1986 Audi Coupe Quattro 2.2 liter five-cylinder, naturally aspirated
Summary:
Stylish on tarmac, aggressive on gravel and totally awesome on snow
Faults:
Gearbox rebuilt at 200000 km.
Rear sub-frame and suspension mounts replaced at 200000 km.
Resprayed at 220000 km.
Rear brake calibers jammed and replaced at 252000 km.
Engine and transmission mounts failed at 255000 km.
Extensive corrosion in the rear of the floor pan repaired at 260000 km.
Original exhaust system completely failed at 262000 km.
Cam followers need to be replaced.
Front sub-frame mounts need to be replaced.
Interior parts, especially front seats worn out.
General Comments:
Model year 1987.
This is the real car having the factory model designation "Audi Coupe Quattro", ie. not Audi Quattro, which is the turbocharged supercar from the eighties.
A rare hybrid of Coupe GT and 80 Quattro, only around 5000 cars made at the factory between 1984-1987.
A relatively large car, yet handles elegantly.
Very expensive to maintain, yet extremely satisfactory when fixed.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 16th October, 2002
27th Nov 2004, 18:42
You looney!!!
You are complaining about maintenance after 200000km?
7th Mar 2005, 07:52
I have a 1986 quattro with 180,000 miles on the clock. this car is brilliant for the home mechanic, but I agree it would be expensive if you can't maintain it yourself.
Still, its all worth it in the end!!!
1st Mar 2007, 00:10
Hi.
I had one of 3 Audi Coupe Quattro Turbo's (1986) in NZ.
It was an amazing car. When I brought it - it had 85,000 miles on the clock, in 1999, and I sold it in 2003 with about 115,000 miles.
Things I loved about the car:
Handling - better than a motorbike - more stick ability
Power band - similar to a motorbike too, esp. turbo kick.
Comfort.
Digital Dash - awesome
Accent less German voice over fault management alerts - no other car has such a wide range of fault management alerts. Trouble was though there was little documentation as to what they related to.
Engine Sound - WOW.
Things I hated
The car had you by the balls - emotionally, there were a lot of tears involved when parting with the car.
Cost of repair - was huge, if using original parts from Germany, and the time to get the parts was sometimes 3 months or more. Every long drive resulted in a new set of faults. Costs were escalating - had to flick her.
Now that I can afford such a car - I cannot find one for love or money.
Cheers.
John Shannon
47XXY.
13th Jul 2003, 15:17
I'd agree with everything in this review. I sold my 1986 Coupe Quattro in 1998 mainly because of the fear of something major going wrong - something as seemingly 'simple' as a rear brake caliper failing could have cost me £300 had I not found a garage that were able to refurbish the existing one. At £90 it still wasn't exactly cheap! Yes, it was a nice car, but a bit of a money pit...