Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

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paininthe in reply to @ElGonzo

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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ElGonzo in reply to @paininthe

That's grand, thanks. My partner's brother will do any necessary work on the car so I'll ping him that, if there are any other pearls of wisdom on common faults or things that would be worth doing preventatively do let me know!

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TGR in reply to @ElGonzo

From memory, parts for wipers are almost unobtainable.

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