Silverpig
Member
Hi all,
I’m the new owner of a 2001 A2 TDi and am extremely happy to become part of your community. I was so grateful to be able to research your posts prior to purchasing and am looking forward to all the help and advice shared by everyone!
I live in Hampshire and although I’m a dedicated VAG fan, this is my first time with A2 ownership. I bought my A2 for the princely sum of £600 from a lovely chap in Sussex after seeing it on Autotrader.
The car has done 181,000 miles and has a patchy service history with wear and tear matching the miles, however it has a new MOT and does drive extremely well, so I am looking forward to making some improvements to spruce the ‘silver pig’ up and give it some deserving love.
I have read several threads so I have some ideas how to proceed, but any other tips would be extremely welcome.
Firstly, the windscreen wiper! Despite being a Bosch item in reasonable condition, it makes a hell of a racket and smears more than it wipes. Any tips?
The Chorus radio is ok and has reasonable sound quality but I would appreciate rear speakers and a CD player, so I’ll be looking to upgrade to a Concert or similar.
The temperature gauge shows that there may be a fault with the cooling system as it barely registers over 60, I take it the most common fault is a dodgy thermostat?
I’m quite surprised by how perky the engine is but am equally tempted by the tuning possibilities outlined in several threads. The service offered by Depronman sounds great if it is still available?
I’ll sort the sticky and slightly notchy gearshift at some point, thanks for sharing the YouTube link. Any other tips in relation to this?
Great to see such a positive and proactive forum, l look forward to being a part of it!
David
I’m the new owner of a 2001 A2 TDi and am extremely happy to become part of your community. I was so grateful to be able to research your posts prior to purchasing and am looking forward to all the help and advice shared by everyone!
I live in Hampshire and although I’m a dedicated VAG fan, this is my first time with A2 ownership. I bought my A2 for the princely sum of £600 from a lovely chap in Sussex after seeing it on Autotrader.
The car has done 181,000 miles and has a patchy service history with wear and tear matching the miles, however it has a new MOT and does drive extremely well, so I am looking forward to making some improvements to spruce the ‘silver pig’ up and give it some deserving love.
I have read several threads so I have some ideas how to proceed, but any other tips would be extremely welcome.
Firstly, the windscreen wiper! Despite being a Bosch item in reasonable condition, it makes a hell of a racket and smears more than it wipes. Any tips?
The Chorus radio is ok and has reasonable sound quality but I would appreciate rear speakers and a CD player, so I’ll be looking to upgrade to a Concert or similar.
The temperature gauge shows that there may be a fault with the cooling system as it barely registers over 60, I take it the most common fault is a dodgy thermostat?
I’m quite surprised by how perky the engine is but am equally tempted by the tuning possibilities outlined in several threads. The service offered by Depronman sounds great if it is still available?
I’ll sort the sticky and slightly notchy gearshift at some point, thanks for sharing the YouTube link. Any other tips in relation to this?
Great to see such a positive and proactive forum, l look forward to being a part of it!
David