This car maybe old but that makes them cheap to buy and strucurally they are still in great condition. Generally they are less than £1000 although the insurance group is still pretty high but you are buying a 1956cc straight 5 injection engine that goes pretty damn well despite its advanced ... Read review
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A review by elrathia on Audi Coupé GT 5E August 20th, 2000
Author's product rating:
Safety
Good
Comfort
Good
Road Handling
Good
Looks
Satisfactory
Features
Good
Advantages:
fun cheap
Disadvantages:
damn damp
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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This car maybe old but that makes them cheap to buy and strucurally they are still in great condition. Generally they are less than £1000 although the insurance group is still pretty high but you are buying a 1956cc straight 5 injection engine that goes pretty damn well despite its advanced age. The handling is reasonable altho' it does tend to wallow a bit at high speed especially up around the 100mph mark. Unsure as to the top speed never got there but have done over 110 and the car was still accelerating altho' only slowly. I do have 2 gripes tho' the headlights if made by sibi tend to become unsilvered and replacing the lenses is not cheap but once done they will last for ever. the other is that in the winter condensation in the car is incredible and drying it out only possible on long journeys.
Advantages: Well built, solid and reliable Disadvantages: Can be expensive for origional parts
The Coupe 5E was one of the best Audi's of early years. I owned one for about 2 years. I origionally paid £350 for the car and it was in a sorry old state. The previous owner had not looked after it very well.
When you are buying one of these the age is not realy important.. Look out for the tell tail signs that can turn out to be expensive. For example, Paint work, make sure it is even and smooth and not cracked around the bonnet and tail gate ... ...be expensive. Lift up the bonnet and check in between the engine bulkhead and the main divide to the car. Make sure there are no cracks etc in here, leaks in here can let water in to the foot wells of the car and can be very time consuming to find and fix. You also want to check out the suspension, make sure the shocks have been replaced and that they are reasonably stiff. This is a heavy car and if you have worn shocks you will have some serious ...
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Advantages: Strong, reliable and good performance Disadvantages: Seat cover material, needs a mechanic who knows what he's doing and fuel economy
I have a 1984 2.2 Coupe, which I've had from new. It has 72,000 miles on the clock as I work inthe Middle East and only use it when I get home. This car is incredible, it sounds great, is built like a tank and has good performance for it's age. The only downside is the material used for the seat covers, it's cheap and wears through very quickly. If you can pick up a set of leather seats, then don't hesitate. To date the only problems I've had is ... ...I did have some problems with clutch cables but this was due to it being incorrectly routed. It needs a mechanic who knows what he's doing. I had mine serviced for many years by one who didn't and the performance sufered. Fortunately I have now found an expert and the car runs like new again. I will probably keep my car until there are no more spares available, I like it so much. ...
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