A4 buying advice

Mr-White · 11 Feb 2011 at 17:37

I'm looking at buying an Audi A4, seen a 2006 2.0tdi SE 170 at a local garage. Could someone give me some advice on what to look out for, apparently it's had one owner with a full Audi service history ?

MW

Housey · 11 Feb 2011 at 17:41

Boredom, I'd look out for that.

To be fair the one my wife ran was pretty much faultless (140bhp version) and was nice and quiet with a quality feel. Having said this that was about as far as the good bits went. The steering was awful, like a stick in blamange, the brakes over servoed but worse of all the ride was bone shaking - worse than my RS4 for context. S-Line trim she had came from the classic school of Audi sports. Remove all damping, feel and directness, replace with back braking skillz and numbness.

As a car to do lots of motorway miles in fine, outside of that I am sure a Mondeo would be a better bet and lots cheaper too.

Mr-White · 11 Feb 2011 at 18:02

I was warned the s-line had stiffer suspension and sportier looks but the SE had all the extras. This one has cruise control, climate control, sat nav, leather & heated seats plus all the usual electrical stuff

MW

Housey · 11 Feb 2011 at 18:06

I would take the SE over the S-Line, much nicer ride and much better for it.

Mr-White · 11 Feb 2011 at 22:26

No ones answered my question yet

What do I need to look out for on used A4 ?

MW

[TW]Fox · 12 Feb 2011 at 10:45

Look out for a 2.0T FSI petrol engine to avoid the diesel din.

Type_R · 12 Feb 2011 at 10:54

[TW]Fox;18449482 said:
Look out for a 2.0T FSI petrol engine to avoid the diesel din.

It is a superb engine

Scania · 12 Feb 2011 at 11:44

Type_R said:
It is a superb engine

I assume you mean the patrol variant?

Another nod for the S.E. - The S-Line is far too crashy over bumps in my (somewhat limited) experience.