Calling All Unicorns - B7 A4 Avant 6 Speed Manual Titanium

[katter]

I'm ready to sell my unicorn. Anyone looking for one? 2008 6-spd avant, Deep Sea Blue Pearl effect. Mods are listed below in my signature. I'm pretty flexible on price. 124,500 miles.

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[Cutprods]

I'm ready to sell my unicorn. Anyone looking for one? 2008 6-spd avant, Deep Sea Blue Pearl effect. Mods are listed below in my signature. I'm pretty flexible on price. 124,500 miles.

Not a Unicorn by any means, just a bog standard 2006 A4 Avant S-line 2.0 tdi, 6 speed manual. But with over 223,000 miles/359,000Km on the clock now and as far as I can tell original everything she runs as smoothly as a 5 yr old and has been doing all over Europe (until lockdown) with me reliably ever since I bought her.
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[katter]

6-spd TDI is the ultimate unicorn over here in the states!

[Cutprods]

6-spd TDI is the ultimate unicorn over here in the states!

That's kind of you to say katter but here in Europe there might be more of them than any other A4 B7. Popular reps car - which with BT phone prep and multifunctional steering wheel, as the only extras I think it was once upon a time, probably why it's survived (mostly highway/proper services). Though cloth seats were initially a disappointment (who'd pay 30K sterling in 2006 for their personal car and not stump for the leather extra?) I have been mighty glad of them under the searing Andalusian sun and they are spotless after 15/5 years. With wireless Android Auto that I added it's difficult to let go too. It's probably hard to see the point of the 4 cylinder diesels stateside but they are quite smooth (virtually inaudible inside) and very tractable and with a 70 litre tank over 700 miles is possible - I know I've done it - filled up at Bordeaux France once and when I pulled in to the North of England still had a a 1/4 tank or more left. Although it takes nearly 10 seconds to get the old gal to 60, she will do an honest 130mph, all day long autobahn permitting, and 70 is only about 2200rpm. Once up to speed they are highway cruisers par excellence with powerful overtaking torque and veritable goats at the climb. Many a new big 4x4 has been annoyed to have to get out of the way on the steep Mediterranean ascents. This car is the last of the non-dpfs too which makes it even more trouble free (dirty old diesel, I know ha ha). Regular 6K oil/filter change and good Michelin tyres (she's had a few!). These engines are infamous for death by oil pump but I very much doubt mine has ever had the sump off since it left Ingolstadt in 06 and many a cabbie saw 400K + likewise here out of these engines. My mate had a 2.0TFsi, which you're all familiar with and I envied the separate twin pipes and fast set off but it was a thirsty beggar for both oil and petrol. The time has come to move on, though the quarter million mark would be nice first - I plan to give it away to a friend's son but that won't lessen the sadness for a very faithful steed indeed. A very prosperous NY to you all.