I was due to change my car... in 2020, ehhh. Anyway, I was hunting for a good deal on an Alfa Giulietta or maybe a Mini Cooper S, I was due to graduate in June and wanted to use my last long summer holiday to search for a car, we all know how that went this year.
A few months later my friend Bob called and opened with the following line
'Hello mate, guess what, I just bought an Audi for a £100 quid, we need to figure out a video idea for it'.
'You, bought what and for how much?'
'Audi, 100 quid'
'Does it run? '
'Yeah.. kind of'.
I was hooked, but I didn't even think of buying it at the time. I came up with a bunch of video ideas such as 'can it drive to x, without breaking down' or 'how hard is it to kill a 1.9 TDI?!'.
However, after taking a closer look it became clear that the Audi merely had an unfortunate meeting with a 'mechanic' who shouldn't be allowed near a bicycle, let alone a car. More bolts were lose/'hand-tight' than properly fixed in, and oil was pouring out of every possible place, and a T-Shirt was found in a place, where no T-Shirt went before.
Either way, Bob decided that despite the terrible first impression, the cars condition wasn't terminal, it shall be saved. So what now?
Well I was looking for a car wasn't I? Granted I was looking for something about half the size and weight, but in times of crisis who can be picky? Also, Audi's got comfy seats, real comfy seats...
After a short drive with Bob my made was made, I was going to buy the Audi. Bob sorted out a couple of issues which mainly consisted of taking apart the engine and giving it a through clean and subsequently fixed any other bodgeries left by the 'mechanic' who touched it before.
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Wow, that's really really cheap. I checked and the cheapest Audi for sale near me is this actually very rare A3 wagon with a stick. Surprisingly no busted auto A4 sedans with roasted clearcoat and crash damage on Craigslist.
atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/d/kennesaw-audi-a3-2006/7260681344.html
Yeah we got lucky, we decide to double our budget next time, ended up. Paying 150 for a '97 A4 with the 2.8 liter 30 valve v6 with quattro and manual trans. Video coming soon!
For comparison, the cheapest Audi here I mentioned that isn't broken is an amazingly low $2,000 or a little less than £1,500. I don't really understand the crazy low used car prices in Great Britain.
We are car people, buy 3 and put all the good/working bits one and keep the others for spares, cheap motoring and will probably last till your forced to buy an EV!
No need to buy spares! Got it running with just a through service really! I might have already bought another one though... V6 Quattro Manual, had to double my budget! Video coming soon.
I’d say you got lucky! Well done.
Thanks! It's part luck, part Bob's mechanical judgment, happy either way!
What!?
Cheapest audi In the uj
You failed to mention the coolness of it being a 5-speed wagon as well
Well, it's a 6 speed wagon :D
Wasn’t sure, but there you go!