83 Audi 5000s
iridebmx65
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i have an Audi 5000s i'm selling. i figured i could only get maybe $500 but i have had offers from all over the world wanting to buy it. can anybody tell me why this is? is ti like a rare car or something?
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The only Audi 5000 worth more than scrap metal (sorry) would be a 5000 Quattro Turbo Wagon. Those are rare and you might get inquiries from Europe on that one.
An Audi 5000 is a car that would be hard to even give away!
I should add that a powerful factor working against keeping older cars in some European countries, such as Italy, for example, were repeated government programs to get older, polluting cars out of circulation, and production of new cars cranked up. These social engineering programs took the form of financial incentives for owners of old cars to trade them for new ones.
Anyway, check for vacuum leaks wherever you can.
When the 5000s first came to the US, they caught a lot of attention----the styling was quite startling next to the boxy Americans and Japanese cars, and the cars Quattro system (if you ordered it) coupled to the 5000s luxury was irresistible to the ski set.
But problems soon arose, and they weren't small problems. In one case, engine oil would contaminate the gearboxes, and destroy both of them simultaneously----nice, eh? Parts were expensive, as in VERY expensive (still are-- how about new headlight assemblies for $1000 bucks a pop?), and dealers often dualed with VW, meaning maybe one Audi tech for ten VW techs.
Even today, many independent "German" repair shops won't touch an Audi.
The Quattro system is fabulous and near bulletproof and revolutionized AWD in passenger vehicles, but otherwise Audi's bad reputation in America is well-deserved, even without the "sudden acceleration" scandal that probably had no basis in fact.
You can buy an old 80s Audi, or you can drive a steak knife into your forehead and get the same effect. The choice is yours.
Just my two cents but that's my story and I'm stickin' to it. :P
Or if you really like these big Audis, get a Turbo Quattro Wagon, and then you'll have something worth putting some money into.
Next problem, the car starts really hard, with one key turn but it sputters and takes 2-5 minutes to run smooth, and will not move in drive until then. I've checked the plugs, wires and cap & rotor, but not replaced them yet. Also the car passed smog with good numbers even though it started weird like this. I don't get it, it's just acting bad upon the initial cold start.
As for hard starts, that could be a gazillion things, but by all means check tune up parts.
Also, look for a vacuum leak in the "bellows" at that comes off the fuel distributor---look way down underneath it.
That poor running after start up sounds like classic cold start compensator problems to me, since it sounds like it starts right up with one hit on the starter. That pretty much rules out serious ignition or tune problems. Is an 83 still carbureted? If it's fuel injected what type of injection? Bosch CIS mechanical? Or is electronic multi port?
Another idea I had was that if you had a leaking injector, the car would start right up but run ragged until the excess fuel from the leaking down the night before, burned off.
I remember several years ago a guy tried to sell me a 5000, I think it was an 82. It was in really decent cosmetic condition, but it ran weird - I took it for a short drive just for the hell of it. It seemed to run rich - not easy to start, and you could smell the fumes...FI must have been out of adjustmennt. I could have had it for maybe $800...but I need that like I need a hole in my head. You barely see those things on the road anymore. If I wanted one, it would have to be turbo, for the full maintenance drama effect.