^ I'd be concerned about the turbo. Was it serviced/replaced recently? Can you get leakdown and compression numbers on the engine?

 

how much is he askin for it... you can get 2001's with 80k on em for 4000 at an auction. i dont know where you live but im in maryland and work at a dealership i see hundreds of a4's for for under 5000 with less then 100k on them at manheim

 

which dealer do you work at?

 

i got my A4 for 1300... granted its a piece of work hahah it still runs and everything gonna do alot of work on it this summer but i have just under 200xxx miles on it so i think the price is a little steep there

 

I think if a car makes it to 200k normally its got a lot of life left. I'd rather buy an older car with more miles than one with 50k... But that's just me.

Like I said, if this was the 2.8 and up to date on maintenance, no CELs, etc.. I'd think about it. But like someone else said, I'd be worried about, at the very least, the turbo on this one.

 

A used car dealership in maryland

 

ah u said Audi dealer

 

I totally agree on the mileage point. Along with maintenance records, etc.

When we were in the market, I was just stunned how much better a 155k mile A4 was compared to one with only 89k miles (it was night and day as if the one with 89k miles seemed more like 289k based on lack of proper maintenance, etc.)


Let's see, A4 with 89k miles had a CEL, shutter at start, shaking at idle, all sorts of electrical glitches (made me wonder if the car was under water except from the vin check it wasn't)


I've lost count how many times a higher mileage car of just about any make and model is in better shape than one with lower mileage. Heck, even a Porsche 993 with 112k miles was in much better condition than one with only 36k miles (no joke)


A car daily driven tends to be looked after more. A car that sits and sits and sits tends to be neglected and things do happen from just sitting around too unfortunately



AND, a small used car dealership I just do not trust. I've bought from the small car lot a few times and each time was burned by something that was not disclosed or covered up well enough to last for a while (just not worth it) so I avoid a used small car dealership like the plague!