New member with 2000 A4 1.8TQM

zadeluca · #1 04-23-2008, 10:12 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 · #2 04-23-2008, 10:16 PM

looks nice, just so you know you have just a badgless three slot grill, it is not an S4 grill.

zadeluca · #3 04-23-2008, 10:19 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 04-24-2008, 07:58 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 · #5 04-25-2008, 08:53 PM

dude, tell the guy to take 500 off for scamming you

zadeluca · #6 04-26-2008, 01:41 AM

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 · #7 04-30-2008, 11:05 PM

well, here's the other pictures including one of the rust.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2476/dsc00266ql7.jpg
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/1142/dsc00267bp1.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1236/dsc00268hj6.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6025/dsc00269bu7.jpg
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/622/dsc00272td5.jpg

and the rust: http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4995/dsc00271oq1.jpg

overall, i think its pretty good. for $4500 theres no way i could pass it up.

its sitting there where its parked until i have time to do the timing belt in a couple weeks. i just dont see a reason to chance it with that many miles and no assurance that it was actually done before.


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