Areas for improvement: Difficult to maintain, hi parts cost
A superb vehicle in every repsect. the 5 cylinder engine is a gem of a unit, plenty of low down grunt, but it still revs. for such a large car it was also pretty quick- 125mph and mine was the standard 2.2 10 valve. wonder what the 200 turbo was like?
Very comfortable to ride in, good handling and hard wearing interior-very advanced for a 1986 car I thought.
Parts prices were atrocious though. you would really need to find an independent audi specialist, main dealers or genuine audi parts are a no-no.it pays to fit a genuine audi exhaust though if you plan to keep the car, it'll last 10 years whereas aftermarket ones only last 2 or 3.
They are not very easy cars to work on, engine and gearbox access is restricted. front wheel bearings are also a swine to do and are a weak point of this car. one plus point of these cars is that they never rust. it's usually high mechanical repair costs that kills them.
Very little, usual wear and tear items (exhaust, brake discs, etc) until the camshaft gave up the ghost at 175000 miles. by that time the audi 100 was old hat and not worth a bean, so high repair costs condemned it to the scrapyard.
The running costs for Audi 100 2.2 5 cylinder petrol Manual are normal
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