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Buying a high mileage Q5 diesel
Hello,
I have put a (refundable) deposit on an Audi Q5 3.0ltr Diesel S-Line. It is a LHD model, with 88k listed miles (130Kms), F(French)ASH and remains fully French reg'd. It has almost the entire Audi catalogue of upgrades: (Bluetooth, MMI, SatNav, Leather, Reverse Camera, Pano Sunroof, 19" alloys, Elec tail gate, Paddle shift, Phone, Band and O speakers, sports sussies etc etc). I live in France and the cheapest equivalent I can find is 35k€ (for the Ambition) and quite a bit more for the S-Line. The cheapest I can find elsewhere in Europe is approx 30k€+ (but with associated import and re-registration costs). I expect to do approx 15k (Kms) per year.
I am planning to do a full Audi 145 point check on the car before I complete the purchase.
My question is should I be concerned by the mileage? Are there any systemic faults I should be aware of with this model? What recent changes should have been done (Pump, turbo etc) that I should look for? I have a friend (retired senior VW Group technician) who can make any upgrades with correct parts for just 200€ labour per day, so am I still looking at a good value car even if the odd mod needs to be made?
All in all, given the brand, model, age, mileage and spec, is this a good price and a chance worth taking?
Many thanks
David
I have put a (refundable) deposit on an Audi Q5 3.0ltr Diesel S-Line. It is a LHD model, with 88k listed miles (130Kms), F(French)ASH and remains fully French reg'd. It has almost the entire Audi catalogue of upgrades: (Bluetooth, MMI, SatNav, Leather, Reverse Camera, Pano Sunroof, 19" alloys, Elec tail gate, Paddle shift, Phone, Band and O speakers, sports sussies etc etc). I live in France and the cheapest equivalent I can find is 35k€ (for the Ambition) and quite a bit more for the S-Line. The cheapest I can find elsewhere in Europe is approx 30k€+ (but with associated import and re-registration costs). I expect to do approx 15k (Kms) per year.
I am planning to do a full Audi 145 point check on the car before I complete the purchase.
My question is should I be concerned by the mileage? Are there any systemic faults I should be aware of with this model? What recent changes should have been done (Pump, turbo etc) that I should look for? I have a friend (retired senior VW Group technician) who can make any upgrades with correct parts for just 200€ labour per day, so am I still looking at a good value car even if the odd mod needs to be made?
All in all, given the brand, model, age, mileage and spec, is this a good price and a chance worth taking?
Many thanks
David
Asked on 4 June 2014 by DavidinCham
Answered by
Honest John
It's a chain cam engine, now upgraded slightly for the Porsche Macan diesel. Not many adverse reports:
www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/audi/q5-2008/?sectio...d But a couple of problem areas with the V6TDI engine in A6s: 14-3-2011: 3.0TDI V6 quattros prone to water pump failure and also prone to losing coolant from the water cooled EGR valve. 21-2-2012: Swirl flap motor failure in both inlet manifolds of 2006 2.7TDI V6, and a quotation by the Audi dealer of £1,122 to replace. 26-1-2013: On 2.7V6TDI, individual inlet manifold swirl flaps can break (but yet to hear of one being ingested by the engine). Audi is developing a fix so the whole inlet manifold does not have to be replaced (see 21-2-2012).
www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/audi/q5-2008/?sectio...d But a couple of problem areas with the V6TDI engine in A6s: 14-3-2011: 3.0TDI V6 quattros prone to water pump failure and also prone to losing coolant from the water cooled EGR valve. 21-2-2012: Swirl flap motor failure in both inlet manifolds of 2006 2.7TDI V6, and a quotation by the Audi dealer of £1,122 to replace. 26-1-2013: On 2.7V6TDI, individual inlet manifold swirl flaps can break (but yet to hear of one being ingested by the engine). Audi is developing a fix so the whole inlet manifold does not have to be replaced (see 21-2-2012).
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