I bought the cheapest Audi A2 TDI on Gumtree in the dark... and then I broke it. 

Love the Audi space frame, I nearly bought one of these a year ago. You can remap that diesel and get more power and response out of it. Diesel definitely the way to go over the petrol, should run and run. Important thing was to get one without body panel damage, that gets super expensive to repair. There is something about the used A2s though, in that trying to find one with an interior that doesn’t look like a murder scene is virtually impossible - so you’ve done okay.

Finally a youtuber who doesnt skirt around how agrivating working on your own cars is! Love it

Finally - someone on RU-vid who has to put up with the same s**t I do when working on a car... 100% that o-ring and clip would have disappeared on me too! Keep on keeping on mate!

These are selling like hot cakes at the moment,I saw this on Gumtree,remember the reg.Missed out on two recently then a 93k miles Tdi pops up on Gumtree 5 miles away.Thankfully bagged it within the hour for £1800-low mileage ones are hard to find.Good luck with yours,they are great cars,plenty of looks I am noticing!

I feel your pain, been there... Great video!

Nice to see she's been so well maintained she's running on Evian drinking water.

Very interesting I've looked at A2 for years Want something cheap and reliable with plenty life left found a 2003 with 49k on Body work few dents ect but leather interior immaculate Love it had trimming belt and service not cheap £500 on top of the £1650 we paid now confident I've got a car that will last with insurance less than £150 and tax £30 we all know how economical Go get one you won't be disappointed

It takes about five mins to drop the serpentine belt off and remove top alternator bolt. You can then pull the alternator forward as it pivots on the bottom bolt then access to thermostat housing is a doddle. Also timing belt access on the Diesel engine is superb. Stick with it mate, these cars get under your skin.

You'll see this on the excellent owner's club website - but NEVER use anything other than genuine Audi thermostats (20 quid on ebay) and either genuine Audi or Bosch engine sensors of any description (40 quid for a temp sensor). I don't know why, but doing so will almost certainly mean the components in question won't work properly. I discovered the A2 2 years ago - like you I'd been aware of them / admired them from afar but basically had no experience with them. I've got a TDI 90 - they really are worth seeking out as the extra power over the standard TDi (75) really makes a difference, especially as the torque is lower down in the rev range. Top tip is to remap the engine (again, cheap via the owners club) and to fit a six speed gearbox from 5-10 year old 1.6 TDI CAYC engined car along with the beefed up starter - Doing this dramatically improves performance and refinement at speed as the engine is now doing 2000 RPM at the national motorway limit. Just discovered your channel - right up my street. Sub'd!

Still, only a grand. Bought a Golf IV in the rain and dark on the way home from work. Found a similar looking hood when it dried out in the morning. One of the few times I bought from an actual dealer and they repainted it after sheepishly inspecting it.

Love this channel mate your approach and attitude to things is spot on 🤣 love watching you fix cars got a feeling this channel will go a long way mate 🙏👍🏻

It'll be alright - sort the linkage, rattle can the bonnet - it's twelve hundred all day long!

After changing the thermostat, and the thermostat sensor was the car running at 90

Yep, access to anything under the bonnet is hilarious. I’ve got a 1.4 petrol and I’m about to do the water pump/timing belt. On any other VAG car an hour’s job. On the A2, a weekend of swearing, fumbling and throwing things in rage…

Great effort and good commitment to sorting it yourself but where do you draw the line between spending half a day under the bonnet or paying for an hour's labour at your local indie VAG garage .For me, refitting a part blind that I'd never fitted before would nudge it firmly into "take it to a pro" territory 😀

No antifreeze…. Not a good sign!

Great video, love my A2's

*Very easy to adjust* ..... famous last words eh!

Great video Jason! How do you sort insurance when you’re changing cars a lot? Do you get price hikes when you change a car on a policy?

Not a fan of that car. I do like the interior / exterior but Accessibility for Service/replacent parts is so frustrating to deal with. See you in the next one. 👍👍

I said it was the square one😀😂👍

Салам. За сколько продается 👍

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