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Title: Audi dealer offers massive trade in price!!
Post by: master-sambo on 13 July 2008, 11:26:41
I went to the Audi dealer yesterday to enquire as to the price of an A4 diesel, and to see what they would give me as a trade in on my mig.

I damned near bit the hand off of the dealer when he told me book price was £2875 and they would give me between £2300 and £2500!!!

Damn!  I was surprised to say the least.  I just couldn't afford the extra £11000 for the A4 I was looking at. :(

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Post by: albitz on 13 July 2008, 11:30:02
the 2.2 mig engine must be pretty durable,just seen a 2002 on ebay with 335,000 miles on the clock. :o....not sure even an audi would match that.
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Post by: master-sambo on 13 July 2008, 11:31:35
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the 2.2 mig engine must be pretty durable,just seen a 2002 on ebay with 335,000 miles on the clock. :o....not sure even an audi would match that.
335k!!!!  Damn!

It is a good engine TBH.  Thirsty but good.  Plenty of get up and go when you need it.  
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Post by: albitz on 13 July 2008, 11:34:24
might be worth considering the lpg route. :-/
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Post by: master-sambo on 13 July 2008, 11:39:42
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might be worth considering the lpg route. :-/
Funny you should say that, I am looking for quotes to do it now.

I love the amount of room I have in the Mig.  The A4 just didn't have the room in the drivers seat that the mig has.
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Post by: albitz on 13 July 2008, 11:43:57
i think it is the way to go.mine is a bit old really,even a diy install would cost more than the car is worth,but i am hoping (when funds allow)to buy a newer elite and lpg it .
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Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 13 July 2008, 12:23:35
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I went to the Audi dealer yesterday to enquire as to the price of an A4 diesel, and to see what they would give me as a trade in on my mig.

I damned near bit the hand off of the dealer when he told me book price was £2875 and they would give me between £2300 and £2500!!!

Damn!  I was surprised to say the least.  I just couldn't afford the extra £11000 for the A4 I was looking at. :(


I always think it is best to both buy and sell privately. Just being on the forecourt of a dealer, probably adds £3000 to the cost of the A4. It's worth remembering that most of these cars are just part exchanges from members of the general public anyway.
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Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 July 2008, 13:18:11
The A4 is only just larger than an Astra estate.....very small cars.

In fact an Astra Estate has a bigger boot than an Audi estate!
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Post by: Martin_1962 on 13 July 2008, 13:35:03
Remember cocks now buy Audis
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Post by: master-sambo on 13 July 2008, 13:40:03
Mark,  they are indeed smaller in the interior, which is really my only grouch.  I had a mate with me at the time, and he sat behind me, with a reasonable amount of legroom.  Not as much as the mig admittedly, but to get that, I'd have to have an A8 :D

Martin Martin Martin, not all Audi drivers are cocks :D  Some yes, but there are cocks who drive all manner of cars.......I nearly got taken out by one on the M25 last week.....he was 'driving' (I use the term loosely) just through the tolls into the tunnel.  Screaming along in his clit sipping on a coffee, nearly took out my drivers side front wing  >:(
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Post by: Andy B on 13 July 2008, 13:40:20
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The A4 is only just larger than an Astra estate.....very small cars.

In fact an Astra Estate has a bigger boot than an Audi estate!

and I reckon the boot of the Omega is as big as the normal 'boot' area  of my Astra G ie under the load cover with the back seats in use.
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Post by: Martin_1962 on 13 July 2008, 16:48:48
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Mark,  they are indeed smaller in the interior, which is really my only grouch.  I had a mate with me at the time, and he sat behind me, with a reasonable amount of legroom.  Not as much as the mig admittedly, but to get that, I'd have to have an A8 :D

Martin Martin Martin, not all Audi drivers are cocks :D  Some yes, but there are cocks who drive all manner of cars.......I nearly got taken out by one on the M25 last week.....he was 'driving' (I use the term loosely) just through the tolls into the tunnel.  Screaming along in his clit sipping on a coffee, nearly took out my drivers side front wing  >:(


THis was information from that most esteemed of sources - Top Gear
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Post by: HNO3GOH on 13 July 2008, 18:12:01
You might also find with the audi that your service bill will be a tad on the high side. If they are like the vw passat then to do a cam belt on the diesel you have to remove the front of the car. Might be worth looking in to ;)
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Post by: waspy on 13 July 2008, 18:38:43
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Remember cocks now buy Audis


Someones been watching TG  ;D :y
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Post by: master-sambo on 13 July 2008, 18:57:08
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You might also find with the audi that your service bill will be a tad on the high side. If they are like the vw passat then to do a cam belt on the diesel you have to remove the front of the car. Might be worth looking in to ;)

I had a cambelt changed on my old Bora 1.9TDI Sport.  Front end removal here too.....
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Post by: HNO3GOH on 13 July 2008, 19:07:32
A work friend has just bought a passat to put on as a taxi and got it at a knock down price cos it needed a cam belt. Went to the VW garage and just a little over £600 later had a new cam belt kit and just the cambelt kit. Even the garage i use said he would charge over £350 and that would be using gen parts. I think i like my V6 omega even more cos the last service which was a big one plus cambelt kit and all gen parts only come in at £330.
What about a 2.2DTI omega no cam belt there and not bad on fuel as that is what i use as my work car.
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Post by: tunnie on 13 July 2008, 19:12:19
£11k for the Audi A4 Diesel?  :o

Sorry but why the hell would you do that?

Ok so the A4 will do 50mpg, the Omega 30mpg.

But its going to taking years, even decades to get £11k back in fuel costs!

As it stands with LPG saving 40/50% £2k takes 2 years to pay back doing 10k miles a year.

Can't see the cost savings in going for a A4 oil burner when paying that sort of money  :-/
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Post by: theolodian on 13 July 2008, 21:25:02
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Remember cocks now buy Audis
I've been starting to see evidence to support that.  One idiot in a new S3 almost sideswiped me the other day, and a chav in a new RS4 was sat in the car chatting with his GF before filling up - and we were waiting behind him!  >:(
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Post by: f13platform on 13 July 2008, 21:40:38
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Remember cocks now buy Audis




yes bmw is nt cocks anymore lol
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Post by: f13platform on 13 July 2008, 21:45:26
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A work friend has just bought a passat to put on as a taxi and got it at a knock down price cos it needed a cam belt. Went to the VW garage and just a little over £600 later had a new cam belt kit and just the cambelt kit. Even the garage i use said he would charge over £350 and that would be using gen parts. I think i like my V6 omega even more cos the last service which was a big one plus cambelt kit and all gen parts only come in at £330.
What about a 2.2DTI omega no cam belt there and not bad on fuel as that is what i use as my work car.


people say bmw bill is big

my next car would be chain belt
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Post by: FRE07962128 on 13 July 2008, 21:48:02
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A work friend has just bought a passat to put on as a taxi and got it at a knock down price cos it needed a cam belt. Went to the VW garage and just a little over £600 later had a new cam belt kit and just the cambelt kit. Even the garage i use said he would charge over £350 and that would be using gen parts. I think i like my V6 omega even more cos the last service which was a big one plus cambelt kit and all gen parts only come in at £330.
What about a 2.2DTI omega no cam belt there and not bad on fuel as that is what i use as my work car.


people say bmw bill is big

my next car would be chain belt

That is still a winning factor on the Senator; the freedom of not worrying about the cam belt was marvelous, let alone the rest of the car! :y :y
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Post by: tunnie on 13 July 2008, 21:53:40
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A work friend has just bought a passat to put on as a taxi and got it at a knock down price cos it needed a cam belt. Went to the VW garage and just a little over £600 later had a new cam belt kit and just the cambelt kit. Even the garage i use said he would charge over £350 and that would be using gen parts. I think i like my V6 omega even more cos the last service which was a big one plus cambelt kit and all gen parts only come in at £330.
What about a 2.2DTI omega no cam belt there and not bad on fuel as that is what i use as my work car.


people say bmw bill is big

my next car would be chain belt

That is still a winning factor on the Senator; the freedom of not worrying about the cam belt was marvelous, let alone the rest of the car! :y :y

The chains could still strech or snap, just like a belt  ;) If not maintained.
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Post by: FRE07962128 on 13 July 2008, 22:07:02
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A work friend has just bought a passat to put on as a taxi and got it at a knock down price cos it needed a cam belt. Went to the VW garage and just a little over £600 later had a new cam belt kit and just the cambelt kit. Even the garage i use said he would charge over £350 and that would be using gen parts. I think i like my V6 omega even more cos the last service which was a big one plus cambelt kit and all gen parts only come in at £330.
What about a 2.2DTI omega no cam belt there and not bad on fuel as that is what i use as my work car.


people say bmw bill is big

my next car would be chain belt

That is still a winning factor on the Senator; the freedom of not worrying about the cam belt was marvelous, let alone the rest of the car! :y :y

The chains could still strech or snap, just like a belt  ;) If not maintained.

Maybe Tunnie, but if you regularly service them, always keep the, quality, oil filled up, they run for the life of the engine; 300k+ minimum, if the rear wheel arches don't cripple the car first.

My 'H' reg. 3.0 CD Sennie had 180k+ when I px'd it for a miggy, and the main Vx dealer I knew well for many years stated they had a number then well passed 275k and still going strong, for which they would not be recommending a chain replacement; they lasted for "the life of the engine" if well oiled they stated. :y
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Post by: philhoward on 13 July 2008, 23:08:27
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My 'H' reg. 3.0 CD Sennie had 180k+ when I px'd it for a miggy, and the main Vx dealer I knew well for many years stated they had a number then well passed 275k and still going strong, for which they would not be recommending a chain replacement; they lasted for "the life of the engine" if well oiled they stated. :y
ISTR that the Plod Sennies used to regularly see 250k without a rebuild (part of the reason they were so loathed to get rid of them..)
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Post by: Ironingboard on 14 July 2008, 19:39:31
My friend had a 330d X reg and his service bill............£1200  :o
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Post by: jereboam on 14 July 2008, 19:54:22
One of my car pool colleagues had an elderly A4 TDi which he ran on homebrew diesel.

There's no room in the back, the window winder sticks into your leg, the seats are rock hard and badly shaped and the suspension is nothing to write home about.  Maybe more recent models are better, but probably not a lot.

Used to get to work looking like Quasimodo and stinking of chips.  

He traded it in (to cheers all round) for an MG - don't know the model, but it's the one based on the Rover 400.  There's no room in the back, the window winder sticks into your leg, the seats are rock hard and badly shaped and the suspension is nothing to write home about.

We really ought to make him sit in the back one day... :)

Not that it's my problem any more... :) :) :)