BorniteIdentity Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Hey. Being famous for interfering with crap cars means that people offer you crap cars. I normally politely decline, making a tongue in cheek remark about "that being FAR too good for me" etc blah. However, this has a nice story to it. The lady I've been put in contact with has an Audi 80 estate. It was her Dad's run about when he didn't want to use his beautiful old Mercedes. It sounds like his new wife has taken everything in Probate, but the daughter got this. She has no use for it, but is desperate for it to be enjoyed nand cherished. In steps me. It's at j2 of the M40 and apparently it needs a new "distributor head". I imagine she means cap. Does anyone fancy heading over with me to check it out? Maybe even after FotU?? Many beer and other rewards available if you fancy helping this to live. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk michael t, inconsistant, dieselassist and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 What engine does it have? DVLA have it down as '1600cc' which is flat out RONG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 That's what I imagined it has because that's how it's registered. I doubt the lady even knows what fuel goes in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Why would 1600cc be wrong? The base models were a 1600cc. alf892, Christine, Rod/b and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 If its got an AEE engine then don't wear your best undies - they will stand literally no chance with the raw power* one of those chucks out. I would sincerely hope Audi's version had a bit more oomph. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 J2, that's Beaconsfield isn't it... I'm not too far away BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Why would 1600cc be wrong? The base models were a 1600cc.Wait.Did you say.... doobietoo, The Reverend Bluejeans, They_all_do_that_sir and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Well it's the lowest engine but alloys suggest it's probably a SE spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I'm in aylesbury, but the limit of my "help" is probably standing there looking a bit confused. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Cazana just says 'audi 80' and nothing more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Cazana just says 'audi 80' and nothing more...Yes. Same all over by the looks of things. Probably just put it on 15" trims anyway(!) Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 I had a saloon one of these in 2.0 guise. Bought blind when a car I was selling unexpectedly sold the same day I listed it.Ran it for a good 6 months and sold it for a profit. Occasionally smoke came out of the centre console but other than that it was faultless.Woo! The crowd go wild. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 What could possibly go wr... Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Oh. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 WAUZZZ8CZSA0xxxxx Product Type:Passenger CarMake:AudiModel:80Series:80 V Avant (B4, Typ 8C)Body:WagonNumber of Seats:5Number of Doors:5Check Digit:ZModel Year:1995Plant Country:Germany BorniteIdentity and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 They're a car to keep forever. I bought a px 2.0E Avant on a whim to go on holiday once. We kept it for years, and years and years..Big ABS ali cube thing under the bonnet fucked up once... it was 1100 quid from Audi ..scrapyard ,a tenner .. Heater matrix eventually failed and i couldn't be bothered to change it ,so bypassed it until the winter when we got rid .Tyres lasted ages , zorst was still original, galvanised ( really is!)body, bugger all rust ,2 litre was very economical too .Best Audi ever. Poor lumber on the front seats though if i recall ...Dash is like a 911,swooping round into the doorcards Would have another. Knocking at the front is only cheap droplinks.. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Well it's the lowest engine but alloys suggest it's probably a SE spec. Couldn't get those on a facelift 80 (M is pretty much as late as they go I think, the A4 starts on N), if I had to say they're off a prefacelift Coupe/high end 80/90. Happy to be corrected but I thought the smallest engine 80 was 1.8? Never seen less than a 1.8E over here. Besides, precisely 1600cc seems unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Yes ,to 1.6 available Poor people in Greece could even have it with a 1.4..... Tax rules i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Yes ,to 1.6 available Poor people in Greece could even have it with a 1.4..... Tax rules i guess WANT Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Does anyone fancy heading over with me to check it out? Maybe even after FotU?? I would be a pleasure to have a look, I know the basics of cars and maybe the first trip would only tell us what parts we need to return with. When were you thinking as my diary is quite full at this time of year? BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Back in the long ago past when I worked for a Volvo dealer, I attended the launch training for the Volvo 460, Volvo gave us a group of competitor cars to try including an Audi 80 1.6. It was slow but I did come away thinking what a smooth quality car it was and liked it very much. I still have my own 80 convertible, but mine is a V6 so we can't borrow bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I am Hazlemere (Bucks!) which is farting distance from J2 Today is oot but could 'av a look tomorrow eve if any good BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 I would be a pleasure to have a look, I know the basics of cars and maybe the first trip would only tell us what parts we need to return with. When were you thinking as my diary is quite full at this time of year? I was going to have a look a week on Saturday (22nd) as i'm nearby for Festival of the Unexceptional. I am Hazlemere (Bucks!) which is farting distance from J2 Today is oot but could 'av a look tomorrow eve if any good Wow. Would you mind? It's Farnham Common. It's 30 minutes from my work, but about 1'15 from home. Even if we could get an idea of what I need to return with that'd be great. Dizzy Caps look to be about £20, but I doubt it'll be that simple. richardthestag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Couldn't get those on a facelift 80 (M is pretty much as late as they go I think, the A4 starts on N), if I had to say they're off a prefacelift Coupe/high end 80/90. Happy to be corrected but I thought the smallest engine 80 was 1.8? Never seen less than a 1.8E over here. Besides, precisely 1600cc seems unlikely.Sorry to correct you, but the 1.6 SE was a thing in this country. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 In 1995 I bought a 1992 K reg 80 2.0E saloon from Blackbushe car auctions who were holding a Lloyds bank sale. It was the usual red, cloth trim, never polished, 110'000 miles. Apart from a faint whine in 5th it felt and drive like new. It handled like a double bed so we fitted an Eibach spring kit - the factory dampers were still good and firm. The gearbox whine was due to the oil level being a tad low and the refill plug being almost seized in - Full Audi FDSH FTW. The A4 was undoubtedly a better car but not built quite as strongly. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Most were TDis here but any that weren't were 1.6s; no ball of fire but smooth and reasonable on juice An 80 Avant is a great car right in the sweet spot of good cars of the mid 90s I reckon Junkmans 10 years out; 1995 ish is the peak of the curve, downhill afterwards Bamboocarman, trigger and carlo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I was going to have a look a week on Saturday (22nd) as i'm nearby for Festival of the Unexceptional. Wow. Would you mind? It's Farnham Common. It's 30 minutes from my work, but about 1'15 from home. Even if we could get an idea of what I need to return with that'd be great. Dizzy Caps look to be about £20, but I doubt it'll be that simple. I am also going to the Festival of the Unexceptional and trip to the 80 after would be great. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf892 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Back in the long ago past when I worked for a Volvo dealer, I attended the launch training for the Volvo 460, Volvo gave us a group of competitor cars to try including an Audi 80 1.6. It was slow but I did come away thinking what a smooth quality car it was and liked it very much. I still have my own 80 convertible, but mine is a V6 so we can't borrow bits.Of course you could lend bits............they would just be big bits I'd also be up for helping to wake it..........subject to dates fitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I was going to have a look a week on Saturday (22nd) as i'm nearby for Festival of the Unexceptional. Wow. Would you mind? It's Farnham Common. It's 30 minutes from my work, but about 1'15 from home. Even if we could get an idea of what I need to return with that'd be great. Dizzy Caps look to be about £20, but I doubt it'll be that simple. PM'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 replaced one front shock and not tother, could make for interesting handling Test date23 April 2015Expiry date13 May 2016Test ResultPassOdometer reading101,175 milesMOT test number7499 4321 5123Advisory notice item(s)Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult beltTest date23 April 2015Test ResultFailOdometer reading101,170 milesMOT test number2769 3301 5457Reason(s) for failureNearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)Advisory notice item(s)Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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