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Old 27th October 2012, 10:20 PM
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Default looking to purchase a facelift car 2007 onwards

Hi

looking to purchase a facelift a8 3.0 tdi sport square fogs.

i have around 13k to spend and looking for sub 80k miles or less if possible.
what should i be looking out for ? is the facelift much different to earlier cars did they iron out any issues.
is mmi3g much better than mmi2g ?
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Old 30th October 2012, 11:14 AM
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Can't help with your question, I'm afraid as I'm a D2 guy (there is a buyer's guide for a D2 somewhere), but I thought I'd give this a 'bump' to see if any of the D3 folks (Ian, are you there?) might come along.....
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Old 30th October 2012, 12:21 PM
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MMI3G is better than 2G..

The FL is mechanically and essentially electrically the same as the PF, so the issues would still be the same, but the D3 is a pretty reliable car in general.

13k might get you a 4.2TDi.. but you should be able to get a good spec 3.0TDi or 4.2 petrol for that.
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Old 30th October 2012, 04:30 PM
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cheers

can`t say i am having much luck finding a car , been looking since july.
few cars came up but no bose.

anywhere else i can look other than autotrader, pistonheads,audi and ebay ?
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Old 30th October 2012, 05:55 PM
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Quick look on AT gets a few..

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...true?logcode=p

is one..

You searching for A8's? Some won't mention Bose as it's a pretty common option.. You're looking for the little silver logo in the corner of the speakers. Or it may have B&O
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Quick look on AT gets a few..

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...true?logcode=p

is one..

You searching for A8's? Some won't mention Bose as it's a pretty common option.. You're looking for the little silver logo in the corner of the speakers. Or it may have B&O
cheers well i am looking for a facelift car in sport spec , does not seem to be any for a decent price
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Old 1st November 2012, 05:48 PM
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Sports spec is nice... But you'll probably find more toys in an upgraded SE.. The suspension is a little firmer and lower, but you can lower it using VCDS anyway.

my PF had sport suspension and seats, and I don't miss them.
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Old 5th November 2012, 08:51 PM
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quite like the look of this one but vastly overpriced

what would you say it was really worth 11k ish ?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...ge/2?logcode=p

not as overpriced as this one though

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...port?logcode=p

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Old 15th November 2012, 12:13 PM
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have found a 06 car with 45,000 miles very well specced in 3.0tdi se form .

what is an accurate figure to pay for such a car ?

i noticed it has sunroof , comfort seats powered doors, bose , acc etc
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Old 15th November 2012, 08:00 PM
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anyone ?

it needs a wheel refurb and the tyres probably need replacing soon , could need brakes soon too.
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