Just bought an A4 1.8 Turbo.

[TonyRPH]

I had a 535i Auto (v8) but recently had a change in circumstances, which meant I could no longer afford to run it, so...

I traded it for this A4 and a bit of cash.

[Ash From Flux]

Nice car, are you going to do anything to it?

[soad]

Looks good - inside and out.

You liking it?

[150bhp]

Looks good, i've got 1 too but not a quattro. Looks like yours has been lowered a touch?

[Blue Meanie]

Had one myself. Nice place to sit, and handles pretty well, despite the rhetoric.

[TonyRPH]

Ash From Flux said:

Nice car, are you going to do anything to it?

Thanks.

No plans other than just to enjoy it as much as I can.

soad said:

Looks good - inside and out.

You liking it?

So far, yes. I previously owned a 2.8 Quattro, but fell out of love with it due to rattles, oil consumption and various others maladies. At least the 1.8 should be much better on fuel!

150bhp said:

Looks good, i've got 1 too but not a quattro. Looks like yours has been lowered a touch?

I thought that myself, however it looks as though only the back seems to be riding a little low?

[shalmaneser]

TonyRPH said:

Five valves, eh?

one per cylinder and one for them all to share, I wonder?

Odd thing to put on the engine cover...

[The Riddler]

shalmaneser said:

TonyRPH said:

Five valves, eh?

one per cylinder and one for them all to share, I wonder?

Odd thing to put on the engine cover...

I dont know if you're serious or not... but

Nice car OP, I'm just about to get rid of mine in favour of a Diesel. Currently averaging around 30mpg (50 mile commute, mostly motorway + a fair bit of country roads on evenings and weekends)

[tossbag]

shalmaneser said:

TonyRPH said:

Five valves, eh?

one per cylinder and one for them all to share, I wonder?

Odd thing to put on the engine cover...

Hahahaha...

Oooh HA HA HA!!!

[Iain328]

Read up on VAG 1.8T sludging issues etc & make sure you always put decent synthetic oil in it. A bigger filter doesn't do any harm either.

[spaceship]

Very nice, hope you are happy with it. Mate of mine had a 150bhp Sport model a few years back. Excellent car which he still regrets selling.

Considered one myself recently but they are a bit tight in the back(ahem).

[GingerWizard]

shalmaneser said:

TonyRPH said:

Five valves, eh?

one per cylinder and one for them all to share, I wonder?

Odd thing to put on the engine cover...

[DaveL86]

shalmaneser said:

Five valves, eh?

one per cylinder and one for them all to share, I wonder?

Odd thing to put on the engine cover...

[BriC175]

shalmaneser said:

TonyRPH said:

Five valves, eh?

one per cylinder and one for them all to share, I wonder?

Odd thing to put on the engine cover...

I'm probably stating the obvious, but you do know it's 5 valves per cylinder, right? Why they didn't put '20v' though, I don't know...

[bmthnick1981]

Is this one of the 1.8T Quattro 'Sports'? Looks like it from the wheels, I think these were 180 bhp, 6 speed, rather than the normal 150 bhp, 5 speed?

[TonyRPH]

bmthnick1981 said:

Is this one of the 1.8T Quattro 'Sports'? Looks like it from the wheels, I think these were 180 bhp, 6 speed, rather than the normal 150 bhp, 5 speed?

This is indeed a Sport. According to the options list, it is a 132kW engine - 132kW = 177bhp or 179ps.

It has a 5 speed box though.

I use the excellent options decoder to work out what options the car was supplied with. A really good site.

Edited by TonyRPH on Wednesday 22 September 09:51

[Dr G]

quattro Sport was indeed 180PS (K03 not K03s) with a 5 speed box. With the exception of the rear spoiler that looks like a standard spec car.

Already said it in the Audi/VW section but they're nice cars, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

[bmthnick1981]

Ahh, had thought these were 6 speed for some reason. Still, very nice car, I have spotted some nice Kingfisher Blue ones in the classifieds previously which have looked tempting.

[Dr G]

Black one in the classifieds is much nicer. Not that I'm at all biased

[Blue Meanie]

bmthnick1981 said:

Ahh, had thought these were 6 speed for some reason. Still, very nice car, I have spotted some nice Kingfisher Blue ones in the classifieds previously which have looked tempting.

The one I had was 6 speed... It was the 150bhp version.