Quattro Sport in a breakers yard?
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Tasmin200

Original Poster:

1,376 posts

213 months

I was looking for some parts and spotted this car in for breaking. I presume it's a replica but it's still a great car. How did this end up at the scrappy?

https://u-pull-it.co.uk/product/car-breakers/audi-...


Liamjrhodes

450 posts

167 months

Always sad to see cars like that in the scrap yard but its not the first and wont be the last!

J4CKO

46,361 posts

226 months

Its a bit broken, so goes to a breakers yard like every other car ?

There isnt a sort of private hospital for enthusiast cars, even though its damaged its still quite valuable, same as all the Lamborghinis, Porches and Ferraris that get crashed, they get taken to the same place, its what happens after that will differ to say a Peugeot 206 worth £200. Anything decent/valuable will, in some case be put undercover away from the actual wrecks.

InitialDave

14,716 posts

145 months

The intake manifold looks like it's been welded up instead of being a single piece, which seems odd.

I suspect it may be a good replica based on a modified "normal" shell, which i have seen done before.

WPA

14,257 posts

140 months

Has to be a replica at that price plus it is listed as 2226cc, genuine sports were 2133cc due to rallying rules at the time

MDT

729 posts

198 months

I would have jumped onto the Replica band wagon too. But that interior is looking very authentic, I suspect that UPI have just pulled the data from the closest match on the system.

Also at £19k that is quite a bit for a damaged replica.


TrevorHill

939 posts

17 months

Definitely a replica but bear in mind this is a parts only car. It’s highly unlikely that any prospective buyer will be allowed to take the car away in one piece.

Benmac

1,664 posts

242 months

Hard to tell from the angle of the picture but isn't the giveaway on the replicas the rake of the windscreen? Genuine Sports have a noticeably steeper screen than normal quattros IIRC.

WPA

14,257 posts

140 months

MDT said:
I would have jumped onto the Replica band wagon too. But that interior is looking very authentic, I suspect that UPI have just pulled the data from the closest match on the system.

Also at £19k that is quite a bit for a damaged replica.

I am sure that all genuine Sport Quattro's had a grey interior also this car does not seem to have the shortened seat pan as per genuine cars




Lotobear

8,824 posts

154 months

Benmac said:
Hard to tell from the angle of the picture but isn't the giveaway on the replicas the rake of the windscreen? Genuine Sports have a noticeably steeper screen than normal quattros IIRC.
They used an Audi 80 screen assembly on the Sport if I recall correctly. My friend had a Dialynx Sport conversion and they also followed this mod - not sure if a Dialynx would be considered a replica or something approaching the real thing, but they seemed to be respected.


droopsnoot

14,372 posts

268 months

Benmac said:
Hard to tell from the angle of the picture but isn't the giveaway on the replicas the rake of the windscreen? Genuine Sports have a noticeably steeper screen than normal quattros IIRC.
It does have the more upright screen that the genuine cars would have, but with the value of a genuine car being comfortably over £400k I'd expect they're quite difficult to write off. As others have said, there are differences in the engine bay, and the instrument panel is different. The sport has a boost gauge rather than the diagnostic display at the top between the rev counter and speedo, and says 'quattro' rather than 'check'. It also doesn't have a temperature gauge in bottom left - that's a battery voltage gauge on the real car - and there are more warning lights. The rev counter red line is at 7200, and the speedometer goes up to 300kmh.

It does look like it was a decent replica, though - usually they have the rear quarter vent in the wrong place.

Davie

6,059 posts

241 months

TrevorHill said:
Definitely a replica but bear in mind this is a parts only car. It s highly unlikely that any prospective buyer will be allowed to take the car away in one piece.
You won't.

Cat B so parts only, you strip what you want on site and the rest / shell gets crushed as per the blurb under the listing.

InitialDave

14,716 posts

145 months

Davie said:
You won't.

Cat B so parts only, you strip what you want on site and the rest / shell gets crushed as per the blurb under the listing.
Surely a breaker can buy it whole and do that on their own site?

TrevorHill

939 posts

17 months

Davie said:
TrevorHill said:
Definitely a replica but bear in mind this is a parts only car. It s highly unlikely that any prospective buyer will be allowed to take the car away in one piece.
You won't.

Cat B so parts only, you strip what you want on site and the rest / shell gets crushed as per the blurb under the listing.
Some ‘friendly’ breakers will allow you to take the entire vehicle but they are few and far between.
As a parts only car it’s not worth anywhere near the asking price without the complete shell, or what’s left of it.

x type

996 posts

216 months

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/i...

that's an original £624,991 Recorded mileage: 41,000 advertised 20 August 2025

front headrests different in the original ? 34,000 mile on the scrapyard one doesn't seem to be an original for £18,995.00 + VAT ??


4rephill

5,155 posts

204 months

Yesterday (15:53)
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TrevorHill said:
Davie said:
TrevorHill said:
Definitely a replica but bear in mind this is a parts only car. It s highly unlikely that any prospective buyer will be allowed to take the car away in one piece.
You won't.

Cat B so parts only, you strip what you want on site and the rest / shell gets crushed as per the blurb under the listing.
Some friendly breakers will allow you to take the entire vehicle but they are few and far between.
As a parts only car it s not worth anywhere near the asking price without the complete shell, or what s left of it.
The more unscrupulous "friendly breakers" also often advertise cars like this as being: "Ideal for export" - In other words, patch it back up/repair it and sell the whole car to an unsuspecting buyer abroad.

Dapster

9,107 posts

206 months

Yesterday (18:38)
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Definitely a replica for all the reasons mentioned - also has the wrong Recaros and no "Sport" boot badge, and the 260km/h speedo / 6200 rpm tacho is from a C3 200 Turbo dash. Interestingly whoever modified it managed to correctly install manual windows as per the original Sport Quattro even through the donor Quattro would have had electric windows - nice attention to detail despite all the other issues.

Davie

6,059 posts

241 months

Yesterday (20:35)
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InitialDave said:
Surely a breaker can buy it whole and do that on their own site?
https://u-pull-it.co.uk/information/car-breakers

InitialDave

14,716 posts

145 months

Yesterday (21:25)
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Davie said:
InitialDave said:
Surely a breaker can buy it whole and do that on their own site?
https://u-pull-it.co.uk/information/car-breakers
Lol what utter horsest.

I'd be cutting the thing up and leaving them nothing but a VIN plate just on principle.