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Title: why do i love buying old cars?
Post by: jhtrophy on September 29, 2010, 06:42:43 pm
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love her :smiley:
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Post by: MAT ED30 on September 29, 2010, 06:54:07 pm
 :grin:
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Post by: tony_danza on September 29, 2010, 06:57:19 pm
These are full of awesomeness.

Fact.
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Post by: MAT ED30 on September 29, 2010, 07:01:01 pm
V6 baby  :smiley: its such a clean car and the service history and all the sales brochures with it  :rolleye: its a great car and drives so nice
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Post by: swf7y on September 29, 2010, 07:45:35 pm
Great car  :happy2:
Old cars have great modding potential. No complex electronics to worry about...
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Post by: RobH on September 29, 2010, 08:03:34 pm
Was suprised at first it wasnt French but then i remembered all french cars of this age are dead :signLOL:
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Post by: Greeners on September 29, 2010, 08:44:16 pm
Very nice J  :happy2:
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Post by: rdfcpete on September 29, 2010, 09:14:49 pm
Well tasty, I like that  :smiley:

Does it have Quattro?
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Post by: Janner_Sy on September 29, 2010, 09:41:19 pm
I had the 2.8v6 one of these years back.  

i bought on a whim mostly because the missus told me i wasnt allowed.  Loved the look of the car, but that handling OMG.  i took it around Oschersleben motorsport arena which is quite a technical track and it was horrendous.

It also cost me an arm and a leg in maintenance.  I bought it on an M plate with full audi service history and 80k miles for£1500.  boxes of receipts and immaculate inside and out.

however iirc i had to replace one top mount, an engine mount a shock absorber, a fair few bushes, the cam belt something to do with the gear box, service it and replace the tyres.  I also had a small blow in a the downpipe which was over 900 euro from an audi dealership as independants couldnt get hold of one.

So i sold it in the end having spent more in one year on repairs and maintenance than i did on the car in the first place.  Never again will i buy a car thats 12 years old again.  Never considered that was about the age that all the bushes etc start to give in

I would love to get the S2 though
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Post by: neg on September 29, 2010, 11:04:18 pm
I bought a mk2 16V around 16months ago, sold it last week for a few quid more than I paid.  I probably spend max £1k throughout the time on replacing worn bits - bushes, suspension etc but what a great car to run around it depreciation free.
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Post by: jhtrophy on September 30, 2010, 12:00:25 pm
That's what it is a run about, always have one, last one was mk3 gti.I really like this though, sounds great, handling is pap but its not for track so not bothered on road. Its cool purple with cream leather! What more does a man need,
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Post by: dmac1969 on October 03, 2010, 12:08:46 pm
Lovely motor! :happy2:
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Post by: Snoopy on October 03, 2010, 04:53:29 pm
Very nice.
I love old motors too. Its why i also have as well as the 2 golfs a daily for winter use, a carrying duty one, and a few old classic cars.
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Post by: cmdrfire on October 04, 2010, 11:34:33 am
<3 old cars. Apart from the Cayman S (either current model or previous), I can't think of a single modern car I'd like to own (barring my own GTI!  :rolleye: )