What AUDI is this and is it cool?

Title sums it up pretty good. Were they good cars? Worth looking into more?

It's an old, rare Audi that's clearly not running. Need I say more?

That’s an Audi 5000 from the 80’s.  Cool would not be a word I’d associate with it, maybe 130HP from the 5 cylinder engine.   It looks remarkably complete for being close to 40 years old. 

One of the most aerodynamic cars on the road when it was introduced, IIRC. Kneecapped by 60 Minutes, and the wagon is super-cool.

The turbo's could be quick-ish but neglected electronics and fueling will e less than fun.  There were a number of random cool ones.

That's an Audi 5000, or maybe a 100/200. The squared off rear arches mean it's a 10v. If it's an automatic, it's a non turbo, FWD car. Manuals would get the 10vt, which was cool, but the CIS fuel injection systems are pretty difficult to revive. 
 

I think they're cool, but I'm biased. I'm restoring a later 20v version currently. There's probably more than a few parts on that thing that I could use, honestly lol

With those door handles it's a 1988 or later. The refresh was Jan 88

11GTCS said:

That’s an Audi 5000 from the 80’s.  Cool would not be a word I’d associate with it, maybe 130HP from the 5 cylinder engine.   It looks remarkably complete for being close to 40 years old. 

It is an Audi 100 from the 80s/90s. Maaaybe a 200.

It doesn't have the UFO brakes, so it isn't a 200 turbo quattro (one of only two cars to get a 20v turbo in the US) and it isn't a V8.  

That looks like a very damp environment for a window that won't close.

If you wanted an old German car to sink gobs of money into, that would be a great start.

Keith Tanner said:

One of the most aerodynamic cars on the road when it was introduced, IIRC. Kneecapped by 60 Minutes, and the wagon is super-cool.

Ya, that was the "unintended acceleration" thing which almost finished Audi off in the United Sates. Later determined to be pedal placement which some Americans apparently couldn't seem to figure out.

I can smell it from here. 

Horrible cars. Marginally better than the 5000, but still awful cars.

If you are lucky it is pearlescent white, one of the best factory colors ever.

In reply to preach (dudeist priest) :

Was pearlescent white. Was. 

In reply to Steve_Jones :

Now its pigeonscent white.

If it is a quattro maybe.  If not  scrap metal

I need that bumper and passenger fender though lol 

Is that the model that had the gas and brake pedals at the same elevation, causing "unintended acceleration"?

914Driver said:

Is that the model that had the gas and brake pedals at the same elevation, causing "unintended acceleration"?

This one looks a hair later.. I'd guess a 200 from here. I agree with previous posters that if it's a quattro it may be worth dragging out of a ditch. If not, hard pass.

5 cylinder engine is bulletproof. Would not touch if an automatic. Trim and interior parts will be mostly unobtainium now. CIS fuel injection heavily limits modifications but you won't be making any once you price any performance parts. Solid, heavy cars that are nice for highway cruising but I wouldn't call them sporty.

If you want to enter that world, the 4000/90 quattro sedans are far more fun. Coupe GTs even more so, but the most any of those 5 cylinders produced back then was maybe 135hp without a turbo. The turbos were KKK models, so expensive if needed. It used to be popular to swap a 5000/200 turbo engine into the smaller 4000 chassis.

Even if that car were free I'd probably pass nowadays. The HVAC systems weren't reliable and you have to disassemble most of the car to even get at it.

Streetwiseguy said:

Horrible cars. Marginally better than the 5000, but still awful cars.

This just confirms it'll be popular with a handful of people here. 

I think its a turbo 10v 200, based on the headlights. Didn't the non turbo models have larger headlights?

914Driver said:

Is that the model that had the gas and brake pedals at the same elevation, causing "unintended acceleration"?

If I recall, the 5000s had the brake pedal for manual and automatic cars. I recall my automatic Quantum had something similar, and both did not have that huge brake pedal commonly see on automatic cars. 

In reply to aw614 :

IIRC the brake-to-gas spacing was the same as some other cars such as Civics, and the unintended acceleration events tended to happen to secondary drivers who weren't familiar with the cars. It was an ergonomic but also almost a psychological problem. 60 Minutes did a real hatchet job on Audi with that whole thing, including modifying cars to make their point. I've never taken them seriously because of it. Not that Dateline NBC is any better after fitting pyros to pickup trucks. Way to destroy public trust, guys.