Where have all the S2s gone?

Started by SimonS2, September 04, 2018, 01:09:45 PM

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SimonS2

I know there were never more than a dozen or so sold in NZ, but until a year or two ago I would often see S2 coupes, the odd RS2 and that super-rare S2 sedan around Auckland relatively often. There was always one or two floating around trademe, and on this forum....

...but these days nothing.


RobClubley

Squirrelled away as investments? Or expensively broken and parked up?
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1992 Ford Courier - the sensible daily

RS ZWEI

NZ's two S2 Sedans both reside in the South Island.
Stewart Motorsport own 2 ABY S2 coupes, a rally car, and a parts car which sadly I think it Simons and Antons old car (silver).
1980 VW Golf GTI Track Car
1995 Audi RS2
2003 Mini Cooper S (Written off - rear ended)
2005 Mini Cooper S
2006 Skoda Octavia vRS Combi
2009 Renault Megane 230 R26 (Written off - rear ended)
2013 Renault Megane RS265 Redbull RB8

le mans

I remember the S2 sedan being advertised on TM a number of years ago. Didn?t  realise how rare they were then.I think that now all these cars have been appreciating in value they are being held more tightly and no longer daily driven.

SimonS2

Wow, that's a shame (becoming a parts car). 
My car did get neglected towards the end of my 15-year ownership, but I was happy to see Anton restore it to it's former glory. 

slowburn

99 B5 S4 Avant
85 coupe quattro
72 fiat 124 coupe
97 corolla wagon

wolfgang

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1984 Chevy Corvette

RobClubley

Quote from: wolfgang on September 04, 2018, 08:17:26 PM
I know of a red RS2 in Wellington.

JY's car? Stored in Tawa last time I saw it.
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1992 Ford Courier - the sensible daily

le mans

I think Nik knows where all the RS2s are.

slowburn

that red one was part of a pair. A red one and a silver one.... the silver one pops out of hiding every once in a while. pretty sure JY's is gonna be a keeper for him and I don't think the silver one will ever come up either. getting super thin on the ground these days...... whats the latest with that one being repaired on here? was looking really good last update....
99 B5 S4 Avant
85 coupe quattro
72 fiat 124 coupe
97 corolla wagon

le mans

The volcano black one ex Tauranga/Auckland and now living in Dunedin is fully repaired and back on the road. The owner is on here.

SimonS2

#11
The story I got from Continentals when I got the S2 way back in about 1999/2000 was that a pair of silver Coupes were sold to an Auckland family in 1995 (late 1994 build) on special order. I saw both (mine had leather, the other cloth interior for some reason).
Not sure that story was legit, but perhaps Stewart Motorsport ended up with those 2..  looks like that rally car is the same colour ('AL Silver' paint code, assume to look like Aluminium, which was kind of cool back in the mid-90s).

RS ZWEI

Quote from: SimonS2 on September 05, 2018, 08:34:39 AM
The story I got from Continentals when I got the S2 way back in about 1999/2000 was that a pair of silver Coupes were sold to an Auckland family in 1995 (late 1994 build) on special order. I saw both (mine had leather, the other cloth interior for some reason).
Not sure that story was legit, but perhaps Stewart Motorsport ended up with those 2..  looks like that rally car is the same colour ('AL Silver' paint code, assume to look like Aluminium, which was kind of cool back in the mid-90s).

Stewart Motorsport purchased their silver rally car as a write off that had been rear ended. I think the car was down Christchurch at the time?
It was registered originally in 1996: https://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=smss2

You can follow Stewart Motorsport here:

https://www.facebook.com/stewartmotorsport/

1980 VW Golf GTI Track Car
1995 Audi RS2
2003 Mini Cooper S (Written off - rear ended)
2005 Mini Cooper S
2006 Skoda Octavia vRS Combi
2009 Renault Megane 230 R26 (Written off - rear ended)
2013 Renault Megane RS265 Redbull RB8

RS ZWEI

I know of 12 ABY NZ new S2's. 9 coupes, 2 sedans and 1 Avant.
1980 VW Golf GTI Track Car
1995 Audi RS2
2003 Mini Cooper S (Written off - rear ended)
2005 Mini Cooper S
2006 Skoda Octavia vRS Combi
2009 Renault Megane 230 R26 (Written off - rear ended)
2013 Renault Megane RS265 Redbull RB8

SimonS2

Was never sure about the salesman's story, but I have been aware of at least half of the S2s over the years, and was always told 12 total.
In looking for mine I drove one black Coupe, the other silver Coupe, and the one I purchased (best all-round, lowest KM). Also test drove 2 black RS2s, but couldn't come up with the $75K or so at the time :)

RS ZWEI

#15
Data I have for the S2's are Coupes:

Years registered in:

1993: 1
1994: 2
1995: 3
1996: 3


Model Year:

"R": 5
"S": 2
"T": 3


Colours:

Blue: 3 (I think they are all Ming Blue)
Grey: 1 (Rex's old car)
Silver: 2 (Simon/Antons old car and the Stewart Motorsport rally car)
Red: 1 (Has done Targa Tour a few times)
Black: 2 (One is now painted yellow and is a Targa/Race car)


ABY Limos (Sedans)

Silver "R" Model Year, First year of Reg: 1994
Green "R" Model Year, First year of Reg: 1994


ABY Avant:

Green "R" Model Year, First year of Reg: 1995
1980 VW Golf GTI Track Car
1995 Audi RS2
2003 Mini Cooper S (Written off - rear ended)
2005 Mini Cooper S
2006 Skoda Octavia vRS Combi
2009 Renault Megane 230 R26 (Written off - rear ended)
2013 Renault Megane RS265 Redbull RB8

Trofeo

Jeepers I had no idea there were so few. I looked at buying a red series 1 (very tidy) but he decided to keep it in the end. and a black series 2 (ex real estate agent and rough).
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schattenblau

new price on those s2 coupes was $120k back in 1991 !


portmanteau

'94 S2 Avant N300 Nothelle, '94 S2 Sedan '84 urq,'80 Golf GTI replica, '83 Rocco GTI, '99 TT, '07 Q7, '99 S4 Avant, '86 90Q, '63 DKW Junior, other non-VAG collectibles, & 2 lonely 200Q

Horch

Hey Nik Any idea if the red 3B I once owned for a few years is still around. Ex Barker car when new.
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