dj_efk
A2OC Donor
Hi all, I’m David. I’m about to repatriate back to the U.K., COVID19 permitting.
Ive already secured the family transport for my wife to use for kiddy related activities during the week / as the weekend family car (VW Touran) - but have for a long time been trying to think of a smallish car with good people / luggage capacity that has isofix in the back, is smallish and economical whilst being good to drive long-distance weekly, between Devon (Honiton) and West London, without tiring me out by journey’s end.
I had resigned myself to spending £8k on a 4 year old Skoda Fabia, but have just recently discovered the A2 - which ticks all the boxes and has the double bonus of being criminally cheap at the moment and being a reliable classic (I’m going to have sell my 1969 BMW 2800cs so would love something to keep as a tidy ongoing project).
I will therefore be seeking a nice low mileage 1.6 or 1.4 TDI 90 and will be seeking a specialist to convert it to 6 speed (I’ve read the very detailed guides on here, I assume the 75bhp cars would be gutless in 6th?). The idea will be to keep it as long as possible.
Luckily it seems I won’t need to spend more than £4.5K or so total including the conversion? Who is the best specialist to go to for this work who are not a million miles from either of my locations?
Looking forward contributing to this great community!
Ive already secured the family transport for my wife to use for kiddy related activities during the week / as the weekend family car (VW Touran) - but have for a long time been trying to think of a smallish car with good people / luggage capacity that has isofix in the back, is smallish and economical whilst being good to drive long-distance weekly, between Devon (Honiton) and West London, without tiring me out by journey’s end.
I had resigned myself to spending £8k on a 4 year old Skoda Fabia, but have just recently discovered the A2 - which ticks all the boxes and has the double bonus of being criminally cheap at the moment and being a reliable classic (I’m going to have sell my 1969 BMW 2800cs so would love something to keep as a tidy ongoing project).
I will therefore be seeking a nice low mileage 1.6 or 1.4 TDI 90 and will be seeking a specialist to convert it to 6 speed (I’ve read the very detailed guides on here, I assume the 75bhp cars would be gutless in 6th?). The idea will be to keep it as long as possible.
Luckily it seems I won’t need to spend more than £4.5K or so total including the conversion? Who is the best specialist to go to for this work who are not a million miles from either of my locations?
Looking forward contributing to this great community!
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