I’m thinking of getting an Audi A4 Avant 2010 2.0 TDI S-line special edition. Is there anything that I should know about before buying it (it’s had new clutch and flywheel fitted) the photo isn’t the specific car that I’m looking at but it’s a good example as it’s the same specs.
Not sure exactly what you are asking?
Owned a none S LINE for 10+ years. Owned an S Line for 12 months (in addition, not instead of). Self Sufficient, done all the maint & repairs including timing belt/WP.
S Line has much, much firmer/harsher suspension than none S line. If comfort is your thing worth thinking about.
Door locks are made of chocolate. Expect to replace one every few years. All my Audi’s suffer from this, not just the A4’s.
WFH and have had zero DPF problems but a heavy foot and a keen ear are likely big factors in this.
Had the HPFP let go, expensive job. No real way to predict, they just go.
No bluetooth audio streaming of that era (voice calls, yes, but no Spotify etc) however one of mine has an aftermarket Telecom unit which doesn’t seem terribly complicated to retrofit and enables all streaming.
If you can peek under the passenger side undertray, under the door. Look for any debris. The drivers side gets (should get) removed every so often for a fuel filter change but the passenger side has no service items under it. Over time it collects mud, salt, sand, debris and holds this wet mess against the body, greatly increasing the rate of corroison.
Scuttle panel (in front of the windscreen) likes to get blocked. If left long enough it may start to come in via the pedal box (but there will be very obvious swishing noises before it gets that bad).
Starter motor is a pain and expensive if you are paying labour.
Any work that requires a front suspension to be split at the pinch bolt (google “Audi Pinch Bolt”) often only comes out destructively. And I couldn’t find the same knuckle (only the 2012+ish revised one) which thusly required new arms to go with it. So a broken spring turned out to be about 10x more expensive than it could have been.
Have no idea how common these are but it’s been my experience. Aside from the HPFP I find these engines solid. Nearly on 180k miles and gives every ounce of boost the ECU requests, and *estimates* itself to still be delivering stock power. Estimates. But at least it’s not estimating it’s down on power.
If you’ve got anything specific to ask you can, that’s what pops into my head.
it’s over 15 years old so breakdown cover might be more expensive as a lot of them don’t cover that old I found out recently. My VAG cars have lasted me very well with very few issues but those were pre-DPF and less emissions crap in the engine.