Hello All,
I'm new here and a longtime Audi/VW fan who strayed from the pack for a few years. My first (and only) new car was an '87 GLi, and I've had nearly half a dozen 60s and 70s Beetles. There was also a Rabbit in there at some point, but I'm not proud of that.
Right now, I'm looking for a warm-fuzzy feeling about buying a loaded '99.5 1.8T in a few days. I found one with 98k miles for $7000, and it's had the clutch and timing belt done in the last 20k mi, clean Carfax report, non-smoker owned. The seller has had all maintenance done at an Audi dealership and is probably sick of pouring cash into it. Asking price was $9,900 but my offer of $7000 was accepted immediately. I assume because nobody else bothered calling.
I think it's a good price, but I'm concerned about the quality/reliabilty issues that have plagued Audi in recent years. I'd also like to throw a chip in it, but I don't know if it would have an adverse effect on a 98k mile engine.
Thoughts?
I'm new here and a longtime Audi/VW fan who strayed from the pack for a few years. My first (and only) new car was an '87 GLi, and I've had nearly half a dozen 60s and 70s Beetles. There was also a Rabbit in there at some point, but I'm not proud of that.
Right now, I'm looking for a warm-fuzzy feeling about buying a loaded '99.5 1.8T in a few days. I found one with 98k miles for $7000, and it's had the clutch and timing belt done in the last 20k mi, clean Carfax report, non-smoker owned. The seller has had all maintenance done at an Audi dealership and is probably sick of pouring cash into it. Asking price was $9,900 but my offer of $7000 was accepted immediately. I assume because nobody else bothered calling.
I think it's a good price, but I'm concerned about the quality/reliabilty issues that have plagued Audi in recent years. I'd also like to throw a chip in it, but I don't know if it would have an adverse effect on a 98k mile engine.
Thoughts?
