Hi
I'm reluctantly selling my Silver S2 Avant ABY 1995, after 11 years of ownership and twice before considering selling. It has provided much fun and many great days out but I have reached my limit on hunting out bugs or the cost of someone else doing this. As you can see further down the listing there is a breakdown of what work has been done over the years and the last few years it spent most of the time off the road running up a nice big bill toward rebuilding or say in dry storage. It has recently had the turbo rebuilt into a new housing, gearbox rebuilt and the top end of the engine rebuilt to only now have developed a fault with a hydraulic lifter and I have decided to call it quits. Part of me thinks i should have given up before the turbo/gearbox/top end work given I didnt get to drive for sometime but at least it has added value to the car.
Price £10,000 ono.
The good:
The bad:
Service history, mostly only major parts here
24 Apr 2011 - 167610 miles - Purchased
Cam belt
Water pump
Cam sprocket
Tensioner
V belts
Oil and Filter
Air filter
Pollen filter
Waxoil
26 Sep 2011 - 171169
Front tyres
4 Dec 2011 - 174362
Oil pressure switch
Fuel pump
18 Feb 2012 - 177826
Oil and filter
Front wiper blades
Tension alternator belt
Bumper washer jet
22 Apr 2012 - 178459
Front rollbar drop link bars
6 May 2012 - 181228
Front brake pads
20 Jun 2012 - 183036
Front tyres
13 Apr 2013 - 192108
Oil and filter
Back wiper blade
Repair boot wiring
FL CV Boot
Front tyres
Waxoil
Tension belts
Spark plugs
27 Aug 2013 - 196060
Spark controler, power output stage plug
23 Dec 2013 - 198941
Clutch, arm, bearing, slave cylinder
Exhaust bolts
Headlight
22 Mar 2014 - 201549
Front tyres
8 Apr 2014 - 202567
Tracking, track rods
8 Aug 2014 - 206528
Top radiator hose, flush, red antifreeze
21 Nov 2014 - 211345
Front brake pads + discs
FD CV Boot
12 Dec 2014 - 212744
4 tyres
10 Feb 2015 - 202548
O/S/R Wheel Bearing
Oil and Filter
Exhaust rubber mount
21 Mar 2015
Cross bolt in hydraulic pump
14 Apr 15 - 219085
Anti roll bar bush + drop link
23 May 2015 - 220762
Air filter
30 Jun 15 - 222177
Front OS Brake Hose
30 Jul 15
Wishbone NS F Lower
CV boot NS F outer
Break hose NSF upper
4 Sep 2015 - 223991
Wheel allignment
10 Sep 20015 - 224488
New plugs
New pencil coil
10 Oct 2015 - 226309
Front tyres
24 Nov 2015 - 228238
Front ns wing
Newish front pumper
Respray whole ns and front
10 Dec 2015 - 229128
Front brake pads
15 Jan 2016 - 230536
Rear tyres
5 May 2016 - 234031
Front OS drive shaft
Side light
Back bakes
EDT engine clean
Oil filter + change
Front screen wash pump (without level sensor)
2 Aug 2016 - 236553
Cam belt
Water pump
V belts
Exhaust bolts
Front most radiator
Boot cut in cable
Bulbs, Fuses
25 Nov 16 - 240947
Front tyres
10 Dec 16 - 241499
Oil filter, change
Powerflex black front bushes
5 Apr 17 - 244776
MOT
Front OS wheel bearing
Stainless Exhaust
19 May 17 - 246423
Brake hose F OS upper
13 Jun 17 - 246807
BR outer cv joint + boot
14 Jul 17 - 247900
Starter motor
Air filter
Oil filter + change
Spark plugs
18 Jul 17 - 247900
Central locking pump
1 Sep 17 - 249642
2 Tyres
16 Sep 17 - 250425
Rear NS Outer CV Boot
22 Sep 17 - 250673
Alternator rebuild, stators inc
30 Sep 17 - 250692
Battery
Drain on alternator resolved
24 Nov 17 - 253117
Rear OS Wheel bearing
Jan 18 - 29 Sep 18 - 255390
Cylinder head - strip, pressure test, decoke, reline guides and valves, seats and resurface
Cylinder Head Gasket
Rocker Cover Gasket
Exhaust Manifold Gasket Inlet Manifold Gasket Head Bolt Set
Timing Belt
Oil Filter
Crank Pulley
G12 Coolant
Oil
MOT
Tandem pump
OSF anti roll bar
Front wipers
Front bilstein shocks
Fuel line replaced
Sep 18 - 8 Aug 19 - 255406
Rebuild crank pulley
Redo cam belt and timing
Engine speed sensor
Clutch
Turbo rebuild
Cat cleanout
Strip gearbox, replace roller bearings, spigot bearing
Replacement rear diff shim
Oil and filter
Coolant
August 19 to now
In dry storage, getting turned over and rolled monthly only
IMG_1541.JPG
I'm reluctantly selling my Silver S2 Avant ABY 1995, after 11 years of ownership and twice before considering selling. It has provided much fun and many great days out but I have reached my limit on hunting out bugs or the cost of someone else doing this. As you can see further down the listing there is a breakdown of what work has been done over the years and the last few years it spent most of the time off the road running up a nice big bill toward rebuilding or say in dry storage. It has recently had the turbo rebuilt into a new housing, gearbox rebuilt and the top end of the engine rebuilt to only now have developed a fault with a hydraulic lifter and I have decided to call it quits. Part of me thinks i should have given up before the turbo/gearbox/top end work given I didnt get to drive for sometime but at least it has added value to the car.
Price £10,000 ono.
The good:
- Full leather carbon interior, with AC and roof rails option
- Many parts included (spare front bumper with some damage, replacement rear nearside window mechanism, fuel filter, probably some other bits still about too)
- 3" exhaust from CAT
- CAT has been cleared out recently and runs at about 1/10 required emissions
- Relatively rust free (see 1st point under bad)
- Turbo has been rebuilt into a new housing
- Gearbox has been rebuilt and some gears replaced (1st gear could only be cleaned up as they couldn't find a replacement)
- Recent CAM belt and new crank pulley (still no idea how the garage managed to split the old one taking it off)
- Front shocks replaced with Bilstein (B6 I think)
- Tandem pump replaced (used part, but I think I still have the other as spare to go with the car too)
The bad:
- Slight rust on one front wheel arch
- Tandem pump (old and now new after being left standing) does have a judder through the brake pedal
- 1st gear makes a noise but doesn't affect shifting or any other gears (have been told that this is because it was cleaned up not replaced)
- Reversing lights don't come on (replaced the cable leading through the flexi in the boot door to no avail)
- Dashboard lights are somewhat temperamental
- Front wipers will occasionally stop and just need putting on full again to kick start them going again, warn part of mechanism
- Heater resistor fuse has gone (replacement with the car just never fitted)
- Heater bearing warn and can get noisy at times on full
- Air con isn't cold, was at one point but doesn't get used enough to know when it stopped
- Far side inside door handle doesn't quite bounce back to the right place (still functions without any issue and without any forcing etc just the little spring inside)
- Far side control of front passenger electric window only allows close not open (faulty spade connector but not had chance to replace)
- Near side rear electric window motor is dead (have replacement motor and mechanism but didn't want to risk breaking the glass when I tried sorting this and couldn't work out if there was any other way)
- Far side front wing trim plastic missing (about 20cm part, possible part no 8AO 853 992B)
- Front screen wash pump was replaced with one without the sensor (cable still in situ ready for new pump with sensor if it can be found)
- Headlining has sagged and secured from getting worse but could do with refitting
- Some scuffs, stone chips, etc from being a daily driver for years
Service history, mostly only major parts here
24 Apr 2011 - 167610 miles - Purchased
Cam belt
Water pump
Cam sprocket
Tensioner
V belts
Oil and Filter
Air filter
Pollen filter
Waxoil
26 Sep 2011 - 171169
Front tyres
4 Dec 2011 - 174362
Oil pressure switch
Fuel pump
18 Feb 2012 - 177826
Oil and filter
Front wiper blades
Tension alternator belt
Bumper washer jet
22 Apr 2012 - 178459
Front rollbar drop link bars
6 May 2012 - 181228
Front brake pads
20 Jun 2012 - 183036
Front tyres
13 Apr 2013 - 192108
Oil and filter
Back wiper blade
Repair boot wiring
FL CV Boot
Front tyres
Waxoil
Tension belts
Spark plugs
27 Aug 2013 - 196060
Spark controler, power output stage plug
23 Dec 2013 - 198941
Clutch, arm, bearing, slave cylinder
Exhaust bolts
Headlight
22 Mar 2014 - 201549
Front tyres
8 Apr 2014 - 202567
Tracking, track rods
8 Aug 2014 - 206528
Top radiator hose, flush, red antifreeze
21 Nov 2014 - 211345
Front brake pads + discs
FD CV Boot
12 Dec 2014 - 212744
4 tyres
10 Feb 2015 - 202548
O/S/R Wheel Bearing
Oil and Filter
Exhaust rubber mount
21 Mar 2015
Cross bolt in hydraulic pump
14 Apr 15 - 219085
Anti roll bar bush + drop link
23 May 2015 - 220762
Air filter
30 Jun 15 - 222177
Front OS Brake Hose
30 Jul 15
Wishbone NS F Lower
CV boot NS F outer
Break hose NSF upper
4 Sep 2015 - 223991
Wheel allignment
10 Sep 20015 - 224488
New plugs
New pencil coil
10 Oct 2015 - 226309
Front tyres
24 Nov 2015 - 228238
Front ns wing
Newish front pumper
Respray whole ns and front
10 Dec 2015 - 229128
Front brake pads
15 Jan 2016 - 230536
Rear tyres
5 May 2016 - 234031
Front OS drive shaft
Side light
Back bakes
EDT engine clean
Oil filter + change
Front screen wash pump (without level sensor)
2 Aug 2016 - 236553
Cam belt
Water pump
V belts
Exhaust bolts
Front most radiator
Boot cut in cable
Bulbs, Fuses
25 Nov 16 - 240947
Front tyres
10 Dec 16 - 241499
Oil filter, change
Powerflex black front bushes
5 Apr 17 - 244776
MOT
Front OS wheel bearing
Stainless Exhaust
19 May 17 - 246423
Brake hose F OS upper
13 Jun 17 - 246807
BR outer cv joint + boot
14 Jul 17 - 247900
Starter motor
Air filter
Oil filter + change
Spark plugs
18 Jul 17 - 247900
Central locking pump
1 Sep 17 - 249642
2 Tyres
16 Sep 17 - 250425
Rear NS Outer CV Boot
22 Sep 17 - 250673
Alternator rebuild, stators inc
30 Sep 17 - 250692
Battery
Drain on alternator resolved
24 Nov 17 - 253117
Rear OS Wheel bearing
Jan 18 - 29 Sep 18 - 255390
Cylinder head - strip, pressure test, decoke, reline guides and valves, seats and resurface
Cylinder Head Gasket
Rocker Cover Gasket
Exhaust Manifold Gasket Inlet Manifold Gasket Head Bolt Set
Timing Belt
Oil Filter
Crank Pulley
G12 Coolant
Oil
MOT
Tandem pump
OSF anti roll bar
Front wipers
Front bilstein shocks
Fuel line replaced
Sep 18 - 8 Aug 19 - 255406
Rebuild crank pulley
Redo cam belt and timing
Engine speed sensor
Clutch
Turbo rebuild
Cat cleanout
Strip gearbox, replace roller bearings, spigot bearing
Replacement rear diff shim
Oil and filter
Coolant
August 19 to now
In dry storage, getting turned over and rolled monthly only
IMG_1541.JPG
Comment