Nice to see a few replies!
I know this can be a topic that divides opinion and as I said it's just a thought at the moment.
My situation is that I bought the car as a winter driver while my main car was having a turbo changed. Now I do all my own work on my cars and the turbo change quickly became an engine rebuild which with working away with work etc ended up taking almost 2 years!
In the meantime I got quite taken with the Audi and even now seem loathed to get rid of it.
the problem for me is it's not viable to keep two cars in use that hardly ever see 30mpg.
For the last month I've been using a Rover 2.0 turbo diesel and getting 43-45mpg. Given the choice I'd love to get something higher(40??) from the audi.
LPG was considered (parts are available on ebay) but the coupe already has a petrol tank and a spare wheel in the boot so another tank will take up what little room I have left.
A diesel option seems the answer. I reckon the torque and lack of revs is actually more suited to the daily commute.
I understand the diesel g/box will have to be used and having the car off the road for a few months isn't a problem. There is an element of enjoying the challenge in doing it as well.
A 1.9 or 2.5 tdi sounds great.
What cars were these fitted to?
Were these engines fitted in-line (as per the coupe) with a FWD layout?
I know getting the motor in the car is only half the battle. The ecu and wiring will be a right pain.
Just gathering info at the moment.
JB
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