audi on a budget..

[Hayes Myers]

Paid 8k for 03 a4

On 3/2/11, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:
> agree w/ Mike here. get a corolla. =) if it has to be euro get a well kept
> mk3 vr6 gti. i just passed one up for 4500 w/ 93k miles. clean, 1 owner car
> with lots of love and some nice tasteful mods. oops.
>
> if it has to be an audi go b5a4 1.8t. quattro manual. decent poke, not
> terrible mpg's, easy to work on [2.7t is a $ pit]. i bought my 98 in 2005
> and put 100k miles on it. it had it's share of preventative maintenance -
> all the usual stuff - but overall was reliable, fun and a nice daily.
> actually an a6 wagon 2.8 or 3.0 would be nice too. 2.7t, a8, etc will all be
> $$$ to repair when they need it.
>
> id go for a facelift / later model 00 or 01 - look for control arms, turbo,
> timing belt, abs / airbag lights, clutch, brakes, suspension. ko4 and
> springs and call it a day. car runs great w/ a ko4.
>
> actually b6 would be my pick since it's the same as the b7 so you've got a
> much newer feeling car [really 1 gen old]. b6/7 chassis is way way way
> stiffer but theyre still a little higher it seems.
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