leehallum
A2OC Donor
Hi my name is lee and I am slowly finding my way around this great forum, and am very grateful for the advice and help that I have received in the short time that I have been a member.
As I have previously mentioned I have always loved the a2 and am really pleased to have now bought one.
After a lot of searching I have bought a 2003 1.6 fsi sport in silver with 17" rs4 alloys, a black leather and suede interior, panoramic roof, fog lights, front and rear electric windows with just 51k miles. Everything works perfectly and the inside and outside is in excellent condition. The car has a full service history, it's been really well looked after and according to the paperwork did less than 10k miles over the last two years.
There are however a few niggles with the car which I would like to sort before I think about making a few improvements like updating the steering wheel, headlights and a bit of an engine tune up.
The items on the list to sort before I do anything else are:
Replace/ fix the front door check straps as the front doors are both clicking
Replace two of the buttons (or all of them) on the climate control unit which are a little worn for the gloss plastic type if possible
Get two of the wheels refurbed
Sort a small scratch on the passenger door, a scuff on the front bumper and a small dent on the bonnet
Sort out a section of the rubber seal under the rear spoiler which has sagged slightly
I have a space saver spare wheel, but it looks a little untidy in the boot so would like to find a cover for it
I am missing the service book with stamps, but have all the receipts to say when it was done, so would like to get a new book and see if I can get it re stamped
Give the engine and engine bay a good clean to tidy it up
Paint the front and rear callipers
And sort s couple of rattles and creaks from the interior (if possible)
And I think that is it for now... I'm not looking to produce a concours car, I just want to get it all tidied up and looking as good as possible.
I will add some photos of the car as it is, and then of any bits that I get sorted.
The last time I felt this obliged to really look after and work on a car like this was when I had my first classic mini about 17 years ago.
I can see it becoming a real part of the family
As I have previously mentioned I have always loved the a2 and am really pleased to have now bought one.
After a lot of searching I have bought a 2003 1.6 fsi sport in silver with 17" rs4 alloys, a black leather and suede interior, panoramic roof, fog lights, front and rear electric windows with just 51k miles. Everything works perfectly and the inside and outside is in excellent condition. The car has a full service history, it's been really well looked after and according to the paperwork did less than 10k miles over the last two years.
There are however a few niggles with the car which I would like to sort before I think about making a few improvements like updating the steering wheel, headlights and a bit of an engine tune up.
The items on the list to sort before I do anything else are:
Replace/ fix the front door check straps as the front doors are both clicking
Replace two of the buttons (or all of them) on the climate control unit which are a little worn for the gloss plastic type if possible
Get two of the wheels refurbed
Sort a small scratch on the passenger door, a scuff on the front bumper and a small dent on the bonnet
Sort out a section of the rubber seal under the rear spoiler which has sagged slightly
I have a space saver spare wheel, but it looks a little untidy in the boot so would like to find a cover for it
I am missing the service book with stamps, but have all the receipts to say when it was done, so would like to get a new book and see if I can get it re stamped
Give the engine and engine bay a good clean to tidy it up
Paint the front and rear callipers
And sort s couple of rattles and creaks from the interior (if possible)
And I think that is it for now... I'm not looking to produce a concours car, I just want to get it all tidied up and looking as good as possible.
I will add some photos of the car as it is, and then of any bits that I get sorted.
The last time I felt this obliged to really look after and work on a car like this was when I had my first classic mini about 17 years ago.
I can see it becoming a real part of the family
