sidrick Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 You'll know by now that I can't take a decent photo, and my first pics of a car are usually terrible. No change here Sorry the photos are in the driveway, but the battery is dead and if I parked it on the street for photos there's no guarantee it'd start again without a jump. http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p89/adolftitler/SDC13338.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p89/adolftitler/SDC13340.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p89/adolftitler/SDC13333.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p89/adolftitler/SDC13335.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p89/adolftitler/SDC13339.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p89/adolftitler/SDC13341.jpg http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p89/adolftitler/SDC13337.jpg I'm not going to lie, it's a bit rough, but for the price I paid it was always going to be a rolling project. The battery is dead and not holding charge.There's a deep scratch to the bonnet, scuffs to one wing and rust to another. All 3 will need repaired and painted or replaced.Rev counter and temp gauge not working (which is fun when the car is silent and you're trying to stop it stalling at junctions!)There's a wheel bearing esque noise and vibration which I think will be the prop centre bearing due to where the noise is coming from and I can feel it through the gearstick.Not sure it's quite making power, possible boost leak or slipping clutch, but hard to tell when I had no rev gauge and I've never driven and S2 before. Will get it up on ramps over the next two weekends with my mechanic friend to see what it needs. It had been standing for a number of years (owned by an elderly gentleman who was ill, was the story I was told) before it was MOTd 2 years ago, driven for a year then laid up for another year, before being (questionably....) MOTd again recently. My first turbo car and what a change from my 2.0 8v coupe. My driving style will have to change significantly! It's so smooth and silent and I'm used to using the low down torque of my 8v and rarely going above 4k (because there's nothing there). Obviously the complete opposite with the S2. Updates as and when they happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Lovely cars, great performance, excellent handling and a lovely engine tone, i had one in the late 90's and it was one of the best handling cars ive ever owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaweV6 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Like the plate - seems familiar, can't put my finger on it. You do make it sound quite bad, I hope you haven't paid £3k for it as it was on pistonheads. 1.8 20V conversion is I suppose being "postponed", right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 Like the plate - seems familiar, can't put my finger on it. You do make it sound quite bad, I hope you haven't paid £3k for it as it was on pistonheads. 1.8 20V conversion is I suppose being "postponed", right ? It's been sat for a while, so it needs driven. It's also 21 years old. Considering those, it's a great car, but it's not up to my standards yet I've never seen it on pistonheads, but it was £2.8k on gumtree. These, with no tax or test, go for £2.5k if either the shell or engine are any good. I never paid that much. Lol, 1.8t engine will be sold. There were two main factors to the S2 purchase. 1) 4WD 2) If I invested a grand or so in an engine conversion I'd still be left with a £1k car. The S2 should never go down in price unless it's significantly damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan99940 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Very nice car like these a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Love it, nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I saw one of these earlier on in the week when I was on my way home from work. Which was a bit of a surprise, I haven't seen one on the roads for ages. Looking forward to the improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicksy Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Very nice!!!! We have a bloke that comes into work that is Audi mad, he has a white L reg S2 Estate and it is a really nice bit of kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Good find! looks pretty straight and honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScORTED Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 That is definitely a bit of sidrick right there; in fact its the sidrick cycle, do up car; sell fixed car and buy better broken one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Cheers lads. Big puddle of greasy fluid under the car today (below radiator area). The power steering was starting to groan just as I pulled into my street last night, and all other resevoirs are full, so I suspect this is the issue Start as we mean to go on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p89/adolftitler/SDC133082.jpg I'm thinking the standard plate might be better since the reg is so short. Thoughts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naylor2006 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) I like a man with pictures and also someone whos not afraid to get pretty much the same looking car again but different, shows you stick to your taste which I think is good, unless you're stevmondeo. I will be following. Edited May 3, 2012 by Naylor2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyb0127 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Nice looking motor you got there. What's the plans for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 Lots of TLC and learning about the engine and drivetrain. It will probably take about £2k (therefore 6 months) to get it in very good original condition. Then I can look at upgrades when time/money allows Getting it up on the ramps tomorrow will decide it's immediate future. Fingers crossed for no rot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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