A5 - early ones - anything to watch for ????

[Grinning]

Mate's looking to buy a high mileage 3.0 TDi A5 - one year old manual.

Good nick and all the right bells and whistles but it's got this quite high mileage for a year old car...

Any recalls or problems with the early vehicles - of which this was one?

Cheers for any top tips...

[Gio G]

I think a couple of recalls on some minor items, which the service dept should sort out. The more miles I put on, the better it gets...

[John Carter]

How high is high? I know a guy who has one with around 40k on it already, and the only problem he's had with it is keeping it clean (it's white ).

[Grinning]

25k high, so not that high... Sounds like ownership is a reassuringly pleasant experience.

[shadwell davies]

Fine cars, just get one with sat nav and cruise.
The tiptronic ones are good.

[J400uk]

Yeah there great cars. Is he sure he wants a manual though? The 3.0 TDI works better with the automatic boxes and they will hold there value better come resale time, as its a more desirable model.