Mayo on dip stick should I buy?

[m/bikertom]

Looking of r a car for my mum as the passat is too big & thirsty so looking at the A2 which I love the look of and think it'd be a great car for her.

I have found one though the seller says that the gasket would need to be fixed as the dip stick is contaminated.

The car apparently runs and is ok generally though I am a little concerned buy a car knowing there is a problem, which could be a lot worse than I had originally thought.

The cars a 1.4 petrol with 65k miles. Would I be crazy to buy this or should I collect and sort?

Any help would be greatfully appreciated.

Also on general wear & tear how have these cars stood up? I borrowed one when they first came out and I thought it was quite a nippy frugal car with good seats and switchgear. Have the interiors stood up to the years of abuse?

As you can tell I haven't even been round to see the car as yet as there is no point if the issue described above is going to costs lots!

Many Thanks

Tom

[towcestervag]

depends on price?
switchgear as a tendancy to peel
antiroll bars and bushes
my mates is a neglegted model and its stood up to the dog etc very well

[m/bikertom]

Car was up for £2k with 64k on the clock though as I mentioned before I've not been round to look at it as yet due to the distance and as its for my mum so need to be sure she'll be happy with it.

Sure they hold their money though does it have the same feel as other models or was it Audis forray into the mini mpv market which they then left for Vw with the Golf Plus with Seat etc to also offer similar options.

[burkey1]

cost you at least 500 nicker to get gasket done properly and thats assuming there is nothing else wrong with it that might have caused the failure, or is a result of the failure..,

[towcestervag]

i feel they are a good little car!
as audi dont do a small mpv other than q3 which is a soft roader and like all newer cars is bigger then you may be right with audi leaving it to vw/seat
they actually drive like a polo but feel more solid

[onzarob]

I wouldn't bother unless you are experienced in fixing head gaskets. Its a major gamble. find one with no issues and a good history, may cost a little more initially. But less in the long term.