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Old 28th October 2014, 08:58 AM
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Looks like a bargain.


It's even got novel little handles on the rear doors, presumably to make the windows go up and down! How retro!
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Old 28th October 2014, 09:05 AM
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And isn't a 2.8 Quattro a fairly rare beast?
What's the little panel on the dash to the right of the hazard switch, where many will have more switches (or the odd blank)?
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Old 28th October 2014, 09:08 AM
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The panel to the right is a coin/card holder.
You press the button at the top and the lid flip opens.

or you can go facelift and fit a cup holder.
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Old 28th October 2014, 06:18 PM
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It's even got novel little handles on the rear doors, presumably to make the windows go up and down! How retro!
Ha! Yes! I was quite surprised it had manual rears!

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And isn't a 2.8 Quattro a fairly rare beast?
HowManyLeft says 723 are licensed, more than I expected actually. And currently 3 for sale on AutoTrader.

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I got a spare air box cover for the engine bay if you want it.
Thanks Scott for the offer. I do have the air box cover, it's in the boot with the other parts!
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Old 28th October 2014, 07:30 PM
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My parents had a 2.4 SE Auto saloon for years - no cow, manual ventilation in the back, 16" wheels.....

Was quite rare by the time it died with gearbox woes about 4 years ago - I always liked the 2.8 quattro but never ended up owning one. I preferred it the BMW equivalent in its day - I drove both back to back when they were new
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Old 29th November 2014, 06:58 PM
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Removed the seats to renovate all the leather outside of the car for easy access. With an empty interior I found about £3 quid in shrapnel, 4 year old receipts, piles of dog hair and enough gravel to redo a driveway!
Also replaced the seatbelts as the exiting beige one's were dirty and fraying in parts.
Today I got the interior all back in and it looks decent once again (although my phone pics aren't the best). Next job is to remove the front wing swap it for a new one.











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Old 29th November 2014, 07:25 PM
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Nicey nicey coming together
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Old 29th November 2014, 09:48 PM
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The poor old things starting to look a lot better for the sorely needed tlc
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Old 20th July 2015, 07:22 PM
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Have taken the A4 on a road trip. Currently in Ukraine and completed the journey from Norwich without any hiccups.
We covered 1316miles in 24hours of driving time split over 2 days. Trip computer says we averaged 55mph and 37.6mpg. We did hit 38.5mpg but then dropped with the air con on full to counter the 35c sunny Polish weather.

I really missed the A8 on this trip, especially as the A4 doesn't have cruise control. Overall no complaints with the A4.

Here's a photo when we parked up after crossing the Polish Ukraine border to buy 3rd party insurance.

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Old 20th July 2015, 08:59 PM
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Excellent Matty.

Part of my family were Polish, and I'd love to get over there some day. The 2.8 looks like it's doing very well in your care!
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