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Should I buy a used Audi with 130k on the clock?
We are about to have our first child and are looking at a 2008 Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDI priced at £6450. However, it has 130,000 miles on the clock and we're worried we might be buying into trouble. What do you think?
Asked on 30 November 2014 by Toby Harris
Answered by
Honest John
There are far more sensible ways of spending £6450 on a reliable car than this one. If I was you, for the sake of both of your backs (from painful experience), I would be looking at MPVs such as the Ford C-Max, Volkswgaen Touran, Vauxhall Zafira, etc, preferably avoiding diesel engines.
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