Faults:

The water pump blew. It cost 100 euro to fix. (and 2 hours of my own work)

The ABS light comes on at 125 km/h (75 mph). Probably a relay error.

Driver seat broke. I Had to weld.

Clutch totally broke down. It cost 150 euro and 8 hours of my own work to fix.

Interior heat radiator blew, water spilled into cabin. Took 80 euro and 10 hours of my own work to fix. I had to take the whole dashboard apart.

General Comments:

I really love this car. It is very solid, it still looks modern and is very comfortable.

The handling costs are at minimum. It has an average consumption of 5.5 liter/100 km.

It is a turbo diesel, has only 82 HP, but goes quite well. On flats it can reach up to 190 km/h.

Faults:

Suspensions must undergo repairs pretty often (in part because of the road quality).

Air direction switch is getting harder to use, probably needing a cleaning of the mechanism.

General Comments:

The car is very solid and well-built. Even after 15 years it doesn't show important flaws and handles very well.

The Audi 80's design is still attractive and I really like standing and just watching its unique shape.

The thing I admire most is the interior of the car, which is of good quality and still modern design, although its plastic parts are no match for newer materials.

Faults:

I bought the car for a hundred dollars with the understanding that it had a blown engine. As it turns out, the engine was fine. Still to replace are the exhaust, water pump, and shocks.

General Comments:

I have only had the car for about 2 months, and in that time including the cost of the car I have payed about 200 dollars. I have saved myself tons of money by doing the work myself. All said and done I should have this car in very good working condition for well under a thousand dollars. I was dead set against European cars before I got this car, but I have since changed my tune. It's a pleasure to work on and a pleasure to drive.

Faults:

Replaced the front struts.

Replaced the exhaust system.

Had to fix an electrical problem before it would run.

A few minor wiring problems throughout the car, don't know how to fix (trunk light, glove box light, front passenger window control light, etc.).

General Comments:

I love this car. My dad got it for me because he owns a wrecking yard and bought it for $400. It's not the best car ever, but you can't go wrong for such a low cost. He had to get it running and replace a few things, but it runs fine now. Still won't pass DEQ, but oh well.

It has power everything, which is really nice compared to my old Volvo which had power steering, brakes, and locks, which wasn't much help. I'm a little too used to rear-wheel drive though, so every once in a while I oversteer.

Lastly, the performance is so so. With just me in the car driving around, I feel like I'm in a sports car. But get a friend or two in there and the weight really bogs down the performance. I wasn't expecting incredible speed from this car, but I also didn't think the drop-off would be so severe.