport. Perhaps not a race track, but that's not what the i3 is designed for.
Birchall
Dick Chown Award 2016
I would never be in a situation where I do not own an A2. With my wife's 90 it is an ideal partner for an i3. Use the i3 for the short hops and around town and the 90 for everything else. (Plus the other 6 in the family means I am surrounded by them).
So you guys are stuck with me on here forever!!!
There is still one huge problem that I have mentioned before, the financial loss when / if I sell mine is probably going to put a stop to this.
I have been silly again a spent so much money on my car that it is virtually unsaleable. The most miney I have seen an A2 advertised for is high £7k. Yes mine has had a fortune spent on it but there are very few people looking to spend a large amount on an A2. So if I advertised it at the lowest I could possibly accept it might never sell.
By the way, this is not an attempt to break the marketplace rules, this is not me trying to advertise the car in an auction style sale. I fact I will stop mentioning this subject now it may well be annoying people with me prattling on about this.
Steve B
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Crazylegs
Member
Steve after the initial newness had worn off you would be bored with it..
How you gonna customise something like that, yes change the wheels but you would be bored in five minutes I bet
The A2 is your dream motor and you know it, pretty sure you would seriously regret selling your A2 from the things you have relayed to us all about your affection for it.
Birchall
Dick Chown Award 2016
One final word on thre above subject, Wifey said NO !
It is a case of listening to your head rather than your heart. My brains are the heart and said yes, but my wife's brains are my head !1
So she has said the sensible thing and said "No, you are not losing that much money on selling your car".
She is a cracker of a woman, she is my rock. I don't necessarily like what she is saying but I respect her view, and she is right.
So back to "Today I ........"
Today I fitted the embossed plates I bought at VAG at the Manor. They are totally legal and I think they look good, and at £30 while U wait (2minutes!!) I am very happy with the results.
Before Front
And after (slightly different angle and please ignore the squashed flies from my trip back from the show)
And rear before
And after
Steve B
It is a case of listening to your head rather than your heart. My brains are the heart and said yes, but my wife's brains are my head !1
So she has said the sensible thing and said "No, you are not losing that much money on selling your car".
She is a cracker of a woman, she is my rock. I don't necessarily like what she is saying but I respect her view, and she is right.
So back to "Today I ........"
Today I fitted the embossed plates I bought at VAG at the Manor. They are totally legal and I think they look good, and at £30 while U wait (2minutes!!) I am very happy with the results.
Before Front
And after (slightly different angle and please ignore the squashed flies from my trip back from the show)
And rear before
And after
Steve B
Birchall
Dick Chown Award 2016
Hi Steve, I have only just refitted the split headlamps without any sealer (temporarily), so that is why the water is getting in, I have that on my to do list (but thanks for the suggestion, that seems to work.
Steve B
6stings
A2OC Donor
Birchall
Dick Chown Award 2016
as long as they are at the bottom and away from the back edge you will be fine. Have the rear cover off so you can see that you are not drilling into anything.
There are two solutions to this issue.
Mine it to completely seal the unit so that water cannot get in and only if that does not work (which it should do. ) drilling the two holes let's the moisture out without letting water in.
Steve B
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
I'm thinking of fitting some HID's soon so will take a photo for you then.
wilco184
Member of the year 2015
Today, I picked my car up after having some panels painted. The rear bumper, and both front doors have all been resprayed. I'll post some photographs on my 'Members Cars' thread when it's clean again - sadly its first outing post paint was in the rain.
Regards,
Matt.
As promised, the car is finally clean again and so I've taken a couple of photographs. Both front doors and the rear bumper have been painted.
Regards,
Matt.
A2Steve
A2OC Donor
As promised, the car is finally clean again and so I've taken a couple of photographs. Both front doors and the rear bumper have been painted.
Regards,
Matt.
Looks great Matt
wilco184
Member of the year 2015
...and I picked my car up after finally having it's CV boot and joint issue fixed, by my trusted independent garage.
The nearside outer gaiter was badly torn and offered no protection to the joint, the inner joint had movement, and on the offside, both boots had deteriorated but were still stopping dirt. As such, I decided to bite the bullet and get all of the joints and boots changed since it isn't a job I'll be planning to do again. The condition of the old parts would definitely have been an MOT failure, and so it's good to get them done well before October, when it's due.
All of the parts (2 inner joint kits and 2 outer joint kits) were supplied by 'J&R CV Joints'. All seemed good quality and pretty good value. J&R's part number for the TDI inner joints is JR151 and the part number for the TDI outer joints is JR29801, though I suspect the outers are the same for all models.
Regards,
Matt.
The nearside outer gaiter was badly torn and offered no protection to the joint, the inner joint had movement, and on the offside, both boots had deteriorated but were still stopping dirt. As such, I decided to bite the bullet and get all of the joints and boots changed since it isn't a job I'll be planning to do again. The condition of the old parts would definitely have been an MOT failure, and so it's good to get them done well before October, when it's due.
All of the parts (2 inner joint kits and 2 outer joint kits) were supplied by 'J&R CV Joints'. All seemed good quality and pretty good value. J&R's part number for the TDI inner joints is JR151 and the part number for the TDI outer joints is JR29801, though I suspect the outers are the same for all models.
Regards,
Matt.
wilco184
Member of the year 2015
Looks stunning Matt;
P.S. Is that the latest in DAB aerials in picture 2?
Many thanks, Darren.
Yep, that's the DAB aerial - barely noticeable!
Regards,
Matt.
Stuebydoo
A2OC Donor
Technically it was Tuesday, but I haven't been able to get on here long enough.
Finally got my clutch changed, after living with it juddering for far too long, it's now super light and smooth. Had a few more bits sorted at the same time too, and serviced. Car drives great now. Next on the list is a dash swap and audio upgrade
Finally got my clutch changed, after living with it juddering for far too long, it's now super light and smooth. Had a few more bits sorted at the same time too, and serviced. Car drives great now. Next on the list is a dash swap and audio upgrade