Hi Guys & Girls
Daz here a proud new owner of a silver 2001 reg 1.4 TDI SE Model.Im only the second owner; previous was a farmers wife so doggy smells and muddy welly foot prints abound! but with a full Audi service history we can over look these small details right...
I had toyed with the idea of an A2 for sometime and with my sister close to passing her driving test, felt it would be a good car to own as a short term measure before passing it on to her; Ive sold my previous car recently to raise funds for something a little more sporty and far less practical. Having heard of the excellent green credentials of the A2 and having owned a number of small engined diesel cars in the past I felt it would be one I couldnt afford to not give a try and see if it lives up to its laudits, as well as make an excellent first car for my sister.
Without going into to much detail at this time, it has been a long and rocky road before ariving at this particular car; lets just say private sellers/dealers definitons of what makes a car in 'very good conditon for its age' differ wildly to my own and always on the wrong side of the scale.
I will be honest, my ownership experience so far has been overidingly a good one but I do feel a little disappointed so far in the famed mpg figures which I appear nowhere near to hitting my expectations or even match other similar engined vehicles I have owned. Now I know about driving styles, official mpg figures, the little fuel tank etc but even so as yet to not get over the at least 400 mile a tank figure I was hoping for, Im a little dissapointed. Please though, if my expectations are off the mark then Im happy to be corrected by you longer term, more experienced and no doubt more realistic owners out there.
May I just finish though with what I really came here to do? Convey my heartfelt thanks to you guys, be you members or owners and everything else inbetween, for making this website what it is; an absolute gold mine of information for a person about to dip into the world of A2 ownership. Yes I confess I was stalking the hallowed forums for several months prior to my joining today to help with my choice in vehicle, what to look for during the purchasing process, those niggling little queries you have having bought a new vehicle which is still 'alien' and going forward helping both in future technical issues I may have and evenmore so, just a good all round place to hangout and chat with fellow car nuts.
Thanks for your time Guys/Girls and keep an eye out for me..theres a certain John-Wingnut whom I need a little word with..rumour is he's a Vag Com owner and Im already looking for my first favour
Happy New Year.
Daz.
Daz here a proud new owner of a silver 2001 reg 1.4 TDI SE Model.Im only the second owner; previous was a farmers wife so doggy smells and muddy welly foot prints abound! but with a full Audi service history we can over look these small details right...
I had toyed with the idea of an A2 for sometime and with my sister close to passing her driving test, felt it would be a good car to own as a short term measure before passing it on to her; Ive sold my previous car recently to raise funds for something a little more sporty and far less practical. Having heard of the excellent green credentials of the A2 and having owned a number of small engined diesel cars in the past I felt it would be one I couldnt afford to not give a try and see if it lives up to its laudits, as well as make an excellent first car for my sister.
Without going into to much detail at this time, it has been a long and rocky road before ariving at this particular car; lets just say private sellers/dealers definitons of what makes a car in 'very good conditon for its age' differ wildly to my own and always on the wrong side of the scale.
I will be honest, my ownership experience so far has been overidingly a good one but I do feel a little disappointed so far in the famed mpg figures which I appear nowhere near to hitting my expectations or even match other similar engined vehicles I have owned. Now I know about driving styles, official mpg figures, the little fuel tank etc but even so as yet to not get over the at least 400 mile a tank figure I was hoping for, Im a little dissapointed. Please though, if my expectations are off the mark then Im happy to be corrected by you longer term, more experienced and no doubt more realistic owners out there.
May I just finish though with what I really came here to do? Convey my heartfelt thanks to you guys, be you members or owners and everything else inbetween, for making this website what it is; an absolute gold mine of information for a person about to dip into the world of A2 ownership. Yes I confess I was stalking the hallowed forums for several months prior to my joining today to help with my choice in vehicle, what to look for during the purchasing process, those niggling little queries you have having bought a new vehicle which is still 'alien' and going forward helping both in future technical issues I may have and evenmore so, just a good all round place to hangout and chat with fellow car nuts.
Thanks for your time Guys/Girls and keep an eye out for me..theres a certain John-Wingnut whom I need a little word with..rumour is he's a Vag Com owner and Im already looking for my first favour
Happy New Year.
Daz.