Just in the process of buying an Audi A4 TDI 2.5 Auto 03 reg and its covered 61000 miles, full service history, gear box oil changed at 40000 miles as recommended also cam belt changed at 35000 miles.
Does anyone tow with this car?
Is there any other things mechanically or electrical that i should be aware of before i hand over the money?
I run both a VW Touareg and a Golf, both TDI's and I must say that I never have any problems with them. I get all servicing done at an independant VW specialist and the price is comparable with other makes of cars I've had (Land Rover, Nissan etc) My Touareg has an auto box and it is great. As Grampian91 states, depends on what you are going to be towing will determine if its a good towcar.
I've got a 2001 A6 Quattro avant with the same engine but manual box, towing a 1500kg Burstner and it's brilliant, easily the best tow car I've had, not great on fuel but I'm happy to wear that as it so good.
mine's got 140,000 miles on it now with the previous owner spending a small fortune on belts, turbo, clutch and fly wheel, needs a few bit's and bobs for it's mot but as I'll be doing it all myself it's going to be well less than £200 for front suspension, a wheel bearing and a replacement caliper.
I understand the auto box's are best avoided and have a horrific effect on the value of them with it being worth anything upto a grand less than a manual :(
Think i now know after the few replies and searching the internet to put my well earned money elswhere.
Mondeo it is
Thanks everyone
Mark
Good call. Been meaning to post for a couple of days but I had an Audi A4 TDi V6 quattro. It was good to drive....... And that was about it!
To put it bluntly it was, by a long shot, easily the most unreliable car I have ever owned, in fact I think it had more faults than all the other cars I have ever owned put together. That includes old bangers when I was an impoverished teenager, a pile of ste Peugeot, a supposedly unreliable, don't touch with a barge-pole Land Rover that never had a single fault.........
Fortunately most of it was put right under warranty.....
It was so expensive to service, the dealer ( stealer? ) would always find ways of spending pots of my dosh...... The cheapest service was £500........
Nightmare! I got rid of it when the warranty ran out........
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te Peugeot, a supposedly unreliable, don't touch with a barge-pole Land Rover that never had a single fault.........
