Hi folks, new here, and looking at picking up an A4 1.8T... I've been reading through the threads a bit, just curious if anyone has any last minute tips before I buy.
I've narrowed it down to a few cars, and one in particular stands out... an '03, 44k miles, auto. I test drove and looked it over to the best of my ability and couldn't find anything wrong with it, aside from some minor curb rash on one of the wheels. No ticks/odd noises.. shifts smoothly in drive, sport, and tiptronic modes.. drives great, oil's good, coolant's good, no signs of mixed fluids, underside looks clean...
So, as far as I can tell, this one is a great car, but I'm wondering if there's anything A4-specific that I should look for before I make an offer? A professional mechanic friend said the A4s tend to have a leaky timing chain tensioner gasket, and the timing chains (or are they belts?) tend to go every 40-50k miles, but otherwise they're great cars. True?
Thanks for any help you can give!
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