[s-cars] B6's OK?

[Kent McLean]

dbkase at gmail.com wrote:
> I found a nice B6 A4 1.8T 5 speed for my nephew. The car can be had for  
> $6500 with 118k on the clock and maint. records.

a) I'd want to know when the timing belt was done. At 118K, it's almost due
    and will need to be considered.
b) The LED driver info display tends to lose the LEDs, line by line.
    Replacement is not easy or cheap. Loosing mine made me miss a low oil
    level warning, which cost me an engine in my '99.
c) That era +/- turbos had sludge problems. Check the maint. records to see
    how often the oil was changed, with what kinds of oil, and look for sludge
    under the oil cap.
d) Audi automatics are not know for being robust. My '99 has a leak, which
    wouldn't be so much of a problem but there is no dip stick and filling
    it is done from the bottom of the transmission. I think by '02 they've
    gotten better, but make sure it shifts smoothly in all gears and there's
    no lag between shifts.

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Kent McLean
1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"