Hello all,

Newbi here with a question for all of you gurus with sage Audi advice.

Two Audi A8's same year, same price (within $500). Car A has 100,000 miles; Car B has 144,000 miles. Car A has had 3 owners with no service records after 70,000 miles. Car B has had 1 owner and full service records (showing a second transmission and timing belt service). Car A is being sold by a dealer; Car B is being sold by the owner.

My question is this: Do you take a chance on Car A with the lower mileage but the somewhat unknown past, or do you go for Car B with 44,000 more miles and bullet-proof history.

Things that make you go Hmmmm........
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The history is worth a thousand words, always buy a car that has a good history. Mileage really isn't an issue with our engines, just the major services. If treated correctly that 4.2L engine will last well over 300k

 

That's what I suspected given the engineering of the A8...but it never hurts to get other opinions.

Thanks for the reply.
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yeah, for one thing, not knowing abour A's service history, you're gonna hafta factor in a TB & tranny service, soon, which is going to add to your iinitial cost, just not initially, if that makes any sense. KNOWING its been done on B means, not only will you save a bit, because of teh higher mileage, you will save a bit more because you won't have to plan for a TB&tranny service.