Steve Gom
Member
Hi All,
Having been on the look out for a cheap runabout since getting rid of our Mini Cooper D I picked up this great 2001 tdi at the weekend. It's done 123K miles but it's been serviced regularly and is clean and tidy inside but does have a number of aesthetic issues, but these are purely cosmetic. It cost less to buy than the last service on my Boxster!
This will be the 3rd car in the family fleet (Mrs has a Merc B220) and will do the station run, ferry the dog about, trips to the tip etc particularly during the winter months which is what it still feels like up here in Northumberland at the mo. Well, that was until I spent a few days driving it around. Wow! What a fantastic little car! I tend to keep our cars (and my motorbike) in pristine condition with regular washing and detailing, so it's hard to resist getting some paintwork done on the A2, but the Mrs has warned me not to lavish too much time/money on it, but I'm finding it hard to resist.
It's going in for a cam belt kit and water pump on Thursday as nearly 60K since last one fitted in 2012 but I know Ill end up doing a bit more to it over the coming months. I've asked my Audi indy (Autotech) to give it a once over to ensure I haven't missed anything major before tacking the cam belt work and hoping it'll be verified as a decent car.
I have loads of queries on things I'd like to tackle but will read through as many of the excellent and informative posts from the site before throwing out more repeat questions to the collective. Cheers all, Steve ?
Having been on the look out for a cheap runabout since getting rid of our Mini Cooper D I picked up this great 2001 tdi at the weekend. It's done 123K miles but it's been serviced regularly and is clean and tidy inside but does have a number of aesthetic issues, but these are purely cosmetic. It cost less to buy than the last service on my Boxster!
This will be the 3rd car in the family fleet (Mrs has a Merc B220) and will do the station run, ferry the dog about, trips to the tip etc particularly during the winter months which is what it still feels like up here in Northumberland at the mo. Well, that was until I spent a few days driving it around. Wow! What a fantastic little car! I tend to keep our cars (and my motorbike) in pristine condition with regular washing and detailing, so it's hard to resist getting some paintwork done on the A2, but the Mrs has warned me not to lavish too much time/money on it, but I'm finding it hard to resist.
It's going in for a cam belt kit and water pump on Thursday as nearly 60K since last one fitted in 2012 but I know Ill end up doing a bit more to it over the coming months. I've asked my Audi indy (Autotech) to give it a once over to ensure I haven't missed anything major before tacking the cam belt work and hoping it'll be verified as a decent car.
I have loads of queries on things I'd like to tackle but will read through as many of the excellent and informative posts from the site before throwing out more repeat questions to the collective. Cheers all, Steve ?