A2Steve
A2OC Donor
Peppa went off to her new home on Wednesday. So where do you go after having an A2 with massive amounts of mods? I still don't know the answer to that one but here's a little project I'm working on at the moment.
While Mart was viewing Peppa he mentioned that his current A2 was really at the end of the road. I hadn't really paid much attention to it when he pulled up but seeing as I needed wheels to keep me moving I suggested a part ex on Peppa.
She really was looking sorry for herself. This is no way a criticism of Mart, he had used it as a workhorse and so was kept as such. She had all of the lower grilles missing, a big scrape/scuff running right down the drivers side. The alloys were a mixture of brown and black, and I'm pretty sure the car hadn't been washed for at least 18 months. The interior had been a dog carrier and so was probably one of the dirtiest interiors of an A2 I've come across. The ABS warning light was flashing red, brake pad warning light illuminated and so the service indicator. I didn't test drive it because Mart had managed to get it down from the Midlands to South Wales so it couldn't have been that bad.
Despite all of the above it looked pretty straight and although the panels were dirty I couldn't see any other damage to the paintwork.
At worst it was a set of wheels to keep me moving for a couple of weeks until I could find my next project car so the deal was done.
I gave it a quick wash to get the majority of the mould off the bodywork and have the interior a quick Hoover. It was getting dark then so called it a night.
What happened the next morning I wasn't expecting. I had a look at her in the daylight and with just that one wash from the night before was a half decent looking A2.
I got her insured and headed out for a test drive. Everything felt good, there were no nasty clunks, she pulled well and all gears selected well. For a car with 157k on the clock and no service history to hand she felt pretty damn good.
So today I set at her, armed with my machine polisher, a host of leaning products and well this is the result. Had to go to the extreme of using oven cleaner on the alloys
So far I've
sorted the brake warning light
Fitted 4 centre caps and
Fitted a lower grille and foglight covers
Fitted my private plate
On the immediate to do list is
- Oil and air filter change
- Change fuel filter (She's a little hesitant at higher revs)
- Get the windscreen replaced due to a 4 inch crack.
How long I'll keep her for I just don't know, but if I do sell her she'll be in much better shape than when she arrived.
While Mart was viewing Peppa he mentioned that his current A2 was really at the end of the road. I hadn't really paid much attention to it when he pulled up but seeing as I needed wheels to keep me moving I suggested a part ex on Peppa.
She really was looking sorry for herself. This is no way a criticism of Mart, he had used it as a workhorse and so was kept as such. She had all of the lower grilles missing, a big scrape/scuff running right down the drivers side. The alloys were a mixture of brown and black, and I'm pretty sure the car hadn't been washed for at least 18 months. The interior had been a dog carrier and so was probably one of the dirtiest interiors of an A2 I've come across. The ABS warning light was flashing red, brake pad warning light illuminated and so the service indicator. I didn't test drive it because Mart had managed to get it down from the Midlands to South Wales so it couldn't have been that bad.
Despite all of the above it looked pretty straight and although the panels were dirty I couldn't see any other damage to the paintwork.
At worst it was a set of wheels to keep me moving for a couple of weeks until I could find my next project car so the deal was done.
I gave it a quick wash to get the majority of the mould off the bodywork and have the interior a quick Hoover. It was getting dark then so called it a night.
What happened the next morning I wasn't expecting. I had a look at her in the daylight and with just that one wash from the night before was a half decent looking A2.
I got her insured and headed out for a test drive. Everything felt good, there were no nasty clunks, she pulled well and all gears selected well. For a car with 157k on the clock and no service history to hand she felt pretty damn good.
So today I set at her, armed with my machine polisher, a host of leaning products and well this is the result. Had to go to the extreme of using oven cleaner on the alloys
So far I've
sorted the brake warning light
Fitted 4 centre caps and
Fitted a lower grille and foglight covers
Fitted my private plate
On the immediate to do list is
- Oil and air filter change
- Change fuel filter (She's a little hesitant at higher revs)
- Get the windscreen replaced due to a 4 inch crack.
How long I'll keep her for I just don't know, but if I do sell her she'll be in much better shape than when she arrived.