The Joy of Running an Old Shed

[Thick_Troll]

Scenic looks orright! Well done :-)

[TeamBigfoot]

Thick_Troll said:

Scenic looks orright! Well done :-)

I took it out to put some petrol in last night and it drives ok, I'm planning on getting the inside valeted when i've finished the tip runs as it has been smoked in.

Thanks for everyones input about the keys and handbrake. its a really good feeling to have a car I'm not worried about people banging their doors/trolleys into at the supermarket!

[anonymous-user]

TeamBigfoot said:

Thick_Troll said:

Scenic looks orright! Well done :-)

I took it out to put some petrol in last night and it drives ok, I'm planning on getting the inside valeted when i've finished the tip runs as it has been smoked in.

Thanks for everyones input about the keys and handbrake. its a really good feeling to have a car I'm not worried about people banging their doors/trolleys into at the supermarket!

Great shed, my parents have had two of these. You probably know this, but the back seats come out to basically turn it into a van for tip run duties.

I think Renaults make great sheds, they are completely unloved and hence cheap and they just don't seem to rust at all.

bearman68 said:

grumpy52 said:

They are surprisingly competent at lugging stuff around . I had one as a work shed for lugging my work gear to and from the yard . I was often away in the truck for a week or more so had bedding ,cooking box , cool box clothes and all the electronic gizmos to make life on the road comfortable.
If you have problems with the electronic keys ignore all the bull rap on the interwebs it will be inside the key and cost £40-60 to fix by a guy that turns them around via post in a couple of days .

Keys are dead easy to do in these. It's literally a few minutes to code, and the cheap ones from China work fine. The keys are the least of the issues with them.
Windows prob the worst in my fairly extensive experience.

Yes, if you get the "Key not detected" message it will be because the solder holding the transponder onto the circuit board inside the key has come away. In an emergency it is possible to insert a butter knife into the key slot and apply pressure to the side of the key which should make the contact and allow you to start the car.

In the past I have run a blade along the edge of the key to open them up, re soldered the transponder (looks like a thin 2p coin) back on the board and sealed them back up with tape. Bit Ghetto but this is shedland!

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 15th July 10:15

[amoeba]

Joey Deacon said:

Yes, if you get the "Key not detected" message it will be because the solder holding the transponder onto the circuit board inside the key has come away. In an emergency it is possible to insert a butter knife into the key slot and apply pressure to the side of the key which should make the contact and allow you to start the car.

In the past I have run a blade along the edge of the key to open them up, re soldered the transponder (looks like a thin 2p coin) back on the board and sealed them back up with tape. Bit Ghetto but this is shedland!

Edited by Joey Deacon on Wednesday 15th July 10:15

You can also buy new replacement cases, for a few quid.

[tomble22]

This old A6 has popped up on Facebook just up the road from me for £550. Give me a reason not to buy it please......I'm going to see it at 1!!

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/30917233...

[Jimmy Recard]

tomble22 said:

This old A6 has popped up on Facebook just up the road from me for £550. Give me a reason not to buy it please......I'm going to see it at 1!!

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/30917233...

I haven’t seen one of those for ages! Nice

[tomble22]

Jimmy Recard said:

I haven’t seen one of those for ages! Nice

Thanks, I'll pass on your comments when my wife is about to kill me!!

[anonymous-user]

tomble22 said:

Jimmy Recard said:

I haven’t seen one of those for ages! Nice

Thanks, I'll pass on your comments when my wife is about to kill me!!

Lets be honest, you are driving home in that!

[tomble22]

Joey Deacon said:

Lets be honest, you are driving home in that!

As I've said before, it's a disease!!

[Jimmy Recard]

tomble22 said:

Thanks, I'll pass on your comments when my wife is about to kill me!!

Let her know that my Uncle Tim had one when they were new and it was a really nice car. That’s bound to get her on side

[300sl-24]

Yes get that bought, look forward to the updates!

[tomble22]

Ta da!!

[swampy442]

tomble22 said:

Ta da!!

Yes!

[tomble22]

I'm sat here absolutely giddy. I'm so happy to be a car person!!

[anonymous-user]

swampy442 said:

tomble22 said:

Ta da!!

Yes!

Is that folder in your hand full of service history?

[tomble22]

Joey Deacon said:

Is that folder in your hand full of service history?

It's not my hand (I was giddily taking a photo on leaving), but it is one folder out of three of the service history!! One owner for 23 years and full Audi main dealer history!!

[Monkeylegend]

I hope you knocked him down a bit on price, not the done thing on PH if you didn't get at least 30% off

[tomble22]

Monkeylegend said:

I hope you knocked him down a bit on price, not the done thing on PH if you didn't get at least 30% off

I got £50 off (£500), to be fair I would have paid him more if he had asked!!

[Monkeylegend]

tomble22 said:

Monkeylegend said:

I hope you knocked him down a bit on price, not the done thing on PH if you didn't get at least 30% off

I got £50 off (£500), to be fair I would have paid him more if he had asked!!

That is a bargain, hope it drives as good as good as it looks.

[300sl-24]

Excellent.....well done please keep us informed and post some more photos!