Thinking of buying B8 A4 2.0 Quattro

[MancDan]

Hi all, I am thinking of buying a 2009 (09 Reg) A4 B8 2.0T Quattro Avant in red and am looking for any tips or things to be aware of problem wise.

It is a 7 speed auto version with flappy paddles and quite a few extras: front & rear parking sensors, full leather, bose audio + sat nav with 2012 disc & full MMI, electric tailgate, auto lights & wipers, has Revo stage 1 re-map too.

The car in question has done 93k miles and has had the dreaded oil consumption/piston rings issue problem fixed by main Audi dealer in the last 12 months. (cost should have been over £6k to customer but was covered in full by Audi UK & local dealer)

Full Audi service history apart from last one being carried out by Indie called Volkscraft.
The car is located 260 miles away so my plan is to fly down to location, test drive, purchase & then drive home all on the same day.

It is a very well looked after car by an Audi enthusiast from an Audi forum I am a member of.
Wheels have very recently been refurbished and all 4 tyres are bridgestones with plenty of tread left.

So, anything I need to check for?? Dr G any tips??

Thanks, Daniel.

[Cupramax]

Check its had the DSG gearbox oil changed in the services, I think it should have had it twice by then with that mileage, at 40k and 80. Apart from that if its been regularly serviced it should be OK. Make sure it really is a quattro and not just badged as one, it should have a quattro worded badge on the gloveboox, if its just got the four ring logo there its not a quattro. I've spotted a few over the years on Autotrader, adverts showing quattro when they're clearly not. Also theres no BOSE on B8 cars, either Audi fit standard or B&O. 2 types of NAV also, HDD Nav or DVD, HDD is the better one, you can check as the MMI button has i tiny joystick built into the top which the DVD one doesnt.

[MancDan]

Thanks Cupramax. I will ask if DSG oil has been changed.
It definitely does have Quattro badge on the glovebox and looking at this picture I can't tell if it has the joystick you mention?

[MancDan]

Thanks RoddyP, I will check all motors etc when I go on the test drive.

I do currently have some 5 stud 17" winter wheels for my current A4 B7 model (which will be up for sale very shortly), but not sure if they will fit the B8 model.

[Dr G]

Different centre bore on B8 cars but may be possible to have yours machined to fit.

[MancDan]

Update from seller, gearbox oil changed at 40k and 87k miles.
He says it is not DSG but Multitronic, same double clutch but heavier than S-tronic which is Audi DSG.
Aparently S-tronic introduced to A4 2012 onwards?

[Cupramax]

No, they wont, the b7 wheels have 57.1 hub centres and b8 cars have 66.6 hubs so the wheels wont physically go on without machining the centres. From that pick it looks like the hdd one from what i can see.

Edit, Multitronic dont come with quattro, DSG only, or possibly a tiptronic box on early ones.

Edited by Cupramax on Tuesday 7th October 15:10

[MancDan]

Cheers Dr G & Cupramax.

[Cupramax]

roddyp said:

Also, looks like an S-line from the steering wheel, so harder suspension and extra bling.

S-lines dont have S-line suspension unless it was specifically selected as an option. They have the sport setup as standard.

[Gio G]

OP - I used to have a B8 A4 Saloon with DSG. Really loved it and it was faultless. I suspect with a stage 1 map, it really transforms the engine and releases that hidden performance.

Good luck
G

[Cupramax]

roddyp said:

Cupramax said:

They have the sport setup as standard.

confused now: What's the 'sport setup' if not the suspension?

OP: You should probably ring your friendly dealer and ask for a copy of the factory build spec.

In your original post you made out that S-line suspension was hard, that is correct, all i said was that S-line suspension isnt standard fit on S-lines, so the car is unlikely to have it, you have to select it as an option when you order the car. S-line cars come with the same suspension as the Sport model as standard, which isnt quite as harsh as the S-line option..

[Cupramax]

Yes, its free but you have to select it which most people dont know, hence most S-lines dont have it...

[MancDan]

Thanks everyone for the additional comments and info so far.
I am just arranging now to go and view said B8 and test drive.
My current 2005 A4 B7 2.0TFSi is now also up for sale at £4.5k.