Hi Everyone,
Please forgive the over-dramatic title, but nothing better expresses the wilderness years after the loss of our previous A2, and now the joy of having another A2 join our family.
I am the recent purchaser of an A2 1.6 FSI SE in a silver light blue colour. I'm sure there's a better description of the colour itself but I hope that this suffices. I'm the seventh owner, with this particular example being registered new in the UK on 29th April 2004.
In 2004, we ran two cars in our young family. Mine was a new Subaru Impreza WR1, something I'd lusted after since first seeing the pictures of its ice-blue colour. As part of this purchase we got rid of my then-existing Audi A6 4.2, and in order to keep the peace at home we also purchased our silver Audi A2 1.4 SE, complete with the three-seat rear bench. This was my wife's first foray into Audi ownership, and whilst the Brand itself held little real cache for us, we both fell in love with the A2.
After a few years of ownership my car had changed whilst my wife continued to run her beloved A2. My changes had meant ever more powerful, exotic machinery, whilst the A2 continued to deliver the goods, day in and day out. This changed one evening when we were burgled, where the only keys the burglars could obtain were for the A2. Needless to say other keys were the target. Sadly, our gallant A2 was written off after being recovered from a subsequent crime scene where the car was used as a battering ram. Apart from the hole in a building our A2 left, it also left a hole in our hearts which we plugged with various cars over the years, along with a firm intent never to look back.
But...
More than any other car, we would both find ourselves pointing out the A2's we saw on our travels with increasing wistfulness. They stand out on the road, and with decreasing frequency they're a welcome sight amongst more modern, fattened, i-tune players with cost-effective components.
So we have done the sensible thing and bought the car we had always loved. It's not perfect, it's fourteen years old, but it's ours (or more specifically, my wife's (if I know what's good for me!)).
It has slightly squeaky rear o/s suspension, the black handle part of the handbrake sheath has come loose from its mount, the a/c needs re-gassing, and just a couple of days ago we have had the problem where the fuel filler cap won't open (which was after a jetwash so I don't know if this has any bearing). All of this I'm sure we will manage as part of the joy of ownership, and with the massive technical knowledge of the forum it's a pleasure to say hello to you all.
Please forgive the over-dramatic title, but nothing better expresses the wilderness years after the loss of our previous A2, and now the joy of having another A2 join our family.
I am the recent purchaser of an A2 1.6 FSI SE in a silver light blue colour. I'm sure there's a better description of the colour itself but I hope that this suffices. I'm the seventh owner, with this particular example being registered new in the UK on 29th April 2004.
In 2004, we ran two cars in our young family. Mine was a new Subaru Impreza WR1, something I'd lusted after since first seeing the pictures of its ice-blue colour. As part of this purchase we got rid of my then-existing Audi A6 4.2, and in order to keep the peace at home we also purchased our silver Audi A2 1.4 SE, complete with the three-seat rear bench. This was my wife's first foray into Audi ownership, and whilst the Brand itself held little real cache for us, we both fell in love with the A2.
After a few years of ownership my car had changed whilst my wife continued to run her beloved A2. My changes had meant ever more powerful, exotic machinery, whilst the A2 continued to deliver the goods, day in and day out. This changed one evening when we were burgled, where the only keys the burglars could obtain were for the A2. Needless to say other keys were the target. Sadly, our gallant A2 was written off after being recovered from a subsequent crime scene where the car was used as a battering ram. Apart from the hole in a building our A2 left, it also left a hole in our hearts which we plugged with various cars over the years, along with a firm intent never to look back.
But...
More than any other car, we would both find ourselves pointing out the A2's we saw on our travels with increasing wistfulness. They stand out on the road, and with decreasing frequency they're a welcome sight amongst more modern, fattened, i-tune players with cost-effective components.
So we have done the sensible thing and bought the car we had always loved. It's not perfect, it's fourteen years old, but it's ours (or more specifically, my wife's (if I know what's good for me!)).
It has slightly squeaky rear o/s suspension, the black handle part of the handbrake sheath has come loose from its mount, the a/c needs re-gassing, and just a couple of days ago we have had the problem where the fuel filler cap won't open (which was after a jetwash so I don't know if this has any bearing). All of this I'm sure we will manage as part of the joy of ownership, and with the massive technical knowledge of the forum it's a pleasure to say hello to you all.