Here's a message from the owner. The bridge Mr Hubnut went over is indeed the one from the movie a bridge too far. The car was converted and sold as a van back in 1986. I have the car now for nearly 6 years. Funny Ian says he didn't like it when he was younger. I've bought it when I was in my twenties and didn't like it first. Thought it was way too big and slow, but now I actually do like it. Maybe I got used to it I don't know.. It's indeed very easy and nice to drive. Very few things have gone wrong with it all this time so I'm planning to keep it for now. Btw the red tape under the bonnet is a warning to other machanics because of the sharp edges, dispite the looks the unit works fine though. I still have the brown seats but they aren't too comfortable. Cheers everybody, thanks for testing it Ian!
@@colourado85 But, if memory serves me correctly, you can fit a full size wheel in there, unlike most modern cars (that still actually come with spare wheels) where the hole will only just fit the space saver so when you get a flat you're forced to dump the wheel in the boot and make a mess of the carpet due to all the brake dust...
@@gosportjamie I really doubt you can fit a full size wheel in there, it's too small. But under de boot floor mat there is another compartment wich is big enough for a normal wheel. Or 2 donuts maybe.. Some Audi 100's have an optional folding 2nd backseat to make it a 7 seater. It's a big mess down there so I will leave it just as it is now..
@@colourado85 Ah, it could be that UK cars, which came with a full-size spare as space savers were illegal in the UK at that time, had them under the boot floor then. On balance, I'd go for what you have as, at least, you can get to the spare when you've got a boot full of stuff...
You know you're a true car enthusiast when you enjoy cars like this. That 5 cylinder engine sounds very appealing and I love the 80's styling...and the brown interior.
My brother bought a 1988 C3 Audi 100 2.2E saloon in 1991. It drove superbly and he when he emigrated to Italy in 1999 he drove it to Italy and still has it today. He adores it and they are also very rare cars in Italy. He got it re-registered on Italian number plates and due to it's age it's now considered a historical vehicle.
yeah my 89 100 1.8E is a veteran in Sweden.No road tax and 2 year inspection intervals.O.K for an old boy's run about and quite,solid(galvanised)and clean.
Had one of these. A 2 litre petrol model. Was a great car, very roomy, fast, comfortable, handled very well. Left it outside a pub one night, had my coat nicked with the keys in it, and stupidly, an Audi keyfob attached to the keys. Car was nicked, never saw it again.
I hope whoever took it has had a miserable life to this day! And for the low life that took all my money and digital camera last March in Barcelona. On the first day on the way in to the City.
I worked in a dealership when the C3 was new. they were mostly bought by solicitors, dentists and surgeons. The types that would drive somewhat different to the current Audi owners.
Plenty of fine British marques went under selling to solicitors, dentists and surgeons. Audi's hooligan image the thing that keeps them alive, no doubt. Modern German cars occupy the same place in British consciousness that Ford did in the 1970s, aspirational suburban, so not my cuppa tea.
Diesels have never been on that Popular in the US, but those who love them LOVE THEM! A friend had a early 80’s Escort with a Diesel, we drove it 110 miles to see KISS in Roanoke Virginia, going to the bathroom I could hear the lil diesel still singing in my ear even over KISS! The diesel Audi is a ship, a manual transmission ship!
the 5 cylinder engines were absolutely beautiful, we had a 1987 2.2 petrol non-turbo, it was a wonderful car indeed, .29 coefficient with a galvanised body, made for a great package, it was very good at the time, in 1984 it was a very good luxury car, we had a SAAB 900 Turbo which was faster and thirstier! The engine in the Audi was brilliant and it felt lighter.
The scenery is gorgeous and the car wonderful. I feel like I missed out by being born in the USA and decades too late to buy one of these new. Thanks for the serene ride along.
The audi 100s are undoubtedly on the peak of modern passenger car engineering, the best in performance, quality and consumption.. a must in favorite model series
From the isle of wight there is a gentleman over here who still uses one of these Audi estates for a taxi he got a bar going across the roof with the taxi sign in the middle not from the isle of wight ordinary I am always surprised to see what comes around the corner great vlog
I think I speak for all of us viewers when I say that I fully expect to see either this exact car, or one extremely similar in the Hubnut garage very soon. I for one would be very pleased to see you add such a capable car to the fleet.
Had a red one for a couple of months, between two Astras. Huge car with a fluid leak into the passenger footwell, paid £100 for it with few months of T&T. Drove it to Dartford to look at a new Astra, got lost so stopped at a garage and asked for directions. Young lad working on cars was really helpful so when we bought the Astra. we stopped and gave him the car (and V5).
What a nostalgia trip to hear that engine again. I had two 5-cyl 100''s in the early 90's, even better my friend had a 2.0 Passat (old old style) which also had that crazy engine in it. That thing was a complete beast, and I warbled down the M1 to London in it once at a fearsome speed :-)
I had a 2.0 CC Avant and a face-lifted 2.3SE Avant in my 20s back in the 90s. Exceptionally well made cars, bought one from an accountant and the other from a surgeon. Comfortable with a vast boot, oh and they would average 34mpg. They don't rust and are quite easy to work on too.
Great video on the Audi Ian. Owned the Avant 100 2.2 CDI I think it was,in my 20s in the 90s lol.Brillient tourer,and family car,punchy engine and ultra comfort for my 6ft3ins frame.Excellent excellent Chanel. I'm a Brit living in the Philippines 55 years old now and get alot of entertainment from your UA-cam channel.Hoping you get 100k milestone by Xmas. I think an affair with the Audi 100 Avant may be on the cards...... Keep up the good work Hubnut.. Cheers.
This vehicle in the United States was called the Audi 5000s wagon until 1989 when they adopted the European nomenclature of the Audi 100/200. I always loved the Audi's of the 1980's and early 1990's. I owned a 4000s(80/90) from 1985 and it was my first and favorite car. Audi won many international awards for this car and their Quattro option was their crowning achievement. This is when Audi built quality cars and great innovative concepts. Not like nowadays where they seem to be all about panache. Great video.
We did not receive the new 5000S until 1984, if I remember correctly. The styling was so advanced for the time, that when the Ford Taurus arrived in 1985 as a 1986 model, it was compared to this Audi. I don't remember if and when the 5000S had a turbo, like the previous generation, but I think the rebadge to 100/200 goes back to the unintended acceleration of the 5000S with the 3 speed automatic, and the beginning of the shift interlock, requiring the brake to be fully depressed when shifting out of Park and Reverse. That almost killed Audi, and took quite a few years to regain sales in the US. I remember driving a 1985 4000S 5 speed, a wonderful vehicle, a family friend owned two; her 1980 4000S 2 door was stolen, recovered, never the same. Electrical issues, and the thieves destroyed the transmission, as it was a manual as well! Her 1985 5000S was a 4 door manual, which she traded in for a Honda Accord automatic, because her friends did not know how to drive a manual!
@@frothe42 You are right about the C3 being imported for its premiere year of 1984. You are also correct about why Audi changed its model numbers to the European nomenclature since they were suffering from the unintended acceleration issues that were later sorted out by the NHTSA which findings revealed it was NOT the cars faulty design but the driver. The brake pedal and accelerator pedal were slightly closer than in any other car produced and drivers were stomping on the accelerator instead of the brake. Nearly bankrupted the company as you stated earlier. My 1985 4000s was a 5 speed model which carried the 4 cylinder Volkswagen engine instead of the Audi 5 cylinder. I did have a ton of electrical problems with my car but I still loved it's flowing lines and design.
@@klwthe3rd The Audi 2.2 5 Cylinder was reserved for the 4000CS quattro. Although parts were shared with VW and Porsche, they all seem to be unique to their own brand. I remember the VW Quantum also using the Audi 5 cylinder motor as well. All of these vehicles are extremely rare, especially in the US, and this Audi 100 Avant is very low spec, something we did not see here in the US. And I must also state that this design has held up very well; still looks fresh and innovative, unlike the current crop of Audi, where they all look the same, no differenciation between an A4, A6 and A8.
@@frothe42 You really know your Audi products sir. Your knowledge is a breath of fresh air. 🤗 Im guessing the "Avant" was the absolute stripped down version with very few options. The wagon was a popular model and nearly sold as many as the sedans. In 2019, most of this generation Audi's are long gone. I live in a warm climate and I rarely, and I mean rarely, see one of these cars anywhere. Driving or parked. Most people drove them and enjoyed them. Few were saved as collector cars.
@@klwthe3rd I have always loved cars, which are now classic cars. Going to car shows, reading, car brochures. All gave me that information about each and every foreign and domestic automobiles. But the UK and EU have autos that never made it to our country. Especially Citroën ! It is why I love HubNut, and other UK video blogs about British classics, some of which we never received. My favourite British classic is the Rover SD1 3500: never sold well in the US at all, sames goes for the Sterling, its replacement. A shame. I'm glad to see these classics wherever they are!
Now your talking! I had 3 of these, all petrol 2.2, one 2wd, two quattro avant's, early and a late, absolutely brilliant cars, quattro's were great in bad weather, you could watch a jag bat past and leave him on the wet roundabouts , last one was bought as salvage, one owner car, only needed a wing, later cars have the nicer dash and flush exterior door handles. Engine cam covers always rust and make engine look a mess.
Wow this has brought childhood memories back to me. Back in the late 90's, my dad used to own a red 1986 100 Avant with a 2.0l or 2.2l petrol (Cant remember) with an auto gearbox. He used it to travel to work and to take his fishing kit in. (Perfect car for the job) Used to think it was a really cool car, and I remember it being a huge! The interior brought back memories especially the steering wheel with that big Audi logo on it. Wouldn't say no to owning one of these, but haven't seen one around around in years now.
My mate's dad had one of these .............not quick, bloody hell the boot space was HUGE. A very smart car in it's day, and this one's in great condition.
You don't see many on the roads in the UK now, I do recall in the 1980s when they sent all the ladas back to Russia .Rivas, nivas etc they couldn't buy enough of them back. and when I used to look at them all parked up on the docks in great yarmouth there was loads of these audis, estate and saloons amongst them ready to board the ships /ferrys I think they were rugged and reliable and not over complex.
I didn’t think I’d like that car as much as I do now! I can’t believe how well it has fared over the years. They don’t build em like that any more! Great road test!😄
I had two of these in the past, one a 2.0 litre and one a 2.3, both 5 cylinder engines. Loved them both to bits and in my opinion they represented the very pinnacle of Audi development. Economical, unfussy and robust. Quality control was such that you could predict component failures down to the nearest 1000 miles! You may recognise the hydraulics as Citroen as you say including the hydraulic assisted brake servo. The pumps were a bit leaky but did the job. God forbid that the owner of this one ever needs a front end, then I have one in the garage! Soooo envious. Rear wiper toggles between off and intermittent.
Thanks, I might hold you on to that :) I never got the intermittent function to work, it looks like a Golf II switch only you don't hear a toggle sound. You just get one or more cycles depening how long you press it. With such a flat back window you don't need it much since the wind will blow the rest off.
@@robinwells8879 No mine doesn't, it works exactly like Ian showed. Actually it always activates wash/wipe, you hear the pump turn on. So if you just want 1 wipe only you have to make a very short press otherwise you get 2 or more wipes.
Always have loved the clean and aerodynamic lines in this generation Audi 100. Haven't owned one though but I have at least the 1/43 scale model of the Audi 100 sedan (facelift version) :D
I feel you on this one. I used to own a B3 Passat. I was young and stupid, thinking it's not the car for me, but in reality it was the most comfortable and reliable car I've ever owned. And I miss it dearly.
Is that for certain.? I assumed it was the instrument lighting dimmer.? or variable speed intermittent wipe as a 2nd possibility. Headlight beam angle is usually self-leveling if it has that feature.
@@jeremyfine1464 apparently I was totally wrong and it is in fact the idle adjuster. BMW's of the same era have a knob exactly like that, in exactly the same place, which is for the headlight angle... My bad!
@@jeremyfine1464 idle adjuster it is like Acme said. The instrument lighting dimmer sits in the binnacle itself. I don't know how the headlight beam angle is adjusted, apperantly it has 2 stalks which you can pull up. You can see one in the video, the other one lies in the boot..
5 cylinder engines > all other engines, imho. I remember when this model was released. I was, and still am, a HUGE fan of the C2/Type 43 Audi 100 and 200, and i would have one of those over any other Audi 100 now a days too. BUT: The C3 IS a better car. I did get to spent time in a sedan version of the car seen here, lived in a small town and one of the cab drivers rolled a non-turbo C3. Absolutely lovely car. Best car until some years later another cab driver bought a Citroen XM 3,0 V6. Now that is a cool taxi! :) ..the fact that the first one he bought died in a flood is another matter. Dude went out and bought another one, a station wagon this time, and kept rolling the V6 loveliness. Anyways: Much love for bringing us some five cylinder goodness
@@kenneth61 Hopefully, Audi will continue the 5-cylinder legacy in the RS3 and TT-RS for many years to come. Sad times going forward towards electric vehicles, I wish Audi would make 5 cylinders available in their cars again.
@@kenneth61 Me too. I really loved my 20valve 5cylinder Audi 90. 2 wheel drive (faster than the Quattro!) That 20v engine was so over-engineered, and a joy to wind out to redline! 10valves were great too. Had a few of those. Ace cars with brilliant engines.
When you are talking about fuel consumption. In 1982 I drove then the brand new Passat B2 Estate Diesel over a distance on 1150 miles. I had then 69 mpg, believe me or not. It had the 1,6 liter diesel from Golf. Maybe 52 hp. It could do 90 mph, but if you did the right thing with the diesel pump, you could reach at least 100 mph.
I lived in the NL for a couple of years and its amazing the number of older cars that are about. A work colleague of mine had a 23 year old Volvo 740 estate that he'd had since it was 3 years old. 320000km and still going strong
Mine was a 2.3 5 cylinder, I lay in the boot once just to enjoy the glorious sound even more whilst my friend drove! Terrible understeer in the wet though!!!😱
5 cylinder deliciousness!! I have always loved the sound of these engines. And the petrol version. I have a strange penchant for odd cylinder counts! You seem very comfortable driving on the other side mate. Thanks for sharing.
Nice video. I particularly like the off-beat 5-cylinder engine noise, which nicely detracts from the diesel clatter, as far as it's possible to tell from your video. I remember when these came out, in 1982. They were so far ahead of their time, truly revolutionary in looks & aerodynamics. I think the drag coefficient was something like 0.30 to 0.32 (much lower than anything else at the time), and they had pegs on the windows, which enabled them to open & close whilst being flush-fitted to the outside.
A mate of mine bought one of these used in Germany when I lived over there. It was a great drive, but it had a serious oil leak and the steering linkage felt like it had been in a shunt/prang somewhere. I've lived in Norway for ages now and you still see the odd 100 knocking about, normally driven by a 95 year old farmer with the eyes of a 3000 year old owl.
Good solid cars in their time and still are now. Neighbour had the saloon petrol turbo one if I am not mistaken back then and remember how great it sounded on start and take off in the mornings lovely warble. Thanks Ian.
Those cars had an absolutely innovative and ahead of time look back in 80's. I remember seeing one when I was kid and all of the other cars parked on the street seemed suddenly old fashioned.
That was superb. Funnily enough, I had a close encounter with an early 90s 100 Avant and my Lord, it's as gorgeous in the metal as you see in this video. Delicious! I certainly hope you get round to getting one so we can see more of its goodness!
Had plenty of Audi's and driven quite a few. Best is the 5 cylinder as the soundtrack has that intoxicating howl. Hate to think what the diesel 0 to 60 is!
Oh I do like that dash, clean, simple, very pleasing. There is just some magic about a huge estate. My dad and grandfather had a few, Peugeot 505, Citroen CX, Nissan 300C, Triumph 2500 S, etc.... They moaned about every estate car they had. But once they were sold they regretted it and ended up buying another estate. The estate car is a special breed for a special person. Possibly not as popular now due to the cheap multipurpose vehicles like the Citroen Berlingo. Keep seeing Berlingo's going for about £600 round here, not bad for the money.
The C3 was a revolutionary design at its time, good to hear that the rest of the car doesn't seem to be bad either. I'd love to know how this compares to the C4 which slots right between the 100 here and the C5 A6 I owned (and thoroughly enjoyed) for a short time. I don't think I'd wanna give away my Senator for either though!
What killed a lot of these in the UK was the fact that the body was galvanised but the structure wasn't and could go rather horribly rotten. And, like a lot of big but not prestige brand cars, they went through a period where they were so cheap that it wasn't worth repairing even minor issues. I remember buying a very early petrol CC saloon in very nice condition indeed, with low mileage and more service history than you could shake a stick at, all from the original supplying dealer, for £50 because it had a clicking CV joint. I put a used driveshaft in it, put it through an MoT, which it sailed through, and then sold it as I didn't need that big a car, and promptly regretted it as it was just superb to drive and very comfortable despite being pretty much the poverty model. The Avant is a lot easier to park than the saloon as you can see where the back of the car is through the neat little window under the spoiler so, although bigger, it is a relative doddle to park. Although this engine doesn't have a lot of horsepower it has bags of torque which makes keeping the speed up very easy, something that the petrol engines in these also shared, which is exactly what made them so ideal for use in the vans. I find it interesting that this car has the 5-cylinder diesel as I thought the UK market turbo-diesels had 4-cylinders. I guess I could be wrong as diesels were incredibly rare in a car like the 100 in the UK at the time and I've never actually seen one and they barely even got mentioned in the motoring press as, well, nobody bought them. This really does make you wonder how and why it all went so wrong for Audi, going from making beautifully engineered and pleasingly different cars like this to the modern, unreliable, bloated twatmobiles they make now...
My dad had a saloon CD but it was 2.2 lt 5 cyl . He bought it when first available inthe UK but that was 1983 Y. Most aerodynamic production car 125mph top speed which was way ahead of the competition.
Nothing specific about the very nice car. Just wanted to say loving the road trip Ian. A little escape from the usual boring day, so for that thank you. Much appreciated adventures.
I always loved the shape of these Audi's, and was very disappointed as a kid when the time had come for my father to trade up his company car, a 1984 Audi 80 quattro 5 cylinder. I really hoped he was going to go for one of these with the same engine, but no he goes for a Volvo 740GLE! Although I've come to appreciate Volvo's in later years, even owning a '79 240 many years ago, when I was 10 Volvo's were about as cool as a cardigan knitted by your spinster aunt. With regards to this particular car though. I'm not usually a big fan of diesel cars of this vintage, (especially without a turbo), but with this car it's pretty obvious how much of an advantage that extra cylinder is, when compared to your average 4 pot diesel of the time. Not only does it sound nice under acceleration, it appears to pick up speed rather well from a standstill. They're heavy cars too, so although it's only producing 70bhp the torque figure must be rather more impressive. When you compare this to something like an Escort diesel from the same era, (although they were in a much lower price bracket), engine wise, that horrible old 1.6 non turbo engine meant those old Ford's were miserable to drive. Yes, I know the Avant is a 2.0, but it's also a lot heavier than the Escort. Apart from the impressive MPG the Ford gave there was nothing else about them that'd cause you to buy one. Slow isn't the word, and even once you'd finally managed to coax the heap into life from cold, which wasn't easy, you were rewarded with a sound akin to someone shaking a box of rusty old spanners. If anybody is still listening to me prattle on up until now, it probably wasn't worth it, but thanks anyway!
Can't wait to see your Louwman video. I'm just back from my holidays in Den Haag and have also been to the Museum. Quite impressive, especially the small car exhibition. Greetings from Germany!
I had an Audi 100 for ten years, best car I had ever own, it was a 1986, I just recall it as a type 44 when I had to get parts for it now and then, original parts were now and then cheaper than non-original parts for some strange reason. 952000 km when I sadly had to say goodbye to it, it was born as a turbo diesel but it had a strange sound from the engine, after some 200000 km this sound turned out to be coming from a piston rod that left the engine thru the engine block, not good, but a fully renovated engine, just without turbo, and it was dirt cheap to drive, 17km/l and at one trip from south in Sweden to Finland I manage 21.7km/l, it was at only 80km/h in speed as I had plenty of time. The designer of the door-handles is not my friend, I had to change then about 5 times, the light switch (high/low beam) one time, front brakes for every 150000 km, rear brakes one time, radiator one time too, head lamps + fog light one time, the most difficult part to get hold of was a brake/servo pressure tank thing, it took more than a year to get one and during this time the cars front brakes had their own separate life with automatic braking when not needed, I still remember I had to cool down the front wheel with water, 10 litre pr time with a can forth and back many times at a petrol station before the wheels was cooled down that much that they were just warm, the most strange failure I had ever had with a car.
In the early 90's I owned a dark metallica green saloon 2.2 E petrol which was basically a VW GTI engine with an extra fifth cylinder. Gorgeous engine noise, I often towed a caravan with it and when going uphill it emitted a wonderful deep bellow - If you are in the market try that engine! Very fond memories of that car.
I had an 1983 2,1 petrol automatic in copper colour with factory aircon, I kept it until 140,000km by which time the aircon compressor had died and the steering rack was leaking. It was nice to drive, fast and comfortable, great acceleration but a bit thirsty, I came across it for sale again many years later by which time it had 266,000 km on it, a nasty towbar fitted along with cheap supermarket tires but the body was still totally rust free.
Wow - I remember these appearing 1984 ish and immediately loved them the style and the size of the 100 and the 200 (was it later?). Even after 35 years they haven’t dated too badly and much better than other cars of the period. Thanks Ian for another top review.
That's actually a really good looking car, the five cylinder petrol engine was quite good. I owned the old Audi 100 CD model with all the bells and whistles
I personally love non turbo diesels. My first car was a fabia 1.9SDi and it was plenty fast enough and very economical. Also owned a 1990 Renault Trafic with the Sofim 2.5 8140 non turbo diesel , which also was plenty fast enough in the real world and used less fuel than my sorento rurbo diesel or the transits at work. Could run either on veg oil or bio diesel. We could all live with non turbo diesels. But world wide the powers that be want to encourage consumerism, fossil fuel sales, battery rare earth element and planned obselesence.
German friend of mine had one of these back in 1988 though was a saloon & turbo I believe. Still, a tank of a car & we went off-roading in it to prove the point. No harm done to car or occupants.
The 80s was a good decade for Audi, outside of the automatic transmission problems, Audi was a decent car. Some of my favorite has to be the 90CD (84/85ish), Coupe, 100CD/200 (84/85) and the first generation V8. In the 90s I really lost intrest in Audi and that is because of the design. Great video, cheers
Ahhhh....wonderful memories of a 1983 100 CS I had in the late 80’s. Wonderful 2.2 5 cylinder petrol. A beautiful metallic sage green and one of the nicest cars I’ve ever owned. These pre facelift cars are getting very thin on the ground now....(off to check ebay......)
i had 3 xud diesel engines 2 1.9 td one in a 405 pug estate (i loved that car) the other in a 306 they both went very well although the 306 was hateful it spent most of its time being recovered from the road side. The 3rd incarnation was a non turbo in a Citroen zx i remember it was painfully slow. Im guessing the 5th cylinder in the Audi makes all the difference
My parents had the Saloon. A 2.3 petrol I think. They adored it. 12:08: Still quite available in the Netherlands. You should be able to find one for less than 1000 euros. 14:21: Maybe you already figured this yourself but manual focus is ideal for these things. No need to change the focus on a test drive. 16:32: Yay, lower view! :D. Now at least I can see what the gearshifts look like. Typical Audi gearbox though, looks like you're stirring around in thick syrup. 20:17: I can tell from the way you steer that it's one of those cars that steers itself. Not many corrections needed. Lovely. 21:36: I prefer slow and steady and predicatable to fast and jumpy.
Another car I owned once. I had the later facelift model. Mine was a 1992 Sedan, with the 2.2litre 5 pot petrol engine. It was a very wafty car and the engine had a sewing machine like smoothness about it. The auto gearchange was very smooth too, but to be fair, a lot of Japanese and Australian cars of this era were beginning to have very smooth automatic gear shifts too. It had 320,000km on the clock when I bought it, and was very reliable apart from having to replace all the rubber cooling system hoses under the bonnet. They'd corroded with age! I understand after 1994, this shape continued on as the A6 until 1997. I have a soft spot for Audis, even modern ones, despite their Volkswagen group reliability issues.
I had a petrol Audi 100 like that but with the boot, bloody lovely to drive it was. My mates at the time called it the ‘pimpmobile’ as it was huuge. You could stretch your legs out in the back seat and still not touch the drivers seat in front of you 😁
I tried that car when it was brand new, with a small petrol engine. I didn't like it then. It seems pretty big outside, and inside in shoulder height, and narrow where your head is. Some four years later, after facelift, I drove the Quattro 136 HP version about 400 miles on narrow Scandinavian winter roads. Then I liked it. I had the Sierra XR4x4 on the same trip the year before. The Audi was a much, much better car on those roads condition. But there is something to remember. That Audi model came, when Mercedes 123-series was the model to buy. It came as 200D, 220D, 240D and 300D. Still very agricultural. The diesel to blow your mind then, was the new BMW 524TD. Much better than the 300TD.
By the way, my boss earlier, had the model before and I drove it when it was new. A Audi 100 CD with automatic and 136 HP. Much nicer car than the later, and in CD version, it had pillows, as the 200 models also got later on.
Its a nice car and felt thoroughly modern in the 80s, remember my dad testing one of these over a Volvo 240, Peugeot 505 and that infamous Ford Sierra. The one he drove had headlamp washers and my all time favourite was at the rear seats I could have a light to read my Enid Blytons while on the road. It didn't stay with him for long, 2 or 3 years it was before it was replaced with a Mercedes W124. Back in the days when company cars were all the rage. Pity these days the concept of company cars have become a rarity.
I think the car just visible at 12:31 is not a Triumph Renown but an RM Riley of 1946-54, probably a 1½ litre and a later one with the larger rear window.
I've just bought an 89 100 1.8E. C3.on a cheap trade-in deal after my loyal Merc 240D died of terminal rust over the right front suspension.Galvanised.Cleanest veteran daily driver I've seen in a long time.Fitted with black leather seats from a flashier model.The doors shut with noise several tones higher than the clunk of the Merc.Gearshift linkage sloppy and needs 'feel' to change compared with Merc but 5 gears. Become a bit of a rarity on Sweden's roads.
I was totally amazed with this car back when it was new, back when I was 9 years old. Had not cared for Audis at all before, but with the super cool aero-design, it was just someting else. Futher proof that with a good basic volume, you don't need a gazillion details to help the design look great - and the same goes with the interior. Also, it seems like you get great visability in the 100 Avant, which makes me wish I drove one of those and not the clasutrophobic Audi 80 in driving school. That car put me off Audis ever since...
Interesting information om the road tax system in the Netherlands. In DK souch Audi would also cost around 100 EUR a month. After 35 years it will be reduced with 3/4. Thank you for another great and informative video.
Had a 100cc saloon in the same beige metallic a 2 litre petrol. Lovely autobahn cruiser. Used to get around 40 on the motorway but stop start around town more like 18 the low gears are lower than you'd expect so they really pick up their skirts and fly from a standstill then cruise in a really tall 5th Would have another
Lovely . My favourite era of Audi's - premium quality and uncomplicated by unnecessary complexity/electronics and the modern millstone of stupendous cost. I bought a 1983 Avant for literally pennies to help me with a house move about 5 years ago - it was a 130,000 miler but mint. Drove like a new car. After my move I had a complete mindf**k and sold it. What an idiot - every time I see an Audi (any Audi) I kick, and hate, myself.
Here's a message from the owner. The bridge Mr Hubnut went over is indeed the one from the movie a bridge too far. The car was converted and sold as a van back in 1986. I have the car now for nearly 6 years. Funny Ian says he didn't like it when he was younger. I've bought it when I was in my twenties and didn't like it first. Thought it was way too big and slow, but now I actually do like it. Maybe I got used to it I don't know.. It's indeed very easy and nice to drive. Very few things have gone wrong with it all this time so I'm planning to keep it for now.
Btw the red tape under the bonnet is a warning to other machanics because of the sharp edges, dispite the looks the unit works fine though. I still have the brown seats but they aren't too comfortable.
Cheers everybody, thanks for testing it Ian!
@@lukemallory7832 It's only a space saver though..
@@colourado85 But, if memory serves me correctly, you can fit a full size wheel in there, unlike most modern cars (that still actually come with spare wheels) where the hole will only just fit the space saver so when you get a flat you're forced to dump the wheel in the boot and make a mess of the carpet due to all the brake dust...
@@gosportjamie I really doubt you can fit a full size wheel in there, it's too small. But under de boot floor mat there is another compartment wich is big enough for a normal wheel. Or 2 donuts maybe.. Some Audi 100's have an optional folding 2nd backseat to make it a 7 seater.
It's a big mess down there so I will leave it just as it is now..
@@colourado85 Ah, it could be that UK cars, which came with a full-size spare as space savers were illegal in the UK at that time, had them under the boot floor then. On balance, I'd go for what you have as, at least, you can get to the spare when you've got a boot full of stuff...
@@gosportjamie Yeah indeed.. I've never really needed it so far *knock on wood..
" '82 was the year of aerodynamics. Not everyone was a fan"....unintentional pun
No one understood it right away (Ford Sierra)
You know you're a true car enthusiast when you enjoy cars like this. That 5 cylinder engine sounds very appealing and I love the 80's styling...and the brown interior.
My brother bought a 1988 C3 Audi 100 2.2E saloon in 1991. It drove superbly and he when he emigrated to Italy in 1999 he drove it to Italy and still has it today. He adores it and they are also very rare cars in Italy. He got it re-registered on Italian number plates and due to it's age it's now considered a historical vehicle.
yeah my 89 100 1.8E is a veteran in Sweden.No road tax and 2 year inspection intervals.O.K for an old boy's run about and quite,solid(galvanised)and clean.
Had one of these. A 2 litre petrol model. Was a great car, very roomy, fast, comfortable, handled very well. Left it outside a pub one night, had my coat nicked with the keys in it, and stupidly, an Audi keyfob attached to the keys.
Car was nicked, never saw it again.
I hope whoever took it has had a miserable life to this day! And for the low life that took all my money and digital camera last March in Barcelona. On the first day on the way in to the City.
@@garymills6702 sorry to hear that mate. Wishing you better luck.
I worked in a dealership when the C3 was new. they were mostly bought by solicitors, dentists and surgeons. The types that would drive somewhat different to the current Audi owners.
Plenty of fine British marques went under selling to solicitors, dentists and surgeons. Audi's hooligan image the thing that keeps them alive, no doubt. Modern German cars occupy the same place in British consciousness that Ford did in the 1970s, aspirational suburban, so not my cuppa tea.
The current Audi owners in the UK are people from the Middle East?
Sounds good and nice styling! I loved the comment from the owner that you drove over "A Bridge Too Far"! Some wonderful World War Two history there!
Diesels have never been on that Popular in the US, but those who love them LOVE THEM! A friend had a early 80’s Escort with a Diesel, we drove it 110 miles to see KISS in Roanoke Virginia, going to the bathroom I could hear the lil diesel still singing in my ear even over KISS! The diesel Audi is a ship, a manual transmission ship!
Love the sound of that engine. Terrific car, great review, many thanks HubNut
The nicest sounding engine configuration ever.
80's Audi's were the best. 5 cylinder engines, quattro and innovative aero. The 80's definitely stood for "Vorsprung Durch Technik".
I still remember the advert for the Audi 100, this car was so slick back in the day just like some current Audis.
My father in law always had Audi's in the 80's and 90's. Just really good quality, understated cars with a fantastic engine noise.
Loved my Dads 1984 1.9 petrol 5 cyl C3. Great sounding engine. 2.2E even better
the 5 cylinder engines were absolutely beautiful, we had a 1987 2.2 petrol non-turbo, it was a wonderful car indeed, .29 coefficient with a galvanised body, made for a great package, it was very good at the time, in 1984 it was a very good luxury car, we had a SAAB 900 Turbo which was faster and thirstier! The engine in the Audi was brilliant and it felt lighter.
Ian, you were so engrossed in the lovely Audi that you failed to notice the even lovelier silver Daewoo Matiz passing you by at 15:25!
The scenery is gorgeous and the car wonderful. I feel like I missed out by being born in the USA and decades too late to buy one of these new. Thanks for the serene ride along.
The audi 100s are undoubtedly on the peak of modern passenger car engineering, the best in performance, quality and consumption.. a must in favorite model series
Love 80's and 90's Audi's. So much better than their Q series SUV turds being produced now. That Audi 100 is an absolute gem!
Not to mention the reliability issues.
Turds. They certainly are Bud.
Saab owner here - YVW! I went Saab because I like variety. Your channel exposes me to much more variety.
From the isle of wight there is a gentleman over here who still uses one of these Audi estates for a taxi he got a bar going across the roof with the taxi sign in the middle not from the isle of wight ordinary I am always surprised to see what comes around the corner great vlog
Still have one of those, not avant, only 2wd, but 2,3 CD package. I do not drive it much, but will restore it one day and keep it for the life.
I think I speak for all of us viewers when I say that I fully expect to see either this exact car, or one extremely similar in the Hubnut garage very soon. I for one would be very pleased to see you add such a capable car to the fleet.
Had a red one for a couple of months, between two Astras. Huge car with a fluid leak into the passenger footwell, paid £100 for it with few months of T&T. Drove it to Dartford to look at a new Astra, got lost so stopped at a garage and asked for directions.
Young lad working on cars was really helpful so when we bought the Astra. we stopped and gave him the car (and V5).
What a nostalgia trip to hear that engine again. I had two 5-cyl 100''s in the early 90's, even better my friend had a 2.0 Passat (old old style) which also had that crazy engine in it. That thing was a complete beast, and I warbled down the M1 to London in it once at a fearsome speed :-)
Hub nut is fast becoming my favourite channel. I love the content and this Audi 100 is fabulous. Can't wait for the next installment
Review on an Audi 100 avant? So this is what it feels like to soar weightlessly to heaven.
I had a 2.0 CC Avant and a face-lifted 2.3SE Avant in my 20s back in the 90s. Exceptionally well made cars, bought one from an accountant and the other from a surgeon. Comfortable with a vast boot, oh and they would average 34mpg. They don't rust and are quite easy to work on too.
Great video on the Audi Ian.
Owned the Avant 100 2.2 CDI I think it was,in my 20s in the 90s lol.Brillient tourer,and family car,punchy engine and ultra comfort for my 6ft3ins frame.Excellent excellent Chanel.
I'm a Brit living in the Philippines 55 years old now and get alot of entertainment from your UA-cam channel.Hoping you get 100k milestone by Xmas.
I think an affair with the Audi 100 Avant may be on the cards......
Keep up the good work Hubnut..
Cheers.
This vehicle in the United States was called the Audi 5000s wagon until 1989 when they adopted the European nomenclature of the Audi 100/200. I always loved the Audi's of the 1980's and early 1990's. I owned a 4000s(80/90) from 1985 and it was my first and favorite car. Audi won many international awards for this car and their Quattro option was their crowning achievement. This is when Audi built quality cars and great innovative concepts. Not like nowadays where they seem to be all about panache. Great video.
We did not receive the new 5000S until 1984, if I remember correctly. The styling was so advanced for the time, that when the Ford Taurus arrived in 1985 as a 1986 model, it was compared to this Audi.
I don't remember if and when the 5000S had a turbo, like the previous generation, but I think the rebadge to 100/200 goes back to the unintended acceleration of the 5000S with the 3 speed automatic, and the beginning of the shift interlock, requiring the brake to be fully depressed when shifting out of Park and Reverse. That almost killed Audi, and took quite a few years to regain sales in the US.
I remember driving a 1985 4000S 5 speed, a wonderful vehicle, a family friend owned two; her 1980 4000S 2 door was stolen, recovered, never the same. Electrical issues, and the thieves destroyed the transmission, as it was a manual as well! Her 1985 5000S was a 4 door manual, which she traded in for a Honda Accord automatic, because her friends did not know how to drive a manual!
@@frothe42 You are right about the C3 being imported for its premiere year of 1984. You are also correct about why Audi changed its model numbers to the European nomenclature since they were suffering from the unintended acceleration issues that were later sorted out by the NHTSA which findings revealed it was NOT the cars faulty design but the driver. The brake pedal and accelerator pedal were slightly closer than in any other car produced and drivers were stomping on the accelerator instead of the brake. Nearly bankrupted the company as you stated earlier. My 1985 4000s was a 5 speed model which carried the 4 cylinder Volkswagen engine instead of the Audi 5 cylinder. I did have a ton of electrical problems with my car but I still loved it's flowing lines and design.
@@klwthe3rd The Audi 2.2 5 Cylinder was reserved for the 4000CS quattro. Although parts were shared with VW and Porsche, they all seem to be unique to their own brand. I remember the VW Quantum also using the Audi 5 cylinder motor as well.
All of these vehicles are extremely rare, especially in the US, and this Audi 100 Avant is very low spec, something we did not see here in the US.
And I must also state that this design has held up very well; still looks fresh and innovative, unlike the current crop of Audi, where they all look the same, no differenciation between an A4, A6 and A8.
@@frothe42 You really know your Audi products sir. Your knowledge is a breath of fresh air. 🤗 Im guessing the "Avant" was the absolute stripped down version with very few options. The wagon was a popular model and nearly sold as many as the sedans. In 2019, most of this generation Audi's are long gone. I live in a warm climate and I rarely, and I mean rarely, see one of these cars anywhere. Driving or parked. Most people drove them and enjoyed them. Few were saved as collector cars.
@@klwthe3rd I have always loved cars, which are now classic cars. Going to car shows, reading, car brochures. All gave me that information about each and every foreign and domestic automobiles. But the UK and EU have autos that never made it to our country. Especially Citroën ! It is why I love HubNut, and other UK video blogs about British classics, some of which we never received.
My favourite British classic is the Rover SD1 3500: never sold well in the US at all, sames goes for the Sterling, its replacement. A shame. I'm glad to see these classics wherever they are!
The VW Golf V5 (2.3l petrol, 170bhp) was the best sounding car I've ever owned. (came with stainless steel exhaust from the factory apparently)
Totally agree, i've owned mine since 2002. Sound even better with a full Miltek exhaust.. its a noise i'll never get bored with
Almost as good as the 3.2 VR6 they did, right guys?
@@Lifesabitchthenyoudie The V5 Sounds better than a V6
Now your talking! I had 3 of these, all petrol 2.2, one 2wd, two quattro avant's, early and a late, absolutely brilliant cars, quattro's were great in bad weather, you could watch a jag bat past and leave him on the wet roundabouts , last one was bought as salvage, one owner car, only needed a wing, later cars have the nicer dash and flush exterior door handles. Engine cam covers always rust and make engine look a mess.
I painted my cam cover in wrinkle finish black . Made a huge difference.
@@LacyK Next job---paint mine.
Wow this has brought childhood memories back to me. Back in the late 90's, my dad used to own a red 1986 100 Avant with a 2.0l or 2.2l petrol (Cant remember) with an auto gearbox. He used it to travel to work and to take his fishing kit in. (Perfect car for the job) Used to think it was a really cool car, and I remember it being a huge! The interior brought back memories especially the steering wheel with that big Audi logo on it. Wouldn't say no to owning one of these, but haven't seen one around around in years now.
My mate's dad had one of these .............not quick, bloody hell the boot space was HUGE. A very smart car in it's day, and this one's in great condition.
When executive cars became lighter and more aerodynamic so they could do more with less. Perhaps we need that approach again.
Indeed so!
@Jurassic Coast Comics cars are much bigger and heavier than they used to be
@Jurassic Coast Comics yes point taken - MX-5 too!
First thing I thought on seeing this car was what a pity they've become so rare in the UK. Big, comfortable, beautifully built, what's not to love?
You don't see many on the roads in the UK now, I do recall in the 1980s when they sent all the ladas back to Russia .Rivas, nivas etc they couldn't buy enough of them back. and when I used to look at them all parked up on the docks in great yarmouth there was loads of these audis, estate and saloons amongst them ready to board the ships /ferrys I think they were rugged and reliable and not over complex.
I absolutely loved this car when I was young and still do!
I didn’t think I’d like that car as much as I do now! I can’t believe how well it has fared over the years. They don’t build em like that any more!
Great road test!😄
At 11:32, this is where "Bridge too Far" was filmed. Notice the church, the elevated highway next to the houses...
Yeah, it's also know as the red district of Deventer.
Well spotted.
Thank you for the information, Paul. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@@colourado85 Is that red as in brothels, or red as in Socialism⁉️
@@Useaname I did watch the film a few days ago on Blu-Ray which I just bought.
On HD and a big screen, you seem to notice more detail...
I had two of these in the past, one a 2.0 litre and one a 2.3, both 5 cylinder engines. Loved them both to bits and in my opinion they represented the very pinnacle of Audi development. Economical, unfussy and robust. Quality control was such that you could predict component failures down to the nearest 1000 miles! You may recognise the hydraulics as Citroen as you say including the hydraulic assisted brake servo. The pumps were a bit leaky but did the job. God forbid that the owner of this one ever needs a front end, then I have one in the garage! Soooo envious. Rear wiper toggles between off and intermittent.
Thanks, I might hold you on to that :) I never got the intermittent function to work, it looks like a Golf II switch only you don't hear a toggle sound. You just get one or more cycles depening how long you press it. With such a flat back window you don't need it much since the wind will blow the rest off.
colourado85 does it intermittent after a wash wipe? Can't remember now but I remember that it was easy to turn on accidentally!
@@robinwells8879 No mine doesn't, it works exactly like Ian showed. Actually it always activates wash/wipe, you hear the pump turn on. So if you just want 1 wipe only you have to make a very short press otherwise you get 2 or more wipes.
Always have loved the clean and aerodynamic lines in this generation Audi 100. Haven't owned one though but I have at least the 1/43 scale model of the Audi 100 sedan (facelift version) :D
I feel you on this one. I used to own a B3 Passat. I was young and stupid, thinking it's not the car for me, but in reality it was the most comfortable and reliable car I've ever owned. And I miss it dearly.
4:23 is the headlamp angle/height adjustermabob.
Thanks for that
Is that for certain.? I assumed it was the instrument lighting dimmer.? or variable speed intermittent wipe as a 2nd possibility. Headlight beam angle is usually self-leveling if it has that feature.
@@jeremyfine1464 apparently I was totally wrong and it is in fact the idle adjuster. BMW's of the same era have a knob exactly like that, in exactly the same place, which is for the headlight angle... My bad!
@@jeremyfine1464 idle adjuster it is like Acme said. The instrument lighting dimmer sits in the binnacle itself. I don't know how the headlight beam angle is adjusted, apperantly it has 2 stalks which you can pull up. You can see one in the video, the other one lies in the boot..
5 cylinder engines > all other engines, imho. I remember when this model was released. I was, and still am, a HUGE fan of the C2/Type 43 Audi 100 and 200, and i would have one of those over any other Audi 100 now a days too. BUT: The C3 IS a better car. I did get to spent time in a sedan version of the car seen here, lived in a small town and one of the cab drivers rolled a non-turbo C3. Absolutely lovely car. Best car until some years later another cab driver bought a Citroen XM 3,0 V6. Now that is a cool taxi! :) ..the fact that the first one he bought died in a flood is another matter. Dude went out and bought another one, a station wagon this time, and kept rolling the V6 loveliness.
Anyways: Much love for bringing us some five cylinder goodness
JohnnyNr5 Damm right, I lost my interrest for Audi when the five cylinders disapered.
@@kenneth61 Hopefully, Audi will continue the 5-cylinder legacy in the RS3 and TT-RS for many years to come. Sad times going forward towards electric vehicles, I wish Audi would make 5 cylinders available in their cars again.
@@kenneth61 Me too. I really loved my 20valve 5cylinder Audi 90. 2 wheel drive (faster than the Quattro!) That 20v engine was so over-engineered, and a joy to wind out to redline! 10valves were great too. Had a few of those. Ace cars with brilliant engines.
Nigel Pritchard-Conrad Yeah! Thats a collectors car soon.
5-cyl engines are the sweet spot. More powerful and better sounding than a 4, better sounding and less thirsty than a 6.
When you are talking about fuel consumption. In 1982 I drove then the brand new Passat B2 Estate Diesel over a distance on 1150 miles. I had then 69 mpg, believe me or not. It had the 1,6 liter diesel from Golf. Maybe 52 hp. It could do 90 mph, but if you did the right thing with the diesel pump, you could reach at least 100 mph.
If they're Quattro seats, shouldn't there be four of them? :-)
Pip pip!
I lived in the NL for a couple of years and its amazing the number of older cars that are about. A work colleague of mine had a 23 year old Volvo 740 estate that he'd had since it was 3 years old. 320000km and still going strong
Engine sounds AMAZING
The Audi 100 C3 was a big achievement with cd 0.29. I have been a big fan since childhood.
Mine was a 2.3 5 cylinder, I lay in the boot once just to enjoy the glorious sound even more whilst my friend drove!
Terrible understeer in the wet though!!!😱
5 cylinder deliciousness!! I have always loved the sound of these engines. And the petrol version. I have a strange penchant for odd cylinder counts! You seem very comfortable driving on the other side mate. Thanks for sharing.
It always suprises me how quickly i get used to driving on the right.
Nice video. I particularly like the off-beat 5-cylinder engine noise, which nicely detracts from the diesel clatter, as far as it's possible to tell from your video.
I remember when these came out, in 1982. They were so far ahead of their time, truly revolutionary in looks & aerodynamics. I think the drag coefficient was something like 0.30 to 0.32 (much lower than anything else at the time), and they had pegs on the windows, which enabled them to open & close whilst being flush-fitted to the outside.
A mate of mine bought one of these used in Germany when I lived over there. It was a great drive, but it had a serious oil leak and the steering linkage felt like it had been in a shunt/prang somewhere. I've lived in Norway for ages now and you still see the odd 100 knocking about, normally driven by a 95 year old farmer with the eyes of a 3000 year old owl.
Good solid cars in their time and still are now.
Neighbour had the saloon petrol turbo one if I am not mistaken back then and remember how great it sounded on start and take off in the mornings lovely warble.
Thanks Ian.
Those cars had an absolutely innovative and ahead of time look back in 80's. I remember seeing one when I was kid and all of the other cars parked on the street seemed suddenly old fashioned.
That was superb. Funnily enough, I had a close encounter with an early 90s 100 Avant and my Lord, it's as gorgeous in the metal as you see in this video. Delicious! I certainly hope you get round to getting one so we can see more of its goodness!
Had plenty of Audi's and driven quite a few. Best is the 5 cylinder as the soundtrack has that intoxicating howl. Hate to think what the diesel 0 to 60 is!
Oh I do like that dash, clean, simple, very pleasing. There is just some magic about a huge estate. My dad and grandfather had a few, Peugeot 505, Citroen CX, Nissan 300C, Triumph 2500 S, etc.... They moaned about every estate car they had. But once they were sold they regretted it and ended up buying another estate. The estate car is a special breed for a special person. Possibly not as popular now due to the cheap multipurpose vehicles like the Citroen Berlingo. Keep seeing Berlingo's going for about £600 round here, not bad for the money.
I love the size of the interior and the sleekness
The C3 was a revolutionary design at its time, good to hear that the rest of the car doesn't seem to be bad either. I'd love to know how this compares to the C4 which slots right between the 100 here and the C5 A6 I owned (and thoroughly enjoyed) for a short time. I don't think I'd wanna give away my Senator for either though!
What killed a lot of these in the UK was the fact that the body was galvanised but the structure wasn't and could go rather horribly rotten. And, like a lot of big but not prestige brand cars, they went through a period where they were so cheap that it wasn't worth repairing even minor issues. I remember buying a very early petrol CC saloon in very nice condition indeed, with low mileage and more service history than you could shake a stick at, all from the original supplying dealer, for £50 because it had a clicking CV joint. I put a used driveshaft in it, put it through an MoT, which it sailed through, and then sold it as I didn't need that big a car, and promptly regretted it as it was just superb to drive and very comfortable despite being pretty much the poverty model. The Avant is a lot easier to park than the saloon as you can see where the back of the car is through the neat little window under the spoiler so, although bigger, it is a relative doddle to park. Although this engine doesn't have a lot of horsepower it has bags of torque which makes keeping the speed up very easy, something that the petrol engines in these also shared, which is exactly what made them so ideal for use in the vans. I find it interesting that this car has the 5-cylinder diesel as I thought the UK market turbo-diesels had 4-cylinders. I guess I could be wrong as diesels were incredibly rare in a car like the 100 in the UK at the time and I've never actually seen one and they barely even got mentioned in the motoring press as, well, nobody bought them. This really does make you wonder how and why it all went so wrong for Audi, going from making beautifully engineered and pleasingly different cars like this to the modern, unreliable, bloated twatmobiles they make now...
My dad had a saloon CD but it was 2.2 lt 5 cyl . He bought it when first available inthe UK but that was 1983 Y. Most aerodynamic production car 125mph top speed which was way ahead of the competition.
Nothing specific about the very nice car. Just wanted to say loving the road trip Ian. A little escape from the usual boring day, so for that thank you. Much appreciated adventures.
I always loved the shape of these Audi's, and was very disappointed as a kid when the time had come for my father to trade up his company car, a 1984 Audi 80 quattro 5 cylinder. I really hoped he was going to go for one of these with the same engine, but no he goes for a Volvo 740GLE! Although I've come to appreciate Volvo's in later years, even owning a '79 240 many years ago, when I was 10 Volvo's were about as cool as a cardigan knitted by your spinster aunt.
With regards to this particular car though. I'm not usually a big fan of diesel cars of this vintage, (especially without a turbo), but with this car it's pretty obvious how much of an advantage that extra cylinder is, when compared to your average 4 pot diesel of the time. Not only does it sound nice under acceleration, it appears to pick up speed rather well from a standstill. They're heavy cars too, so although it's only producing 70bhp the torque figure must be rather more impressive. When you compare this to something like an Escort diesel from the same era, (although they were in a much lower price bracket), engine wise, that horrible old 1.6 non turbo engine meant those old Ford's were miserable to drive. Yes, I know the Avant is a 2.0, but it's also a lot heavier than the Escort. Apart from the impressive MPG the Ford gave there was nothing else about them that'd cause you to buy one. Slow isn't the word, and even once you'd finally managed to coax the heap into life from cold, which wasn't easy, you were rewarded with a sound akin to someone shaking a box of rusty old spanners.
If anybody is still listening to me prattle on up until now, it probably wasn't worth it, but thanks anyway!
Can't wait to see your Louwman video. I'm just back from my holidays in Den Haag and have also been to the Museum. Quite impressive, especially the small car exhibition. Greetings from Germany!
I had an Audi 100 for ten years, best car I had ever own, it was a 1986, I just recall it as a type 44 when I had to get parts for it now and then, original parts were now and then cheaper than non-original parts for some strange reason. 952000 km when I sadly had to say goodbye to it, it was born as a turbo diesel but it had a strange sound from the engine, after some 200000 km this sound turned out to be coming from a piston rod that left the engine thru the engine block, not good, but a fully renovated engine, just without turbo, and it was dirt cheap to drive, 17km/l and at one trip from south in Sweden to Finland I manage 21.7km/l, it was at only 80km/h in speed as I had plenty of time.
The designer of the door-handles is not my friend, I had to change then about 5 times, the light switch (high/low beam) one time, front brakes for every 150000 km, rear brakes one time, radiator one time too, head lamps + fog light one time, the most difficult part to get hold of was a brake/servo pressure tank thing, it took more than a year to get one and during this time the cars front brakes had their own separate life with automatic braking when not needed, I still remember I had to cool down the front wheel with water, 10 litre pr time with a can forth and back many times at a petrol station before the wheels was cooled down that much that they were just warm, the most strange failure I had ever had with a car.
I had a 1.8 just like that. Mid 40s mpg on a run. Even the jack was aluminium to save weight and fuel
Wow audis 100 avant are quite rare today especially in such good condition.
In the early 90's I owned a dark metallica green saloon 2.2 E petrol which was basically a VW GTI engine with an extra fifth cylinder. Gorgeous engine noise, I often towed a caravan with it and when going uphill it emitted a wonderful deep bellow - If you are in the market try that engine! Very fond memories of that car.
I've never owned an Audi. But that looks like it would suit me down to the ground. Great video thank you 😎
Wow - back to the Netherlands. Elly's doing well.
You're right Mr. HubNut. As we get older we tend to value quality and comfort over speed and performance.
MCM...Yes I totally agree with you. Here in the US it's all about zero to 60 times and off road-ing BS. or too much plastic used inside.
What a car my dad had one, learned to drive in one of these 2.2 five pot petrol back in 1993.. the good old days 😜
I had an 1983 2,1 petrol automatic in copper colour with factory aircon, I kept it until 140,000km by which time the aircon compressor had died and the steering rack was leaking. It was nice to drive, fast and comfortable, great acceleration but a bit thirsty, I came across it for sale again many years later by which time it had 266,000 km on it, a nasty towbar fitted along with cheap supermarket tires but the body was still totally rust free.
Wow - I remember these appearing 1984 ish and immediately loved them the style and the size of the 100 and the 200 (was it later?). Even after 35 years they haven’t dated too badly and much better than other cars of the period. Thanks Ian for another top review.
Oh boy, I ran a 100CD Avant back in the 80s, with a 2.2 petrol injection 5 pot, a fabulous car, self levelling suspension and front wheel drive.
That's actually a really good looking car, the five cylinder petrol engine was quite good. I owned the old Audi 100 CD model with all the bells and whistles
Waiting for confirmation of the time by listening to the church bells allowed me
to make a cup of tea. Very considerate thanks.
I love the sound of a 5 cylinder since having my Volvo 850 🙂
I personally love non turbo diesels. My first car was a fabia 1.9SDi and it was plenty fast enough and very economical. Also owned a 1990 Renault Trafic with the Sofim 2.5 8140 non turbo diesel , which also was plenty fast enough in the real world and used less fuel than my sorento rurbo diesel or the transits at work. Could run either on veg oil or bio diesel. We could all live with non turbo diesels.
But world wide the powers that be want to encourage consumerism, fossil fuel sales, battery rare earth element and planned obselesence.
Thanks for the memory trip. I have owned a couple of these in the past and they're grat cars for sure!
German friend of mine had one of these back in 1988 though was a saloon & turbo I believe. Still, a tank of a car & we went off-roading in it to prove the point. No harm done to car or occupants.
The 80s was a good decade for Audi, outside of the automatic transmission problems, Audi was a decent car. Some of my favorite has to be the 90CD (84/85ish), Coupe, 100CD/200 (84/85) and the first generation V8. In the 90s I really lost intrest in Audi and that is because of the design. Great video, cheers
Yes few have mention the runaway cars with their automatic transmissions. Great comment.
Ahhhh....wonderful memories of a 1983 100 CS I had in the late 80’s. Wonderful 2.2 5 cylinder petrol. A beautiful metallic sage green and one of the nicest cars I’ve ever owned. These pre facelift cars are getting very thin on the ground now....(off to check ebay......)
i had 3 xud diesel engines 2 1.9 td one in a 405 pug estate (i loved that car) the other in a 306 they both went very well although the 306 was hateful it spent most of its time being recovered from the road side. The 3rd incarnation was a non turbo in a Citroen zx i remember it was painfully slow. Im guessing the 5th cylinder in the Audi makes all the difference
My parents had the Saloon. A 2.3 petrol I think. They adored it.
12:08: Still quite available in the Netherlands. You should be able to find one for less than 1000 euros.
14:21: Maybe you already figured this yourself but manual focus is ideal for these things. No need to change the focus on a test drive.
16:32: Yay, lower view! :D. Now at least I can see what the gearshifts look like. Typical Audi gearbox though, looks like you're stirring around in thick syrup.
20:17: I can tell from the way you steer that it's one of those cars that steers itself. Not many corrections needed. Lovely.
21:36: I prefer slow and steady and predicatable to fast and jumpy.
Another car I owned once. I had the later facelift model. Mine was a 1992 Sedan, with the 2.2litre 5 pot petrol engine. It was a very wafty car and the engine had a sewing machine like smoothness about it. The auto gearchange was very smooth too, but to be fair, a lot of Japanese and Australian cars of this era were beginning to have very smooth automatic gear shifts too. It had 320,000km on the clock when I bought it, and was very reliable apart from having to replace all the rubber cooling system hoses under the bonnet. They'd corroded with age! I understand after 1994, this shape continued on as the A6 until 1997.
I have a soft spot for Audis, even modern ones, despite their Volkswagen group reliability issues.
I had a petrol Audi 100 like that but with the boot, bloody lovely to drive it was. My mates at the time called it the ‘pimpmobile’ as it was huuge. You could stretch your legs out in the back seat and still not touch the drivers seat in front of you 😁
I tried that car when it was brand new, with a small petrol engine. I didn't like it then. It seems pretty big outside, and inside in shoulder height, and narrow where your head is. Some four years later, after facelift, I drove the Quattro 136 HP version about 400 miles on narrow Scandinavian winter roads. Then I liked it. I had the Sierra XR4x4 on the same trip the year before. The Audi was a much, much better car on those roads condition.
But there is something to remember. That Audi model came, when Mercedes 123-series was the model to buy. It came as 200D, 220D, 240D and 300D. Still very agricultural.
The diesel to blow your mind then, was the new BMW 524TD. Much better than the 300TD.
By the way, my boss earlier, had the model before and I drove it when it was new. A Audi 100 CD with automatic and 136 HP. Much nicer car than the later, and in CD version, it had pillows, as the 200 models also got later on.
Its a nice car and felt thoroughly modern in the 80s, remember my dad testing one of these over a Volvo 240, Peugeot 505 and that infamous Ford Sierra. The one he drove had headlamp washers and my all time favourite was at the rear seats I could have a light to read my Enid Blytons while on the road.
It didn't stay with him for long, 2 or 3 years it was before it was replaced with a Mercedes W124. Back in the days when company cars were all the rage. Pity these days the concept of company cars have become a rarity.
I think the car just visible at 12:31 is not a Triumph Renown but an RM Riley of 1946-54, probably a 1½ litre and a later one with the larger rear window.
A 69hp, non-turbo, diesel engine... with that sound?! Only in an I5.
I've just bought an 89 100 1.8E. C3.on a cheap trade-in deal after my loyal Merc 240D died of terminal rust over the right front suspension.Galvanised.Cleanest veteran daily driver I've seen in a long time.Fitted with black leather seats from a flashier model.The doors shut with noise several tones higher than the clunk of the Merc.Gearshift linkage sloppy and needs 'feel' to change compared with Merc but 5 gears.
Become a bit of a rarity on Sweden's roads.
I was totally amazed with this car back when it was new, back when I was 9 years old. Had not cared for Audis at all before, but with the super cool aero-design, it was just someting else. Futher proof that with a good basic volume, you don't need a gazillion details to help the design look great - and the same goes with the interior. Also, it seems like you get great visability in the 100 Avant, which makes me wish I drove one of those and not the clasutrophobic Audi 80 in driving school. That car put me off Audis ever since...
Interesting information om the road tax system in the Netherlands. In DK souch Audi would also cost around 100 EUR a month. After 35 years it will be reduced with 3/4. Thank you for another great and informative video.
i had a few of those Avant and the saloon Diesal and 5 cyl petrol absolute fantastic cars loved them
Hi Ian,what a cool review on this Audi 100, Avant,as it stands looks nice on wheel trims and gold body.
Had a 100cc saloon in the same beige metallic a 2 litre petrol. Lovely autobahn cruiser. Used to get around 40 on the motorway but stop start around town more like 18
the low gears are lower than you'd expect so they really pick up their skirts and fly from a standstill then cruise in a really tall 5th
Would have another
Lovely . My favourite era of Audi's - premium quality and uncomplicated by unnecessary complexity/electronics and the modern millstone of stupendous cost. I bought a 1983 Avant for literally pennies to help me with a house move about 5 years ago - it was a 130,000 miler but mint. Drove like a new car. After my move I had a complete mindf**k and sold it. What an idiot - every time I see an Audi (any Audi) I kick, and hate, myself.
Yeah those d20 and d24 engines sound incredible. I miss my old d24t Volvo 960.
Brings back so many awesome high school memories. I was the only one with an Audi in the parking lot ✊ even if it was a million years old at the time.