About to buy one. What should I look out for?

[LucyB]

Hello all, I'm about to buy a 2020 A3 from a dealer who has good reviews.  It's done 50 000 miles and has a FSH. It's November 2020 so the later model.

It was leased. It has had one new telematics unit recently and a new selector switch but apart from that, nothing.  When I go and drive it and look at it, what should I be checking/looming out for?  Thanks very much. (It's a 1.5 TFSI 35 S line Sportback 5dr Petrol S Tronic Euro 6 (s/s) (150 ps)).  I'll be back this afternoon.

Edited 4 hours ago by LucyB

[Steve Q]

Have a look to see if the gearbox has been serviced. Check to see if the cambelt and water pump has been changed. Make sure all electrical items work. 

Check buyers guides on YouTube. 

[LucyB]

Will doi and thankyou.  Won't this have been done during one of the services if it's been serviced through Audi?

 

[Steve Q]

44 minutes ago, LucyB said:

Will doi and thankyou.  Won't this have been done during one of the services if it's been serviced through Audi?

 

Not unless the previous owner paid for it. 

[LucyB]

Thanks.  Is it realistic when buying a used car that has been leased to be able to have evidence/paper trail or digital of all the work that has been done on it.  They guy I'm buying it from said you don't get access to that until you've bought it (I think he meant to Audi's digital record).  That strikes me as completely mad but then the world does seem to be completely mad.  Thanks for your help here.  It really is giving me some orientation.