What does oppo think? (NPOCP)

"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
02/19/2018 at 18:15 • Filed to: None

So I found a 2004 Audi A4 1.8T being sold by the junkyard that my family has been loyal to since the first major repair on our ML350 for $1500 (talk downable to $1k) and wanted to ask for Oppo’s opinion on the car. It has some halo lights, Golf GTi Wheels, and a small spoiler. Exterior and Interior are in perfect condition except the driver seat which is covered by duct tape, but not to worry because the junkyard said they’d throw in some seats.

Just imagine this:

With these wheels and brake color

And these headlights:

DISCUSSION (20)

Klaus Schmoll > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
02/19/2018 at 18:23

RUN!!!!!!!!! And don’t forget to zigzag!

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
02/19/2018 at 18:25

I believe all older Audis are automatically CP.

TorqueToYield > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
02/19/2018 at 18:26

those 1.8T engines were horror-awful. There’s a reason you don’t see a single one on the road anymore. Sludge, sludge and more sludge.

Run, don’t walk away.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
02/19/2018 at 18:26

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
02/19/2018 at 18:34

A 1.8T Audi that ended up in the junkyard? Might as well flush your money down the toilet now.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
02/19/2018 at 18:35

Making a worse decision would be extremely difficult.

Spaceball-Two > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
02/19/2018 at 18:41

This was my my 04 1.8t 6mt on the day I traded it in. It drained my bank account for 3 years. If it wasn’t one thing it was another. Stay away!

Kinja'd!!!

Klaus Schmoll > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
02/19/2018 at 18:43

Let me explain that a little bit. With older German cars you want to find the cleanest example with stacks of dealer service history, preferably from the one original owner who once bought it brand new, or for themselves or their wife/daughter/mistress/freshly impregnated secretary/whatever. They can be reliable once they get older if and only if they have been maintained meticulously from the start.

A heavily modified example from a junkyard throws a lot of red flags.

Why did it end there in the first place?

Was the last owner more intersted in visuals than maintenance?

It took me almost half a year to find a one owner, perfect BMW service history car with the specs I wanted, and I paid for it. There were cheaper ones, but....

Almost a full year in, I think it was worth it.

Remember Logansteno and his tale of the cheap M3? Spoiler alert: He got rid of it because there was always something.