Hello everyone!
I thought I would start this thread as a way to keep track of the progress with my A2, and maybe receive some advice along the way! Here was my original post about the car https://www.a2oc.net/community/index.php?threads/just-bought-a-1-4-petrol-advice-needed.40846/ which has a slightly negative tone, because of my experience with the dealer at the time, so I thought to start fresh!
It is a brilliant black 1.4i Sport with platinum interior (cloth sports seat with jacquard lines). Initially I had my eyes on a black FSI with OSS and Bose, which however turned out to have the EML on...I still think about that car sometimes. However, although the one I got in the end doesn't have all the bells and whistles, I am very fond of it, and it's an absolute pleasure to drive. My girlfriend who isn't much of a car person but loves animals, affectionately named it "Little Snout".
Things I've done so far:
- bought Monroe Reflex shocks and Spidan springs for the front axle, and had them fitted along with new mounts and bearings at my local VW indie garage;
- had the split ball joint covers replaced (a kind member pointed out that it's not necessary to change the whole cast iron wishbone, which saved me a few hundred pounds!)
- had a cat back stainless steel exhaust system fitted by Infinity exhausts;
- the aircon stopped working last winter and, so my local garage diagnosed it and they changed the ventilation fan and the regulating resistor...the bill was quite a shock.
- fitted a bluetooth connection
- changed the headlight switch and climate buttons, which were covered with stickers that were starting to peel off, with hard touch ones
- changed the fuel cap button with a brand new one
Plans for the near future:
- rear suspension refresh (it is in quite a state at the moment, dust covers have broken loose from the bump stops, which are really knackered, and the bottom plates of the springs are missing)
- perhaps new wheels (I am currently on a set of 17" sports wheels)
- one thing that I'd really like would be for the mirror lights of the sun-visors to work again. Not sure exactly what happened there, there are lights fitted, however when I took out the sun visors one time I noticed there's no wiring whatsoever.
- perhaps Bose... (I wonder if someone could tell me how big of a difference it makes, and for what types of music. I have to say so far I find the ordinary Concert system already superior to what I've heard in most other cars!)
However, before I get to that, there are two things that worry me a bit, because I think they might break the bank: one is that I believe a clutch change is imminent, because the biting point is quite high; the other thing is that every so often I get quite a reluctant 1st gear. I find it particularly difficult to move the gear shifter to the left, from the neutral position. It's quite weird, I could go an entire trip without that being a problem, and some other time it keeps happening. I wonder if anyone could advise me on that.
Wishing everyone a lovely weekend!
I thought I would start this thread as a way to keep track of the progress with my A2, and maybe receive some advice along the way! Here was my original post about the car https://www.a2oc.net/community/index.php?threads/just-bought-a-1-4-petrol-advice-needed.40846/ which has a slightly negative tone, because of my experience with the dealer at the time, so I thought to start fresh!
It is a brilliant black 1.4i Sport with platinum interior (cloth sports seat with jacquard lines). Initially I had my eyes on a black FSI with OSS and Bose, which however turned out to have the EML on...I still think about that car sometimes. However, although the one I got in the end doesn't have all the bells and whistles, I am very fond of it, and it's an absolute pleasure to drive. My girlfriend who isn't much of a car person but loves animals, affectionately named it "Little Snout".
Things I've done so far:
- bought Monroe Reflex shocks and Spidan springs for the front axle, and had them fitted along with new mounts and bearings at my local VW indie garage;
- had the split ball joint covers replaced (a kind member pointed out that it's not necessary to change the whole cast iron wishbone, which saved me a few hundred pounds!)
- had a cat back stainless steel exhaust system fitted by Infinity exhausts;
- the aircon stopped working last winter and, so my local garage diagnosed it and they changed the ventilation fan and the regulating resistor...the bill was quite a shock.
- fitted a bluetooth connection
- changed the headlight switch and climate buttons, which were covered with stickers that were starting to peel off, with hard touch ones
- changed the fuel cap button with a brand new one
Plans for the near future:
- rear suspension refresh (it is in quite a state at the moment, dust covers have broken loose from the bump stops, which are really knackered, and the bottom plates of the springs are missing)
- perhaps new wheels (I am currently on a set of 17" sports wheels)
- one thing that I'd really like would be for the mirror lights of the sun-visors to work again. Not sure exactly what happened there, there are lights fitted, however when I took out the sun visors one time I noticed there's no wiring whatsoever.
- perhaps Bose... (I wonder if someone could tell me how big of a difference it makes, and for what types of music. I have to say so far I find the ordinary Concert system already superior to what I've heard in most other cars!)
However, before I get to that, there are two things that worry me a bit, because I think they might break the bank: one is that I believe a clutch change is imminent, because the biting point is quite high; the other thing is that every so often I get quite a reluctant 1st gear. I find it particularly difficult to move the gear shifter to the left, from the neutral position. It's quite weird, I could go an entire trip without that being a problem, and some other time it keeps happening. I wonder if anyone could advise me on that.
Wishing everyone a lovely weekend!
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