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Old 1st March 2012, 07:58 PM
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Don't think you will get a decent D3 for £4k, although I haven't ever really looked at them for sale. I am just going to buy Ian's when he sells.

Honestly, I would buy A8 Pilots car as it is the best pre facelift for sale at a bargain price with the reliable four speed box in desirable sport spec, it will do 30 MPG on petrol, possibly 40 MPG equivalent on LPG. Work out how long it would take for the conversion to pay for itself and if that is for you I suppose.
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Old 1st March 2012, 08:17 PM
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Again cheers IT for your most helpful comments.
I'll go and research some 56-plate diesel - just to see what's out there
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Old 1st March 2012, 08:21 PM
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Thks A8Pilot - I know I have discounted your A8, but there seems to be a lot of endorsement for it...I'll keep it in mind for the timebeing then...
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Old 1st March 2012, 08:43 PM
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1) - Yes, but they're not easy to come by 2.8 LPG seems more common for some reason.

2) - £4K is optimistic for one with LPG. You might scrape a tired D3 for 4K, but really you want to budget 5K for anything worth having, then LPG on top.

3) - My 3.0 Tdi A8 is a 56 plate and does between 35 and 42 depending on your driving. Yes, you can scrap 50mpg, but its hard work! The first D3 diesels were the 4.0 Tdi which has a less reliable engine, and MPG is average about 28 iirc. the 3.0 Tdi didnt come out till about 2005, but you'll be looking above your budget for one of those I'm thinking....

Sorry. The problem is, you basically want what everyone else does!

A high spec, reasonable mileage, well serviced, not too old, cheap to run luxury limo..
Its very interesting that Diesel post-2003 are cheaper than petrol?
Are these diesel also less reliable too?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...ge/1?logcode=p
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Old 1st March 2012, 08:46 PM
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Its very interesting that Diesel post-2003 are cheaper than petrol?
Are these diesel also less reliable too?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...ge/1?logcode=p
3.0tdi can have problems, but the 4.0 is quite bad for it. That one you've just found looks quite good actually... Struggling to fault that on a value for money basis
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It is cheap, and probably with good reason. The non original wheels and dark tints make me suspicious, but worth a look if it's close by, just look carefully for signs of poorly repaired damage or poor maintenance.
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It is cheap, and probably with good reason. The non original wheels and dark tints make me suspicious, but worth a look if it's close by, just look carefully for signs of poorly repaired damage or poor maintenance.
I agree - the wheels where a bit in OTT....shame its abt 170miles away to check it out
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Old 1st March 2012, 09:09 PM
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Just watching how much this is gonna fetch:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ht_1084wt_1037
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Old 1st March 2012, 09:11 PM
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Can I ask about the A8 reliability.

I get a sense most are saying it is very reliable.
But, IT has pointed out NEW 3.0TDI is less so, and 4.0TDI is even more problematic.

Does this mean for Audi's, whereas in general diesels last forever (200k+), this is not the case and it is the bigger petrol (4.2 or is it just the D2 4.2) that can last and last?
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Just watching how much this is gonna fetch:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ht_1084wt_1037
Low miles, but low spec cat D and long wheel base, but its a 55 plate facelift, so a couple more grand maybe... ?
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The First 20 Audis:

2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey,
2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue,
2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
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2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6,

The Second 20 Audis:

2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black , 2007 TT Roadster,
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2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi)
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Most Recent Audis:

2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8

Everything Else

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