Hi all,
I am new to the board. I am considering buying a 1996 Audi a4 quatro. It has 160,000 (mostly highway)miles on it and the owner claims its in great running condition. It is IMMACULATE inside and out. It is a manual, leather, sun roof, great sound system, etc. A few questions for you experienced owners (as this would be my first audi).

- Am I making a mistake buying a car with such high mileage? I have heard these carsare supposed to be long lived, what do you guys think?
- Any common problems with these cars? Will it bankrupt me to fix it?
- Anything I should look for when inspecting it?
- She wants $4500, good price, or no?


Thanks so much! Haley

Searching can yield good results however...
-There is no way to tell for sure, the mileage is high, but if taken care of they can last. If you are handy with a wrench, there are tons of online resources (DIY's, tutorials) which lowers maintenence costs immensly
-There are a few things that go on them (control arms, oil sludge, wheel bearings, timing belts and the labor can be pricey)
-Find out when t-belt was changed, check for oil sludge, check suspension
-The price seems high to me for the high mileage. You should be able to get a steal on it with 160k

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Sold the blue one, now rockin a 2000 1.8TQM

Yea agree with him i bought my 1.8T last month for 5000 and it had112,XXX on it and havent had any problems with it. oh an its a 99.5 lol

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99.5 A4 1.8T B5 Sport Suspension
***Stock right now but not for long***

the 12v is a long lived engine if maintained. I'd look for maintenance receipts and an overall clean and apparently well maintained car.

I bought my 96 2.8 with 166k miles for 2800 but it had ALOT of known issues. i'd say if it's immaculate yo should be in the 4k even range.

Ryan

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if it is a 2.8 from 96 just for a warning you cant do anything to them. so if you planned on doing mods and stuff get the 1.8t.

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1999 A4 2.8 QM
K&N Drop in w/ Modded Air Box
Dual Reverse Fog Mod

Also, in case you are not aware... the V6 became a 30V 2.8 starting in 1998. Some people swear by there 12Vs and they are solid but I prefer the increased power and responsiveness of the 30V stock over the 12V. If you are interested in serious modding... as JVal said the 1.8t is what you want.

Price does seem high.

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