1993 Audi 80 Coupe 2.0 16V

[deanflowers]

Hi bought this from the for sale section about a month ago and very pleased so far:



myself and a few friends are doing a trip to the Ring beginning of October then up to Amsterdam so set ourselves the challenge of 500 pound car with 150 allowance for bits not including a basic service or cost of MOT fee so should be fairly easy and get some thing half about tidy.

Jobs complete so far:

2 front springs were snapped (replaced with lowering springs as they were fitted and needed to match them)
2 front drop links (£12)
front disks (£30)
front pads (£11)
front suspension top mounts (£10)
welded the power steering bracket as it was snapped (free)
fixed the passenger side window (changed the relay - came with car)
replaced the heater motor (20 pounds brand new!)
Fitted the correct size fuses as a lot were wrong
oil and filter change
air filter
plugs

Next step is MOT then we are off October 8th.

Driver window motor is dead so need one of those but cannot find a drivers side as they usually come with the mechanism for about £60

[smart]

Nice car in the best colour too! Have been to the ring before and was mind blowing so always wanted to go back! Looking to do the same thing as you buy a cheap car with a mate and head on over. Good luck will keep an eye on this

[agentprawn]

ahh .. as i mentioned before in the for sale post this is my old car which i owned in around 2008 for a year or so

lovely kingfisher blue and it looks from the pics to still be in good shape ..

i did the same a few years back - bought a £400 e30 325i to do the ring with and then sold it for similar monies when i returned

enjoy!

[deanflowers]

It seems in good condition, the previous owner used it for about 6 months or so then parked it up for 2 years due to ill health.

Hoping the electrics are not going to give me too much grief as there seems to be quite a bit of this in its history.

Dean

[deanflowers]

Sept 15, 2015 17:13:29 GMT smart said:

Nice car in the best colour too! Have been to the ring before and was mind blowing so always wanted to go back! Looking to do the same thing as you buy a cheap car with a mate and head on over. Good luck will keep an eye on this

More than welcome to join us,

the other two pairs who are coming haven't bought cars yet but they have booked the hotels

[deanflowers]

Well the car made it to Spa, the ring, Amsterdam and home in 3 days (1500 miles)



The competition which suffered a rotten filler neck so refuelling was made interesting








Only issues were:

Drivers wiper arm snapped in half in Belgium somewhere.

Power steering pump bracket failed completely so the pump had to be re-secured using a jubilee clip and stick.
This happened 100 miles into France so completed most of the journey with the bodge.

[SmokeEm]

Top bodging repair work fella 

[deanflowers]

Been fixed and sold now

Had too many cars

[hritchie]

Hello,

Wonder if I can revive this thread, I now own this Coupe. I bought it as a project to try and learn a bit more of the practical side of things, it's in need of a bit of TLC!

I don't know what it was like when it went to the ring as recent pictures I have taken are a bit decieving, looks good in photos but a bit tired and broken in person.

Can any one recommend good reference points/groups/literature/forums?

Thanks,

H

[deanflowers]

Good to hear its still alive. I really liked the car

I used one of the FBook groups for all the bits and advice when i owned it

[ali80]

Nov 29, 2016 16:47:27 GMT hritchie said:

Hello,

Wonder if I can revive this thread, I now own this Coupe. I bought it as a project to try and learn a bit more of the practical side of things, it's in need of a bit of TLC!

I don't know what it was like when it went to the ring as recent pictures I have taken are a bit decieving, looks good in photos but a bit tired and broken in person.

Can any one recommend good reference points/groups/literature/forums?

Thanks,

H

[ali80]

Do you still have this car and would you be interested in selling?