As per the title folks. If you have had your A2 from new or nearly new with the dealer network being the first owner. Please share your classic car story
Thanks Bret. That's the kind of story we are after. There's a lot of love in those words.Mine has first owner Audi AG. I'm the second owner, it's been with me since 1st April 2003, having been first registered 11 Jan 2002. I picked it up with 9062 kms on the clock and it's now a tick over 183000. Longest single trip was probably the one in 2010 where I ended up in the UK, then Germany and back up, driving. 6000+kms, average of 6,x l/100. Fully loaded. And a rear bearing failure in Sweden.
I've seen +38C and -33C, cruised at 180km/h on the Autobahn, and it's probably been longer without complete door cards than with. It was the main family car for several years after we moved up here; only in the last four have we reverted to two (running) cars. Now? I'm not sure. It might be my daughter's runaround - she loves it - but we might do something else. It's impossible to find something with the tardis-like interior vs exterior dimensions, and though I would like to, it's hard to justify dropping another €1k on it in parts (tyres and belts) when other things are starting to reveal themselves.
But on a twisty road with the OSS open, it's awesome.
- Bret
Please do not apologise for your English it’s far better than any of us could do in Hungarian or Finnish ? nice read thank-you...I bought a 1.4 petrol (AUA) in March 2001, this was the black one. It had some electrical issues from the very beginning and the dealer was unable to fix it, so the car was replaced in Nov 2002 with the blue one (BBY). I almost sold it in 2004 when my first daughter was born, but with the help of my parents I kept it and bough a Toledo 2.0 TDI as a family car.
When I moved from Hungary to Finland the first thing I have checked was that how can I import the car. I found out that it was very cheap as I have registered it as a "moving car" so I did not need to pay any import fees. I was driving from Budapest to Oulu alone in 3 days and it was the best 3 days in my life. 1500 km on the first day up to Puttgarden in 31 Jan 2014, then Stockholm, Turku and Oulu.
In the last 2 years I have spent about 4k € on the car including some tuning as well, new alloys and a new steering wheel. 2 weeks ago it has failed on MOT, the emission of CO was a little bit high. I just got the car back from the service today and they were unable to fix it, the part what they have replaced did not solve the problem. Next week I am driving to Kiruna, Sweden and going back 3 days before the MOT expires. I have booked a new appointment in the service already.
We have a small downturn (is it a valid English word? sorry about my poor language skills, I hope you got the point) in our relation now but I still love the car...
Gasoline consumption: 7,59 l/100km - Audi, A2, A2 1.4 Komfort
Audi, A2, A2 1.4 Komfortwww.spritmonitor.de
I bought a 1.4 petrol (AUA) in March 2001, this was the black one. It had some electrical issues from the very beginning and the dealer was unable to fix it, so the car was replaced in Nov 2002 with the blue one (BBY). I almost sold it in 2004 when my first daughter was born, but with the help of my parents I kept it and bough a Toledo 2.0 TDI as a family car.
When I moved from Hungary to Finland the first thing I have checked was that how can I import the car. I found out that it was very cheap as I have registered it as a "moving car" so I did not need to pay any import fees. I was driving from Budapest to Oulu alone in 3 days and it was the best 3 days in my life. 1500 km on the first day up to Puttgarden in 31 Jan 2014, then Stockholm, Turku and Oulu.
In the last 2 years I have spent about 4k € on the car including some tuning as well, new alloys and a new steering wheel. 2 weeks ago it has failed on MOT, the emission of CO was a little bit high. I just got the car back from the service today and they were unable to fix it, the part what they have replaced did not solve the problem. Next week I am driving to Kiruna, Sweden and going back 3 days before the MOT expires. I have booked a new appointment in the service already.
We have a small downturn (is it a valid English word? sorry about my poor language skills, I hope you got the point) in our relation now but I still love the car...
Gasoline consumption: 7,59 l/100km - Audi, A2, A2 1.4 Komfort
Audi, A2, A2 1.4 Komfortwww.spritmonitor.de
The story continues -
I've mentioned it before but one of the first jobs I did on the car was to Waxoyl the underside. This gets topped up whenever I do any jobs on the car. Lucky for me I've got a pit so working on the underside is relatively easy. Last time I checked, all the captive studs for the 'waffle' heatshield panels were still fully intact. Same with the 'old' roll bar plastic sleeves which have not 'burst' due to rusting of the bar. Those sleeves are a great (but flawed) design. They provide a smooth, large bearing area for the rubber roll bar bushes to work on - just a pity about the rust build up between the sleeves and the roll bar which causes them to split and fall off.
First 'failure' was a roll bar drop link which happened just out of warranty. I bought a pair of genuine Audi replacements and fitted them myself.
The G263 aircon sensor was next. At the time no one had worked out a quick way to replace it so I had to take the dash out
Next was the alarm siren. The back-up battery failed which meant replacing the complete unit.
I've had 3 broken springs spread over several years. First was the drivers side front, then the passenger side rear and in the last few weeks, the passenger side front.
The 'green' coolant temp sensor failed causing a wandering temp gauge needle
Excessive play in the mounting bracket for the alloy intercooler pipe which runs across the front of the engine. Fixed by fitting a longer bolt and back nut.
Yaw sensor failed, triggering the ABS warning light
Think I need a Part 3 to list the upgrades
Cheers Spike
Didnt realise you had done so much to the car Spike. That's quite a list of self fitted mods.Part 3 - the mods / upgrades
Koni FSD dampers
Heated mirrors
TT pedals
Stainless screws in number plate light
RNS-D satnav and TMC module
Boot mounted CD changer
Aero wiper arm and blade
Washer jets (later version with jet rather than mist spray pattern)
TT gear knob
RS4 3 spoke alcantara steering wheel with TT airbag
ATE powerdisc front brakes with Brembo sport pads
Philips Xtreme vision headlight bulbs plus LED sidelights
Lumbar support (drivers seat only)
Sound deadening mat in all doors
Underbody aero mods
Mudflaps
Full size spare wheel
Cheers Spike