RE: Audi A4 (B7) Avant S Line | Shed of the Week
Discussion
Never owned a B7 but owned a B5 N reg 1.8T sport Avant which when I bought it at 14 months old it was just under 80,000 , sold it to someone at work and over 20 years later his Dad owns it.
After the B5 followed a B6 52 plate 1.8T 180 + S-line Avant which was about 2 years old kept that about 5 years and have never owned an Audi since but both cars were faultless but should be when bought under 3 years old.
This looks great for the mileage but at that mileage it has to be a keeper who's going to want it when it has 200,000 + I wouldn't.
After the B5 followed a B6 52 plate 1.8T 180 + S-line Avant which was about 2 years old kept that about 5 years and have never owned an Audi since but both cars were faultless but should be when bought under 3 years old.
This looks great for the mileage but at that mileage it has to be a keeper who's going to want it when it has 200,000 + I wouldn't.
J4CKO said:
I know Audi get some stick on here for various reasons, but take a step back from the ire, which in a lot of cases is more about a certain percentage of the owners, they do make a damn fine motor.
Credit where it is due, this is 17 years old and looks really good, like it has plenty of life left in it.
I remember years ago I had a new gen Saab 9-3 Aero, my mate got a 2.0 diesel A4 Avant at the same time (also in black) and my first abiding memory of it was the utter gulf, nay chasm in interior quality, the Saab was to be honest like cracker toy quality and the Audi just felt like it would be around forever. The second abiding memory is the horrendous rubbery, chemical smell from the floor mats he bought for it, no matter what he did they just kept leeching this toxic aroma that was bad enough to need the windows cracked lest you passed out. It was strange as I got some work shoes from TK Maxx at the same time and they had the exact same smell, think it was stuff made in India from chemical spill mop ups.
My last Audi was a badly neglected disaster of a Mk1 TT, bought in haste as I liked the wheel/paint combo but that had the same feeling, even if it was always breaking.
Get one that hasnt been neglected, keep on top of it and could last decades. I had a 100 in the early 90s, was my first introduction to cars not rusting, was like witchcraft at the time.
Good shed.
SOrry off topic, but interesting comment about the saab, I had a 2000 Saab 9-3 convertible and 'upgraded' to a 2008 which was so poorly built in comparison, I got rid of quickly and went back to old model 2002 year and much better.Credit where it is due, this is 17 years old and looks really good, like it has plenty of life left in it.
I remember years ago I had a new gen Saab 9-3 Aero, my mate got a 2.0 diesel A4 Avant at the same time (also in black) and my first abiding memory of it was the utter gulf, nay chasm in interior quality, the Saab was to be honest like cracker toy quality and the Audi just felt like it would be around forever. The second abiding memory is the horrendous rubbery, chemical smell from the floor mats he bought for it, no matter what he did they just kept leeching this toxic aroma that was bad enough to need the windows cracked lest you passed out. It was strange as I got some work shoes from TK Maxx at the same time and they had the exact same smell, think it was stuff made in India from chemical spill mop ups.
My last Audi was a badly neglected disaster of a Mk1 TT, bought in haste as I liked the wheel/paint combo but that had the same feeling, even if it was always breaking.
Get one that hasnt been neglected, keep on top of it and could last decades. I had a 100 in the early 90s, was my first introduction to cars not rusting, was like witchcraft at the time.
Good shed.
'Since the postmistress bought an A1, Shed himself has been able to carry out plenty of private VAG servicing in his village workshop and he is also perfectly happy to use the tradesman’s entrance when the situation demands it for his own vehicles.'
Genius :-)
Good shed BTW, especially with towbar
Genius :-)
Good shed BTW, especially with towbar
richinlondon said:
SOrry off topic, but interesting comment about the saab, I had a 2000 Saab 9-3 convertible and 'upgraded' to a 2008 which was so poorly built in comparison, I got rid of quickly and went back to old model 2002 year and much better.
I can relate that having had a 1996 900, 2001 9-3, then 2003 9-3, back to 2001 9-3 then a disaster of a 2004 9-3fantheman80 said:
Not a DTM but has the DTM wheels no?
They were found on both the DTM and special edition, which this looks like.I shopped for a Quattro version of these some years back, at anywhere between £4-6k dependent on condition and spec. Ended up with a 3.2 V6 Avant and the build quality definitely felt solid, my mate still has my old one and its pushing over 150k miles now.
Great shed to be honest.
What The Deuces said:
bmv6197 said:
So that probably just means it wasn’t an EA888 phase II then… They switched to heavier piston rings with the phase III variant.
It was a 2006. It was a flipping good car to be fair.
I quite fancy getting a gen 3 TT...does anyone know if they used gen2 or gen3 EA888s?
Abdul Abulbul Amir said:
What The Deuces said:
bmv6197 said:
So that probably just means it wasn’t an EA888 phase II then… They switched to heavier piston rings with the phase III variant.
It was a 2006. It was a flipping good car to be fair.
I quite fancy getting a gen 3 TT...does anyone know if they used gen2 or gen3 EA888s?
I've run a late model B6 for the last three years and been very pleased with it. Although it's 20 years old it still feels like a modern car (touchscreens aside) where as my E36 feels ancient, despite there being only 10 years between them. Something happened in the late 90s that really improved cars (fit and finish and focus on NVH probably) and I'd have no issues taking the Audi anywhere and everywhere.
Interestingly that 2.0l engine in this B7 gives exactly the same power as the 3.0l V6 in mine but I imagine they deliver that power very differently.
Interestingly that 2.0l engine in this B7 gives exactly the same power as the 3.0l V6 in mine but I imagine they deliver that power very differently.
richinlondon said:
J4CKO said:
I know Audi get some stick on here for various reasons, but take a step back from the ire, which in a lot of cases is more about a certain percentage of the owners, they do make a damn fine motor.
Credit where it is due, this is 17 years old and looks really good, like it has plenty of life left in it.
I remember years ago I had a new gen Saab 9-3 Aero, my mate got a 2.0 diesel A4 Avant at the same time (also in black) and my first abiding memory of it was the utter gulf, nay chasm in interior quality, the Saab was to be honest like cracker toy quality and the Audi just felt like it would be around forever. The second abiding memory is the horrendous rubbery, chemical smell from the floor mats he bought for it, no matter what he did they just kept leeching this toxic aroma that was bad enough to need the windows cracked lest you passed out. It was strange as I got some work shoes from TK Maxx at the same time and they had the exact same smell, think it was stuff made in India from chemical spill mop ups.
My last Audi was a badly neglected disaster of a Mk1 TT, bought in haste as I liked the wheel/paint combo but that had the same feeling, even if it was always breaking.
Get one that hasnt been neglected, keep on top of it and could last decades. I had a 100 in the early 90s, was my first introduction to cars not rusting, was like witchcraft at the time.
Good shed.
SOrry off topic, but interesting comment about the saab, I had a 2000 Saab 9-3 convertible and 'upgraded' to a 2008 which was so poorly built in comparison, I got rid of quickly and went back to old model 2002 year and much better.Credit where it is due, this is 17 years old and looks really good, like it has plenty of life left in it.
I remember years ago I had a new gen Saab 9-3 Aero, my mate got a 2.0 diesel A4 Avant at the same time (also in black) and my first abiding memory of it was the utter gulf, nay chasm in interior quality, the Saab was to be honest like cracker toy quality and the Audi just felt like it would be around forever. The second abiding memory is the horrendous rubbery, chemical smell from the floor mats he bought for it, no matter what he did they just kept leeching this toxic aroma that was bad enough to need the windows cracked lest you passed out. It was strange as I got some work shoes from TK Maxx at the same time and they had the exact same smell, think it was stuff made in India from chemical spill mop ups.
My last Audi was a badly neglected disaster of a Mk1 TT, bought in haste as I liked the wheel/paint combo but that had the same feeling, even if it was always breaking.
Get one that hasnt been neglected, keep on top of it and could last decades. I had a 100 in the early 90s, was my first introduction to cars not rusting, was like witchcraft at the time.
Good shed.
It was so far off the Audi, it was laughable, but the actual body and mechanicals were pretty solid to be fair
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