A3 Longevity Coming up to 140k?

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- dan_xtc
  
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17 years ago

Thu, Dec 21, 2006 1:00 AM

Hey all

I've just had my 1999 A3 TS serviced at 131k and was informed by the bloke at the garage that it's going to need a timing belt next service

- 141k (it was last done at 80k).

Now I know that this isn't a cheap job, and I guess my question is that now my A3 is racking up some serious mileage, is it going to start costing me a lot to maintain?

I don't have the knowledge or facilities to do jobs myself so everything is back to the garage, and there are a couple of niggling issues that I know exist with my A3 right now.

Any Audi owners with experiences of these sorts of mileages and maintainence costs? Though I don't want to get rid of my A3, I guess my question would be should I start looking to swap my car for something newer/with less miles?

Thanks for any views or experiences.

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- TonyJ
  
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17 years ago

Thu, Dec 21, 2006 2:51 AM

Of the five previous Audis that I have owned I have found that keeping up with scheduled maintenance and being aware of the way it is running allows them to run to 200K + miles with few problems and a continued enjoyable driving experience.

I just purchased an '04 A4 1.8TQM with 60K and feel that it is just barely broken > Hey all

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- Dave
  
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17 years ago

Thu, Dec 21, 2006 9:58 AM

As long as you continue to maintain it there's no reason it won't keep going.

TB is a consumable that you just have to accept. You can't say becuase it needs one that it's starting to cost you too much to run.

Unless you're spending £££ every month then it's still likely to be cheaper to run than buying a new(er) car as depreciation is going to be very low now.