Nice!

The problems stated are probably the ones you should be checking for tomorrow.
Just take your time deciding.

Do you have pictures of your E36?

 

Not everyone's T belt breaks... Thats a hideous generalization. The tensioner equipted in 97-99 AEB engines was a poor design that was/is known to fail earlier than the recomended T belt change interval. 00+ were equipted with the newer style tensioner. That doesn't mean it's invincible though. I'd replace belt and tensioner/roller every 75-80k. Any shop other than the dealer should be able to get it done for $500 or so. About double that at the dealer. You can do the belt/tensioner/roller yourself for $180ish. Or get a full kit with waterpump, cam/crank seals, coolant, all other belts, and thermostat for $300ish. Buy a set of of sockets, allen and torx bits and we can help you get it done. There are a few DIY articles floating around too. It's not difficult, just time consuming for a 1st timer.
Other than that, the 00 is probably the most reliable of 1.8T's. There is no ICM (very common failure part on 97-99, and the coil packs pretty much never fail like w/ 97-99 and 01. Turbo life depends on oil change history and abuse. The main thing to be concerned about with the 1.8T is sludge due to the oil pick up tube/screen being somewhat restrictive. Timely oil changes with full synthetic oil and using the large oil filter seems to be a solution to this.

 

 

There's no telling. I just found out that my belt was cracked 2 weeks ago after I took advantage of the free inspection. THey wanted 1400 for the labor and parts to replace it, but I found a nice european car shop that would do it for 700. Btw, my car has 83k miles on it.

 

Yeah engine speed is what kills belts, not miles. If you spend most of your time at 7k rpms, your belt will fail earlier than normal

 

SO I should drive like I have some sense until I get it replaced Why don't they just use ******* chains like bmw / benz

Any easy way for me to inspect the belt with the car in the parking lot?

 

Chains can be noisy and also would keep Audi from getting $1000-$1500 of their loyal customers money every 7 years or so.
There are two clips that hold the top timing belt cover on by the valve cover. Unlcip them and pull the cover back. A timing belt can look brand new but have a weak tensioner. Best to just do it regardless of belt condition.

 

I bought the car. Ended up paying 9500. Shop agreed to change timing belt, tensioners, water pump and brakes. Also will perform a full detail on the car before I pick it up saturday morning. Not too bad for 9500 when they were asking 9990

 

Congrats on the car!

Take more pictures once you get the car.

Welcome to the silver 1.8T club!

 

I knew you'd make the right choice... Congrats