briantwigley
Registered User
Hi all
I have always fancied an A4, almost bought a B7 but I'm glad I held off. I've had 4 Golfs, 2 MK4s a MK5 and a MK7. I browsed the usual sites, and ended up finding one on autotrader at a good price and in good condition. Had 78,000 miles on the clock but for the price I was happy. Excellent history, timing belt and water pump changed at 60k and FASH.
This is just after arriving back at my brother in law's after a nice 300 mile round trip to Ripon to pick it up
I had come from a 100hp 1.6 TDi to this 2.0 170, I spent most of the way back smiling. Not the fastest car in the world but it was amazing. The only thing to bug me initially was the lack of connectivity for my iPhone, I didn't realise that the bluetooth only handled calls and not A2DP, and the AMI cable was for an iPhone 4. A quick trip to Carlisle Audi and £20 spent got me a lightning cable.
Nice 300 mile drive to Aberdeen to catch the ferry home allowed me to really test the car out. It just eats up the miles and cruises really nicely compared to the Golf, although it's 4 years newer its a lot less hassle to drive the Audi, it's so comfortable and the lack of cruise control didn't bother me.
And here's the first photos I took when I got home.
I'll just add to this thread as I do things to keep a record. I've had the car since the end of April and have done a few bits, and have a few planned.
I have always fancied an A4, almost bought a B7 but I'm glad I held off. I've had 4 Golfs, 2 MK4s a MK5 and a MK7. I browsed the usual sites, and ended up finding one on autotrader at a good price and in good condition. Had 78,000 miles on the clock but for the price I was happy. Excellent history, timing belt and water pump changed at 60k and FASH.
This is just after arriving back at my brother in law's after a nice 300 mile round trip to Ripon to pick it up
I had come from a 100hp 1.6 TDi to this 2.0 170, I spent most of the way back smiling. Not the fastest car in the world but it was amazing. The only thing to bug me initially was the lack of connectivity for my iPhone, I didn't realise that the bluetooth only handled calls and not A2DP, and the AMI cable was for an iPhone 4. A quick trip to Carlisle Audi and £20 spent got me a lightning cable.
Nice 300 mile drive to Aberdeen to catch the ferry home allowed me to really test the car out. It just eats up the miles and cruises really nicely compared to the Golf, although it's 4 years newer its a lot less hassle to drive the Audi, it's so comfortable and the lack of cruise control didn't bother me.
And here's the first photos I took when I got home.
I'll just add to this thread as I do things to keep a record. I've had the car since the end of April and have done a few bits, and have a few planned.