130,000 miles A4 B6 TDI- Likely to be ok?
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I don't really know why I'm asking this question but before I take the plunge I feel I must!
With these sort of adverts littering Autotrader:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
I know that we're not supposed to worry too much about high miles- PD engines are bomb proof etc but when it comes to it- I do find it quite hard to part with the best part of just over £3k for a car with quite so many miles having not really knowing how it's really been cared for, bar a few stamps.
Should I just go for it?!
With these sort of adverts littering Autotrader:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
I know that we're not supposed to worry too much about high miles- PD engines are bomb proof etc but when it comes to it- I do find it quite hard to part with the best part of just over £3k for a car with quite so many miles having not really knowing how it's really been cared for, bar a few stamps.
Should I just go for it?!
My dads volkswagen with the same engine is on 230,000 and going strong. Wouldn't pay that much for an aging audi!
Water pumps are a known weak spot as are the wheel bearings.
Very rare to see a car under 110k miles with the 1.9 tdi lump
Water pumps are a known weak spot as are the wheel bearings.
Very rare to see a car under 110k miles with the 1.9 tdi lump
Edited by MethylatedSpirit on Sunday 13th April 19:09
130k is nothing for these engines. I had a B6 A4 with PD130 bought on 130k, did 20k with no issues and sold it for roughly similar. Seen plenty on 250k plus and driving fine.
I can vouch for buying on condition though - strong history, recent enough belt change and check front suspension setup/ control arms (stupid double wishbone setup)
Engine wise they are strong - VNT turbo, usually leak around intercooler and boost pipes with crappy clips.
Common problem for injector looms to fails - inside the rocker cover in a plastic housing, must become brittle over time, can cause misfiring when warm. Quite easy to replace.
I can vouch for buying on condition though - strong history, recent enough belt change and check front suspension setup/ control arms (stupid double wishbone setup)
Engine wise they are strong - VNT turbo, usually leak around intercooler and boost pipes with crappy clips.
Common problem for injector looms to fails - inside the rocker cover in a plastic housing, must become brittle over time, can cause misfiring when warm. Quite easy to replace.
Seems a bit strong money, when you can get one a few years older (B5) for a grand?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Ozzie Osmond said:
That's a very strong price for a car that's over 10 years old on 130,000 miles.
The way I see it is that much newer metal go for well over £10k+ with well over 100,000miles. This is a typical example:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...
Does the fact that it's 7 years newer really make it worth £10,000 more?? Who pay £14k for a 4 year old car with over 100,000 on it??
Ozzie Osmond said:
That's a very strong price for a car that's over 10 years old on 130,000 miles.
It's1.an Audi
2.an Estate
3. A diesel
Hence on the current used car market with people's desires and preconceptions it's going to be
A Mondeo hatchback with a petrol engine would be 1/3 of the price
sat1983 said:
Ozzie Osmond said:
That's a very strong price for a car that's over 10 years old on 130,000 miles.
The way I see it is that much newer metal go for well over £10k+ with well over 100,000miles. This is a typical example:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...
Does the fact that it's 7 years newer really make it worth £10,000 more?? Who pay £14k for a 4 year old car with over 100,000 on it??
That mileage wouldn't put me off if it's got a good history, and that is the market price if you want one with low miles it's going to cost you more.
I just bought a Passat estate Pd TDi 130 (same engine same year) that's done 160k miles with Fsh runs and drives perfectly just check through it's history carefully make sure everything is working ok before you drive it away from the dealer.
I just bought a Passat estate Pd TDi 130 (same engine same year) that's done 160k miles with Fsh runs and drives perfectly just check through it's history carefully make sure everything is working ok before you drive it away from the dealer.
A friend's one (albeit a Quattro) needed all new suspension - bushes, balljoints and dampers at 70k. If there's only basic service history of fluid and filter changes then chances are it's going to need money on suspension. Engines outlast cars these days - that would be the least of your worries.
I'm hesitating a bit here. Looking at this month's Audi driver magazine, it states that although the diesels are good, with most having well over 100,000 miles+ the turbo could be on its way out.
The petrols could be a better bet. If you pick a 2.0 FSI with 150 bhp, say, with lowish miles (seen a nice one with 90,000 miles) it could well last twice those miles with very little to go wrong. They're NA with not much else to go wrong.
Yes, no turbo shove, so will be relatively slow, and about 10 less to the gallon but reliability at that age is what matters most, no?
The petrols could be a better bet. If you pick a 2.0 FSI with 150 bhp, say, with lowish miles (seen a nice one with 90,000 miles) it could well last twice those miles with very little to go wrong. They're NA with not much else to go wrong.
Yes, no turbo shove, so will be relatively slow, and about 10 less to the gallon but reliability at that age is what matters most, no?
Bit pricey but the 130 estates hold their value well
I ran a saloon 120- 150 k
Was a solid good car, great on motorways, not a bad steer on B roads for a boring A-B car
Whilst the engine was solid and could do 300K easy the interior was falling apart, I think it had led a hard "family" life, but anything with a hinge had broke!!
They all go wrong in the same places: Plenum drain holes, Injector wiring loom, boost Sensor issues etc
Quite small and cramped inside.
Great stereo and robust and simple enough mechanics (compared to brand new cars) if they go wrong, MOT tester said they were good cars as well, hes sees everything day in day out
I would walk away if it looks like it has had a hard life.
Also do a good test drive, if you can give it some beans through all the gears to see if there are any boost issues, which can be hard to fix.
I ran a saloon 120- 150 k
Was a solid good car, great on motorways, not a bad steer on B roads for a boring A-B car
Whilst the engine was solid and could do 300K easy the interior was falling apart, I think it had led a hard "family" life, but anything with a hinge had broke!!
They all go wrong in the same places: Plenum drain holes, Injector wiring loom, boost Sensor issues etc
Quite small and cramped inside.
Great stereo and robust and simple enough mechanics (compared to brand new cars) if they go wrong, MOT tester said they were good cars as well, hes sees everything day in day out
I would walk away if it looks like it has had a hard life.
Also do a good test drive, if you can give it some beans through all the gears to see if there are any boost issues, which can be hard to fix.
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