I hope I don't regret it.
It's an 02 Reg 1.4 tdi 74bhp. The silver body & paint is in great shape. It's the basic one with no A/C, manual rear windows, no spare etc. Miles are highish at 170k (but it WAS cheap) and as far as I am aware no major issues.... yet. In a couple of days it'll have a new cambelt kit and pump, and I'm waiting 'till then to get totally aquainted with it.
Known faults are things like missing centres to the alloys, a broken rear window winder handle, no user book, missing pull-out luggage cover, worn-down-to-white switches and buttons. The guy I bought it from told me... and I've no reason to disbelieve him... that the alarm horn don't work because the alarm backup battery needs replacing. That's not the fob battery, but the one that powers the alarm even when normal car battery is flat.
Will be attending to these all in due course... and, I dare say, using this forum, looking for advice and sources.
Have had mixed Audi experiences in the past. The 100 Avant 2.3 petrol 5 cylinder was the best car I've ever owned. It drove beautifully... a real autobahn hooligan... and never ever, ever... ever went wrong despite being a little long in the tooth. I had it for 6 years and apart from consumables, it needed nothing... not even a bulb. The A6 2.5 tdi V6 Avant was a different story. Great power and speed, but it cost a fortune in garage bills and breakdowns.
I'd always assumed these A2s were lemons... because they just didn't sell... but I now know it was just because they were just too expensive. A petrol-head friend turned me on to them when I mentioned I wanted something small and cheap to run to get my nervous driver wife back on the road. She's an Audi fan. She looked and liked, and set her heart on one.... so that was it.
So.... Hi everyone!
It's an 02 Reg 1.4 tdi 74bhp. The silver body & paint is in great shape. It's the basic one with no A/C, manual rear windows, no spare etc. Miles are highish at 170k (but it WAS cheap) and as far as I am aware no major issues.... yet. In a couple of days it'll have a new cambelt kit and pump, and I'm waiting 'till then to get totally aquainted with it.
Known faults are things like missing centres to the alloys, a broken rear window winder handle, no user book, missing pull-out luggage cover, worn-down-to-white switches and buttons. The guy I bought it from told me... and I've no reason to disbelieve him... that the alarm horn don't work because the alarm backup battery needs replacing. That's not the fob battery, but the one that powers the alarm even when normal car battery is flat.
Will be attending to these all in due course... and, I dare say, using this forum, looking for advice and sources.
Have had mixed Audi experiences in the past. The 100 Avant 2.3 petrol 5 cylinder was the best car I've ever owned. It drove beautifully... a real autobahn hooligan... and never ever, ever... ever went wrong despite being a little long in the tooth. I had it for 6 years and apart from consumables, it needed nothing... not even a bulb. The A6 2.5 tdi V6 Avant was a different story. Great power and speed, but it cost a fortune in garage bills and breakdowns.
I'd always assumed these A2s were lemons... because they just didn't sell... but I now know it was just because they were just too expensive. A petrol-head friend turned me on to them when I mentioned I wanted something small and cheap to run to get my nervous driver wife back on the road. She's an Audi fan. She looked and liked, and set her heart on one.... so that was it.
So.... Hi everyone!