type 44 battery location

[Graham Thackrah]

Hi,

> Every type 44 I've ever seen, even the Euro versions, had the battery
> under the back seat.  Maybe the right hand drive did come standard with
> this battery mounting, but if I recall previous threads, a very small
> number of right hand drive type 44 wagons were made, maybe even less
> units than the Sport Quattro.

You aint seen Rob's then, as he said, it's a rhd '89 2wd type 44 avant
auto with no AC (facelifted, with new dash, not the older 5k type, which
in the UK was always called an Audi 100 anyway). The battery is under the
scuttle cover (which has an OE cut out in it for access to the battery)
just in front of the windscreen where all the AC gubbins is on cars with
it fitted. It's the nearside (left side of car from drivers perspective,
right hand side looking face on to the front of the car). That all correct
Rob?

There were *loads* of type 44 wagons made and imported to the UK, but in
the UK, in 1989, if you wanted a 200 tqw you got a 100 tqw with an MC2
engine in it (and maybe some leather and AC, I'm not sure about that bit),
the only 100 avants with rhd and that engine IIRC. There were 7 brought
in, that is more than the Sport Quattro, I think they originally imported
6 of those to the UK;) There are 70 odd 100 tq saloons of 1989 vintage
with the MC2 engine in them. Information originally supplied by Phil P. At
Phils last count (last December) they were all still running too:)

http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/quattro/20011203/040655.html

Cheerio,

Graham.