Hello people
I'm now the proud owner of a 2002 1.4 SE A2. I have had the car a few days now and I am overall very impressed. The car does have some small niggles though as is expected with 140k miles on the clock, and I wondered if I could get some advice on them from more experienced owners:
The front wing has some scrapes on it, I've found a replacement for £40 on ebay, I'm guessing its fairly easy to replace?
One of the front discs was warped and they needed replacing, as well as the pads, £225 but money well spent I think so that's all good.
The buttons on the climate control and windows are really worn, common problem I've read, I have ordered some stickers to try and tidy them up as they are a detriment to what is otherwise a very nice cabin.
The engine management light is on due to what i'm told is an EGR valve issue. I was advised to try an additive when I had the brakes serviced to see if it will clean the system through, as I would really like to get that light off. Are any of the budget diagnostic readers worth the buy?
Upgrading the stereo unit seems to be quite challenging, I am getting a new head unit professionally installed but will have to do far more research for the speakers it seems.
I'm a bit of a tinkerer, are there any small things I can do to the car that can improve it?
Thanks for taking the time to read and sorry if this came over as an inquisition more than a hello!
I'm now the proud owner of a 2002 1.4 SE A2. I have had the car a few days now and I am overall very impressed. The car does have some small niggles though as is expected with 140k miles on the clock, and I wondered if I could get some advice on them from more experienced owners:
The front wing has some scrapes on it, I've found a replacement for £40 on ebay, I'm guessing its fairly easy to replace?
One of the front discs was warped and they needed replacing, as well as the pads, £225 but money well spent I think so that's all good.
The buttons on the climate control and windows are really worn, common problem I've read, I have ordered some stickers to try and tidy them up as they are a detriment to what is otherwise a very nice cabin.
The engine management light is on due to what i'm told is an EGR valve issue. I was advised to try an additive when I had the brakes serviced to see if it will clean the system through, as I would really like to get that light off. Are any of the budget diagnostic readers worth the buy?
Upgrading the stereo unit seems to be quite challenging, I am getting a new head unit professionally installed but will have to do far more research for the speakers it seems.
I'm a bit of a tinkerer, are there any small things I can do to the car that can improve it?
Thanks for taking the time to read and sorry if this came over as an inquisition more than a hello!