86 coupe Digidash

[Mark Donohoe]

This is the 2nd 86 coupe I've owned with a digital dash. First one was red with, grey cloth.  This current one is silver with grey cloth.  Both are automatics.  

Mark D.


Original message:
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:57:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Kris Loveless <kris.loveless at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: 86 coupe Digidash
To: "quattro at audifans.com" <quattro at audifans.com>
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My car is Tornado Red with Quartz Grey Kensington Velour.  I bought the car on a whim last year after seeing it on Craigs List.  I saved it from certain death last year and I just couldn't pass up buying it.   Definitely not a interior color of choice. The VIN decodes as a 86 coupe and the build date in the door is 3/86.  

Here's a few pictures:

After a detail:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/kmloveless/86GT/Detail038.jpg

The Digi-Dash
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/kmloveless/86GT/Coupe09-03-07004.jpg

And of the interior
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/kmloveless/86GT/Coupe09-03-07021.jpg
    
You would have thought a digi-dash car would have a leather interior and be a little more special

I've been lurking on this list since buying the car last summer.  Car was in rough shape but the body was pretty good.  Rear window was temporary plastic, broken window regulators, shocks were toast, front brake rotors were gone, motor was tapping like crazy and the radio had been ripped out.  A few salvage parts, Boge Shocks, rotors, pads, new lifters, timing belt and TLC I've been using it as a daily driver since last fall and through the winter.

I also have a 87 4kcsq that I'm working on building as a track beater...and a '01 A6 2.7T 6 speed, but those are another story.

Love to hear what you all think about the color combination with the digi-dash.

Kris in KC

----- Original Message ----
From: David Ullrich <david.ullrich at gmail.com>
To: "quattro at audifans.com" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, February 4, 2008 6:19:38 PM
Subject: Re: 86 coupe Digidash

Your CGT should have red leather interior, and be white with white painted
rims (Commemerative Edition)...there's a rumor that some CE's came in Zermat
Silver...but I've never seen any proof of that. Other than the 86 CEs, I
don't believe any 86s came with digi-dashes. ALL 1987's did, including the
Coupe GT "Special Build" or Coupe GT 2.3 which is mistakenly called the
1987.5 by some...I say mistakenly because it was built throughout the whole
model year run...and in fact there was ONE 1986 CGT 2.3.

Dave
Former CGT 2.3 owner
-Audiless for now