A4 Avant. Which one?

[simps22]

Looking to replace my Audi S3 (2001), which I will be sad to have to sell, and looking at getting a more practical A4 Avant. Ideal max budget is £15k. Any suggestions which one I should go for?

[djburke]

Best buy is 2 ltr. tdi. 140 hp

[Cupramax]

The 2.0Tfsi is a great enigne, if you're not doing large mileage I'd get that over the Tdi anyday.

[chrissyr32]

Yeah...B5 RS4 AVANT get a beauty with that budget and maybe some change!!!!!!!

[Dr G]

2.0T quattro S-Line and a remap - don't give up all your fun

[V]

2.0 TDI or 2.0 TFSI are the ones to go for. Depends how many miles your doing a year.

[Dapster]

2.0T FSI vote from here as well - great engine, lots of torque and not too horrific on juice. Just avoid the Multi-Tragic box. S line is a must (IMHO) as is leather, sat nav plus with Blue Tooth and xenons if you are doing motorway miles. Privacy glass and the 10 spoke Audi alloys set it off nicely.

[skymaster]

15k should easily see a nice S line 2.0T with not too many miles on it... I have the saloon version (the special edition version with the 220 PS engine)... and it's a great car... quick but not fast, 220ps is not to be sniffed at... but in the heavy A4 quattro it's not what I would call lively... However it's lovely and smooth and a really nice drive...

My last A4 was a TDI which was very nice, but being a high revving petrol head by nature I just hated the rattly sounds and low revving engine... being a 4 pot it was lumpy and unrefined too... I hear similar comments about the 140 TDIs.

[simps22]

Sounds like a 2.0T or a 2.0TDI 140 it is. I think I probably average around 6k miles a year so not sure that warrants getting a TDI. Will start having a look and see what i can find. I will let you know how I get on

[Dr G]

For 6,000 miles a year go petrol all the way, it's a far nicer car to drive. Your budget will buy a nice quattro or a very nice 2wd and change for a remap (which the 2.0T responds to extremely well) if you want to.