The Audi 80s of the late 1980s and early 1990s (the B3/B4, to be geeky) has always been a bit of an odd proposition.
It's a kind of adolescent Audi product, created at the cusp of the company's transition from a maker of 'slightly posher VWs' to a purveyor of Vorsprung durch technik cool, a genuine rival to the prestige car dominance of Mercedes and BMW.
As such, an 80 might not have the brand kudos of a contemporary Merc or BMW (or later Audis), but nor does it mark you out as a yuppy (expletive deleted). It is the thinking man's junior exec, for the chap who wants that hewn-from-granite feel that luxury car makers in the 1980s did so well (and the Audi 80 manages particularly to convey) without the brash blue and white roundel or three-pointed star on the bonnet.
This week's find has been on Shed's radar for a while now, and has just been resubmitted by the vendor having taken - if Shed's collective memory serves - a tumble of a couple of hundred quid on the asking price.
The reason we've been umming-and-ahhing over whether or not to feature this particular 80 is its peculiar specification. Cloth seats and plastic wheel trims are not uncommon in junior execs of the 1990s, but matched to the top-spec 172bhp 2.8-litre V6? That does seem quite strange to us.
It's also got a manual gearbox (which we like) but misses out on the four-wheel drive option that every self-respecting high-end Audi ought to have.
However, it looks to be a clean, straight car, with just 114k miles clocked up in its 17-year life, two owners from new and an MOT with nine months left to run. It's got no tax, but for 650 notes you can't have everything, can you?
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Audi 80 2.8 V6 2WD 114000 Miles, 10 Months MOT K Reg (1993)
114,000 miles
£650
Metallic Black With Black Velour Interior, ABS, Central Locking, PAS, Electric Windows & Mirrors, Factory Sunroof, Autojack Immobiliser, Nokia In Car Phone Kit, Mudflaps, 9 Months Mot, I Have Owned This Car Since 2001, Just Had New Water Pump And Timing Belt Fitted. Only 114000 Miles, Lots Of Service History, 2 Owners From New. No Road Tax But I Can Tax For You At Cost Of The Tax. Excellent Condition Throughout