longest time of owning AND driving an Audi? - Page 5

ChrisG · 06-01-15, 10:28 PM

Bought my 80 Sport in February 1985 and still have it. )112000 miles)
Mind her A4 1.8 QTS was July 1999 and she still has that, only 90000 miles.

hmg · 06-01-15, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben

A family friend has used this 80s auto as a daily since ~1991, she's 82 now you know:

That rear bumper gave her age away

Respect due though at 82.

Ben · 06-01-15, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hmg

That rear bumper gave her age away

Respect due though at 82.

Heh, the pic shows the car after it had just come back from the body shop for door and front wing repairs after the latest "incident". They had cleaned the car for her but if you look at the rear of the cill, you can see a bit of the green moss they missed that usually covers the car. It quickly reverted to milky pink soon after.

hmg · 06-01-15, 11:40 PM

after the latest "incident"

My Gran drove until she was 87. Never had an accident in her life,but she saw a few in her rear view mirrors.

Davy 85-80 · 07-01-15, 07:43 AM

I have owned my 85 80 20 years, a plain old FWD 1.8GL facelift model, almost 200,000 miles and used it right up untill last winter when I took it off the road for some paintwork to be refreshed

Mint Sauce · 07-01-15, 08:49 AM

My father, who passed away 2 months ago, bought his Audi 100 new in 1986 and drove it until his passing. -> 28 years.

Coxy · 07-01-15, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by steveb

Had my coupe 1800 since 1993, 380,000 miles

wow!! How many miles have you done in it in that time?

geneandbolly · 07-01-15, 09:24 AM

the quattro: three and a half years is the longest i've owned any car and that's only because i've hardly ever driven it due to one glitch or another!!

Flying Frank · 07-01-15, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by geneandbolly

the quattro: three and a half years is the longest i've owned any car and that's only because i've hardly ever driven it due to one glitch or another!!

Three and a half years is a lifetime by comparison to my car ownership, most don't last more than a year or so and then I feel its time for a change ....the only constant I can claim is being a VW/Audi enthusiast for nearly 50 years ...as one of my early cars was a '55 Beetle ( oval window ) just another of the many I wish I still had. Audis came into my life in 1982 and was a fan of them from that time on, but how many? Have lost count!

Tim C · 07-01-15, 09:41 AM

Acquired my quattro in February '98, a month before Leggy. But I make that 17 years, not 18?

Anyhow, that puts us about mid field by the looks of it.

Have to confess that it was my daily driver only for the first 3-4 years, but still gets used. It was at 183k when purchased and now has 243k miles.

07-01-15, 07:43 AM	#45
Davy 85-80 Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 64	I have owned my 85 80 20 years, a plain old FWD 1.8GL facelift model, almost 200,000 miles and used it right up untill last winter when I took it off the road for some paintwork to be refreshed __________________ 1985, 80, slighty modified 1986 80 Quattro Project 2001 A6 Quattro Sport TDi and a few Kawasakis

07-01-15, 09:24 AM	#48
geneandbolly 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The Psychiatric Ward, North Ayrshire Posts: 7,490	the quattro: three and a half years is the longest i've owned *any* car and that's only because i've hardly ever driven it due to one glitch or another!! __________________ 1997 Audi S6 Ruby Red

07-01-15, 09:41 AM	#50
Tim C Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Poole, Dorset, England Posts: 1,729	Acquired my quattro in February '98, a month before Leggy. But I make that 17 years, not 18? Anyhow, that puts us about mid field by the looks of it. Have to confess that it was my daily driver only for the first 3-4 years, but still gets used. It was at 183k when purchased and now has 243k miles. __________________ quattro RR - crystal silver quattro WR - 1981 Lombard RAC rally recreation (50% share) Nissan Navara - tow car / service vehicle for above A4 2.0T quattro s-line special edition - wife's http://www.flickr.com/photos/37654549@N06/sets/

06-01-15, 10:28 PM	#41
ChrisG Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bracknell, Berks. Posts: 1,465	Bought my 80 Sport in February 1985 and still have it. )112000 miles) Mind her A4 1.8 QTS was July 1999 and she still has that, only 90000 miles.

06-01-15, 11:40 PM	#44
hmg Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Cheshire Posts: 632	after the latest "incident" My Gran drove until she was 87. Never had an accident in her life,but she saw a few in her rear view mirrors.

07-01-15, 08:49 AM	#46
Mint Sauce Grown up member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 20	My father, who passed away 2 months ago, bought his Audi 100 new in 1986 and drove it until his passing. -> 28 years.