Well I’ve been and gone and done it…. I’ve just taken delivery of a mint A2 1.4Tdi with 76,000 miles on in Ebony Black. She is beautiful with beige leather and all the toys inc a working pan-roof!!

My question is -

Do I get her chipped for an extra 25 bhp or leave her as standard 🤔🤔🤔

Hello Chris,

It’s mint and covered 76k so, no, just don’t mess around with it.

Regards,

Gareth.

Cheers Gareth, I think I agree…

Thanks Chris, if it were mine and I was as happy with it as you appear to be, then I wouldn’t be lifting its skirt to risk upsetting it.

All above is a personal opinion, and understandably others may have different views.

Enjoy.

Regards,

Gareth.

Leave well alone. My wife had one. Great cars, ahead if their time. They are a potential classics down the line. They made a 1.2TDI version, very rare, plus Storm editions in Papya Orange for example.

Nothing to be gained from extra 25hp. It was a fast little car on account of the aluminium frame, but the brakes were pretty standard. Save your money. Sourcing parts is becoming the issue as it is.

Thanks for your comment…. Reckon I’ll leave her as is and not put the engine under unnecessary stress 👍

I had an Island Green 1.4tdi, barely run in at 210,000 miles, 60mpg, sailed through MoT! All standard so don't fix which isn't broken.

A fuel pump leak & lack of spares meant it had to go to WOMAUTOMOTIVE in Stoke-on-Trent who had a selection of donor cars. Our "Dinky Toy" is now back on the road with a new owner. My good lady wishes we still had the A2.