Tomjw Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Hey guys. Ive had an offer to swap my Lupo for an Audi A3 1.8T Auto, 5 Door, 2001, smoothed bumper and coilovers, covered 67k. Would like some more info really, are the auto gearboxes reliable? is it a good car? how many mpg will i get? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted December 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 I know with £100 his way thats it! Im going to check it out first and Im paying £60 a month at the moment, phoned my insurance company and they said it will be £100 a month instead fully comp which isnt bad! The only problem putting me off is the petrol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted December 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Cheers, I know this is down to me but what would you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Sounds like a VERY good deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 You can pick up a reasonable condition 2001 A3 1.8T Sport for £1500 these days if you look in the right places! Cheaper than a Golf and Better quality than a golf too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTdi Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Not gonna lie, but the 1.8t lumps are ****e if they havnt been maintained or have high mileage.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Not gonna lie, but the 1.8t lumps are ****e if they havnt been maintained or have high mileage..They are easily recoverable though! And problems are easy to find/rectify! I'd rather have a 150,000 mile 1.8T Audi engine than a 70,000 mile 1.4 16v VW Engine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 They are easily recoverable though! And problems are easy to find/rectify! I'd rather have a 150,000 mile 1.8T Audi engine than a 70,000 mile 1.4 16v VW Engine!x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB1.0e Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 We ran an A3 Automatic at work for a period, it covered around 90,000miles without any major problems. But by 100,000miles it had started to make some disturbing noises. Bare in mind this was someones company car and they were quite badly treated. Nice car to drive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTdi Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 They are easily recoverable though! And problems are easy to find/rectify! I'd rather have a 150,000 mile 1.8T Audi engine than a 70,000 mile 1.4 16v VW Engine!Expensive to rectify tho!I do see your point tho, but I've been there with a 1.8t quattro A6. The extended warrenty was the best 200quid we've ever spent!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Expensive to rectify tho!I do see your point tho, but I've been there with a 1.8t quattro A6. The extended warrenty was the best 200quid we've ever spent!!!!The audi A6 has a completely different engine though! The 1.8T used in the Passat / A4 / A6 is a total bunch of poop stick! They were 'ultraturd' lol.The versions used on the Golf / A3 (as long as it's not a f**king AGU) were absolutely great! Parts are cheep as chips! The only thing that's an expensive job is if the VVT goes! Which if you get one that's been serviced every 10,000 miles, not on the STUPID LONG LIFE thing! You probably won't have any problems!First thing to do when buying any VAG 1.8T engine is have the Sump removed and cleaned out, a Magnetic sump plug fitted and a new oil Pickup Pipe / Strainer / Seal installed! That'll protect you from any expensive problems likely to happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTdi Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 The audi A6 has a completely different engine though! The 1.8T used in the Passat / A4 / A6 is a total bunch of poop stick! They were 'ultraturd' lol.The versions used on the Golf / A3 (as long as it's not a f**king AGU) were absolutely great! Parts are cheep as chips! The only thing that's an expensive job is if the VVT goes! Which if you get one that's been serviced every 10,000 miles, not on the STUPID LONG LIFE thing! You probably won't have any problems!First thing to do when buying any VAG 1.8T engine is have the Sump removed and cleaned out, a Magnetic sump plug fitted and a new oil Pickup Pipe / Strainer / Seal installed! That'll protect you from any expensive problems likely to happen!I stand corrected!Yup, had that done to the A6. Lets say the pipes were full of ****.Then the turbo went.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 lol. The A6 is just too big a car for a 1.8 20v Turbo anyway lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 In what way?Ours is only mapped, but it certainly doesn't feel slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001gti Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) lol. The A6 is just too big a car for a 1.8 20v Turbo anyway lol.My dad had the 1.8T a6 and other than it bein abit of a lump gettin off the line, mid range and motorway was sweet as a nut Edited December 20, 2010 by 2001gti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTdi Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 My dad had the 1.8T a6 and other than it bein abit of a lump gettin off the line, mid range and motorway was sweet as a nutNeeded a 6th gear on motorways tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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