1990 Audi 100 Avant turbo. Op Project Creep

It managed the 200 mile journey home with no issues that I didn't know about when I bought it and only used quarter of a tank. The range rover would have easily gone through a whole tank on that trip.
The main issues are that it over-cools and the speedometer doesn't work, although the mileometer counts over fine. Luckily it came with a spare cluster so should be able to fix it.
Oh and the wheels aren't to my taste so will swap them ASAP

But yeah it's very straight






The cloth seats have been replaced with leather recaro from a saloon, which means the rear seat upright will need retrimming. I do have the leather for it though





Other than that there's a few unnecessary switch that need removing inside, a seal the needs replacing on a rear window and a good service and cambelt change


Will probably change the exhaust too. Looks like a diesel downpipe

I think I saw this on ebay or somewhere else. Looks so neat and tidy.

What a lovely example. I agree about the wheels and exhaust. Personally I would also lose the plates as I think they look too "scene", but who am I to judge? It's your car and it looks like a cracker.

My Mum's friend always had Audis - she had a 200E and one of the first new shape 100 Avants in the country in the 80s. Fabulous motors.

That's lovely (except the wheels, which are just wrong on it). I always though the turbo ones were called the 200 but what do I know.... most got broken before their time to donate their engines to fake UR Quattros.

All-red strip across the rear suggests 200, but the 200s had wider headlights and indicators in the bumpers IIRC

Nice find anyway. Jealous!

Nick

I believe the all red rear lights are from a German market 200. Could be wrong though.
The 200 was just a higher trim level than the 100, both could come with the ur turbo engine and quattro drive train, although some nutcase specced this one with front wheel drive. You could even get late 200's with the 20v 5 cylinder turbo engines, which also came with round rear wheel arches.

Agreed about the wheels, plates and exhaust. All will be going. I have the correct plates in the boot, so they can go on soon.
The wheels however have new tyres so they can do me through winter. The original 6 spoke wheels are quite hard to come by so currently looking at porsche 928 wheels as a possibility.
Looking more closely at the tailpipe, it actually looks like a chopped up downpipe as it has a flange. Weird but for now it's functional so not being replaced straight away, however I may cut and weld a new bit on so at least it's straight.

First things first, cambelt needs doing once I find out whether it's a 120 tooth belt or 142... And I need to stop it overcooling.

Lots and lots of niggly little jobs to be getting on with, and the lack of speedo is very annoying. Ironically it had a new one @ 24 miles in 1991!

Like that a lot!

Turbo without quattro...…. brave! Or daft...… Auto may help.

Friend of a friend had an Oettinger 2.5 Quattro Avant years ago. A proper rocket ship at the time. I really quite fancied it but he wouldn't sell. Then one day he rang up and asked if I still wanted it. I got quite excited, until he admitted he'd just melted the engine..... The special pistons needed to sort the engine were going to cost a lot more than it was worth (in fact one piston cost more than it was worth!)

New thermostat should sort the overcooling - all the slant 5s seem to like a new thermostat every 3 - 4 years. At least on the petrol ones any decent make should do the trick, whereas on the 2.5 diesels, if you don't get the proper Wahler one with the rubber seal it won't work!

Nick

The 100/200 couldn't be had as a quattro and automatic at the same time. If you wanted both, the V8 was your only choice for the time being. At least it's a 4 speed auto. One year older and it'd been a 3 speed still...

A cracking car you look to have there 😎

I worked for a Peugeot dealer in little Chalfont so all our VAG part ex’s went to Munn and Chapman 😄