Why do I miss the D2 so much?
 

Its been in the recent weeks that I just keep looking on eBay/ Autotrader at D2s. I just really miss mine and have the itch for another one.

My D3 is great, I love the equipment especially the MMI and the 4.2 v8 is a very good lump. It just does not look as good as the D2 and I really miss the D2 seats and perhaps the old school element it has.

Its odd but the more modern car just does not do it for me as much as the D2. I liked my UR S6 but loved the old 100 more, just seeing a FL in the right colour and wheels gets me reaching for the wallet.

Perhaps I just need a D2 in the garage to love and drive at the weekends, it really was a high point for Audi and dare I say it.......

......the best car Audi has ever made.

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D2 is the best car ever made by Audi

Edited the last line of my post +++

The d2 sport seats are still absolutely THE best car seats I've ever sat in even after 150k

It's apt you should post this last night, just as I got home after spending a few hours giving my D2 some care and attention. It's a lovely looking car, the shape from all angles (especially the rear) is epic, and it has some character that the D3 will never have.

I, like you, love all the tech of the D3 now, but the D2 will always be my favourite. As for the seats, enough said, they're the ultimate in a car. I've done 200+ miles journeys in the D2 and got out and felt like I've sat and watched the evening news. The same length journey in the A4 last week, I got out and felt like I'd watched Saving Private Ryan, sat on a stool.

I suppose owning her 9 years is a big part of the attraction but when you've had a relationship that long and she's still very appealing, it's very difficult to move on. I may have to seek counselling ;)

Why do you miss the D2 so much? Well not to state the obvious, it's because they're fantastic! :D

Guys,
I have 2 100s, a boring 1.8, and a facelift 2.3 quattro variant.
The '8 is a wonderful car, but, for build quality the 100 knocks spots off it, the 100 is almost as quiet, and things are screwed and bolted together, not clipped and stuck!

It's true that the '8 is a tremendous car, and I cannot see me ever getting shut of mine, but neither will the 2.3 quattro go!!!

Summation is that the best car Audi has ever made might be the D2, BUT the best built is the C3 100!!! IMHO!
Best regards to all,
Steve

I never owned D2, but I'm keep looking at them on Autotrader every month.
My love to 8s started with seeing a D2 in some gangster movie ages ago.
After annual meet I love them even more.
Would love to wake up every morning and seeing a D2 and D3 parked next to each other

Used to have that.. Was great to jump back into the D2 now and again for a blast.

I have also noticed over the last 12 months how the numbers for sale keep getting fewer and fewer.

eBay and Autotrader just do not have that many anymore. Its a shame as many must be broken for parts the second the gearbox has a wobble or the cambelt service is just too much for the owners.

That's what scares me, the gearbox, I don't know that much about it but it seems like a fairly common issue....still I wouldn't mind have D2 as long is from someone here and with an@l ''maintenance regime'' :D

An an@l maintenance regime will help Marcin, but not much.

They don't give any warning, they just go bang one day, game over.

Just like a dangerous relationship, we've all been there, haven't we?

You always think back to that relationship, admit it ;)

Even when they go bang, it's not typically game over, more a question of whether the owner is prepared to/has the cash for a rebuild. As this is c.£3k for rebuild at Mackies, it's likely to be put off some owners, but gives peace of mind for at least 3 years/another 100k miles.

I think there's a hardcore of owners (some of us included…) who will continue to think that a D2 in VGC (for around £5k) + a £3k rebuild is better ownership proposition than an inferior £10k machine that will probably throw up more problems and cost, and lose more value in the long run.

I would have a D2 with the box sorted every day of the week, I would even take one without the box done and have a few quid in the bank to do it when needed.

A well sorted and looked after D2 is a rare beast and worth every penny.

Maybe I need a 2.8 to drive to work in....

I guess I'm the odd one out, then. I loved my D2, but I MUCH prefer my current D3 - both in terms of looks and also how it drives...

Go figure...

This post chimes nicely with one I recently posted about what do you get after a D2 S8. Rather than fret about which next car purchase will come close to what the S8 offers, I've realised the answer is to hold on to it and enjoy it for as possible. Any money saved for the next car purchase can be reallocated to the gearbox fund (heaven forbid) and general upkeep.

As mentioned above, decent ones are becoming scarcer so I'm more inclined to appreciate what I've got. Grass isn't always greener and all that :)

Precisely.

Oh, I totally agree, if I could fit a D2 S8 in my garage I'd have one as a 2nd car in a flash.

As for it being 'game over', bad choice of words, I've been very vocal on this forum about people being better off spending the money on a gearbox rebuild than scrapping and buying something else.

I did the latter and completely regret it, would defo spend on the gearbox if I had the time again

I'm another one that bit the bullet and put a new gearbox in - which I can now look after from new and regularly change the oil in etc +++

From the other side of the coin, my old D2 3.7 had covered 192K miles when I sold it to another member here. He and his wife have pilled on the miles and its still going strong. The car had a complete history, and the gearbox was still original after 13 years and all those miles.

D2 is a fantastic car, has less things to wrong than the D3 and most things seem cheaper to fix, well except the gearbox and oil cooler.

A good point well made, and one I'm now very well aware of :-(

The D2 is by far the best '8 of them all, and definitely in the top three Audi models of all time. I got given a brand new A8 sport exec by my boss so had to take a pic of them all parked up together! There's another D2, too, but that's not in this shot.

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/v...psqdssqeyr.jpg

I must admit my D3 has had a few more gremlins to resolve compared to the D2.

Also parts do seem that little more pricey, though I have just managed to source a second hand water pump and valves for the D3 at a reasonable price as its getting cold in there!

I mean this S8 on eBay would be a great project:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-AUDI-...item27e9c707bc

Have you seen this video? 3 S8 generations compared. There are english captions available.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfvU...XCPUA&index=15