zadeluca
4/23/2008 7:12:37 PM
Hello everyone,
I just picked up a 2000 A4 1.8TQM with 120k miles for $4500. It's in overall pretty good shape but has a very small amount of body rust :( which definitely helped my case in getting the car for so cheap.
Mods to the car are (if you can call them mods):
Tint
Custom grille (S4? thats what the guy said but idk)
In-dash DVD player (a small screen, nothing crazy)
Custom sub enclosure with 2 10s and amp
Front components with amps in the glove box
The only real (performance) mod:
GIAC chip (haven't seen proof of this, but i half believe the previous owner that its actually there. i'll hook up a boost gauge and check it out)
I had it checked by a mechanic before I decided to buy. Only a few minor things - front brake hoses and a tie rod end need replacing, and 3 ball joints are starting to give a little. I'm pretty good with cars I can do all of this myself, shouldnt cost more than a couple hundred i bet. The display in the dash is scrambled but I hear thats a common problem. The service records are fairly complete, and include the timing belt and water pump at about 100k miles.
Here is the only pic of the car I have right now (the pic is huge), but I'll get more showing everything I talked about including the rust. Overall I'm very happy with it.
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7717/dsc00255jb5.jpg Sorry for the long post. I look forward to this car very much.
Zach
CAB509
4/23/2008 7:16:24 PM
looks nice, just so you know you have just a badgless three slot grill, it is not an S4 grill.
zadeluca
4/23/2008 7:19:42 PM
thanks for the info. i actually want to get a badge and put it back on. it looks empty to me without it haha
zadeluca
4/24/2008 4:58:05 PM
well, no new pics yet, but some good and bad news.
good: got proof of the chip, its actually APR 93 octane and not GIAC. whatever.
bad: just noticed timing belt invoice said *ESTIMATE* on it and i was too stupid to notice. called the shop and they have to record of it actually being done. wtf.
oh well, kinda too late now. i'll be getting a kit from ECS and changing it all out before the car even hits the road again (except for the 5 miles to my house). at least then i'll know exactly how many miles are on it. only downside of that is that i dont have time to do it until the weekend of may 17th so the car will have to stay parked until then :(
CAB509
4/25/2008 5:53:33 PM
dude, tell the guy to take 500 off for scamming you
zadeluca
4/25/2008 10:41:09 PM
yea... it is kind of lame. but its already nearly 3 grand below NADA wholesale value and with all the audio/video stuff plus APR chip, so i figured id just go with it. now if i couldnt do the timing belt myself and would have to pay a grand to have it done, that would be a whole different story.
zadeluca
4/30/2008 8:05:07 PM
