I'm Bawhee and I've been driving the A2 (1.4 petrol) since I've had my license, as it was my mom's birthday present to herself in 2001 and she has since upgraded. I've thought about moving on to a different vehicle once or twice since this one does have a lot of wear and I'm constantly on my toes about something potentially going wrong - most recently the battery was having some kind of issues that killed power steering and most other electrical systems which made for a fun drive home. Replacing the battery was all that took to fix though and I haven't really had any truly major engine issues yet.
The reason that I haven't decided to move on despite the years and miles on my A2 is simply that it really does feel incredibly good to drive and I can't afford a nice new car, quite frankly anything else I get would feel like either a downgrade or - in the case of something that would feel equally nice to drive - cause me to go into soul crushing debt.
I'm looking forward to poking all your brains about the various fun quirks that come up with this wonder we've all grown to love such as why the Bose sound system is so bad at reading cassettes and what I can do in terms of replacing that - but that's a topic for another day, one when I've got some spare change lying around and am not basking in the glow of taking global second place in A2 miles.
The reason that I haven't decided to move on despite the years and miles on my A2 is simply that it really does feel incredibly good to drive and I can't afford a nice new car, quite frankly anything else I get would feel like either a downgrade or - in the case of something that would feel equally nice to drive - cause me to go into soul crushing debt.
I'm looking forward to poking all your brains about the various fun quirks that come up with this wonder we've all grown to love such as why the Bose sound system is so bad at reading cassettes and what I can do in terms of replacing that - but that's a topic for another day, one when I've got some spare change lying around and am not basking in the glow of taking global second place in A2 miles.