66Beetle
A2OC Donor
Hopefully that’s another trouble free year of motoring in the A2 but how long can it last ? Just Passed the MOT again but resulted in me fitting 2 new Front Anti Roll Bar links, and 1 Rear Coil Spring. Did Discs and Pads while the Front Wheels were off then the Power Steering Pump failed. That’s all done now but we still have the rattling 1.4 Petrol Piston Slap that started at 60,000 Miles, so that was at 5 years old. Now at 15 years old is it going to be at that stage where everything starts to fail, and cost a lot of money ?
Our first Audi was a 1992 2.0 Petrol Avant. Great car but at 12 years old everything started to fail. Last few times I drove it smoke used to come out of the Dash / Steering Column. Changed that for a 2001 Audi A6 1.9 Tdi Sport Avant. Same thing. Around 10 to 12 years old everything started to fail. Mainly due to perishing of the wiring. MOT Garage we used to go to then said it was obsolescence built in by Audi to stop the cars lasting forever !
We are very reluctant to get rid of the A2. It is just so useful, and there has been nothing made to replace it. It has transported all sorts of furniture, fridges, cookers, the Engine out of our 1966 Beetle when it needed taking to be rebuilt. Even 2 of our Great Danes have been out in the A2.
Our first Audi was a 1992 2.0 Petrol Avant. Great car but at 12 years old everything started to fail. Last few times I drove it smoke used to come out of the Dash / Steering Column. Changed that for a 2001 Audi A6 1.9 Tdi Sport Avant. Same thing. Around 10 to 12 years old everything started to fail. Mainly due to perishing of the wiring. MOT Garage we used to go to then said it was obsolescence built in by Audi to stop the cars lasting forever !
We are very reluctant to get rid of the A2. It is just so useful, and there has been nothing made to replace it. It has transported all sorts of furniture, fridges, cookers, the Engine out of our 1966 Beetle when it needed taking to be rebuilt. Even 2 of our Great Danes have been out in the A2.
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