B9 2.0 TDI buyers guide with high mileage

[V10_Deni]

Hello! First of all I'm terribly sorry if this topic has been talked about, I just want the most up to date infos.

I'm in need of a reliable daily that doesn't eat my wallet but looks nice.

I'm kinda fallen for the 2.0 TDI A4 B9, 190HP one in particular.

I see a few for amazing price, (my budget is about 15.000 euros).

Now I would like to know should I be scared of the cars that have 170-190k mi?

What should I look for when looking at any B9 with this engine?

How good is the S Tronic, and should I look for a manual or S tronic? 

How easy is the DIY maintenance on these?

Turbo and Injector life?

Quattro or not, doesn't really matter to me.

Any extra advice and stuff I should look for or something that costs a lot to replace would be very nice to know, so feel free to post anything that touches this topic, and maybe some topics I missed. 🙂

Greatly appreciate all inputs! 

 

[Steve Q]

Service history is key. Ideally it should be full service history. Check for proof of cambelt and water pump changes as well as s-tronic gearbox oil changes and oil changes for the quattro system if applicable. 

Check YouTube for buyers guides. 

Make sure all electronic items work as some of these such as AC components etc can be expensive to change. 

[Magnet]

Are we considering just over 100K miles (170kms) high, for an 8 year old vehicle? 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

[V10_Deni]

1 minute ago, Magnet said:

Are we considering just over 100K miles (170kms) high, for an 8 year old vehicle? 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

Ones I looked at have 160-185k miles, (260-295.000km) 

[Magnet]

Thanks Denis, but you said Kms. in your original post. 

[V10_Deni]

Just now, Magnet said:

Thanks Denis, but you said Kms. in your original post. 

"Now I would like to know should I be scared of the cars that have 170-190k mi?"

I don't know where I said kms?

[V10_Deni]

14 hours ago, Steve Q said:

Service history is key. Ideally it should be full service history. Check for proof of cambelt and water pump changes as well as s-tronic gearbox oil changes and oil changes for the quattro system if applicable. 

Check YouTube for buyers guides. 

Make sure all electronic items work as some of these such as AC components etc can be expensive to change. 

Sure thing, this one has full service history, timing belt and clutch are new.

Other one has 295.000km (183.305mi), also full service history but it's an S tronic, I don't know if I should expect failure of the S tronic at those miles?

[Steve Q]

There's always I higher risk of gearbox failure on high mileage cars. But that could go for any major components really.