Hello! Some may recognize the name from audifans. Gave into peer pressure and signed up here.
I been in the UK about since Nov 06 (8-9 months?) I'm american serving overseas here at lakenheath, bout 30-40min from cambridge on one side and norwich on the other.
Don't have an s2, but I have my hands full with my 80. It's a 1992 saloon, AAH 2.8 v6, quattro, etc etc. Just broke 220,000mi not too long ago, and car is still going strong! Has a small coolant leak and a even smaller oil leak at the oil cooler by the filter but nothing not manageable. No interior amenties such as AC or leather or any of that good stuff.
Since I bought it with no service history (amazingly the prev owner gave me the book about 5 months after), and it needed some work (was overheating and temp gauge doesnt work), I went to town on it. So far, in no particular order:
-New radiator
-New front shocks + top mounts
-Cambelt + the works (water pump, t-stat, etc)
-brake bomb
-3 spoke sport steering wheel
-other maintenance
Bought some nice cross drilled + slotted rotors and pads only to find they fit a 90, doh!
Have never really attended shows until I got here to the UK, was at Stanford Hall for a lil bit and went for the 1st day to GTI Int'l where I saw your stand there, took quite a few pics. Going up to Leeds really soon, would be nice to meet some of ya there!
Future mods include the voltage regulator behind the dash (fuel and temp gauges waiver like a politician), lowering springs, 17" wheels, then some breathing mods (exhaust + intake) as my exhaust rusting and leaking somewhere.
Unfortunately I have my MOT on Saturday (road tax went out the other day!) so I am a little nervous as it's my first and the car is not totally in perfect order.
Here are some obligatory pics.
First bought in Feb:
Much more recent
I been in the UK about since Nov 06 (8-9 months?) I'm american serving overseas here at lakenheath, bout 30-40min from cambridge on one side and norwich on the other.
Don't have an s2, but I have my hands full with my 80. It's a 1992 saloon, AAH 2.8 v6, quattro, etc etc. Just broke 220,000mi not too long ago, and car is still going strong! Has a small coolant leak and a even smaller oil leak at the oil cooler by the filter but nothing not manageable. No interior amenties such as AC or leather or any of that good stuff.
Since I bought it with no service history (amazingly the prev owner gave me the book about 5 months after), and it needed some work (was overheating and temp gauge doesnt work), I went to town on it. So far, in no particular order:
-New radiator
-New front shocks + top mounts
-Cambelt + the works (water pump, t-stat, etc)
-brake bomb
-3 spoke sport steering wheel
-other maintenance
Bought some nice cross drilled + slotted rotors and pads only to find they fit a 90, doh!
Have never really attended shows until I got here to the UK, was at Stanford Hall for a lil bit and went for the 1st day to GTI Int'l where I saw your stand there, took quite a few pics. Going up to Leeds really soon, would be nice to meet some of ya there!
Future mods include the voltage regulator behind the dash (fuel and temp gauges waiver like a politician), lowering springs, 17" wheels, then some breathing mods (exhaust + intake) as my exhaust rusting and leaking somewhere.
Unfortunately I have my MOT on Saturday (road tax went out the other day!) so I am a little nervous as it's my first and the car is not totally in perfect order.
Here are some obligatory pics.
First bought in Feb:
Much more recent
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