Iain M
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Anyone got one, driven one know anything about them i.e problems they have things that need changing servicing that sort of stuff.
My friend who is selling the mini is after one or is interested in one.
All halp appreciated. x
[Edited on 30-04-2009 by Iain M]
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pow
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What age fine sir?
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Iain M
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it is 2004 54 plate.
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pow
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The either have variable or fixed life servicing, can be quite expensive servicing because of the special oil they have an appitite for.
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Leighton
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I have never heard or Audie 
Not test driven the A4 yet but i am looking at them at the min for my next car.
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random dav
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 Audie, Iain you pilchard.
[Edited on 30-04-2009 by random dav]
WRLFC !
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Iain M
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thats because i was rushing
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random dav
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Then it would have made sense to type one less letter 
WRLFC !
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Leighton
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quote:
Originally posted by random dav
Then it would have made sense to type one less letter
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bartstart
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i use 1 now and again friends company car and carnt fault them they nice to drive pull well and not bad on fuel
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Iain M
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quote:
Originally posted by random dav
Then it would have made sense to type one less letter
slight fuckup of the brain then.
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Iain M
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
The either have variable or fixed life servicing, can be quite expensive servicing because of the special oil they have an appitite for.
Does that still count if your buying second hand?
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crazybrightman
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drive quite nice and the v6 makes the oil burner sound quite good. servicng could be costly though as they are a bit of a sod to work on.
still the old generation of diesel though so unlikely to have massive injector or fuel pump problems like some of the common rail stuff.
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Iain M
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cheers people very helpfull indeed.
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richc
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and not economical - probably knock around in highish 30's. Which i suppose isnt to bad considering the size and cyclinders
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Gizzy
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only real things to watch out for are
lack of power-air mass meter
injector rails leaking-perished seals
rocker cover gasket's leaking-these are nightmare to do
and if is automatic make sure kick down works and its had gear oil change
if possble get one thats got full history and make sure cambelts been done as these are very costly around £400 from dealer
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Iain M
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awesome thank you very much i shall pass on said info.
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modded_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Gizzy
only real things to watch out for are
lack of power-air mass meter
injector rails leaking-perished seals
rocker cover gasket's leaking-these are nightmare to do
and if is automatic make sure kick down works and its had gear oil change
if possble get one thats got full history and make sure cambelts been done as these are very costly around £400 from dealer
joking right?
cambelts are 980 plus vat from audi, they reckon its a all day job at 90 an hour,
easily one in 4 hours for 420 plus vat from a specialist
people that say these engine aint easy to work on are just not hardened, i work in a specialist audi/vw garage and we see quite a few, all with varying mileages etc
personal preference to the servicing, long life is most peoples preference as it means less time in the garage, me personally would go for synta silva or synta gold oil, fixed service i/.e every 10'000 miles
negatives:
cat can block up, just needs hollowing out to sort
air mass meters are prone
egr valves sometimes stick
bad fuel economy, especially the auto's
positives:
available in quattro
pull well for a heavy car - sleeper
nice set of alloys and the look spliffin
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Gizzy
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quote:
Originally posted by modded_corsa
quote:
Originally posted by Gizzy
only real things to watch out for are
lack of power-air mass meter
injector rails leaking-perished seals
rocker cover gasket's leaking-these are nightmare to do
and if is automatic make sure kick down works and its had gear oil change
if possble get one thats got full history and make sure cambelts been done as these are very costly around £400 from dealer
joking right?
cambelts are 980 plus vat from audi, they reckon its a all day job at 90 an hour,
easily one in 4 hours for 420 plus vat from a specialist
people that say these engine aint easy to work on are just not hardened, i work in a specialist audi/vw garage and we see quite a few, all with varying mileages etc
personal preference to the servicing, long life is most peoples preference as it means less time in the garage, me personally would go for synta silva or synta gold oil, fixed service i/.e every 10'000 miles
negatives:
cat can block up, just needs hollowing out to sort
air mass meters are prone
egr valves sometimes stick
bad fuel economy, especially the auto's
positives:
available in quattro
pull well for a heavy car - sleeper
nice set of alloys and the look spliffin
no joke we do these for £400 plus vat worked in audi main dealer since left school.other thing if its 2005 onwards make sure both remotes work properly and if its got 6disc multichanger it works properly
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