Potential new owner. Am I mad?

Luckily the suspension and brakes have been done and I have money aside for a service, cambelt change/water pump and a little for whatever inevitably dies immediately. Personally I wouldn't own an A2 without the OSS, but I totally get that's a personal choice. I'm quite picky on car colours and there's a host of them that I also wouldn't be happy with if I'm honest.

To put it in perspective, I took a risk on my current car by doing an 18 hour round trip to collect it because the colour and spec has to be right. Luckily that paid off and I've made money on it but with cars you win some and you lose some.

Ultimately, if it dies, I can break it, scrap it and get another for the price I'm paying for it I think. If it survives 3 months, I'm up.
If it doesn't I'm willing to take the hit of always wanting to own an A2 and ticking it off the list.
I 100% need to very careful about forming that emotional bond though, as per dj_efk

There also may be serious begging to local owners to help me fix the bloody thing when it breaks every 5 mins.
I do hope it turns out to be a good one as a poor, neglected one could give you the wrong opinion of, if what is looked after and well maintained, is a cracking little car.

My advice for what it's worth would be to try and pick up one that is known to have been taken care of rather than take a risk on one that might not have been and spoil the experience 👍
 
Just a footnote to my ramble earlier. I have OSS, it worked on purchase and servicing it yesterday, it went out of alignment.... I would still have one, and chose it deliberately. Its all personal choice like the engine options too.
 
Any A2 bought can have issues no matter how well maintained, obviously the less maintenance the greater the chance of problems. As far as the OSS goes, the A2 looks better with one and more so a functioning one, It becomes a problem when it is forced or bodged.
That is the reason the Colour Storms had black painted roofs to give the look of OSS without the cost, although you could opt for an OSS on the colour storm if wanted.
 
Pray for me.
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Anyone in the Lincoln/Leicester area who fancies meeting up/helping with maintenance, give me a shout!

Huge thanks to everyone for the advice, this site is amazingly helpful with everyone’s knowledge on these cars. 100 miles in and I’m loving it but the coilovers may have to go if I can’t adjust them to be a little more forgiving.
 
Anyone in the Lincoln/Leicester area who fancies meeting up/helping with maintenance, give me a shout!
Hello there,

Nice looking A2! I’m just outside of Leicester in Coalville and commute to Lincoln daily; more than happy to meet up for a chat. Where in Lincoln are you.

Kind regards,

Tom
 
I was just about to say that there is a rather interesting 75 ColourStorm (Red) 5 seater on AutoTrader that might be worth a look..... but it looks like I am too late!
Welcome to the fascinating world of A2s. I am in Hinckley - but would have to defer to Tom (@2work) as he is far more knowledgeable and a genuinely nice guy!
Good luck!
Richard
 
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