Re: 100E origins

[waves@EPIX.NET]

>Actually I seem to remember seeing these in Europe a bit and my
understanding is
>that the e stands for electronic fuel injection as it does on many other German
>cars.
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I'm not sure that is accurate either. The 'i' designation, such as 318i or
GTi stood for 'injection'. I wasn't aware that the 100e had any mechanical
or injection differences from that of a higher priced 100s. Personally, I
think it's a wonderful idea, being that Audis of the era were notorious for
power window reg. and switch failures, and for climate control problems. An
all manual 100 would be prefferable in those instances.




>Max 2*5kcst
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>> We had one of these on our car lot a few months back. I think it was a 1989,
>> and you're right, it was very 'utilitarian' in nature. From what I could
>> tell, it was every bit the same as a regular 100, with the exception of
>> interior detail. The 'E' designation probably meant 'economy' as it was
>> noticably cheaper than the regular 100 we had next to it. It was a fairly
>> rare model obviously and my thoughts as to why it even existed are based on
>> the era. First, Audi was still mired in the un-intended acceleration
>> debacle. It needed to boost sales and figured a base model 100 would help.
>> It was also the decline of the high-priced automobile market, both new and
>> used. Even though I work on these cars, and we sell them as well, I've still
>> only ever seen one.
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                       Rolf Mair is: waves@epix.net
        Racing Resume for Sponsors/Corvettes for sale/Racing Pix @
http://www.sevenwaves.com
    Head Coach and Founder of the Seventh Wave jr. Ski Racing Team @ Doe Mt.Pa
               1994,95,96,97 East Coast USA SCCA Solo 1 Champion
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