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Pinkythelabrat said:
You know that you totally want to consider offering this as a service... you know you do.


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Will be doing so dependant on success on my own A2
I think there are a lot of people who would like it as a quicker and cheaper option than a gear box swap for six speed box
 
I had the 0.659 longer 5th for many years, though it's been a long time since Marcus and I last did a conversion at WOM.

This graph shows what you get when added to a TDI75 with standard circumference tyres...

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...and my thoughts about it can be read here: https://www.a2oc.net/community/inde...ion-and-6-speed-conversion.21523/#post-165096

timmus said:
Relative to the 0.588 6th gear, it is a '5.56th' gear, sitting almost perfectly between standard 5th and the 0.588 6th gear.

There's no doubting that this is a much cheaper modification, but it's a compromise solution and doesn't necessarily deliver the desired returns in fuel economy.
Whether the longer 5th reduces your net fuel consumption depends greatly on your use of the vehicle. I predominantly do motorway miles, so my previous longer 5th setup would frequently save me money. However, I also do a fair amount of driving in mountainous areas, where I would essentially only have 4 gears due to the longer 5th being inaccessible in such environments. As such, the longer ratio would effectively cost me money.
On the whole, I saved, but many A2 owners with the longer 5th find that their average fuel economy does not go up by much, if at all. Sometimes, all that's gained from the mod is a quieter drive when motorway cruising. The longer 5th is also a down-grade in terms of the vehicle's 'driveability'. On a winding A-road, managing the larger gap between 4th and 5th can get really tiresome, with the driver continually having to choose between rev'ing it harder in 4th or spluttering slightly in 5th.
For all that I've upgraded to 6 gears, I remain a fan of the longer 5th setup. Although it needs to be thought of as a change rather than an upgrade, if I was still limited to 5 gears, it would be my setup of choice. For those who use their A2 almost exclusively as a motorway cruiser, it's a very good option; its pay-back time is relatively short and it makes motorway driving a whole lot more comfortable.
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Cheers,

Tom
 
depronman said:
today my long 5th gears arrived, so hopefully over the weekend my TDI75 will be getting longer legs fitted, looking forward to cruising on the motorway at 70mph at 2200rmp, quieter and burning less fuel, the remapped TDI75 should be more than capable of pulling the longer 5th gear

I'll post fitting issues if any found letter
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I know that it's a bit late now, but you might have benefited from reading this :- https://www.a2oc.net/community/index.php?threads/happy-new-owner-05-tdi-ebony-black.24447/ My post is #13 .... I've tried everything regarding gearing and have the 6-speed box, now. The best solution otherwise was the 0.681 ratio 5th gear .... Honest!

David
 
Not a today, but a last weekend actually, I enjoyed every second behind the wheel of the A2 en route to the Yorkshire social. Well, perhaps not strictly true - at one point, 5 miles travelled in one hour and I did lose the will to live somewhat. ;)

A pointless post perhaps, but I simply wanted to say that every so often the heart tugs and I 'really' realise just what a special piece of automotive history these little cars are. That sentiment is never lost in practice, but sometimes it is perhaps more evident. I remember reading that someone posted that the A2 wasn't a good and engaging drive, I beg to differ. I stuck to a steady 65mph and even at such a sedate pace, I enjoyed the behind the wheel experience, from the cockpit and the visibility to the driving dynamics overall.

For a 5 door family hatch, the little A2 delivers a supercar ownership experience and drives a passion that your average family transport will never achieve.
 
Darren C said:
Not a today, but a last weekend actually, I enjoyed every second behind the wheel of the A2 en route to the Yorkshire social. Well, perhaps not strictly true - at one point, 5 miles travelled in one hour and I did lose the will to live somewhat. ;)

A pointless post perhaps, but I simply wanted to say that every so often the heart tugs and I 'really' realise just what a special piece of automotive history these little cars are. That sentiment is never lost in practice, but sometimes it is perhaps more evident. I remember reading that someone posted that the A2 wasn't a good and engaging drive, I beg to differ. I stuck to a steady 65mph and even at such a sedate pace, I enjoyed the behind the wheel experience, from the cockpit and the visibility to the driving dynamics overall.

For a 5 door family hatch, the little A2 delivers a supercar ownership experience and drives a passion that your average family transport will never achieve.
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Could not agree more with you. I received the A2 book few days ago, and it just makes you realise what an amazing car this is, one in a kind, possibly the last true modern classic car ever built.
 
Darren C said:
Not a today, but a last weekend actually, I enjoyed every second behind the wheel of the A2 en route to the Yorkshire social. Well, perhaps not strictly true - at one point, 5 miles travelled in one hour and I did lose the will to live somewhat. ;)

A pointless post perhaps, but I simply wanted to say that every so often the heart tugs and I 'really' realise just what a special piece of automotive history these little cars are. That sentiment is never lost in practice, but sometimes it is perhaps more evident. I remember reading that someone posted that the A2 wasn't a good and engaging drive, I beg to differ. I stuck to a steady 65mph and even at such a sedate pace, I enjoyed the behind the wheel experience, from the cockpit and the visibility to the driving dynamics overall.

For a 5 door family hatch, the little A2 delivers a supercar ownership experience and drives a passion that your average family transport will never achieve.
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Well said, i enjoy every moment i get to drive our fsi and can completely agree with all you said. There's plenty of fun imho driving at lower speeds, you get the time to savour the experience in a no rushed atmosphere and can just take it all in plus there's the mpgs at those speeds which is amazing! Yep,.........there's no way i'd be spending thousands on our cars if i didn't enjoy driving them. ;)
 
So.....today I drove the car back from an extended stay at WOM, where it had a ton of work done to it (all new suspension, engine mount etc etc). BUT....I also had the longer 5th installed, too..

My car spends 90% of its time on the motorway so this change was always going to suit me. And boy, does it. It is worth it, for me, for the reduced noise levels you acquire, with the revs sitting that bit lower. The fact that it'll pay at the pump as well is a bonus, to be honest. I love it.

Rob & Marcus are both top dudes. Knowing my car's been fettled by two such knowledgable guys makes the 5 hour round trip worth every penny - even if I did have a bill just 67p less than the purchase price of the car :)

Cheers,
Hedge
 
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Today, after work I met with @Proghound to collect some seats from him. He proved the TARDIS like quality of an A2 by having 2 complete sets of rear seats (front and rear) in the rear of his A2! A very nice chap and we had a great chat about our cars for a short while before going our separate ways. Thanks again, it was a pleasure meeting you :)
 
Muska said:
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Today, after work I met with @Proghound to collect some seats from him. He proved the TARDIS like quality of an A2 by having 2 complete sets of rear seats (front and rear) in the rear of his A2! A very nice chap and we had a great chat about our cars for a short while before going our separate ways. Thanks again, it was a pleasure meeting you :)
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Our Daughter's A2 that we just sold had the reg number DA02 PFH very close to the number on the one on the left!
Steve B
 
It's actually possible to fit the whole interior of an A2 into the back of an A2

By that u mean, front seats, back seats, 4 X doorcards, carpets front and back, boot panels and all plastics.

I've done it once only and it was literally a giant game of Tetris.
 
Hedge said:
So.....today I drove the car back from an extended stay at WOM, where it had a ton of work done to it (all new suspension, engine mount etc etc). BUT....I also had the longer 5th installed, too..

My car spends 90% of its time on the motorway so this change was always going to suit me. And boy, does it. It is worth it, for me, for the reduced noise levels you acquire, with the revs sitting that bit lower. The fact that it'll pay at the pump as well is a bonus, to be honest. I love it.

Rob & Marcus are both top dudes. Knowing my car's been fettled by two such knowledgable guys makes the 5 hour round trip worth every penny - even if I did have a bill just 67p less than the purchase price of the car :)

Cheers,
Hedge
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+1 To Marcus & Rob being top dudes :)

All things are relative of course with regards to prices. Having now spent twice on your car, the total is still probably less than 1 years PCP on a (entry level) new car, and I know which I prefer to drive :)

+1 To knowing that feeling of the actual purchase price being one of the cheap bit to owning an A2 :) The most expensive thing with Baby Boomer was the four boots (including the rubber!) :eek:
 
Today (well last night)

I had a visit from @timmus on the start of his journey over the next month or so, to remove a few retrofits from Bert and refit to Heu. As always I really enjoy Tom's visits, I always come away not only with his superb workmanship but having learned ever more about our amazing little cars, having a great chat along the way about all sorts of subjects :) Thanks Tom, it was an absolute pleasure as always :)
 
Ended up in a 3 A2 mini-convoy for a mile while on my way to buy breakfast components. Pair of 04-registered 1.4tdis (a silver & blue colour storm) appeared at a junction with the Dundee ring road and I ended up briefly between the two of them (one of which seemed to be burning coal!) before I turned off. Another pair of cars I don't recognise from the usual ones, so whether they are also local to Dundee or just visiting I have no idea.
 
Muska said:
Today, after work I met with @Proghound to collect some seats from him. He proved the TARDIS like quality of an A2 by having 2 complete sets of rear seats (front and rear) in the rear of his A2! A very nice chap and we had a great chat about our cars for a short while before going our separate ways. Thanks again, it was a pleasure meeting you :)
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It was a pleasure to meet you Matt. I hope Bert likes the 'new' seats from Doodlebug, and I look forward to seeing your Storm with the Sports seats in Storm trim one day, that'll be unique.

Hope you had an easy journey home. Mine got difficult at one point as some roadworks had closed the A5 at Towcester since I last went through there the previous weekend. Having no Google Maps on my tiny phone, no sat-nav or paper atlas in the car required some interesting sense-of-direction navigation to overcome the intended diversion back to the M1, which I knew was backed up due to an accident Southbound. And in the middle of that, my aircon failed! There must be a hole somewhere as I recently had it re-gassed. Oh well, it's going back into the garage on Tuesday anyway, I'll just add that to the list.

Yesterday I managed to clean up the blue Satellite seats that I was carrying around on Friday. Autoglym high-foam interior shampoo (2 cans needed) and the steam cleaner brought them up very nicely. There's a little more that could come off but I suspect I'd need them professionally cleaned for that.
 
Today I drove 20 miles in my A2.

Doesn't sound that special does it but my engine has been almost completely stripped with only the crank untouched and rebuilt with a new cylinder head and piston, new rings and journal bearings fitted along with a reconditioned turbo. I've done a few modifications along the way to improve the air flow and can feel that it just wants to rev but for the time being I have to drive it with restraint - low revs and highish boost to bed the rings in for the next 500miles.

I could not have completed this work without the help of Gary Wilson (Jigsaw) - he has been a tower of strength with gentle guidance when I didn't know what to do and absolutely infallible knowledge of the A2 in terms of the order of doings things, what fastener goes where and how the loom and pipework should be routed - I owe him a huge debt of gratitude.

Simon.
 
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