Hi everyone,

I have just joined this forum as I intend on buying an old shape S3 in two months when my current lease car goes back.

I'm going to be looking at the cheapest available S3s with the hope of fixing any issues myself. I just wanted to know if there are any common problems with S3s of this age that could perhaps be fatal and that I should avoid when looking at them. Most of the ones I have been looking at seem to have 110,000 to 150,000 miles+ due to their age - are there any common problems that occur around this mileage? I should imagine it will need to be on its third belt at least.

Thanks in advance for your help.