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Oh and the terra-cotta interior is serious Win.
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whats that little knob, or button in front of the ebrake rest, on the bottom of the shifter box?
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Originally Posted by NHolzschuh
(Post 1300810)
it says quattro on the dash... just an fyi
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Originally Posted by NHolzschuh
(Post 1300816)
whats that little knob, or button in front of the ebrake rest, on the bottom of the shifter box?
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Originally Posted by ImTheDevil
(Post 1300813)
Oh and the terra-cotta interior is serious Win.
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Originally Posted by ImTheDevil
(Post 1300811)
Timing interval is different according to everyone you talk to. V6 car's should be done every 70k at most - don't dick around with this as it'll cost you your engine if it fails.
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Heres my take, my C4 S6 has 209k miles, and runs just about flawlessly. But here is what you can expect from that high mileage A4.
-Head gaskets. This is just the time for them, you can be assured that they will pop, especially if you drive the car hard. -Heater core. This is a big IF, if the person all their life used G12 and didn't let any horrible deposits build up, it may last a bit longer, but unlikely. The heater core job on that car I'd consider even worse than the head gaskets. -Rust. You're going to have rust in a few spots that will make some maintenance annoying, things like popped hand brake lines and random long term part failures pop in for surprises. Suspension / Drivetrain bushings - are pretty much are going to be all shot unless they've been replaced. As a first car, you can be walking into a disaster, it depends if you can do some of the stuff yourself, or if you have deep enough pockets to keep up with the maintenance. |
Originally Posted by MilitantGrunt
(Post 1300831)
Heres my take, my C4 S6 has 209k miles, and runs just about flawlessly. But here is what you can expect from that high mileage A4.
-Head gaskets. This is just the time for them, you can be assured that they will pop, especially if you drive the car hard. -Heater core. This is a big IF, if the person all their life used G12 and didn't let any horrible deposits build up, it may last a bit longer, but unlikely. The heater core job on that car I'd consider even worse than the head gaskets. -Rust. You're going to have rust in a few spots that will make some maintenance annoying, things like popped hand brake lines and random long term part failures pop in for surprises. Suspension / Drivetrain bushings - are pretty much are going to be all shot unless they've been replaced. As a first car, you can be walking into a disaster, it depends if you can do some of the stuff yourself, or if you have deep enough pockets to keep up with the maintenance. -I haven't heard of head gaskets going on A4s... I'm sure they do but aren't the odds of that happening like less than 1% -Also aren't heater cores really uncommon too? -As for rust yeah I know what you mean there I have seen my dad have to really hammer hard on rusted bolts... -The control arms have been replaced, everyone with an A4 I think replaces them, and they are easy and cheap anyway... As for the shocks they don't fail all the time like control arms but I will bounce them to check... I can't see the car being a disaster, and yes I'm going to do the work myself... Oh and unrelated but I have a question: Do the timing belt tools for the 2.8L 12v work on the 2.8L 30v? The reason I ask is because my dad has the tools... |
Originally Posted by cruzer555
(Post 1300835)
I can't see the car being a disaster
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Originally Posted by lm0812
(Post 1300842)
Knock on wood after that one..
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