Looking at a 2001 S4 Avant this weekend. Anything I should look for?
06-30-2005, 11:45 AM
#1
AudiWorld Super User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 4,139
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Looking at a 2001 S4 Avant this weekend. Anything I should look for?
Anything I should keep an eye out for? It is a 6 speed with about 45k miles, black on black beauty. Thanks.
06-30-2005, 11:52 AM
#2
AudiWorld Super User
![[badmoon]'s Avatar](data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 50 50'><circle class='avatar-circle-default' fill='%23a0b0cd' cx='25px' cy='25px' r='20px'></circle><text class='avatar-text-default' x='49%' y='53%' fill='white' text-anchor='middle' alignment-baseline='middle'>[</text></svg>)
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 6,020
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
not really things you'll be able to tell if you aren't mechanically inclined...
1.) turbos
2.) rear main seal
3.) timing belt
4.) suspension dampeners
5.) intake hoses
6.) wheel bearings
7.) water pump
8.) cv boots
9.) stains on the seats...oh hey!!! there's one
2.) rear main seal
3.) timing belt
4.) suspension dampeners
5.) intake hoses
6.) wheel bearings
7.) water pump
8.) cv boots
9.) stains on the seats...oh hey!!! there's one
06-30-2005, 11:59 AM
#3
AudiWorld Super User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 11,166
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Nice car, just buy it!!! j/k...(more)
look through the archives for S4 buyers guides...there are a few out there that will walk you through a pretty comprehensive outline of things to do before, during, and after the purchase.
Spend days/weeks reading through these sources to determine if the car is up to par...then when you've decided that its been perfectly maintained, washed every week, babied from day one, and never had a problem, you'll buy the car, be stoked for about a week that you found the only clean blk avant in the nation...then something will break and you'll fall of that cloud you were on and end up in the same unreliable boat as the rest of us!
Does it have an existing 50k warranty or is it CPO??? A warranty would be nice after 50k...trust me!
If you really want some honest advice, give me some mo info and i can help,
good luck bud
Spend days/weeks reading through these sources to determine if the car is up to par...then when you've decided that its been perfectly maintained, washed every week, babied from day one, and never had a problem, you'll buy the car, be stoked for about a week that you found the only clean blk avant in the nation...then something will break and you'll fall of that cloud you were on and end up in the same unreliable boat as the rest of us!
Does it have an existing 50k warranty or is it CPO??? A warranty would be nice after 50k...trust me!
If you really want some honest advice, give me some mo info and i can help,
good luck bud
06-30-2005, 12:46 PM
#6
AudiWorld Super User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 4,139
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
dealer (non-audi), stock but the in the pics the tailpipes look like they are logo-etched
could be an aftermarket exhaust. it appears to be super-clean in and out. btw, i like your setup.
Trending Topics
06-30-2005, 07:01 PM
#9
AudiWorld Super User
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 4,580
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thanks, the S4 is a great car and the Avant is quite unique(m)
I was lucky to find this car in the Classifieds. About your car, if it has an aftermarket tailpipe (i.e. cat back) it probably has a chip. But if the car looks like it's been well taken care of, go ahead, take a test drive, bring a friend for 2nd opinion. Good luck!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Seneb
S4 (B6 & B7 Platforms) Discussion
4
06-30-2005 05:15 PM
s4wood
NorCal Discussion
11
02-18-2005 05:24 PM
Aldonis
S4 / RS4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
0
08-12-2002 11:37 AM
