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A friend of mine is in NZ for a year and looking for a runaround. He's got his heart set on an Audi 80 he's had a look at that seems in good nick. Wondering if anyone knows much about these cars and what common problems to look for are?

Also, if anyone's got a decent 3 series sedan or wagon for $2500 or less he could be very interested.

Cheers in advance.

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My father owned an Audi 80 wagon for like 5 years and never had a single problem, except when he fit new mags on the car and turns out the bolts were too short and only screwed in like 3 turns. One of the bolts came loose and was grinding against the centre cap plate (hence didn't fall out) but yep. Other than that, great runabout as far as I know from our experience.

Aiden is selling the e46 318i sedan in Hamilton for 2500. Seems in good nick, otherwise have a trawl through trademe, I doubt any e36 wagons for 2500 but there are plenty of e36 sedans and even coupes for that price range.

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My father owned an Audi 80 wagon for like 5 years and never had a single problem, except when he fit new mags on the car and turns out the bolts were too short and only screwed in like 3 turns. One of the bolts came loose and was grinding against the centre cap plate (hence didn't fall out) but yep. Other than that, great runabout as far as I know from our experience.

Aiden is selling the e46 318i sedan in Hamilton for 2500. Seems in good nick, otherwise have a trawl through trademe, I doubt any e36 wagons for 2500 but there are plenty of e36 sedans and even coupes for that price range.

Yep, similar story here. Dad had one yonks ago, mid-90's. Great car, started everytime, even when covered in snow. Seemed to be built solidly. Pretty sure it wasn't what you'd call cheap on gas, and repairs would set you back a fair way further than an equivalent jappa.... getting risky now they're so old. That said, there are a heap still on the road. Always a good sign.

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Pretty good cars, parts a bit harder to find than an older bmw. No rust which is a bonus.

Transmission is what I would focus on, whether manual or auto make sure it changes nicely

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When i was working at New World, the produce manager had one, told me it cost him 1600 to have the timing belt changed? the crowd hadn't done one before so was a learning exercise for the aparently. but must have been something wierd for that astronomical price surely? maybe its at the back of the engine?

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They have great brake master cylinder upgrades for e30s :D 25mm

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yukky to work on , some parts will be hard to come by now.

have a tidy 95 328i sedan for $2900

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yukky to work on , some parts will be hard to come by now.

have a tidy 95 328i sedan for $2900

Got a linky, Brent? If not can you email some pics and I'll see if I can tempt him?

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My girlfriends dad has an Audi 90 which as far as I'm aware is quite similar. The 2.3 |5 for him. The water pump went a while back and he spent some time trying to get a new one for it, parts seem to be rather hard to find but he rarely actually has any problems with it and is overall a decent, solid car.

I personally find they look funny under the bonnet due to the radiator placement haha but don't think 80s have it in the same place.

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