Audi RS2 - How special?
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Just pondering the classifieds and see that RS2's are still phenomenally expensive but i presume a depreciation free motoring 'experience'.
Question is, do the justify the price and aura they seem to carry - 14k for a 15 yr old Audi is a lot but i understand the engineering background.
Also could you live with one on a daily basis and what sort of MPG/running costs are involved?
Question is, do the justify the price and aura they seem to carry - 14k for a 15 yr old Audi is a lot but i understand the engineering background.
Also could you live with one on a daily basis and what sort of MPG/running costs are involved?
Ask our esteemed mod and PH admin person Garlick 
Maybe you have to be a certain age to remember when they first appeared. Utterly, utterly bonkers. An estate car with basically the mechanicals from a racing Quattro, and then fettled by Porsche. Of course as it was pre -RS4, RS6 and Volvo T5R, there was just nothing to compare it to.
Maybe you have to be a certain age to remember when they first appeared. Utterly, utterly bonkers. An estate car with basically the mechanicals from a racing Quattro, and then fettled by Porsche. Of course as it was pre -RS4, RS6 and Volvo T5R, there was just nothing to compare it to.
Zad said:
Ask our esteemed mod and PH admin person Garlick
Maybe you have to be a certain age to remember when they first appeared. Utterly, utterly bonkers. An estate car with basically the mechanicals from a racing Quattro, and then fettled by Porsche. Of course as it was pre -RS4, RS6 and Volvo T5R, there was just nothing to compare it to.
I remember reading the original Autocar report and infamous front cover 'quicker than a F1 to 60'. They seemed to be blown away by the speed but wasnt sure if the rest of it was that great.Maybe you have to be a certain age to remember when they first appeared. Utterly, utterly bonkers. An estate car with basically the mechanicals from a racing Quattro, and then fettled by Porsche. Of course as it was pre -RS4, RS6 and Volvo T5R, there was just nothing to compare it to.
Pommygranite said:
Zad said:
Ask our esteemed mod and PH admin person Garlick
Maybe you have to be a certain age to remember when they first appeared. Utterly, utterly bonkers. An estate car with basically the mechanicals from a racing Quattro, and then fettled by Porsche. Of course as it was pre -RS4, RS6 and Volvo T5R, there was just nothing to compare it to.
I remember reading the original Autocar report and infamous front cover 'quicker than a F1 to 60'. They seemed to be blown away by the speed but wasnt sure if the rest of it was that great.Maybe you have to be a certain age to remember when they first appeared. Utterly, utterly bonkers. An estate car with basically the mechanicals from a racing Quattro, and then fettled by Porsche. Of course as it was pre -RS4, RS6 and Volvo T5R, there was just nothing to compare it to.
I've lived with one for over seven years now and can't think of anything to replace it with. 
Performance and practicality in one package - it very much holds it's own with today's performance cars (think 0-60 in 4.8s, 165mph) but don't buy one if you're looking for economy.
Remember also that it is a 15 year old car and hence some parts will perish/corrode, but generally they offer bullet-proof engineering.
I'd say they were a pretty good bet for depreciation-free motoring - a very limited edition, iconic, modern classic.
Here's what PH thought of mine when I took them out for a spin: clicky
Performance and practicality in one package - it very much holds it's own with today's performance cars (think 0-60 in 4.8s, 165mph) but don't buy one if you're looking for economy.
Remember also that it is a 15 year old car and hence some parts will perish/corrode, but generally they offer bullet-proof engineering.
I'd say they were a pretty good bet for depreciation-free motoring - a very limited edition, iconic, modern classic.
Here's what PH thought of mine when I took them out for a spin: clicky
Zad said:
Maybe you have to be a certain age to remember when they first appeared. Utterly, utterly bonkers. An estate car with basically the mechanicals from a racing Quattro, and then fettled by Porsche. Of course as it was pre -RS4, RS6 and Volvo T5R, there was just nothing to compare it to.
Well Subaru had been selling these with 220bhp, AWD and rally-bred handling since 1989 so there was something to compare it to... but the performance of the RS2 was really in another league.
Excuse the non-standard nature of the car, its the first half-decent photo I found.
Edited by GravelBen on Wednesday 16th June 09:41
We had one for 4 years, sold it on here last year. It was my wifes daily for 3 years.
Performance wise, blisteringly quick... Ours was a German import and had been tuned by Oettinger and was just shy of 400 bhp.
It was a case of foot on pedal...lag....lag....lag.....whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh! Bye bye M3/M5/ etc etc etc...
Running costs are what you'd expect from a 15 y/old Audi/Porsche.
There are specialists out there who can help and not ridiculous prices but take in to account that when you ask for Porsche parts (such as brakes etc), the prices are even higher than Audi's already high prices!
As for MPG, on a good run (motorway) she'd get 28mpg, but town driving, or the daily commute to work, my wife was lucky to see anything above 18mpg and given the cost of super, then it does become rather a large weekly household expense.
On the plus side, I would say they are pretty much depreciation proof.
We sold our for less than a grand less than we bought her for, and we got her off a dealer! Not bad for 4 1/2 years of car ownership!
Even less given as I sold the other set of wheels for £500 separately afterwards!
You can also get them on a Classic Car policy so insurance is cheap.
And, it will always have cult status amongst Audi fans as being the first RS model Audi (production one at least before some people go on about a pre production RS coupe)
Performance wise, blisteringly quick... Ours was a German import and had been tuned by Oettinger and was just shy of 400 bhp.
It was a case of foot on pedal...lag....lag....lag.....whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh! Bye bye M3/M5/ etc etc etc...
Running costs are what you'd expect from a 15 y/old Audi/Porsche.
There are specialists out there who can help and not ridiculous prices but take in to account that when you ask for Porsche parts (such as brakes etc), the prices are even higher than Audi's already high prices!
As for MPG, on a good run (motorway) she'd get 28mpg, but town driving, or the daily commute to work, my wife was lucky to see anything above 18mpg and given the cost of super, then it does become rather a large weekly household expense.
On the plus side, I would say they are pretty much depreciation proof.
We sold our for less than a grand less than we bought her for, and we got her off a dealer! Not bad for 4 1/2 years of car ownership!
Even less given as I sold the other set of wheels for £500 separately afterwards!
You can also get them on a Classic Car policy so insurance is cheap.
And, it will always have cult status amongst Audi fans as being the first RS model Audi (production one at least before some people go on about a pre production RS coupe)
Gad-Westy said:
It was quicker to 30 than a mclaren F1 largely thanks to excellent traction. 1.1secs I seem to remember.
It gets quicker as the years go by! Think it was 1.5 seconds.
Undoubtedly quick to 60 for a car of that era - but it needed another 8.3 seconds to go from 60 to 100
I ran an RS2 for two years and found the car to tick so many boxes as a day to day car. Fast, secure, unique, roomy, with all of the toys. Not silly money to restore, great brakes, serious road presence and beautifully built.
They are rare, when did you last see one being driven and many owners like Jeremy C keep them forever.
I also ran a Subaru Legacy GT-B Twin Turbo....not in the same league regarding build quality, nor stopping power. However the four wheel drive system was better, it was more roomy and as reliable just somewhet lacking soul.
They are rare, when did you last see one being driven and many owners like Jeremy C keep them forever.
I also ran a Subaru Legacy GT-B Twin Turbo....not in the same league regarding build quality, nor stopping power. However the four wheel drive system was better, it was more roomy and as reliable just somewhet lacking soul.
I haven't driven one, but my guess is that like other iconic models made famous by the motoring press, the RS2's residual values are primarily a function of its desirability among people who lusted after it as youngsters when it was new, and now are in a position to afford it.
Personally my money would go on an a £5k S2 Avant with a few choice mods, but I expect most buyers looking for an RS2 will specifically want the RS2 badge.
Personally my money would go on an a £5k S2 Avant with a few choice mods, but I expect most buyers looking for an RS2 will specifically want the RS2 badge.
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