Dilemma!

[Ruairi_Trainor]

Ive got a bit of a dilemma at the mo i wana upgrade my 2002 1.9tdi 130 sport to a newer A4 but im torn between an 04 low mileage car or an 05 high mileage car. wot do you guys think?

[lucas88]

What kinda mileage we talking?

[Ruairi_Trainor]

the 05 a4 about 90000 on it and the 04 bout 40000 on it im torn between them you could get a real real nice 04 with my budget.

[blicky_1]

If you can afford it get the lower mileage one (depends on how many miles you do though)

What's the price difference?

[Spr0cket]

I'd say it depends totally on the particular vehicle you end up choosing.
Don't limit yourself to 05 onwards, but also don't think you can only afford an 04 for low miles... there's a lot of selection at the moment so you can afford to be choosy.
At end of day, overall condition, short term cost of ownership and features that I wish for are the factors that tend to influence my choices.

Consider also resale between a B7 with 110K+ miles or a late model B6 with 60K miles will likely favor the B6 as many will simply pass by on anything over 100K - thereby limiting your future resale market.

[Ruairi_Trainor]

ive got about 15000 grand to spend and would prefer it to be quattro just not confident with the fwd in the wet, would do about 11-12 thousand a year. I realy cant decide,lol.

[summerisle]

Low mileage everytime! The 05 will be much harder to sell with high miles.

[rick_s]

Consider also resale between a B7 with 110K+ miles or a late model B6 with 60K miles will likely favor the B6 as many will simply pass by on anything over 100K - thereby limiting your future resale market.

spot on there. As soon as I see a car on autotrader with over 100k on it, I click.. 'next'! - doesnt matter what the price is, generally people are put off by high mileage cars - even if it is a B7.

[lucas88]

Get on Auto Trader mate, you can get a B7 with less than 60k for that paper. Although I'd say it's definately worth going for one with top spec. Heated leather etc..