ok so i just got rid of my EF (91 honda civic) and i'm looking at a audi a4 and i found a 99.5 a4 with the 1.8T AWD and it's a manual and it has 111K highway miles on it and i was just woundering what kind of ?'s should i ask and what should i look for if i need to?




thanks,
cordell

 

Try to get a complete service history form the owner and definately run a carfax. At 111K the timing belt had to be done at least once, see when that was as u may need to do it again in a year or two. Checking simple things like fluid levels can tell you wether this car has been cared for or not.

 

ok but, what about the turbo?? should i be worried about the bearings or anything?

 

the turbo should be alright. ive seen em still going at almost 140k miles with no problems. some arent so fortunate though. keep in mind a lot of people just say "highway miles" on a high mileage car to increase the resale value. find out the specifics on that if you can... like, ask what highway and why it was driven so much on the highway etc. if its a dealer, just assume they are lying about that. dealers typicaly have no clue or records of the car's history.

 

look for:

loose steering / play in the steering wheel

suspension noise

when t-belt changed

any service records are helpful, will let you know how it was taken care of.