Andre, What a moron. You can contact the publishers of the manuals at:
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and they'll either sell you a manual or send you to someone who can. The 5000 manuals (no listing for the South African 500, but they're probably not listed as they're not in demand as much) are available back to the 70's. You might also talk to the folks in the Parts department at an Audi dealer. Sales guys are most conversant with the new models, and unless they're a grizzled old veteran who was with the company in the 60-Minutes Uncontrolled Acceleration Fiasco Era, or a keener who wants to leap up the corporate ladder, you're not going to find too many that know anything about the old 5 cylinder models. The Parts guys, though, deal with the 5 cylinder cars every day. All Audi manuals and publications should have a part number - they may be able to find it for you - and maybe even order it in for you. Cheers! Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes (SPAM Blocker NOTE: Remove SHOES to reply)
Regarding the manual, I bought the car about three months ago obviously without a manual. I did contact Audi South Africa for a replacement manual,but (unlike BMW who gave me a manual for my '90 model car), the salesman bursted out laughing and told me there was no way I would get a manual for a car that's ten years old!
So without an owners manual, you guys were the next obvious choice. I don't know about your country but here in SA there's no way that an agent will help you with even the simplest thing if you aren't willing to spend a fortune on services and repair.
Thank very much for all your help
André