a4 2. 5 s line

[iaiin]

Am lookuing for a 2005 a4 sline diesel & bit confused on engine/ four wheel drive???
I am looking at 2 (140ps) (dont think i can afford 170ps) but some of them seem to have twin exhaust (one either side?) is that aftermarket?
Also i have seen a 2.5, what ps are they.are they petrol or diesel? & also was it four wheel drive (i think it was 2005 as well?)
Before i buy i just want to make sure i am getting the right engine!

[istoo]

i am pretty sure the 2.5 will be a B6 and not a current B7 car, so its likely to be a last of the line model. if its a quattro they where 180, sometimes quoted as 177. If you are interested in tuning the 2.0 unit is incredibly strong, i believe they are launching a 207bhp variant soon as well on the same 2.0tdi lump. Again if you are going for the higher output variant i would point you towards a quattro.

[Pentoman]

I think it's that the 170 has one exhaust each side, 140 has two on the left..?

[iaiin]

istoo said:

i am pretty sure the 2.5 will be a B6 and not a current B7 car, so its likely to be a last of the line model. if its a quattro they where 180, sometimes quoted as 177. If you are interested in tuning the 2.0 unit is incredibly strong, i believe they are launching a 207bhp variant soon as well on the same 2.0tdi lump. Again if you are going for the higher output variant i would point you towards a quattro.

Is the 2.0 140 ps or 170 ps , I will get it tuned as soon as i buy?

[sleep envy]

iaiin said:

Is the 2.0 140 ps or 170 ps , I will get it tuned as soon as i buy?

it comes in both flavours

[Dr G]

And both can be had with quattro - if you're a keen driver then the 2 wheel drive cars are prone to a fair bit of wheelspin (keeps the ESP busy) and fairly frequent front tyre replacements.

[sleep envy]

quattro definitely not needed in A4 140 guise - I'm running round in a 140 A3 Q and it saps too much power

also 10mpg down on my FWD 140 A3

[iaiin]

sleep envy said:

quattro definitely not needed in A4 140 guise - I'm running round in a 140 A3 Q and it saps too much power

also 10mpg down on my FWD 140 A3

Yes i have been told that quattro is a bit juicy.No point getting diesel then knocking mpg of!

[iaiin]

Dr G said:

And both can be had with quattro - if you're a keen driver then the 2 wheel drive cars are prone to a fair bit of wheelspin (keeps the ESP busy) and fairly frequent front tyre replacements.

Are there many of them quattro? Are they more expensive to buy 2nd hand?What year did they start from?
cheers