Hi All,
I'm looking for a new economical commuter car for a daily round trip of 200 miles and I've always loved the A2. After trawling the extremely useful information on here, I've got a prospective car on hold for me.
Here's the details:
1.4 Tdi 75 SE, Pine Green, 190,000 miles, Open Sky (not currently working), Cruise control, 5 Seat option, A/C.
Unfortunately it has no history but it does have a long MOT.
Am I mad for considering this car for commuting 30-40,000 miles a year in? I see some cars have incredible mileages but obviously I don't know the history of this one.
I'm only averaging 40mpg ish in my current car and the "man maths" has convinced me that hypermiling this A2 would pay itself off in diesel savings alone if I can get 60mpg plus out of it.
Ideally I would also like to have DIS fitted and the Open Sky fixed and would need to factor in these costs, alongside a crunchy 3rd gear (which I'm hoping needs a fluid change and adjustment only). Currently based in Lincolnshire but work in Stoke/Cambridge and would welcome recommendations/help!
Thanks again all for the wealth of information available!
Any thoughts/advice?
Thom
I'm looking for a new economical commuter car for a daily round trip of 200 miles and I've always loved the A2. After trawling the extremely useful information on here, I've got a prospective car on hold for me.
Here's the details:
1.4 Tdi 75 SE, Pine Green, 190,000 miles, Open Sky (not currently working), Cruise control, 5 Seat option, A/C.
Unfortunately it has no history but it does have a long MOT.
Am I mad for considering this car for commuting 30-40,000 miles a year in? I see some cars have incredible mileages but obviously I don't know the history of this one.
I'm only averaging 40mpg ish in my current car and the "man maths" has convinced me that hypermiling this A2 would pay itself off in diesel savings alone if I can get 60mpg plus out of it.
Ideally I would also like to have DIS fitted and the Open Sky fixed and would need to factor in these costs, alongside a crunchy 3rd gear (which I'm hoping needs a fluid change and adjustment only). Currently based in Lincolnshire but work in Stoke/Cambridge and would welcome recommendations/help!
Thanks again all for the wealth of information available!
Any thoughts/advice?
Thom