Eye-Q
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I'm thinking about buying a car for ringmeet and stumbled upon an Audi 80 B4 2.3E (with the glorious 5 cylinder engine) in the classifieds. The seller states he invested a lot in it, last year brakes all around, water pump and timing belt, radiator and clutch at 370tkm. There are two sets of wheels: those nasty ones which are currently on the car and the original Audi aluminium rims. The roof is just wrapped so it can be removed to make the car all white. MOT has been done in March, next year it'll be 30 years old so it would be eligible for a historic plate (but I guess not with that lowered suspension).
The good:
- 2.3l 5-pot
- It's an Audi 80 so the bodywork is fully zinced which should mean minimal rust
- Probably eligible for historic plate next year
- It's from the second owner so it didn't go through a gazillion owners who just chucked it away after a few years
- Apparently the owner has cared for it
The bad:
- Currently it's not registered for the road so I'd have to get temp plates to do a test drive, and I don't know how long this would take currently
- Those rims, but the original rims including "very good" tires are included so the hideous ones can be swapped and sold
- That lowered suspension
- 400tkm
The ugly:
- That interior - good lord, blue cloth in a white car...
The good:
- 2.3l 5-pot
- It's an Audi 80 so the bodywork is fully zinced which should mean minimal rust
- Probably eligible for historic plate next year
- It's from the second owner so it didn't go through a gazillion owners who just chucked it away after a few years
- Apparently the owner has cared for it
The bad:
- Currently it's not registered for the road so I'd have to get temp plates to do a test drive, and I don't know how long this would take currently
- Those rims, but the original rims including "very good" tires are included so the hideous ones can be swapped and sold
- That lowered suspension
- 400tkm
The ugly:
- That interior - good lord, blue cloth in a white car...