Faults:

I broke my catalytic converter (there are two in this model) when I ran out of fuel. I think fuel doesn't burn correctly when the motor is running out of it, and it enters the converter and then burns and melts the insides of it. This is because the fuel capacity meter was showing wrong when I drove the car the first time. I later corrected the meter.

Glove box must be shut very firmly; it doesn't stay closed if you just nicely close it - doesn't really bother me a lot.

Wire in the trunk had a bad connection, so some of the car's electrics went haywire: I only got dashboard gauge lights on when I turned on the fog lights and so on.

I had to replace some parts in front suspension; they had wear & tear. Also had to replace brake disks and pads. But these are parts that need to be replaced from time to time.

I bought the car when it was 17 years old, but only 76000 kms driven, so I understand some of the replacements I had to undertake.

General Comments:

Engine is little laggy on low thrust - the power comes to play when rpm reaches over 3000. So driving gently means you really don't feel any power, and car accelerates from stop to your desired speed quite slowly.

Automatic box has only 4 gears, so you can feel the shifts, and when you drive 50-60km/h, the rpms are over 2500. So driving at that speed means the rpm is almost all the time too high, and fuel consumption too. I think this car is at best when traveling longer distances, not at city speeds, and when you have to stop and go all the time.

Car is comfortable; seats and the feel of driving. Also handling is good (much depends on tires).

Audi 80 is good design, rough german (and looks like it too) and it ages well. Means that even cars from 90s don't look too old. Most cars tend to look very dated even less than 10 years old. My 17 ear old Audi 80 still looks nice and I like it. It's has that boxy or square design in the hull, and new cars are more rounded - but I think it looks cool and aggressive.

Faults:

Nothing important went wrong just the usual wear and tear items such as wishbones and other suspension related goodies. Also some small problems with electrics due to degradation of wiring.

General Comments:

A decent first car quite an understated look to it.

The car was in great condition with a few chips on the bonnet which spoilt the look of it slightly, and also the usual scrapes on the bumpers which also kind of spoilt the look.

Pretty slow low down unless giving it a lot of juice, a decent cruiser 90mph+ quite easily and comfortable if not a little loud given the road noise and relatively high RPM of the engine. Great fun to keep in 3rd gear and go on country lanes.

The cabin was nice and bright with it having the white cloth seats and beige dash gave a nice feeling of space, much prefer it to my new Audi 80 which has blue velour seats with a black dash which can feel quite claustrophobic.

A bit of a slug in terms of handling, but it's a big car and it rides quite high on standard settings. Quite a lot of under-steer. Reasonable fuel economy for a 2 litre 8v engine, 26mpg in town and 36mpg on a long run, exactly as the Audi manual states!