1986 Audi 100 CD 2.2 5 cylinder petrol

Summary:

Bargain autobahn stormer

Faults:

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.

General Comments:

A superb vehicle in every respect. 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 wheelbearings 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.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 25th December, 2005

1986 Audi 100 CD 2.2 petrol

Summary:

Graceful luxury or lumbering behemoth?

Faults:

The interior trim is very worn, and the velour upholstery attracts dirt.

The electric windows have decided to only work when they feel like it.

The central locking has decided I can open the driver's door from the inside only.

What I thought was a knackered shock absorber actually turned out to be a rusted axle, so was very surprised when the front drivers' side wheel fell off. The axle had rusted right through, and had snapped.

General Comments:

This is a seriously comfortable motor. It cossets you and powers you along at surprisingly high speed.

The fuel economy is better than I expected for such a large, heavy car. In town it is poor, but motorway driving produces over 40 mpg. The fuel tank is huge, and cost me £55-£65 to fill. It drinks less LRP than unleaded, so I decided to stick with four-star.

Shame it fell apart on me, I'd have kept it otherwise.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 23rd June, 2003

18th Aug 2003, 03:54

I can't believe the front driver's side wheel actually fell off. There must have been something very seriously wrong with the anti roll bar and/or the wheel bearing or the track control arm for that to happen. I have owned a 1985 100 CD for about 6 years now. The only things that usually go wrong are the starter motor (best replaced with one from a 5 cylinder Passat),the rear brake calipers (handbrake mechanism seizes-lubricate regularly, using silicone brake fluid helps),and the throttle valve, which gets dirty inside causing idling problems, but can be removed and cleaned quite easily.