Audi 80 - now for sale

[Skizzer]

I've never calculated the mpg on mine (which is the 2.0 injected version with auto anyway), but it goes for bloody ever before it needs filling up. Must do well over 30 to the gallon.

 

I don't really know why these are so cheap: the mechanicals aren't complicated, the parts aren't generally expensive or hard to get, they're very well screwed together and they just don't rust at all unless they've been crashed.

 

At £400, which means zero depreciation, this is practically free motoring, people.

[forddeliveryboy]

With the same engine and carb, I managed 32mpg to Budapest and back in 2000 via mountain villages over the Obertauern Pass, fully laden in a Passat 2 estate (pretty much the same car, but with a square body and torsion beam back axle) travelling at 90-100 wherever possible. It would do 110 flat out. Even better was the £7 a night for a b&b, the milk was still warm from the cow the next morning.

 

The old 80s are tough old things, I have a diesel and it's a lot more comfy than what followed. Designed for the real world, not a test track.

[nacho man]

I would be uk for a few numbers if you raffle it

 

 

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[Jim Bell]

05 and 24 pls

[holbeck]

In a further unexpected turn of events, wifey has said:

 

"Why the rush to sell the Audi, I thought you liked it, Can't you get a cheap classic policy for it?"

 

Does a shitter need any other invitation?

 

So a couple of calls and I've managed to insure it for £74  - It's staying.

[Tetleysmooth]

Excellent news.

 

I wish Mrs Tet had the same outlook.

[andrew e]

In a further unexpected turn of events, wifey has said:

 

"Why the rush to sell the Audi, I thought you liked it, Can't you get a cheap classic policy for it?"

Does not compute? Verdict: IMAGINARY WIFE

[stripped fred]

Are you sure you didn't dream that? Good news. It looks a nice car and I was quite tempted. Might be interested if it comes back on here again sometime.

[spartacus]

Good news there, she's a keeper, so is the car!

[holbeck]

It was all going so well.

 

I've managed to clock up 2000 trouble free miles in this. Mostly commuting but also including 300 miles last weekend on two trips to Illfracombe in two days.

 

Then today, I climbed in at 7.30 AM turned the key - it cranked for half a second then nothing. Dead, not even enough power to re-lock itself.

 

As I had a train to catch, I pushed it out of the way and took the modern.

 

Fast forward to this evening, Im ashamed to say that I don't own a voltmeter so all I could do was check the battery connections (they were fine). So jump start off the modern, shunt it out of the way then let it run for a little while then tried to start.... nothing.

 

I reckon the battery has probably had it.

[hairnet]

In a further unexpected turn of events, wifey has said:

 

"Why the rush to sell the Audi, I thought you liked it, Can't you get a cheap classic policy for it?"

 

Does a shitter need any other invitation?

 

So a couple of calls and I've managed to insure it for £74  - It's staying.

 

 

Does not compute? Verdict: IMAGINARY WIFE

pic of wifey and does she have a tat collection of her own

 

36 12 please

[New POD]

In a further unexpected turn of events, wifey has said:

 

"Why the rush to sell the Audi, I thought you liked it, Can't you get a cheap classic policy for it?"

 

 

 

In an unexpected turn of events my wife has decided I should buy a motorbike, which will only be used on sunny days, with her on the back.

 

I'm sure that she's an imposter, but I start to work out which of the 50000 plus motorcycles for sale in the uk at the current time, might end up being.

 

So I think I know what we want, and it's just a case of finding the best example we can afford, but when you add the bike, the insurance, helmets, clothing and luggage, it will probably require spending £2K to £3K.

 

Imposter has disappeared. "Well we should sell the MX5 to pay for it and make room in the garage"  

 

That isn't my plan.

[holbeck]

This morning's shenanigans saw me attempting to jump start the Audi, but all I managed to do was set off the alarm.

 

Funny how the rest of it is electrically dead yet the alarm siren could wake the fecking dead. None of the plips would do anything to silence it.

 

Anyhows the alarm box had a key shut off - so it's now off.

 

Jump started fine after that.

 

My local independent garage came up trumps with a new battery supplied and fitted for £50.

 

 

And relax.

[3VOM]

Funny how the rest of it is electrically dead yet the alarm siren could wake the fecking dead. None of the plips would do anything to silence it.

Internal battery in the siren?

[billyboy406v6]

You have a wonderful wife, a wonderful car and a wonderful battery. I am jelous !!!!!!!!!

[Isaac Hunt]

Total instant battery failure, had that twice over the years. Last one was at five years old on an owned from new battery. All was fine, came out one morn, open cl fine, ignition on fine, turn to start and instant mayhem, dash lights up like Blackpool and cl goes berserk.

 

 

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[Kiltox]

This morning's shenanigans saw me attempting to jump start the Audi, but all I managed to do was set off the alarm.

 

Funny how the rest of it is electrically dead yet the alarm siren could wake the fecking dead. None of the plips would do anything to silence it.

 

Anyhows the alarm box had a key shut off - so it's now off.

 

Jump started fine after that.

 

My local independent garage came up trumps with a new battery supplied and fitted for £50.

 

 

And relax.

Reminds me of the time I fucked the remote key on an A6 and had to drive 20 miles with the alarm going off to get tools to silence the sounder!

 

Passed a couple of police cars and not a single fuck was given

[holbeck]

 

 

The Aldi has been working fine. But a little bit of spirited cornering brought the "!" warning light of doom on.

 

A quick check under the bonnet revealed brake fluid level to be the culprit. So Fluid topped up - all good.

As I was doing this a (non shitting) friend was passing and his two penny worth was that I should check the brake pads as low fluid will mean worn pads.

 

Good call, so off with thee wheels......

 

 

...revealed plenty of meat - panic over.

 

 

Anyways, I use this old brick as a wheel chock, anyone care to guess what sort of building it came from?

[RobT]

Seeing as you're on the trains, I'm guessing railway related.  A disused station perhaps?

[holbeck]

Seeing as you're on the trains, I'm guessing railway related.  A disused station perhaps?

Close enough. It's a GWR plinth brick. GWR buildings of the Edwardian period were blue brick for the first foot or so. Then a plinth and then red brick above.

 

I was waiting time in a loop, next to where a long demolished signalbox had been.

 

It caught my eye just lying on the ground completely on it's own, it seemed a shame to leave it.

 

 

Similar ones in the transition from blue to red on this example pillaged from the internet.

[DSdriver]

 

 

Anyways, I use this old brick as a wheel chock, anyone care to guess what sort of building it came from?

 

 

A listed monument that is now listing even more?

[holbeck]

A little update. The Aldi managed to get papped, parked up at my work by Worldofceri.

 

 

I've now done 3000 miles, generally it's all good. Although you can just see in the picture that the exhaust is hanging a bit low. I had a quick check underneath and found that one exhaust rubber was missing all the others were perished and about to give up the ghost, the exhaust itself is relatively new.

 

Genuine ebay parts have now sorted this out for less than a fiver.

[purplebargeken]

Top tip! Wrap a cable tie around the exhaust rubber. Does help.

[holbeck]

Top tip! Wrap a cable tie around the exhaust rubber. Does help.

Right, off to the shed then for the cable ties!

[beko1987]

Top tip! Wrap a cable tie around the exhaust rubber. Does help.

That's an ace idea! May have to use this on the Meriva, it's euro car parts exhaust hangers barely last 6 months! On it's 3rd set in our ownership

[hauserplenty]

Using coat hanger wire instead will likely prove more durable than a plastic zip-tie which is certain to break within six months.

You may also try zip-tying first, then winding the wire around the hanger. Cheap insurance for when the zip-tie breaks.

[holbeck]

As AS was down I thought I'd better do some actual work on cars.

 

I've done coming up to 5K miles in the Audi. The oil in the sump didn't actually look too bad, but it's probably about time.

 

So I tried out my latest Lidl purchase - an oil sump pump, and very useful it was too.

 

 

[Laseraligningfoofooflanges]

Thats a very handsome front end , Nice car mate

[bub2006]

Can really see the resemblence between a later 80 like that and my early a4 front ends.

[purplebargeken]

Lovely car. The zip tie thing really does work and they last for ages.

 

No need for that extravagant wire coat hanger tat.