Hi,
New to the site, hello all. I'm here because i'm about to purchase an A2 (i've wanted one for ages), and am nervous as i've not bought many used cars. The price is right, £4k for an 02 FSI with 55k on the clock. All the paperwork checks out mileage wise, HPI clear and i've a copy of the V5 so I'll phone the previous owner tonight.
Things that are making me nervous; I'll be the fifth owner; on the test drive i went from 2nd to 1st (I was going for 3rd - bad driver?) three times; the off side rear door paintwork has a weird appearance, deep 5mm lines around the handle. They're not surface and you can't feel them; the engine had a light, all over covering of that chalky 'limescale' that you often see on older engines when things have got a bit hot; The '-' sign the climate control button has worn off (trivial?). Maybe they're all trivial I just don't want to get ripped off.
Looking forward to joining the club if this sale comes off. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
All the best and thanks for your help,
Kimota.
New to the site, hello all. I'm here because i'm about to purchase an A2 (i've wanted one for ages), and am nervous as i've not bought many used cars. The price is right, £4k for an 02 FSI with 55k on the clock. All the paperwork checks out mileage wise, HPI clear and i've a copy of the V5 so I'll phone the previous owner tonight.
Things that are making me nervous; I'll be the fifth owner; on the test drive i went from 2nd to 1st (I was going for 3rd - bad driver?) three times; the off side rear door paintwork has a weird appearance, deep 5mm lines around the handle. They're not surface and you can't feel them; the engine had a light, all over covering of that chalky 'limescale' that you often see on older engines when things have got a bit hot; The '-' sign the climate control button has worn off (trivial?). Maybe they're all trivial I just don't want to get ripped off.
Looking forward to joining the club if this sale comes off. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
All the best and thanks for your help,
Kimota.