high mileage b5 s4

[eods4]

Hey guys ive found a 2000 b5 s4 in my area that has 200k+ miles on it for around 3000. He says he has the service records from 50k onwards and has owned it for 5 years. The water pump, timing belt, coils and bushings have been changed recently. Ive done alot of searching and only found a few people even talking about cars with this high of miles.

i have owned an s4 before and really enjoyed it, im also sick of having a car that i have no reason or desire to work on. Any insight on these cars when they get this high of mileage?

oh and its cactus green which i like very much. Thanks for any advice, or pointing me in the direction of some info.

[Zba]

There are multiple members on here with over 200k and no real issues aside from maintenance stuff. If the body is in good shape with no rust Id say offer 2k and be happy! Seriously, engines, trannys, interiors are all so cheap for these things now that why the hell not?

[eods4]

that seems like the general consensus. as long as its been maintained well everything should be alright, or atleast as alright as you can expect from these cars.

[Corradovolksb]

I got 228k on my 2000 and it's running strong. About to install some srm 24's so it will be stage 3 soon. Keep up with needed service and it will be good to you.

[MikeyB3]

Seems like a solid price. If there's a stack of paperwork to go along with it, why not?

[MacDaddy]

If maintained i dont see a prob, in my experiance with that millage your never going to sell it again so be prepared to be married to it.

[DieselElectric]

Much better deal than that other guy!

[Jmills]

Mine was at 203k when I sold it, still ran fantastic but was going to need a new transmission/ rebuild soon. As long as it has been taken care of with proper maintenance, you will be fine.

[Zba]

Mine was at 203k when I sold it, still ran fantastic but was going to need a new transmission/ rebuild soon. As long as it has been taken care of with proper maintenance, you will be fine.

At that mileage a trans rebuild should be budgeted for as a part of regular maintenance anyways

[christianb5s4]

I'm about 200 miles away from 300,000 miles on mine, and it's very solid. Granted, I bought it at 286K with a lot of quality aftermarket parts for $5K and have put in quite a lot of preventative work and reconditioning. As with many of these cars, mine was not treated very well for a while but at the core, it was still a very solid car and there wasn't anything I could fix.

Bottom line, have a nice chunk of change set aside for the inevitable maintenance and repairs. But no one should let mileage scare them away, these are well built cars and can last a long long time. Mine and jballou's both have 300K miles and are going very strong.

[Jmills]

At that mileage a trans rebuild should be budgeted for as a part of regular maintenance anyways

Yep! I agree completely, if I had a garage to work on it myself I would have kept it.

[e30mclow]

I'm about 200 miles away from 300,000 miles on mine

That's worth a photo when the time comes!

[eods4]

thanks for all of the advice guys!

[christianb5s4]

That's worth a photo when the time comes!

Oh it's coming! Probably going to happen on my way to Vegas next weekend.

[paul61]

Buy it.
My B5's got that one beat by almost double.
575K on orig. powertrain and turbos.
Running great.