A2Steve
A2OC Donor
Very much so. I think that's the low mileage TDI in Edinburgh. Did you give a wave? They are an enthusiast I believe.
Edit - I see you weren't in an A2, may have looked like a weirdo in that case
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Edit - I see you weren't in an A2, may have looked like a weirdo in that case
Buchanan DTR
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I never seem to be in my A2 when I pass another one. Maybe it's karma for cheating on itVery much so. I think that's the low mileage TDI in Edinburgh. Did you give a wave? They are an enthusiast I believe.
Edit - I see you weren't in an A2, may have looked like a weirdo in that case
Joga
A2OC Donor
Its rare to be able to overtake an A2 (unless it is a 3L)
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stevec
Member
Rear wheel bearings swapped on my tdi 75 today. At mo my car is the gift that keeps on giving. In the process of swapping out bearings i found a rear brake cylinder has seized on passenger side and the back of it has worn away (aluminium type) causing the cylinder to not align with the shoes properly. Oh the joys of older car motoring lol.
CrispyEdd
Member
1.4 tdi sport storm papaya! The dream machine
Skipton01
Admin Team
Hmmmm, now which would I rather have, the A2 or the Model 3 it was photographed from?? Luckily I already have one of each and they're both excellent in their own ways.
replaced a crunchy top mount, made some blanks for the EGR pipe, oil change, replaced the G294 sensor although it transpired to be a wiring fault on the plug. But at least it put an end to the mystery FSI G294 saga.
Final job on the list is to do the injectors however I need to plan that one as the car will be off of the road whilst I send the injectors to mr injector
Final job on the list is to do the injectors however I need to plan that one as the car will be off of the road whilst I send the injectors to mr injector
2work
Well Known Member
Evening all,
Today I…
Dropped down to Leamington Spa to meet Parmjit @slumdog. It was brilliant to finally meet you Sir. Thank you so so much for the red leatherette rear door cards.
You’ll next see these on the Project PDK thread in a different colour.
What a amazing community we have here.
Kind regards,
Tom
Today I…
Dropped down to Leamington Spa to meet Parmjit @slumdog. It was brilliant to finally meet you Sir. Thank you so so much for the red leatherette rear door cards.
You’ll next see these on the Project PDK thread in a different colour.
What a amazing community we have here.
Kind regards,
Tom
Today (and yesterday) I…
Checked my tyre pressures to find that they were exactly the same as they were two weeks ago. Reeeeesult! Having had intermittent pressure issues for 2 years or more, and having had Kwikfit/ATS have several goes at cleaning up the rims, I swapped alloys to some Mk1 TTs…nice to look at, and I don’t have to pump the tyres up every few days.
Also swapped my wiper arm for one of @depronman’s refurbished ones. Works like a dream, and no more wiper blade skips and noise.
Adjusted the height and close on the driver’s door. Now much more in line, sits flush with the rear door, and wind noise at 60/70mph is markedly reduced.
Installed some TT pedal covers. Excuse the mud in the photo, had to take the dog for a walk shortly after fitting.
And finally, one of my locking wheel bolts had been nastily chewed up on removal or refitting a few weeks ago (possibly by a garage). All bolt heads had an interesting straight spline(?) arrangement that I couldn’t find a direct replacement for. So, I’ve replaced all the bolts (so I only need one adapter) with some from a TT which have a more conventional spline/star shaped arrangement.
Phew!
Checked my tyre pressures to find that they were exactly the same as they were two weeks ago. Reeeeesult! Having had intermittent pressure issues for 2 years or more, and having had Kwikfit/ATS have several goes at cleaning up the rims, I swapped alloys to some Mk1 TTs…nice to look at, and I don’t have to pump the tyres up every few days.
Also swapped my wiper arm for one of @depronman’s refurbished ones. Works like a dream, and no more wiper blade skips and noise.
Adjusted the height and close on the driver’s door. Now much more in line, sits flush with the rear door, and wind noise at 60/70mph is markedly reduced.
Installed some TT pedal covers. Excuse the mud in the photo, had to take the dog for a walk shortly after fitting.
And finally, one of my locking wheel bolts had been nastily chewed up on removal or refitting a few weeks ago (possibly by a garage). All bolt heads had an interesting straight spline(?) arrangement that I couldn’t find a direct replacement for. So, I’ve replaced all the bolts (so I only need one adapter) with some from a TT which have a more conventional spline/star shaped arrangement.
Phew!
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Sylvester
Member
How did you do that? Cheers
Just loosened off the two spline bolts on the hinges between the door and the body of the car. The ones I used are the easiest to get at, and don’t actually have much adjustment room in them. They face towards the rear of the car, are dark grey/black and take a size 10 spline.
A willing volunteer (or, rather, a bored other half) holding the door up with an arm through the open window allowed me to get a bit more height on the door before tightening the bolts again. For more adjustment, I believe you’d have to take the door off completely and adjust where the hinges meet the door itself. This involves removing door check strap and disconnecting wiring.
For the door close, the catch on the door frame is very adjustable after loosening two more splines. It also has small indents so you can measure the adjustment easily. I moved mine inwards and up slightly.
dj_efk
A2OC Donor
Today I visited the excellent Haynes motor museum in Sparkford, Somerset with my family.
I then cruised the 111 miles to my parents’ house near Maidenhead at around 63-65mph and used just under 7L of fuel, resulting in a fuel consumption figure of 73.7mpg, which is nothing short of amazing considering the temperatures outside today were touching 5 degrees as I pulled up!
Some cars of the same / similar model to some that I have owned in the past:
I then cruised the 111 miles to my parents’ house near Maidenhead at around 63-65mph and used just under 7L of fuel, resulting in a fuel consumption figure of 73.7mpg, which is nothing short of amazing considering the temperatures outside today were touching 5 degrees as I pulled up!
Some cars of the same / similar model to some that I have owned in the past:
dj_efk
A2OC Donor
Yes it’s tricky keeping tabs on a toddler and two little boys with short attention spans and that means I don’t get to look at everything i want to by any means - although the youngest is showing signs of interest in how engines work and he keeps asking if we can buy an old car to rebuild, so who knows!
I must say these days I also appreciate cars from the pre-war period much more than I did in my yoof - things like the hand painted coach line on their Austin 7 saloon please me!
I must say these days I also appreciate cars from the pre-war period much more than I did in my yoof - things like the hand painted coach line on their Austin 7 saloon please me!
Leopard680
A2OC Donor
...found this interesting article from a Website that thinks very highly of A2.
driventowrite.com
I challenge you to avoid looking at this feature and seeing how neatly it is handled on our cars:
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Theme : Shutlines – The Incongruous Rear Door / Wheelarch Relationship
I look at a personal irritation and wonder if I share it with anyone else. At school, my Technical Drawing teacher once counselled us against mixing straight lines and curved lines in a design. Eve…
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I challenge you to avoid looking at this feature and seeing how neatly it is handled on our cars:
Theme : Shutlines – Care and Discretion
Audi once understood subtlety. I’m not so sure they do any more. Once upon a time, whilst Mercedes and BMW were attracting critical scorn for their new styling directions (some deserved, some…
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RZX
A2OC Donor
Not really, at least we park off the road unlike most of our neighbours
Nice pic
Do your neighbours say anything why there are 4 of them?