car valuation

[andy10v]

Sorry £5XX is five hundred and something I cant remember, but it was in the £500-£599 range.

Buy online or send them an email

http://www.allgermanparts.co.uk/

sales@allgermanparts.co.uk

I understood lemforder were oem

A rough list from srs was

Cheapest sets on Ebay = Rubbish that lasts around 12 months if you're lucky.
ECP / GSF = Rubbish that lasts around 12 months if you're lucky (allegedly)
Febi = decent value, quality seems reasonable
Meyle = similar to Febi
Lemforder = OEM Quality but pricey
Meyle HD = Also quality, but also not cheap.

You can quite often buy the parts audi buys an resells for a fraction of the cost.

[UrS6 - IamS6]

I have an B5 A4 1.9tdi quattro, black leather, air con, chipped 135bhp+. Gets silly MPG, comfy and handles great (for what it is). Probably the best daily I have had (S2 aside of course )

Took ages to find one that was not rusty, mega miles or shagged.

Just be aware a front arm kit is £400, rear bush kit similar, £70 for alignment adjustment bolts, so a squeaky bush can get expensive real fast. Dont get ebay arm kits unless you want to replace them in a couple of months.

What engine are you looking at?

Reading this post, I could be persuaded to suggest an A4 over an 80, I suppose it depends on your mechanical ability etc., but right now the car should only be a tool to be used for a purpose, not the main event, and so I still stand over the rest of my post.

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

Superb Andy.... cheers!

Yes you can.... but the trick is finding out who the original supplier was.Not always easy for me anyway.

[hunker7]

Just now been looking at Octavia MK1 with 1.8T or 1.9TDi. Elegance comes with all the extras. Maybe I should just think about getting a car for 2-3 years, maybe even more till I finish Uni, and get a job.

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

Agree Janis. Sensible is the way to go.

[hunker7]

I am not a fan of a diesel, even if it costs less to run. I think 1.8T Octavia is the better choice, and could even get a 4x4

[UrS6 - IamS6]

Agreed, but did you get to drive a chipped diesel for a week, good length of time, rather than just up and down the road ?

Better than you realise.

[hunker7]

Agreed, but did you get to drive a chipped diesel for a week, good length of time, rather than just up and down the road ?

Better than you realise.

I know they are fun to drive, but they are more expensive to fix if they break.

Back to original question: what mine is worth? I am thinking £2500-3000?

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

I am not a fan of a diesel, even if it costs less to run. I think 1.8T Octavia is the better choice, and could even get a 4x4

Might be nice........but your getting carried away.

Remember that word sensible And buy the way..... you will love a a4 tdi.Ours shifts as standard, being FWD.

[hunker7]

Might be nice........but your getting carried away.

Remember that word sensible And buy the way..... you will love a a4 tdi.Ours shifts as standard, being FWD.

1.8T is quite economical actually, dad owns one. You can get a really nice examples for not a lot of money. Just exploring all the options.

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

I know they are fun to drive, but they are more expensive to fix if they break.

Back to original question: what mine is worth? I am thinking £2500-3000?

I think the only way you will find out is put on ebay and see what happens with a £2k reserve. There was a realy really nice one an S4 that fetched stupid money but is yours as good as his was?? And the deal did go through as i emailed the seller.

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

1.8T is quite economical actually, dad owns one. You can get a really nice examples for not a lot of money. Just exploring all the options.

They are supposed to be quite economical when you look at the official fuel figures but i know someone who has a 1.8 turbo A4 B5 and he says its not good on fuel around town at all and only reasonable on a long run holding back.

[hunker7]

I guess with I'll just have to cook up ebay ad and see where it goes Then will look into what car I would be getting, definitely VAG though. Probably either 1.8T or 1.9TDi.

My dad is getting around 28mpg around town, and over 40mpg on motorway drives.

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

Those sort of mpg figures isn't bad at all and certainly a lot better than the S4

Replacement has to be Vag!

[hunker7]

Didn't want to start a new thread. But been looking for a replacement in case mine sells. All diesels are high milage and cost a lot. It's possible to get a decent, low-ish mile petrol for much cheaper. So, my question, would you rather drive Tdi or LPG converted petrol? To buy and convert a low mile petrol would be the same as buy a high mile TDI.