Looking at a A3 1.8t quattro Sport

[Davidsinclair05]

Hi guys
I know that its not an S2 but:
I'm looking for some guidence as my friend is selling his A3 quattro 180hp for £5000.
Full Audi service history on a X reg, 55000 miles.
Thoughts anyone??
David

[Al Wyn]

If it was cheaper and nearer to the south coast James aka terrybullwon might have been interested in it as a 2nd car possibly

[Davidsinclair05]

Thanks but i'm looking to buy it myself is there anything i should look for??

[philip walker]

Maf, cam belt, water pump changed??

Radiators can leak, aircon can play up as well usually the fan control unit.

The switch gear trim can show its age the black coating can wear off.

[4WheelDrifter]

Is it MY2000 or MY2001? The facelift occured during X registration.

Common problems/failures that should have cropped up by now, or are likely to are:

MAF.
DV.
Clutch pedal.
Electric window runners.
ABS longitudinal and/or lateral acceleration sensors.
Alarm siren battery back-up.

Things to check:

Cambelt, cambelt, cambelt and cambelt. Should be done every 60k miles or 5 years, which ever comes soonest. Many are not done and are a ticking time bomb.
Some water pumps with the plastic impellor can fail in no time, some last for ever. So it's not a bad idea to change to a metal one while the cambelt is being done. Although if it's a facelift car it may have a metal one anyway IIRC.
The lower power steering pipe can suffer from corrosion and leak.

We could be persuaded to sell our much loved MY2000 139k miler for about £5k. But you'd have to promise to look after it.

[Jamo]

Dont forget to check what coilpack revision is installed on the car.

[4WheelDrifter]

Dont forget to check what coilpack revision is installed on the car.

Coilpacks shouldn't be an issue. They should be the reliable bolt down type.