Audi A5 - talk to me

[duhawkz]

Seen an 11 plate Audi A5 TDI 143 for sale locally

It's got 120k on the clock with full dealer service history, and its diesel, i only do about 6k a year so I'm worried about DPF's and such like, most of which is a daily 6mile each way commute down some national speed limit roads.

The dealer selling it says it wouldn't be an issue on such a trip as it would get up to temp

So BCF would you

A) buy a audi A5 with such high mileage
B) buy a diesel given the use its going to get
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[duhawkz]

Oh i forgot to ask
C) anyone own one, know issues/common faults
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[arry]

A) it's barely run in but there is a lot to go wrong on modern diesel engines that when they do it's expensive so wouldn't buy one unless you need to which;
B) you don't. Nope, don't pay the premium over a petrol to give yourself more potential problems - it won't ever pay you back.

[Ste]

Now is not the time to buy a diseasel car.

[M.C]

I thought short journeys were bad for diesels?

[duhawkz]

Short trips into town were it doesn't get up to temperature are bad.

But apprently as the journey is long enough to get i up to temp its fine
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[arry]

[M.C]

Hmm some where in the back of my mind I've got a journeys less than 40 miles figure, but I also picture Mike Brewer saying it so...

[Scythe]

[duhawkz]

it was just something that caught my eye on the way past, i wasn't specifically look for an Audi or a diesel
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[stevo as b4]

5days a week of 12miles isn't ideal, and let's be honest if your doing just 6k a year and you don't tow all the time, then you really don't need a diesel.

There is a couple of other points though.

1, big heavy cars, often the petrol engine options are considerably worse on fuel than the derv models.

2, it's not really a concern on an 11plate (oldish) Audi with that mileage on it, but on some types of newish cars they are only good sellers and hold a decent residual value if they are diesel.

Oh and if you were driving short runs 4-5days a week, the trick is to take the car on a deliberate drive every weekend, 20miles down the motorway in 4th at 80mph or a long drive up a hilly road, where you can be flat out most of the time.

If I was forced at gunpoint to own an Audi, I'd probably pick the 200bhp 2.0TFSI, as though plenty can still go wrong with them, it should be reasonable on fuel being DI and is powerful enough to move a heavy car sufficiently.

[dodsi]

Great looking cars, 'our' (read: VW financial services) car has a similar (albeit newer) 150ps 2.0 TDI lump in it. Perfectly 'adequate' for the lumbering thing we have but totally uninspiring.

Not that we need it to be a massive powerhouse and adequate is fine for our needs.

Efficient though!

[Mawsley]

[grr666]

DPF delete/remap/limiter removal ftw. I've had my Sprinter done. Was just over 400 quid. Wasn't even mentioned
on last MOT and it failed on loads of other stuff.
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[oscar777]

That mileage Audi youre looking at potential car write off faults any minute. Esp considering newer models, parts are built to fail usually at that sort of mileage. as long as youre aware of that and its cheap enough to get out as much as you can from it, if youre lucky you might get a decent bit of time before that happens. But always a gamble.

Also everyone knows you need a bare minimum of 3.0 litre in a car.
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[dydey90]

Our lasses dad has an A4 2.5 V6 diesel which he bought at a lower mileage than that and uses for long motorway hauls. It's now just over 140k and he's always having problems with the turbo, exhaust, roof mechanism (his is convertible) and the interior is starting to look like a taxi does with all the buttons rubbed smooth and things starting to drop off.
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[JonB]

Had a Passat with the same engine. Only problem I had was a failed boot latch and airbag sensor in 140,000 miles.

That said, I personally feel anybody looking at buying diesels privately now clearly have money to burn.
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[grr666]

People who want or need vans have few choices that aren't diesel. I won't be buying a diesel car again though.
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[JonB]

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[grr666]

Mines still physically there. No welding or cutting open. The software that runs it has gone so it just sits there doing nothing.
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[dodsi]

As we currently lease, i will continue to do so with diesel until such a point it is no longer an option. Until then I will enjoy the sweet sweet MPGs.

Would not buy a diesel car now though - unless it was for bangernomics purposes and when government incentives come along to get rid of them take advantage of these.

[weasley]

[Shaft]

[M.C]