• After three years the lease on the Seat Leon Cupra comes to an end in June, might end it early and swallow the termination fee (40% of outstanding payments) as the option of a stopgap car has presented itself.

    Partner's Dad runs a recovery garage in Scotland and he's got a car that someone left him (owner died, family didn't fancy hassle of selling it) that he'll give us for free, we'll cover any parts needed to freshen it up.

    The car: 2005 Audi A2 'Special Edition', 1.4l petrol with c. 80,000 miles, one owner. ULEZ compliant.

    Hopefully it wasn't specced with the optional three-seat rear bench, the standard two rear seats are apparently really easy to remove so that'd be great for when I need to throw bikes in the back!

    Wonder how many of the 73bhp it left the factory with remain...

  • Wonder how many of the 73bhp it left the factory with remain...

    Add a massive turbo. Obvs.

  • Audi A2

    Don't forget these are strictly E5 petrol

  • The car: 2005 Audi A2 'Special Edition', 1.4l petrol with c. 80,000 miles, one owner. ULEZ compliant.

    Hopefully it wasn't specced with the optional three-seat rear bench, the standard two rear seats are apparently really easy to remove so that'd be great for when I need to throw bikes in the back!

    The 1.4 petrol is a lovely driving vehicle, smooth quiet and reasonably reliable. The two and three rear seats are not interchangeable, at all. Weaknesses are central locking, CCUs and failing solder joints in microswitches, pretty much same across all VAG groups. Because it is a late one be aware of pressed steel lower wishbones, they all rot and fail.

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