RE: Audi RS2: PH Heroes

[anonymous-user]

Still hanker after one of these. It seemed impossibly quick when it was launched and is cool in a way modern Audi's just aren't.

[Leins]

Anyone know where the seats for these came from? Presume they're Recaros, but did they feature in another car before this?

Reason I ask is I remember hearing a tale about the front ones having a fold-forward mechanism, as they had come from a coupe, but not sure if true. They are different to those in the S2 Coupe I think

[selym]

blade7 said:

Lowtimer said:

Depends what you like driving.

I'd like to drive the B7 and have £10k in the bank, how about you ?

There is more chance of that 10k making money in the car rather than the bank.

[blade7]

selym said:

blade7 said:

Lowtimer said:

Depends what you like driving.

I'd like to drive the B7 and have £10k in the bank, how about you ?

There is more chance of that 10k making money in the car rather than the bank.

I'm not a car dealer, I'm a car enthusiast. I'm fairly sure £10k in property over the same period would have given a better return anyway. If I gave a toss about classic car values I'd be on here bragging about the gains my old 944 has made in the last 8 years and cashing in on it. Greedy car speculators can f**k right off as far as I'm concerned.

[selym]

blade7 said:

selym said:

blade7 said:

Lowtimer said:

Depends what you like driving.

I'd like to drive the B7 and have £10k in the bank, how about you ?

There is more chance of that 10k making money in the car rather than the bank.

I'm not a car dealer, I'm a car enthusiast. I'm fairly sure £10k in property over the same period would have given a better return anyway. If I gave a toss about classic car values I'd be on here bragging about the gains my old 944 has made in the last 8 years and cashing in on it. Greedy car speculators can f**k right off as far as I'm concerned.

I totally understand, but you could realistically drive the RS2 and still make money back on your investment when you come to sell it. That way you could enjoy the car and know your money was safe. No 'buy and garage' necessary.

[blade7]

selym said:

I totally understand, but you could realistically drive the RS2 and still make money back on your investment when you come to sell it. That way you could enjoy the car and know your money was safe. No 'buy and garage' necessary.

Take "investment" out of your post and I'd have no issue with it. Sure it's nice for a genuine enthusiast to run and maintain a car properly effectively for very little, but I don't put investor/speculators in that category.

[Nors]

Leins said:

Anyone know where the seats for these came from? Presume they're Recaros, but did they feature in another car before this?

Reason I ask is I remember hearing a tale about the front ones having a fold-forward mechanism, as they had come from a coupe, but not sure if true. They are different to those in the S2 Coupe I think

Seats are definately Recaro but not the same as a S2 which are not Recaro from memory (I had one) just bucket type Audi seats.

RS2 seats do not fold forward.

[jshell]

Nors said:

jshell said:

Years ago my dad and I took a pearlescent white RS2 for a test drive up in Inverness. Was so very, very close to trading in my Ur 20v quattro for it, but decided to 'stick'. It was bloody quick though!

I remember seeing it in Highalnd Audi (or Hawco as it was) when I had my S2 Avant. Drooled all over it as I had/have a pearl urq also.

That was the only Pearl White RS2 in RHD. Car still about down the south of England somwhere, seen it not long ago on FB.

It was Hawco, yes! I think the looks made me stick with the Ur 20v, but I do regret it. Was only for sale as the owner was in for a driving ban, I seem to remember. Took it up to the Tore roundabout and back, lovely thing it was...

[Leins]

Nors said:

Seats are definately Recaro but not the same as a S2 which are not Recaro from memory (I had one) just bucket type Audi seats.

RS2 seats do not fold forward.

Thanks for clarifying Nors


Loved this one in the Porsche area at Silverstone Classic last summer:

[hiscocks]

Nors said:

Seats are definately Recaro but not the same as a S2 which are not Recaro from memory (I had one) just bucket type Audi seats.

RS2 seats do not fold forward.

Mine have the fold latch on the backrest but I haven't actually tried using it

[belleair302]

I had a silver one in the late 1990's. Epic drive once the turbo kicked in. The Porsche brakes were stunning, interior was lovely and overall a good steer. My biggest issue was servicing. Audi had no idea how to look after the car and Porsche were happy to take my money but not provide adequate service. Went to an indy and although not cheap re parts the car ran beautifully. Fast and unusual but not a car to collect.

[Clivey]

Mike Duff said:

Alright, so the Audi would be comprehensively behind by the time it reached 60mph, but from the point of view of Audi fans and pub bores everywhere that didn’t matter

Yes; unless you're drag racing, 0-60, 0-30 etc. means very little. Unfortunately, bragging rights are everything to most punters and the problem is that this mentality affects the design of performance cars, followed ultimately by our choice.

[Nors]

belleair302 said:

Fast and unusual but not a car to collect.

Hmmmm prices for these have doubled in the last 3 years.

Low mileage one (23k) was bought by a friend a month ago and he paid £40k for it (asking price).

[SuperchargedVR6]

So why is this Audi uber estate uber cool, and the current RS beasts not?

Audi 80s / S2s weren't exactly dynamic heroes if I recall, pretty mediocre in fact.

An RS4 would utterly murder it in every driving scenario, and yet even VAG haters have a soft spot for it. People are strange.

[Trophy Husband]

I was lucky to have one for two months two years ago. My friends father had passed away and he didn't want to leave it to rot in his dad's garage so asked if I could look after it at our place in the sticks (he lives in a less than upmarket area of Manchester). I used it for work travelling around North Wales and loved every moment in it. It was M plate in red. His father bought it new in 199x. It had 105k on the clock but went like stink, absolute hoot to drive and phenomenal handling. Thirsty but I like a drink too!! Couldn't beat 23.7mpg's and had it down to single figures on some spirited outings.

Most memorable time was the drive from Mold on the Melyn y Coed road and on the last stretch to Trefnant coming up behind a V8 R8 in white and hanging onto his tail round the twisties. Not sure the guy knew what the car was (modern Audi drivers eh!?) but he had a shock when I appeared to be going for the pass on a straight (just being cheeky). I'd love to own one. It's nice to see most are in the hands of the right kind of people to ensure the legacy remains.

To all of you lucky people. Enjoy.

[Nors]

SuperchargedVR6 said:

So why is this Audi uber estate uber cool, and the current RS beasts not?

Audi 80s / S2s weren't exactly dynamic heroes if I recall, pretty mediocre in fact.

An RS4 would utterly murder it in every driving scenario, and yet even VAG haters have a soft spot for it. People are strange.

I would suggest that it's performance today isn't exactly poor, in 1994 it was nothing short of nuts fast!

Plenty cars today are better / faster, but that's not the point comparing cars that are over 20 years old.