Coupes

[SoutheeC]

I have a mk2 Golf 8v and want to upgrade to an Audi coupe. Having only driven an s2 and 2.8 quattro which model (without S2 insurance or mpg) would be recommended as a fairly swift, reliable motorway, daily driver? I have ventured through the owners reviews on honestjohns and parkers with no concrete conclusion on which model is best.

Edited by SoutheeC on Saturday 24th June 11:39

[yertis]

Well the 2.8 is actually probably better than the S2 as a motorway cruiser anyway. Whilst the S2 obviously has more poke by quite a margin, the 2.8 V6 seemed to me less "busy" at around the 80/90/100 mark than the 5 cylinder turbo in the S2. The S2 is also relatively thirsty, compared to the 2.8 (by about 5mpg).

[SoutheeC]

Cheers for the advice on that. Is the 2.8 only available as a quattro? If not, quattro v. 2wd for reliability and cost?

[Fat Audi 80]

There is a 2.8 in quattro and non quattro form. There is also a 2.6 and an a 2.2 NA version in the older coupe. The 16v is a good motorway choice if you are not bothered about ultimate acceleration or top end.

A remapped S2 will be better than a 2.8 in every respect except fuel consumption!

I would go for a 16v and save some money on the fuel and have an S2 as a weekend car...!

Cheers,

Steve

[Bomber Denton]

Good choice!

I currently use a 1994 2.0 16V (4 cyl -same as Golf GTI) Coupe as my daily hack and it's great. I previously had both 2.2 and 2.3 five cyl Audis and although they sound great tend to be a little bit juicy for the actual performance they give.
The four cylinder is basically the VW engine so it's relaticvely cost effective to run on a day to day basis.

go for it, the car still looks fantastic and isn't dating.

Corin

[southeec]

Nice one, cheers. I have noticed a fair few decent looking 16 v's for sale in and near to London. Can you give me any advise on what to look for when buying a used unit. I would want as near to 1996 as poss. I assume they can rival the mileage and reliability of my current Mk2 Golf (176k and still going strong)?

[Bomber Denton]

This is my Ragusa Green 1994 16V, 134k on it with FSH.

Zero rust anywhere and still looks good.

You should just be checking all the regular things, make sure all the electrics work, cambelt up to date etc , smooth clutch and transmission is a good sign. Go for one with history.

[yertis]

If I'm perfectly honest the handling in the FWD coupes I've driven is pretty awful, understeer like mad. I'd not consider one again unless a quattro. The quattro system is (usually) indestructible.

[hiasakite]

Without wishing to put a cat amongst pigeons...if you're not looking at the S2 why not consider a Corrado VR6 instead?.. not 4WD but makes a good motorway cruiser with handling to boot?

[southeec]

To be honest I disregarded a VR6 Corrado on three grounds:

- Potential insurance sting
- Lack of cars available sub 150k miles on the clock
- Body corrosion on the ones I had seen, particularly arches

Still think they are mighty fine looking cars and would defo be interested if I could find one without the latter two points. Suppose the trouble is I haven't got a lot of cash to spend, maybe 3k, and want a lot from it!!!

[pmanson]

Bomber Denton said:

This is my Ragusa Green 1994 16V, 134k on it with FSH.

Zero rust anywhere and still looks good.

You should just be checking all the regular things, make sure all the electrics work, cambelt up to date etc , smooth clutch and transmission is a good sign. Go for one with history.

Corin!


I still want your car! Looks so good!