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 2643 Posts Member #: 1246 Post Whore Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
3rd May, 2010 at 10:57:56pm
Thinking of purchasing one as a daily driver to replace my BM, anyone have any experience or thoughts with these?
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Site Admin  15300 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
3rd May, 2010 at 11:02:35pm
Nice car, will be thirsty though. Check it carefully, as they get older they will start to need a few things, my old one was a 2.5 TDI Quattro, I put a radiator, pair of cv joints, alternator, pair of rear springs and dampers on it while I had it.
On 29th Nov, 2016 madmk1 said:
On 28th Nov, 2016 Rob Gavin said:
I refuse to pay for anything else Like fuel 😂😂 |
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 7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
4th May, 2010 at 07:55:35am
Stay well away from the 2.5TDI ones. If buying an Audi, buy a petrol one. On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
4th May, 2010 at 07:58:02am
What's the age and mileage? My 53 plate a4 with 125k on the clock is still going strong. It's never had much more than oil changes, brake pads and tyres. On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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 6729 Posts Member #: 618 Post Whore Glasgow |
4th May, 2010 at 08:59:38am
rear diff seals can leak - just keep an eye on them
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
4th May, 2010 at 09:10:09am
Probably the same as his issues with the 1.9tdi... On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
4th May, 2010 at 09:28:48am
On 4th May, 2010 Rob Gavin said:
rear diff seals can leak - just keep an eye on them V - whats your issue with the 2.5TDi? I know its an old unit not but i'm now on 153k and still going fine, albeit i've replaced an injector recently. everything else i've done on the car has been service items The biggest problems with the 2.5 unit is the cams which are made from cheese, and the rockers which are made from pudding. You need to change the oil VERY frequently on these if you want a good life from them. Also, the fuel pumps at £2000, although they are made by Bosch, the quality is very inferior to the BMW and Mercedes units. Cam belt change? Takes a day, as the entire front of the engine has to be removed. (This I've not encountered myself, but I've been told) If a diesel is needed, buy a E39 530. If buying a petrol car....Buy a BMW then as well  I'm not a big BMW fan, but they did manufacture infinitely better cars than Audi in the late 90ies early 00s.
On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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 1424 Posts Member #: 2810 Formally spanner181187 Dublin, Ireland |
4th May, 2010 at 09:35:37am
On 4th May, 2010 Vegard said:
I'm not a big BMW fan, but they did manufacture infinitely better cars than Audi in the late 90ies early 00s. That sums up my fellings about BMWs quite well too. On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:
I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse  On 30th Apr, 2010 Rod S said:
Gary's description is best |
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 3249 Posts Member #: 1194 Post Whore Shropshire. |
4th May, 2010 at 10:16:13am
i just bought a 3 year old A4 2.0t Quattro - i cant fault it, im really happy with it, build quality is very good as you would expect, its practical and very quick. The wife also has an A3 and its been problem free for the last 2 years. |
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 10022 Posts Member #: 1456 Mongo Barnsley, South Flatcapshire |
4th May, 2010 at 10:21:48am
Same old argument. You will always have some people in the BMW camp and others in the VAG camp adamant about which is best.
If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of. |
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 1497 Posts Member #: 100 Parisien Turbo Expert Paris\' suburb |
4th May, 2010 at 12:41:04pm
Def a great car, it's about the same engine /trans as my s4,already bullet proof and a lot less stressed, can live 300/350000+ kilometers if well treated.
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2643 Posts Member #: 1246 Post Whore Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
4th May, 2010 at 07:40:36pm
Its a '98 r plate with 150k thiming gear done @ 130K, I appreciate its a high milage and older car but its a sensible price and its fully speced. Just looking for a replacement for my E30 touring Bm. Would concider most of the BMW or VAG camp, would rather it be RWD tho,
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6729 Posts Member #: 618 Post Whore Glasgow |
4th May, 2010 at 07:48:19pm
taking the front end off isn't that big a job to one of the specialist that do it day in day out.
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1497 Posts Member #: 100 Parisien Turbo Expert Paris\' suburb |
4th May, 2010 at 08:05:15pm
a little clarification, when I write long life service, it's the f...g audi option which make oil change etc every 30000 km which is Toooooooo much |
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2643 Posts Member #: 1246 Post Whore Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
4th May, 2010 at 08:07:38pm
The service history is full main dealer aledgedly?
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1497 Posts Member #: 100 Parisien Turbo Expert Paris\' suburb |
4th May, 2010 at 08:14:59pm
you'll see on the service book, you'll read "long life " or normal service on first page |
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 1451 Posts Member #: 328 Post Whore Seaford Rise, South Australia |
4th May, 2010 at 08:54:11pm
If it is not a diesel needs to be a 5 cyl so it has that nice roar and you can utter the legend 'fire up the quattro' (ala Gene Hunt) On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know |
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 2909 Posts Member #: 83 Post Whore Glasgow, Scotland |
4th May, 2010 at 11:37:06pm
the front end off thing for a timing belt is actually a bit of a blessing, takes less time to swing the bumper/rad/aircon out the way on an a4 than it does to get all the timign covers off, say, a mitsubishi MIVEC fto. once the front end is off access is fantastic.
turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)
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1497 Posts Member #: 100 Parisien Turbo Expert Paris\' suburb |
5th May, 2010 at 05:18:21am
newer stuff doesn't sound less:
On 4th May, 2010 Scruffy said:
If it is not a diesel needs to be a 5 cyl so it has that nice roar and you can utter the legend 'fire up the quattro' (ala Gene Hunt) |
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2643 Posts Member #: 1246 Post Whore Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
5th May, 2010 at 10:14:40pm
Well the car has sold, so on the hunt again, been looking at vws, audis and bms, for all the cars around the same price and milage you seem to get a bit more for you money with the bm's
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6729 Posts Member #: 618 Post Whore Glasgow |
6th May, 2010 at 10:57:47am
whats the budget? |
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2643 Posts Member #: 1246 Post Whore Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
6th May, 2010 at 10:35:25pm
In the region of 3k, currently looking at bm e46 touring or 5 series saloon or touring.
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7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
6th May, 2010 at 11:07:42pm
If buying an old E46 check the rear suspension points VERY thoroughly. These have a tendancy to crack and is not at all easy to repair. E46 is a fun car, E39 is a bloody vessel. I've got one myself, nice tourer, with no particular faults except some electronic gremlins. On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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2643 Posts Member #: 1246 Post Whore Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
7th May, 2010 at 11:39:25pm
Cheers for the heads up V
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 4890 Posts Member #: 1775 Post Whore Chester |
8th May, 2010 at 12:20:09am
IMO the e 39 is one of the best cars ever built. They just don't engineer the same quality these days I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
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