RE: Audi A4 (B7) Avant S Line | Shed of the Week
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Looked at these a few times, but they seem to have got a chunk cheaper since last time I looked. If I was after a cheap, decent all-rounder, I think it would be hard to look past one. Still look nice, decent interior and a 2.0 turbo lump with AWD would make it a good combination of pace without being too thirsty.
Mr Tidy said:
That looks too smart to be a Shed!
But I'm not sure I'd want to risk a 4 cylinder petrol with nearly 150K miles on it.
My 2.0 FSI A4 had a good engine at 186k the mrs TT 1.8 turbo was still good well into the 190s when she sold it and my a4 1.8t cabrio is at 197 and still running smoothly (after some vacuum pipe issues).But I'm not sure I'd want to risk a 4 cylinder petrol with nearly 150K miles on it.
These were all correctly serviced so I’d not worry about 200k on a petrol Audi if looked after. Frankly it’s suspension to watch for as like all cars it wears out.
Jon_S_Rally said:
Looked at these a few times, but they seem to have got a chunk cheaper since last time I looked. If I was after a cheap, decent all-rounder, I think it would be hard to look past one. Still look nice, decent interior and a 2.0 turbo lump with AWD would make it a good combination of pace without being too thirsty.
Might spoil your weekend, if the cam chain located at the back of the head, or the balancer shaft chain on the bottom of the engine needed changing though. CDP said:
Mr Tidy said:
That looks too smart to be a Shed!
But I'm not sure I'd want to risk a 4 cylinder petrol with nearly 150K miles on it.
My 2.0 FSI A4 had a good engine at 186k the mrs TT 1.8 turbo was still good well into the 190s when she sold it and my a4 1.8t cabrio is at 197 and still running smoothly (after some vacuum pipe issues).But I'm not sure I'd want to risk a 4 cylinder petrol with nearly 150K miles on it.
These were all correctly serviced so I’d not worry about 200k on a petrol Audi if looked after. Frankly it’s suspension to watch for as like all cars it wears out.
My only experience of petrol cars with 6 figure mileages have been 6 cylinder Mercedes and BMW and they have been fine.
Is this a quattro 4WD or front wheel drive? If it was a quattro there would be a quattro badge on the passenger side dash like on the B6s?
The little turny knob between the headlamp switch and the steering column indicates it has halogens and not Xenons I think. Less to go wrong even if the road isn't as well lit?
The little turny knob between the headlamp switch and the steering column indicates it has halogens and not Xenons I think. Less to go wrong even if the road isn't as well lit?
I had a B7 as a 3.0Ltr TDI Quattro Tiptronic Cabriolet. A superbly built car that was great fun on the autobahns. Relatively quick and relatively economic to run, too.
Whilst this hasn't the same engine - nor even built on the same production-line (but the B7 RS4 was the same production line) - the build quality and poise on the road will be similar. Great car for the money.
Whilst this hasn't the same engine - nor even built on the same production-line (but the B7 RS4 was the same production line) - the build quality and poise on the road will be similar. Great car for the money.
I bought this for £350- at the end of 2019, albeit the saloon version.
A 2.0T Quattro.
It was a nice car, I ran it for roughly a year & a half & it never let me down.
It did have the usual VAG group issue of the electric window regulator being knackered, which was uncomfortable when it was very hot outside in the summer.
Towards the end though, it started to sound like a skeleton having a chug in a biscuit tin & when I went to see my mechanic mate (about a totally different car) he heard it & said “that doesn’t sound good, sounds like the chain is rattling” then told me about the chain being on the back of the engine & that to change it, it’s an engine out job.
I decided to sell the car not long after that, as he did say that it was an expensive fix due to the labour costs involved.
It had done 176,000 odd miles by then also.
A 2.0T Quattro.
It was a nice car, I ran it for roughly a year & a half & it never let me down.
It did have the usual VAG group issue of the electric window regulator being knackered, which was uncomfortable when it was very hot outside in the summer.
Towards the end though, it started to sound like a skeleton having a chug in a biscuit tin & when I went to see my mechanic mate (about a totally different car) he heard it & said “that doesn’t sound good, sounds like the chain is rattling” then told me about the chain being on the back of the engine & that to change it, it’s an engine out job.
I decided to sell the car not long after that, as he did say that it was an expensive fix due to the labour costs involved.
It had done 176,000 odd miles by then also.
MrSnrub said:
I bought this for £350- at the end of 2019, albeit the saloon version.
A 2.0T Quattro.
It was a nice car, I ran it for roughly a year & a half & it never let me down.
It did have the usual VAG group issue of the electric window regulator being knackered, which was uncomfortable when it was very hot outside in the summer.
Towards the end though, it started to sound like a skeleton having a chug in a biscuit tin & when I went to see my mechanic mate (about a totally different car) he heard it & said “that doesn’t sound good, sounds like the chain is rattling” then told me about the chain being on the back of the engine & that to change it, it’s an engine out job.
I decided to sell the car not long after that, as he did say that it was an expensive fix due to the labour costs involved.
It had done 176,000 odd miles by then also.
Your mechanic doesn't sound like a very good one...A 2.0T Quattro.
It was a nice car, I ran it for roughly a year & a half & it never let me down.
It did have the usual VAG group issue of the electric window regulator being knackered, which was uncomfortable when it was very hot outside in the summer.
Towards the end though, it started to sound like a skeleton having a chug in a biscuit tin & when I went to see my mechanic mate (about a totally different car) he heard it & said “that doesn’t sound good, sounds like the chain is rattling” then told me about the chain being on the back of the engine & that to change it, it’s an engine out job.
I decided to sell the car not long after that, as he did say that it was an expensive fix due to the labour costs involved.
It had done 176,000 odd miles by then also.
He is correct the chain is on the back of the engine, however it's at the top of the heads on the back of the cams, it only runs on the cams only, the belt runs the inlet cam from the front and the chain runs the exhaust cam from the back of the inlet cam.
It most definitely is not an engine out job, it's probably a 3 hour job, and the parts aren't that expensive either. They usually need doing around every 75k.
In total should have cost you around £300 ish including the chain kit.
The ea1113 engine was fitted in the golf R's and all sporty vag brands with a 2.0t, i believe they only recently replaced it on the last gen golf. They couldn't get the ea888 engine to take the power required so reverted back to the ea1113 it's a strong motor if you can get past the oil consumption issues, which most will have been sorted by now as the numbers dwindle.
I bought of these 2 weeks ago, but the Special Edition version which is effectively the DTM estate all for £1200 as the thermostat had gone and I suspected a few other bits. But all changed now along with diverter valve, cam follower oil flush and change plus slowly refreshing all fluids.
Can't really go wrong for the money, can I???
Can't really go wrong for the money, can I???
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