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HI Project Room
I'm Rog, I've been on here a while , but have been away from the site, as I haven't had an Audi for over a year since I sold this!
3.2 Q A3 S-line
DSCN1037 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
Build Thread Link here: Audi A3 Build Thread
I had a few Audis over the years, these are my previous cars.
Project 80 Cab:
DSCF7234 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
S4 B6:
DSCF2801 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
A3 2.0 TFSI Q:
DSCF1283 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
Other VAG group cars I've owned include, 1.8T 25th Anniversary Golf, Corrado VR6, Skoda Octavia II VRS and Mk5 Golf GTI (now the wife's).
Now I'm back in an Audi! And back in style with an A4 DTM Edition...
I found her lanquishing on a small used car dealer in Bedford. I had been watching it for weeks on eBay and Autotrader. It hadn't been snapped up, which was surprising, as it looked good in the pics and was been sold at way under book price value!
So a couple of weeks ago, I went over to have a closer look.... OMG! This car looked ok in the pics but in reality, it looked a bit of a shocker. The bodywork was a little tatty, the drivers door wasn't aligned properly, the rear boot lid had been repaired on site (to an ok standard!), paint work and windows were covered in paint and clearcoat overspray ...what a cowboy! So, I left the place very disappointed.
Anyway, I went over again, with my mate, to look at another A4 Avant, he had up for sale, as that was what I was looking for originally. That was was being sprayed on site too, as it had some damage. That car was even worse!
So, once I showed my mate the DTM, he thought why don't you just get that instead, as it looked the nuts (to him...he couldn't see all the faults like me!). To cut a long story short, I took it out for a spin and was totally hooked. it drove great and has plenty of poke
I am heavily in to car detailing and previously had a little weekend detailing business, which I did pretty well at. So, I could see through alot of the paint work issues. The car deserved better and I felt I needed to to rescue it, from certain doom or even worse, some boy racer
The car has been looked after mechanically, thank god! FSH, with 96K on the clocks. Lots of work done to the engine, cam chain and tensioner, cam follower, Rev "d" DV valve. Cambelt done at 72K.
This picture thread will show the progress of going from a rather unloved (in the looks dept), back to a head turner again.
This is on the day i bought it.
P1050938 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050939 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050940 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050942 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
Rear audi badge missing. This is the repaired area.
P1050943 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050945 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050946 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
Exhausts need some love!
P1050948 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050950 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050951 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
The wheels look like they have never been cleaned properly....ever!
P1050952 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050957 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
I'm Rog, I've been on here a while , but have been away from the site, as I haven't had an Audi for over a year since I sold this!
3.2 Q A3 S-line
DSCN1037 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
Build Thread Link here: Audi A3 Build Thread
I had a few Audis over the years, these are my previous cars.
Project 80 Cab:
DSCF7234 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
S4 B6:
DSCF2801 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
A3 2.0 TFSI Q:
DSCF1283 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
Other VAG group cars I've owned include, 1.8T 25th Anniversary Golf, Corrado VR6, Skoda Octavia II VRS and Mk5 Golf GTI (now the wife's).
Now I'm back in an Audi! And back in style with an A4 DTM Edition...
I found her lanquishing on a small used car dealer in Bedford. I had been watching it for weeks on eBay and Autotrader. It hadn't been snapped up, which was surprising, as it looked good in the pics and was been sold at way under book price value!
So a couple of weeks ago, I went over to have a closer look.... OMG! This car looked ok in the pics but in reality, it looked a bit of a shocker. The bodywork was a little tatty, the drivers door wasn't aligned properly, the rear boot lid had been repaired on site (to an ok standard!), paint work and windows were covered in paint and clearcoat overspray ...what a cowboy! So, I left the place very disappointed.
Anyway, I went over again, with my mate, to look at another A4 Avant, he had up for sale, as that was what I was looking for originally. That was was being sprayed on site too, as it had some damage. That car was even worse!
So, once I showed my mate the DTM, he thought why don't you just get that instead, as it looked the nuts (to him...he couldn't see all the faults like me!). To cut a long story short, I took it out for a spin and was totally hooked. it drove great and has plenty of poke
I am heavily in to car detailing and previously had a little weekend detailing business, which I did pretty well at. So, I could see through alot of the paint work issues. The car deserved better and I felt I needed to to rescue it, from certain doom or even worse, some boy racer
The car has been looked after mechanically, thank god! FSH, with 96K on the clocks. Lots of work done to the engine, cam chain and tensioner, cam follower, Rev "d" DV valve. Cambelt done at 72K.
This picture thread will show the progress of going from a rather unloved (in the looks dept), back to a head turner again.
This is on the day i bought it.
P1050938 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050939 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050940 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050942 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
Rear audi badge missing. This is the repaired area.
P1050943 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050945 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050946 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
Exhausts need some love!
P1050948 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050950 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050951 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
The wheels look like they have never been cleaned properly....ever!
P1050952 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr
P1050957 by Roger Freeman, on Flickr