Hello

[jbh110tdi]

well I saw a reference to a forum on the non official autoshite facebook page so thought I would join up and say hello and join in with some car banter... 

 

anyway Im James From central Scotland and my daily shiter is a 1997 Audi A4 tdi quattro avant...

I saved it from the breakers for scrap value and it still had about 6 weeks MOT on it.. 

after a wheel bearing and a coil spring it was sitting with a years MOT 

 

heres a few pics... 

when I first got it ( private plate now removed ) 

 

 

 

recent pics.. 

 

 

 

[Bren]

Hello.

 

Welcome to the forum.

[jbh110tdi]

cheers Bren. yea looking around the forum it looks like Ill fit in nicely.. 

[Sloth in a bowl]

Anybody that saves a dark green car is welcome here (I like green cars)

 

please note that you may be asked to buy a Volvo or move south of the border, though you may get away with taping some boxes on the Audi and pretending it's Swedish.

[DSdriver]

It looks a lot better for the change of numberplate. I too have a dark green car, an XM, at least it was dark green when I put it in the barn for the summer. Welcome by the way. And well done for daring to be different, not having a Volvo in AS Ecosse.

[DVee8]

A non volvo scot what is this world coming to

Welcome along.

[richardmorris]

Hello.

[AlabamaShrimp]

It's green? I thought it was the law that all audis had to be silver?? Oh and hello!

[Vince70]

I'm glad to see a fellow Audi fan join the club.

An old Audi is the autoshite car of choice especially one that's been rescued from the crusher in metallic Green.

 

My last 3 Vag motors have been in that colour but I managed to get out the habit and went for a mica blue one this time.

I think Audi had a job lot of green paint to use up in the 90s

No silver for me

[DS20]

Hello

 

There were lots of suffix ST cars punting around Fife, when I lived there (fifteen years ago).

[jbh110tdi]

It looks a lot better for the change of numberplate. I too have a dark green car, an XM, at least it was dark green when I put it in the barn for the summer. Welcome by the way. And well done for daring to be different, not having a Volvo in AS Ecosse.

 

Yea I robbed a few bits from my old FWD A4 avant before I sent it to the crusher after buying the quattro. 

 

my old FWD A4 avant 

It's green? I thought it was the law that all audis had to be silver?? Oh and hello!

yea nearly every A4 avant I see is silver.. my last 2 had been silver 

 

 

I'm glad to see a fellow Audi fan join the club.

An old Audi is the autoshite car of choice especially one that's been rescued from the crusher in metallic Green.

 

My last 3 Vag motors have been in that colour but I managed to get out the habit and went for a mica blue one this time.

I think Audi had a job lot of green paint to use up in the 90s

I do have a soft spot for a VAG wagon... I had a VW passat estate the same colour and I must admit its one of the things that sold the A4 to me was the colour 

[jbh110tdi]

Hello

 

There were lots of suffix ST cars punting around Fife, when I lived there (fifteen years ago).

it was bought from Inverness when new. the wifes puddle jumper was from the same dealership which I found ironic 

[Skizzer]

Hello and welcome.

 

Reckon you got a bargain there.  Another LIKE for the colour.

[wuvvum]

TDI Quattro Avant sounds like a properly useful bit of kit.

[chaseracer]

Welcome!  Milk and sugar?  Clearly, my question of yesterday regarding Audi A4 drivers has no relevance here   

 

 

 

[jbh110tdi]

Hello and welcome.

 

Reckon you got a bargain there.  Another LIKE for the colour.

cheers. yip Im well chuffed with it. 

 

heres a pic of my old Passat which was my first green VAG 

[jbh110tdi]

Welcome!  Milk and sugar?  Clearly, my question of yesterday regarding Audi A4 drivers has no relevance here

 

</desperate_backpedalling...>

quick search...... 

 

 

At the risk of causing offence with a sweeping generalisation: Audi A4 drivers.  WTaF??  Are they ALL lobotomised?

 

And breathe.

 

hmmmm I would be inclined to agree with you but I think it mainly the more modern A4 drivers.. I have been cut up a few times with them myself 

[chaseracer]

^ I like this bloke 

[jbh110tdi]

TDI Quattro Avant sounds like a properly useful bit of kit.

yea I had been after one for ages but I didint want the 2.5 v6 it needed to be the 1.9Tdi AFN engine as IMO it is the most reliable. 

its good for 50mpg around the doors and 60 on a run so alls good especially with it being constant 4 wheel drive 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Welcome to AS... Expect to be running the A4 on SVO within a matter of days and swapping it for a 900 series Volvo within a matter of weeks

[cms206]

Welcome from Paisley. It's not very square though. Have you tried a Volvo... ?

[jbh110tdi]

Welcome to AS... Expect to be running the A4 on SVO within a matter of days and swapping it for a 900 series Volvo within a matter of weeks

 I done my apprenticeship on Saab's and Volvo's so Ive seen enough of them to last me a lifetime!!!  

 

as for SVO I take it this is short for Veg Oil? I know the A4 would run on it but its never had it in it since ive had it. 

[jbh110tdi]

Welcome from Paisley. It's not very square though. Have you tried a Volvo... ?

ive had a few through the years... my last one was a 760 estate but that was 14 years ago.. 

[I_am_Diesel]

Welcome. Are Audis' pineapple compatible or is it just Volkwagens?

[cms206]

ive had a few through the years... my last one was a 760 estate but that was 14 years ago..

I'd be ever so pleased if you could make it a priority to write a "how to" on getting out of Volvo ownership as my current fleet contains numbers 2, 4, 5 and 7 of the seven sodding things I've owned. Ta!

[Sigmund Fraud]

as for SVO I take it this is short for Veg Oil? I know the A4 would run on it but its never had it in it since ive had it.

It is indeed, I suspect you will soon be tempted to mix some lovely, 80p/l sunflower oil into your fuel !

[STUNO]

Welcome from the far side. I live there so I never have to actually meet anyone on here. I used to own an Audi but could not handle the abuse, so a Citroen was bought. That shut them up !

Enjoy the best old shite site on the web.

[jbh110tdi]

I'd be ever so pleased if you could make it a priority to write a "how to" on getting out of Volvo ownership as my current fleet contains numbers 2, 4, 5 and 7 of the seven sodding things I've owned. Ta!

I swapped mine for a LWB high top transit if that helps 

The transit was more practical for me at the time and I got offered a swap.. 

[dollywobbler]

Nicely de-twatted. Welcome. Threads like this make me glad the newbie thread disappeared. Also, it's pleasing that some good has come out of the dreadful FB page! I shall stop calling for its culling.

[jbh110tdi]

Nicely de-twatted. Welcome. Threads like this make me glad the newbie thread disappeared. Also, it's pleasing that some good has come out of the dreadful FB page! I shall stop calling for its culling.

I must admit I had never heard of the forum but saw a reference to it today come up on my timeline so I googled it which led me to here.... so Im glad I did 

 

I dont think ive ever posted on it but I do like seeing the pictures of older cars still in use.. I just hate the posts with modern stuff with " is my car shit enough!!" 

If I wanted to see modern tin boxes I would go down my local retail park or go for a walk around town...