Audi S2. An interesting car from a not so distant past.
While digging in my HD, I fell on these 2 pictures, featuring an Audi S2....
A bit like the Madeleine from Proust. I immediately recalled how fascinated I was with this car.
It was a fast car, secure, also, and reliable. With a small touch of sportivity.
This is a car I never owned but which made me dream in the 90ies.
Some 20 years after, the body is typical from the 90ies. A bit square, as you can see on the picture below.
With time passing, I much prefer the classicism of the Audi A 4 Convertible, which is a true Classic, in my opinion.
But if sensations are important, then this one is still strong.
And the interior was quite nice, too! A bit austere, actually, but serious.
What do you think?
Best,
Nicolas
This one has been my dream car for a long time ...
I remember it was a pretty fast car for those days but the gearbox (manual) was horribly slow ... not that i would mind driving an S2 Coupé these days
The gearbox was one of the flaws, at that time.
And it was a 5, to a 6 gears...
Still, I didn't forget it. I did a search on the net, wow, the prices are still high!
All the best, my friend.
Nicolas
Was this a cousin to the Scirocco? . . .
Well, the VW Scirocco was born in 1976, slightly modified in 78 and
The Scirocco II came in the early 1980...
I had the first generation from 1978. GT, 90 HP. But it ran pretty fast and was super exciting to drive.
I got it from my mother in 1983, it had 120 000 Kilometers, and I drove it for 5 years. Had to let it go, not because of the engine ( 290 000 Kiometers without issues! ) but because of the rust on the floor... I saw the road through it!
Best,
Nicolas
Must be a typical VW problem
Must be a typical VW problem.
My first car, a 1961 Beatle which I bought in 1973, I had to let go because I was getting wet feet while driving in the rain.
The seeing the road go by didn't bother me though.
Don
It is not VW's priviledge... It seems that italian cars had the same issue. [nt]
Rust on VW's ...
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The treatment of the steel, and the steel , were not the same in 1987, than in the 70ies,
IMO...
Yep, a huge leap taken in the 80ies ...
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