New car time.

[Bert_W164]

What's your views on an Audi A4 Cab 1.8T manual, 2003? For the sake of transparency, I do have one that I'm going to put up for sale soon...

Back on topic, they're surprisingly comfortable, I bought it when I was on a work trip in Leeds, didn't want to catch the train back down and my ML was having work done, so I drove 200 miles back to London in it!

I do have a soft spot for them as they're like I say pretty comfy and have that retro 90s feel about them. Might be worth having a look into them...

Oh apparently they have stock forged internals and see a nice power bump with the k-something-4 turbo and a remap.

 

[Darrell]

What's your views on an Audi A4 Cab 1.8T manual, 2003? For the sake of transparency, I do have one that I'm going to put up for sale soon...

Back on topic, they're surprisingly comfortable, I bought it when I was on a work trip in Leeds, didn't want to catch the train back down and my ML was having work done, so I drove 200 miles back to London in it!

I do have a soft spot for them as they're like I say pretty comfy and have that retro 90s feel about them. Might be worth having a look into them...

Oh apparently they have stock forged internals and see a nice power bump with the k-something-4 turbo and a remap.

I do actually like these but I thought their reliability was somewhat suspicious. Sell the car to me (so to speak).

A pal of mine bought a brand new one in silver back in 2004.

 

[Peter103]

I've always thought them to be a bit underpowered, so a remap sounds good if not too expensive. Never been over keen on the look of them and front wheel drive.

 

[Peter103]

...has anyone mentioned the Rover 75? V6 2.5 Connoisseur, or the formidable V8?

A neighbour has one in good order, What lets it down is the colour, a sort of faded lime green metallic. Awful.

 

[Bert_W164]

I do actually like these but I thought their reliability was somewhat suspicious. Sell the car to me (so to speak).

A pal of mine bought a brand new one in silver back in 2004.

- Plethora of information out there around issues
- Most issues seem to be around coils, oil sensor, and I've not experienced either of them
- They handle well, are economical (one of the reasons I bought mine, to offset fuel costs but failed miserably as all I did was drive the ML instead)
- Easy and fun to gain power from them, mine is stock, and had I been keeping it, I would have slapped a different turbo in it and had it mapped for near 300bhp fun
- Full electric roof, no faffing around
- 163bhp as stock, it's not super fast, but it's a great foundation for modding
- They still look pretty today
- Can be purchased easily within £1500 for a decent example, way less for one that needs a bit of love (which is where mine fits in)

Not pushing my own car here, as it's not ready for sale just yet but the A4 cab is worth considering.

 

[Darrell]

- Plethora of information out there around issues
- Most issues seem to be around coils, oil sensor, and I've not experienced either of them
- They handle well, are economical (one of the reasons I bought mine, to offset fuel costs but failed miserably as all I did was drive the ML instead)
- Easy and fun to gain power from them, mine is stock, and had I been keeping it, I would have slapped a different turbo in it and had it mapped for near 300bhp fun
- Full electric roof, no faffing around
- 163bhp as stock, it's not super fast, but it's a great foundation for modding
- They still look pretty today
- Can be purchased easily within £1500 for a decent example, way less for one that needs a bit of love (which is where mine fits in)

Not pushing my own car here, as it's not ready for sale just yet but the A4 cab is worth considering.

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Definitely one more to add to the list. Thanks.

 

[Darrell]

Going to look at this mid-week.

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[ChipChop]

Going to look at this mid-week.

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That looks clean. There is a good UK Saab forum that may be of use to you...

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