Spurious Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Because I think money shouldn't stay too long in my bank account I'm off to buy something new today and live off beans and toast till the end of the month... Step the first. Tea (Barry's is the best ??)   Roverageous, Saabnut, w00dy and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00833827 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 starting with the correct brand of rocket fuel i see fair play! Spurious and GeordieInExile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 starting with the correct brand of rocket fuel i see fair play!Tis the only and right brand of tea. Good strong stuff. Anyway. I've my universal spanner that rounds things. A little socket set and a bit of oil packed. Hopefully needing none of the above. Waiting for the train to turn up. Shirley Knott, GeordieInExile, privatewire and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Pacers. Ugh. As luck would have it there's a better train on the back of it, a 150. TooManyPeopleMovers, michael t, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 34 minutes ago, Spurious said: Pacers. Ugh. As luck would have it there's a better train on the back of it, a 150. Pacers are proper AS. You’re doing this all extremely correctly! TooManyPeopleMovers, big_al_granvia, michael t and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 The Peaks are very pretty this time of year. Might take it home the back roads... Cavcraft, BeEP, michael t and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Good luck - although you have packed tools so nothing will go wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 So it's not a communist car. Maybe another time. But West Germany doesn't exist anymore so I was being honest...   Shirley Knott, bangernomics and 00833827 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Spurious Posted October 29, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2019 Almost home... Vantman, Jerzy Woking, greengartside and 66 others 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Ffnnarr ffnnarr Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Yeah! That looks ace, moar pics please, engine and trim level too. Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 That is HAWT. bigfella2, Spurious, BlankFrank and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 luvvvvvvverly Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Saw one of these today, but it was brown instead. The kind of car Autoshite was made for - something once luxurious and is now just a strange oddity. Very noice indeed Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Ooh, I do like those. Had a couple over the years. Nice snarl when you put your foot down. Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny69 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Barry's Tea you say? Strongest tea on the shelf you say? I'll have to keep an eye out for that. HarmonicCheeseburger, paulplom and Spurious 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Barry's Tea you say? Strongest tea on the shelf you say? I'll have to keep an eye out for that.Tesco carries it in the massive superstore. Some supermarkets have it in an Irish section. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Brilliant car!   Mate of mine had a white one called 'Moby' as it was a big white whale! I've had a couple, love them. Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 So a collection report (wee bit later in the evening; had some bits to do this afternoon) It's a late 1989 Audi 100 2.2e avant. 2226cc 10v with Bosch fuel injection. I think it's about 132-140bhp depending on the source you read. 5 speed box, and the 5th cog has very tall gearing. 5 cylinders just to be a little odd... I cant work out the trim level but it's probably a mid range unit; there's a manual sun roof with all round electric windows. I hope you like velour as it has a lot of it.  It all went rather well to be honest. No real mishaps or major show stopping problems. The Good: The bodywork; it's pretty excellent. Audi really did do a good job of protecting this body. There's a few rusty spots but it is very very solid. Many years left in this body. The engine; it pulls really well. Great spread of torque; it really gets a shift on. The Avant only weighs 1200kg thereabouts so it doesn't have much weight to pull (as much as a modern Golf tbh) so it shifts really well. 5th gear is geared low. Like you're only hitting 3k rpm at 70mph. No rattles, squeaks and really low road noise (the 100 famously had a very low drag coefficient). 5 cylinder snarl The underside is pretty good for something 30 years old. It's very very clean inside. There's a few scuffs but it isn't showroom but it's not far off. Very little in the way of electronic control, very mechanical. All original, one owner for about 28 years. 5 cylinder growl. Hubcaps. Lots of paperwork. 5 cylinder warble. Quiet at cruising speed The Bad(-ish) There's a small judder/misfire on the overun. It's not noticable too much at cruise speed but you can feel it round town (I suspect the momentum of the car irons it out) Some corrosion on the front driver wheelarch. Vactan and paint will sort most of it and the sill might need a small patch. Tyres are old and all need replacing due to age. Fronts are 17 years old and the rears look just as old. (cheap 175/40/14s though) Speedo wobbles occasionally; gonna look at the big haynes books of ignorance and see how it's removed and maybe cleaned and lubed. Fuel pump is whining loudly, suspect it's causing the judder on overrun. So all in all, not too bad I think.  holbeck, Shep Shepherd, Springer and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 That looks very nice. Well bought. Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Some photos... It's a big aul bus even by modern standards. Dat nose overhang. Rear end looks great, *snigger*  Boot is huuuuuuuge with vinyl cover Do you like blue velour? Not much choice, trim is coloured to match ? Rear sills are solid, from the inside of the boot  Boot lid needs a lick of vatcan and paint though As does the front right wheelarch  Skizzer, Six-cylinder, Shirley Knott and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Ohhh and the engine; Â BorniteIdentity, Scruffy Bodger, michael t and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Blue velour.... mmmmm. ? Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 1 minute ago, BL Bloke said: Blue velour.... mmmmm. ?  Yoss, Split_Pin, Shep Shepherd and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Such long. Many velours. So cylinder. Wow. This is beautiful. Congratulations Spurious, BlankFrank, The Moog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 YES! Do what the plate suggests and fit a turbo'd vr6. Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairkens Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 This is amazing, well bought! Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Ooof.... My friend atUni had one, I was always very jealous. It had been to the moon and back and was tatty as anything but it rarely let him down. Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewd Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I love these. My dad had one years ago and it went like a scalded cat. It was a really comfortable and spacious family car and great mile muncher. Â Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00833827 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 nice bus, fair play Spurious and 320touring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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