Thinking about buying an A2, but some indecisions.

[timmus]

Yip, those wheels were an option on the A2 base, SE and Special Edition - they do appear from time to time but are very rare.

I knew you'd know, Chris.
Do you know their spec? I'm guessing they're a 16" 6.5J or something...?

 

[murdo]

- paint the grooves on the roof (those who are between the door tops and the roof) because they were becoming yellowish (instead of blue - which I find a bit odd.Are they usually in the car color?)
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The car does look like Azure...

Yes, the strips you refer to should be body coloured - what you describe will be a reaction due to the lovely climate you are lucky to enjoy

Those strips are plastic and the lacquer/paint is known to craze/discolour. It happened to my UK based car and other members have also reported this. I replaced the whole strip and had it painted, so be careful how the dealer goes about fixing this. Given that there is quite a bit of work being done for the sale; I'm sure they will be keen to keep costs as low as possible.

The strips pop out; they just have a rubber gasket that clicks into grooves on the bodywork - so I hope they remove them completely to refinish them. I'm not sure how much they are - but the better option might be to buy some new ones and get the dealer to pay for the painting - then youre back to original state.