Hass
A2OC Donor
Before I introduce the car I thought I'd give a little background, I've been obsessed with the Audi A2 since they first came out in 2000. I was 20 then and didn't have a licence but always swore I'd get one.
I passed my test in 2003 but couldn't really afford an A2 then as prices were still crazy, I had to settle for my Citroen ZX and she served me well. A year after I bought her I went to look at an 04 FSI Colour Storm in Missano Red somewhere near Stoke, she had a 6 cd changer in the boot and open sky, I was in love. Rang up my dad to say I was binning off the ZX to get the Audi and got talked out of it, a regret I've had ever since.
Moving on to today, I've been looking for an A2 this week as I've recently landed a new job and will need to do a round trip daily commute of about 55 miles. We already have a VW Jetta TSI in the house but I want to keep the miles low on that as it's the family car and my wife will use that to run little one to nursery and errands etc.
The brief was simple, I didn't really want to spend a lot, my budget i guess initially was £2.5k but I didn't mind spending more if the right spec came along. There were a couple of TDI 90's I'd spotted on Autotrader and although the DMF issue made me apprehensive I knew the engines were pretty hardy despite both cars covering over 150k, if serviced and looked after the cars will do moon milage and then some.
Steve B had gone looking at a TDI for me yesterday in his neck of the woods yesterday but the feedback wasn't very good, unfortunately the car had multiple issues.
I'd spotted a FSI colour storm in York which I was meant to look at today and possibly buy, the only real issue being that it had 1 key and so i'd need another one.
Then something amazing happened last night. A car got listed on Autotrader, i started looking through the pictures and the description, I sent a message to Steve and we both agreed it did look too good to be true.
So I went down to Peterborough today and have placed the deposit on the following car:
So she's a 52 plate FSI with full Audi service histroy, the car was first register to Audi Smith Knight Fay in Stockport and then a gentlemen from Knutsford bought it. The car has only done 66,000 miles but always serviced at Audi. The car is fully loaded with leather which are a bit worn and really could do with some TLC, they're also heated! yay, I was sad when I got rid of my Astra as heated seats are possibly the best thing ever on those cold mornings in winter. She also has lumbar support, I pressed the buttons and could hear a motor making a noise but can't honestly say I noticed anything happen (possible fault?) The car has all round electric windows. Open Sky which works! and finally it has Bose!!! I'm not sure if it's got the auto dimming mirror, I was too busy on the test drive to notice and it was during the day. An last but not least she has a MFSW with buttons to control the audio settings of the radio.
The only bad thing at present with the car is that there is an electric gremlin with the drivers front window, it sometimes works and sometimes it doesn't. The car is missing the rear parcel shelf so need to get one of those. The car also has rear parking sensors however when I got back to the dealer and reversed the car back into the spot there was no audible tone so unsure if this another electric gremlin? And the big problem with the car is that it's not had a cam belt change so will book that in as soon as collect her next week.
I ca't wait to pick her up next week and start working on the things that need doing.
Finally a big big thank you to Steve B for your advice, calls and texts the last 2 days, you sir have been a much valuable source of knowledge and wisdom and I can't thank you enough and to meet you in parson, possibly at the next A2OC meet.
It's only been 12 years in waiting but finally, I have the car and the spec that i've always wanted. Saying that, my conscience is now saying why don't I take the Jetta to work and have the Audi as my weekend car...hmmmmmm, nahhhhh.
I passed my test in 2003 but couldn't really afford an A2 then as prices were still crazy, I had to settle for my Citroen ZX and she served me well. A year after I bought her I went to look at an 04 FSI Colour Storm in Missano Red somewhere near Stoke, she had a 6 cd changer in the boot and open sky, I was in love. Rang up my dad to say I was binning off the ZX to get the Audi and got talked out of it, a regret I've had ever since.
Moving on to today, I've been looking for an A2 this week as I've recently landed a new job and will need to do a round trip daily commute of about 55 miles. We already have a VW Jetta TSI in the house but I want to keep the miles low on that as it's the family car and my wife will use that to run little one to nursery and errands etc.
The brief was simple, I didn't really want to spend a lot, my budget i guess initially was £2.5k but I didn't mind spending more if the right spec came along. There were a couple of TDI 90's I'd spotted on Autotrader and although the DMF issue made me apprehensive I knew the engines were pretty hardy despite both cars covering over 150k, if serviced and looked after the cars will do moon milage and then some.
Steve B had gone looking at a TDI for me yesterday in his neck of the woods yesterday but the feedback wasn't very good, unfortunately the car had multiple issues.
I'd spotted a FSI colour storm in York which I was meant to look at today and possibly buy, the only real issue being that it had 1 key and so i'd need another one.
Then something amazing happened last night. A car got listed on Autotrader, i started looking through the pictures and the description, I sent a message to Steve and we both agreed it did look too good to be true.
So I went down to Peterborough today and have placed the deposit on the following car:
So she's a 52 plate FSI with full Audi service histroy, the car was first register to Audi Smith Knight Fay in Stockport and then a gentlemen from Knutsford bought it. The car has only done 66,000 miles but always serviced at Audi. The car is fully loaded with leather which are a bit worn and really could do with some TLC, they're also heated! yay, I was sad when I got rid of my Astra as heated seats are possibly the best thing ever on those cold mornings in winter. She also has lumbar support, I pressed the buttons and could hear a motor making a noise but can't honestly say I noticed anything happen (possible fault?) The car has all round electric windows. Open Sky which works! and finally it has Bose!!! I'm not sure if it's got the auto dimming mirror, I was too busy on the test drive to notice and it was during the day. An last but not least she has a MFSW with buttons to control the audio settings of the radio.
The only bad thing at present with the car is that there is an electric gremlin with the drivers front window, it sometimes works and sometimes it doesn't. The car is missing the rear parcel shelf so need to get one of those. The car also has rear parking sensors however when I got back to the dealer and reversed the car back into the spot there was no audible tone so unsure if this another electric gremlin? And the big problem with the car is that it's not had a cam belt change so will book that in as soon as collect her next week.
I ca't wait to pick her up next week and start working on the things that need doing.
Finally a big big thank you to Steve B for your advice, calls and texts the last 2 days, you sir have been a much valuable source of knowledge and wisdom and I can't thank you enough and to meet you in parson, possibly at the next A2OC meet.
It's only been 12 years in waiting but finally, I have the car and the spec that i've always wanted. Saying that, my conscience is now saying why don't I take the Jetta to work and have the Audi as my weekend car...hmmmmmm, nahhhhh.
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