Do I keep or do I sell the quattro?

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  • SA BOY
    S2Forum Addict
    • Feb 2011
    • 310
    • Home: South Africa Current: United Kingdom

    #1

    Do I keep or do I sell the quattro?

    Been here eight years now and fed up of being cold so we off to Spain next year. So my question to you guys is, do I take my 1984 ur with and convert to left hand or do I sell it here and replace it when in Spain? What do you think?
  • jade
    S2Forum Extremist
    • Jan 2005
    • 1811
    • Home: New Zealand Current: Spain

    #2
    Originally posted by SA BOY
    Been here eight years now and fed up of being cold so we off to Spain next year. So my question to you guys is, do I take my 1984 ur with and convert to left hand or do I sell it here and replace it when in Spain? What do you think?
    Keep it.... leave RHD. UR quattros will cost you more in Europe
    RS 2 580HP

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    • Tonybolony
      S2Forum Maniac
      • Dec 2011
      • 636
      • Country: Wales

      #3
      Originally posted by SA BOY
      Been here eight years now and fed up of being cold so we off to Spain next year. So my question to you guys is, do I take my 1984 ur with and convert to left hand or do I sell it here and replace it when in Spain? What do you think?
      Photos Please

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      • UrS4boy
        S2Forum Obsessed
        • Feb 2006
        • 11859
        • Country: Canada

        #4
        Originally posted by SA BOY
        So my question to you guys is, do I take my 1984 ur with and convert to left hand or do I sell it here and replace it when in Spain?
        Since the fire wall/scuttle and water box (items 15 and 21 below) for are different from LHD to RHD and the wiring harnesses are also different, I would suggest that very likely it would be economically unfeasible to make the conversion from RHD to LHD. Better to sell in RSA or ship back to the UK and sell there. Also Items 33 and 34 below are different LHD to RHD. And the pedal box and....and...

        http://audi.7zap.com/en/rdw/audi+cou.../805-68000/#15

        RS2'd 93 UrS4 5 spd sedan
        94 UrS4 V8 6 spd manual avant

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        • SA BOY
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          • Feb 2011
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          • Home: South Africa Current: United Kingdom

          #5
          Originally posted by jade
          Keep it.... leave RHD. UR quattros will cost you more in Europe
          would love to keep it overtaking could be interesting

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          • SA BOY
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            • Feb 2011
            • 310
            • Home: South Africa Current: United Kingdom

            #6
            Originally posted by Tonybolony
            Photos Please
            will get some pics on here soon

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            • SA BOY
              S2Forum Addict
              • Feb 2011
              • 310
              • Home: South Africa Current: United Kingdom

              #7
              Originally posted by UrS4boy
              Since the fire wall/scuttle and water box (items 15 and 21 below) for are different from LHD to RHD and the wiring harnesses are also different, I would suggest that very likely it would be economically unfeasible to make the conversion from RHD to LHD. Better to sell in RSA or ship back to the UK and sell there. Also Items 33 and 34 below are different LHD to RHD. And the pedal box and....and...

              http://audi.7zap.com/en/rdw/audi+cou.../805-68000/#15

              also would need rack and dash etc etc, I see what you mean.

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              • piotr
                S2Forum Extremist
                • Jul 2012
                • 1470
                • Home: Poland Current: England

                #8
                Personally I would prefer to sell it and buy the car over there witch was buil as LHD.

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                • macspring
                  S2Forum Zealot
                  • Mar 2005
                  • 6371
                  • Home: Ireland Current: Wallis & Futuna

                  #9
                  Sell it and buy 'something' in Spain. I do appreciate it will be a wrench to sell it. Or store it with a pal until you are sure you're staying in Spain.

                  Sitting on the wrong side is a pita. btdt.





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                  • newsh
                    S2Forum Obsessed
                    • Aug 2003
                    • 16226
                    • Country: United Kingdom

                    #10
                    Take it with you and drive it, I drove a left hooker here in the UK for a few years, it was awesome.

                    S2 Coupe 3B Project


                    Ur quattro restoration

                    S2 Avant

                    Boost is the new rock and roll!
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                    • SA BOY
                      S2Forum Addict
                      • Feb 2011
                      • 310
                      • Home: South Africa Current: United Kingdom

                      #11
                      Thanks for your thoughts, will give it some more thought
                      Also contemplating a 3b swop for the wr engine as I have almost everything ready to go. Have tried searching flywheel info but can't find anything regarding timing pin position as I will stick with the wr flywheel, any links? Thanks.

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                      • LHD_Kid
                        S2Forum Possessed
                        • May 2006
                        • 3697
                        • Home: England Current: Belgium

                        #12
                        Originally posted by newsh
                        Take it with you and drive it, I drove a left hooker here in the UK for a few years, it was awesome.


                        Don't see the issue. Just take it and drive it.

                        I have only had LHD in the UK for almost the last 15 yrs
                        Honda CBR 1100XX Blackbird Turbo....undergoing major changes.....
                        S2 Coupe... bit easier off the line...
                        '03 ZX12-R daily hack.... lots of nice bolt ons...

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                        • newsh
                          S2Forum Obsessed
                          • Aug 2003
                          • 16226
                          • Country: United Kingdom

                          #13
                          Originally posted by LHD_Kid




                          Don't see the issue. Just take it and drive it.



                          I have only had LHD in the UK for almost the last 15 yrs

                          The clue is in the name

                          S2 Coupe 3B Project


                          Ur quattro restoration

                          S2 Avant

                          Boost is the new rock and roll!
                          sigpic

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                          • K Simmonds
                            S2Forum Zealot
                            • Dec 2007
                            • 7627
                            • Country: Wales

                            #14
                            I agree, being on my second LHD Corrado I don't really see an issue, sometimes it's actually an advantage as you can see up the inside of vehicles ahead and one simply needs to hang back a little further on long straights before overtaking.

                            I'd take the car with me and continue to enjoy it.
                            1990 B3 2.0 80 quattro.
                            1992 C4 2.8 Avant quattro
                            1994 MTM RS2.
                            1998 B5 TDI quattro Sport.
                            2000 B5 TQS.

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                            • geneandbolly
                              S2Forum Extremist
                              • Sep 2013
                              • 1356
                              • Country: Scotland

                              #15
                              Originally posted by SA BOY
                              would love to keep it overtaking could be interesting
                              it's fast enough to cope even with spanish driving! keep it as it is. worth more than
                              any bank account these days . .

                              1997 Audi S6 - The Purple Helmet!

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