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Thanks. I'm looking forward to getting on with the details, plus using it of course. It is a long time since I've driven a 5cyl Audi........over 20 years now I come to think of it. Yikes!

So far I think it is good value. Superficially in great condition but in places it reminds me it is soon to be 37 years old. I love detail so I’ll be attending to all the areas that show its age so it bears closer inspection and doesn’t show its age. 12 owners and many years of variable skill repairs (let’s be honest, some bodging) will need care to put right but that’s what I enjoy.

Not the same car. This one has been in near constant use. It had significant bodywork repairs and a respray in 2020 I believe.

Hi. Some pics posted below if you are interested.

Thanks Pineapple. Was it a fuel injection specific manual or just the correct one for the car?

Thanks. Still reeling a bit TBH but she looks great. Runs well and passed the MOT a couple of weeks ago with no advisories. Underneath, running gear and engine bay all need a good clean to match the bodywork appearance. Can anyone recommend books that cover the Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection relevant to this model please? Nothing needs doing now but I'd like to understand better how it works. Also trying to update my profile to include details and pictures.

Okay, so I've bought one. Not the 1983/83 model I was initially after but a 1988 2.2fi FWD in tornado red - it was the fuel injected 5cyl that was most important to me. I was swayed by the current condition, recent body work and steady use over recent years - currently 181K but 50K over the last 20 years. It looks great with just enough tidying jobs to keep me busy when I have time. Bonus is that it fits in my garage at home and with my wife's consent we can move the exercise equipment into another room so I have space to work on it too. It is SORN at the moment and I'll probably keep it that way and tax it during the summer months. If you are interested it featured in a number of recent YouTube videos by OG Cars. I'll be selling the current private plate which is a bit geeky even for me. Wish me luck reliving my twenties! I suspect I will need plenty of support from the forum to begin with.

Good choice the RS5. As for the B2 Coupe, my 1983 5E was black metallic with silver below the rubber bump strips, silver front spoiler and the fade out Audi rings on the door bottoms so if I was going to relive my twenties then that would be it. Gold wouldn't be my choice unless it ticked every other box. My preference would be black, blue or red, but never white.

Hi RShole and thanks for your encouragement. I am naturally cautious but I do feel like I should get one sooner rather than later for the reason you mention. Just trying to resolve the medium term storage issue - see my reply to Pineapple. What was your dream car BTW?

Hi Pineapple. Thanks for the message and the offer. I am a dyed-in-the-wool manual transmission guy. I like an automatic about 10% of the time - eg city driving - but I find most of the time they are never in the right gear for me. Separately I have also recently discovered that if/when I acquire a b2 Coupe I'm going to need appropriate remote temporary storage as my garage isn't really big enough with all the other c**p I tend to keep. I don't have a problem with this as I'll be keeping the car indefinitely and I'll include its storage needs in my next house move in 3-4 years time.

Hi Derek. I'm assuming you no longer have this car? I'm surprised no one appeared to respond at the time. I remember seeing it advertised possibly on ebay or Car & Classic at the time. Kind regards, Adrian.

Thanks again Steve, I'll try them all, and yes, always cautious.

I will do...but it may take a while as they are quite rare now. I'm kicking myself for missing the perfect car a couple of weeks ago. I was abroad when one turned up at auction. I couldn't get registered in time to bid and it went for a figure within my budget. Hey ho. Anyone any tips on where to look beyond this forum, Ebay and Car & Classic?

Thanks for the encouragement. I recall carrying out the common (although I didn't know at the time) welded repair to the OS lower door hinge A-pillar due to the probably blocked sunroof drains. It was about 10 years old when I sold it so the other usual rust spots hadn't developed. Plus being a pre-facelift there were no enclosed bumpers to hide salt and grit behind. I'll keep looking then.....