Audi 80 - 92-95 ish

[SP_CS]

Chaps, looking for a bit of advice

Have a 1988 3.2 Carrera as my one and only car at present and i'm racking up the miles

Was thinking of the audi 80 as a work horse, preferably in automatic guise (live in London). Idea being to use my NCB on an Audi and insure Porker as a classic car.

Am i right in thinking the 1.6, 1.8 and possibly the 2.0 (8v) are somewhat pedestrian with an auto box. I really like the sound of a 2.6 with auto, but again, servicing etc will be a lot more. I'm no street racer, but a bit of pep wouldn't go amiss

I've not seen a single 2.0 16v with auto - do these exist?

Whaddya reckon??

Cheers

Shirish

PS are there any websites that discuss 'non-performance' audi's

[agent006]

I've never really seen the point of the 2.6 engine. It's slower than the 2.8 but not all that more economical.

Maybe worth considering the 100 for the 2.5tdi.

[SP_CS]

Thanks for that

TBH, I prefer the looks of the 80 to the 100, just that much more compact.

Do yo have an opinion on the 2.0 engines, both 8 and 16 valve??

Has to be automatic too, my left leg is disproportionately bigger than my right after driving the 911 in London.

Cheers

Shirish

[quad_rings]

the smallest engine in the facelifted (92 on) 80 range is the 2 litre 8v (exactly the same unit in the mk3 golf gti), the performance and economy are pretty good but will be blunted a bit with an auto box, i m fairly sure the 16v never had an auto option, theres also a 1.9 tdi, again not sure of auto on that one either, if you really want an auto box the v6 is the one to go for.

>> Edited by quad_rings on Wednesday 10th August 19:57

>> Edited by quad_rings on Wednesday 10th August 19:58

[SP_CS]

Thanks for your input quad_rings!

A friend of mine had an A4 with a V6 engine (2.4? 2.6?), also with an auto box and was quite lively.

I've seen a couple on autotrader with a decent spec, so will be investigating further.

Any insurance co. recommendations for these older Audi's, or is it the usual Tesco, Direct Line etc?

Cheers for now

Shirish

[quad_rings]

ive got my 80 2.0e insured with tesco, they really are good, by far the cheapest quote i had by a long margin, i also forgot to mention there was a 1.6 80 that came out in 93-94, but i m fairly sure it didnt have the option of an auto box.

[SP_CS]

quad_rings said:

ive got my 80 2.0e insured with tesco, they really are good, by far the cheapest quote i had by a long margin, i also forgot to mention there was a 1.6 80 that came out in 93-94, but i m fairly sure it didnt have the option of an auto box.

Thanks again QR

I tried Tesco, quotes of 530 ish for 2.6 V6 auto Fully Comp, low 400's if TP. The 2.0, both 8/16 Valve are approx £70 less FC

A bit cheaper than I thought it would be for a grp15 car. Saying that my 911, grp20 is £650 FC, unlimited miles. Go figure....

Cheers

Shirish