Purchase question for used Audi for me *

[Grant Lenahan]

Well, the 96-97 is the C4 and 98-99 is the C5 - radically different  
cars.

Within the C4, the 96 is the 12v ( slow) and the 97 is the 30v ( fa,  
well, uh, less slow)

Neither mileage nor age are as important as whether it has beenkept  
up - t-belt, control arms, etc.

IMO, owning both, the C5 is a much nicer car, btu the C4 is "cheaper  
to keep"

Grant
On Jul 15, 2008, at 11:49 PM, Fay Kelley wrote:

> Hi Audi listers ~
>
> Thinking about going getting a different used
> Audi for me end of next week ....
>
> 1.)
>
> Is there a year around 96, 97,
> 98, 99, that I should avoid for the A6
> or maybe A4 (can't afford A8 altho
> I'd love to have one).
>
> Also, is there a year that was especially good?
>
> For example, would there be a compelling
> reason to get a 98 over a 97; or a 97 over
> a 98?
>
> 2.)
>
> If I have a choice between a newer car with more miles
> say '98 A6 170K miles
> vs.
> one older with less miles,
> e.g. '96 or '97 A6 110K miles
> which way would you go, if other things were equal (body, etc),
> and the price was the same?
>
> I would take the low mileage, but hubby says
> the seals and such are older and mileage doesn't
> really matter, and I said it doesn't if the timing
> belt has been replaced.   :-)
>
> Not sure which way to go here, and would welcome
> some advice....
>
> 3.)
>
> Is there a model that is better than the
> A6 around 97 or 98 ?
>
> Thanks so much.
>
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