loserone Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 You know a car design is advanced when it has ballast like a boat PicantoJon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 23 hours ago, Marshall2810 said: letting me meet his fabulous Jack Russell terrier. Can concur, @Marshall2810 wee dog is a great fella. He's not a bad chap himself, would happily trade in shite cars with again Well bought @Jim Bell, one of the few later than year 2000 Audis i actually quite like Jim Bell and Marshall2810 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, loserone said: You know a car design is advanced when it has ballast like a boat This was around the same time as the first gen TT, the one Audi had to recall and add a spoiler after a series of fatal car crashes. Jim Bell and loserone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 6 hours ago, loserone said: You know a car design is advanced when it has ballast like a boat Create economy car from aluminium to maximize fuel economy, add weight back so it's not dangerous to drive. Brilliant. mk2_craig, Surface Rust, jonathan_dyane and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC97 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Ah, it was you I spotted this evening. That makes 4 A2s in the local area, that seems like a lot these days. Will give you a flash if I spot you whilst in the K11 or Proton Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 2 minutes ago, GC97 said: Ah, it was you I spotted this evening. That makes 4 A2s in the local area, that seems like a lot these days. Will give you a flash if I spot you whilst in the K11 or Proton Is it a little dark k11? Think I might have passed you in a yellow panda a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 have you noticed that the weird curve in the rear window distorts your vision and makes ‘normal’ audis look like A2s ? particularly early A3s and A4s, i was regularly tricked into thinking i was in some sort of weird, tall, skinny audi convoy PicantoJon and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC97 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 17 hours ago, Jim Bell said: Is it a little dark k11? Think I might have passed you in a yellow panda a couple of times. It's a white pre-facelift. I've definitely seen your panda around too Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 Time for an update. The A2 has been providing stirling service (foreshadowing) so I took it out to Nenthead Mines for Twixfest 2024. While we were there, me and @320touring had a roll about in the gravel in the scorching summer heat and swapped the wheels for 15 lightweight pepperpots. The jack was too tall to fit under the car so some stones were employed under the wheel to give a little clearance. Stuck some air in and job jobbed. All in all, very pleased with the results. One of the tyres that came off was bulged all the way round the sidewall so a lucky escape! (foreshadowing) Hard to tell in the pic maybe. Looks much improved I think. Dan302, sdkrc, Popsicle and 29 others 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Think the round holes of the alloys make the car look less 'lanky' tall too!Sent from my VOG-L09 using Tapatalk Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 I was driving up the A19 over the tees flyover today and I had to brake hard for a kamikaze lane changer. The car had always pulled to the right a bit which I presumed was bottom arm bushes. When I hit the brakes it went very squirly, dove to the left and generally felt like it was suddenly suicidal. I limped home and thought a wheel might be loose as they'd been off on Saturday so checked the bolts. Well that's not good lads. Coprolalia, sdkrc, Spiny Norman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 Well that's sub-optimal. Coprolalia, Popsicle, RoverFolkUs and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Well, fuck. At least you didn't plummet to your untimely demise on Saturday... Jim Bell, Minimad5 and loserone 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Jesus tapdancing Christ, that's a lucky escape!Sent from my VOG-L09 using Tapatalk Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 It's a hole. I'd been booting this up and down the dales on Saturday, between a Heritage Dolomite and a National Treasure Amazon. Lucky it let go when it did really. If it had let go on Saturday, I could have caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage! (To other cars) dome, sdkrc, tooSavvy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Jeez. Your Audley must have been parked too close to a Ka/Transit/Mazda and caught the rust from them. At least the rot is slightly posh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_vw_man Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 jeez those front lower arms are a renowned failure mode on the A2 by all accounts Sigmund Fraud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 Just now, wesacosa said: jeez those front lower arms are a renowned failure mode on the A2 by all accounts Yeah. Luckily usually at low speed under breaking I've learned too. Which is for the best. wesacosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Crivens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_vw_man Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 at least the fix is easy, four ducks, big springs and some gaffer tape and there you have it - four sprung duck technique. I am already wearing my coat and ready to leave….. PicantoJon, inconsistant, Momentary Lapse Of Reason and 12 others 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 23 minutes ago, rusty_vw_man said: at least the fix is easy, four ducks, big springs and some gaffer tape and there you have it - four sprung duck technique. I am already wearing my coat and ready to leave….. I get it. rusty_vw_man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Woah, thats unusual, the whole arm is ripping into two pieces, certainly could have been sub-optimal in a fast corner on Saturday! Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 12 minutes ago, Schaefft said: Woah, thats unusual, the whole arm is ripping into two pieces, certainly could have been sub-optimal in a fast corner on Saturday! Apparently it's not unusual at all. @sdkrc did a bit of cursory research today and found about 16.8 billion tales of woe of a very similar nature on the old internet. Arm looks fine, passes MOT, stand on brakes, arm snaps in half. A tale as old as time (on A2s) Schaefft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 20 minutes ago, Jim Bell said: it's not unusual Minimad5, dome, Supernaut and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Audi changed from cast to pressed steel arms part way through production and seems the pressed ones are shite Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 A2's are all* aluminium M8 They never ever rust** M8 etc etc. *Except the bits that aren't. ** Except the bits that do. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Yipes. Glad you're okay, Mr. B. Pressed lower arms are the design of Mephistopheles. Not the most amazeballs thing to have happen, no... Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, Mrcento said: A2's are all* aluminium M8 They never ever rust** M8 etc etc. *Except the bits that aren't. ** Except the bits that do. damn you, i came on here to say the exact same thing way back when i had mine, it failed an mot on something wishboney, the garage ordered up the parts which turned out to be totally wrong at which point they gave up and sent me packing five minutes on ebay and i’d found the right ones which they grudgingly fitted when they arrived from outer mongolia which helped the car to survive for almost another whole year ! Tickman and Mrcento 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, Mrcento said: A2's are all* aluminium M8 They never ever rust** M8 etc etc. *Except the bits that aren't. ** Except the bits that do. Indeed. Also see : A2 rear axles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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