Used Car of the Day: 2004 Audi A4 Avant 1.8T

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Today we present you a manual-transmission wagon -- a 2004 Audi Avant 1.8T.


This one has apparently been well maintained, and it has 186,000 miles on the clock. Modifications include a BorgWarner turbo and a Magnaflow exhaust, among other things -- the list is long.

The front brakes, coolant flush, and timing service have been done, and the car has Bluetooth.

The car needs a rear brake service, has a misfire, and some paint fade, plus a few other issues.


The seller has some spare parts, including OEM parts, available. You can find this car in central New Jersey for $5,500. Click here to see more.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • Wjtinfwb Wjtinfwb on Jul 07, 2024
    $5500! For a 20+ year old VW with mods and 186k miles? You'd have to be a true gambler with stones the size of beach balls to pay a dollar and drive this a mile from home. Should come with a sign; "grasp firmly, pull pin, run like hell".
  • Shipwright Shipwright on Jul 08, 2024
    Not bad, but it needs to be brown and have a diesel engine!
  • Slavuta If you did not charge your car before Helen came, you're screwed.
  • 28-Cars-Later RIP to the GOAT.
  • Lou_BC Well written. I skipped the top of the page but knew it was Corey's work a few paragraphs in.
  • Big Al from Oz Speed doesn't kill. It the difference in speed that kills.
  • AZFelix "... every PHEV that’s presently on sale would exhaust its battery range before its owner made it home for dinner." This is obviously just another benefit of having to charge an EV and its variants. How many times have EV proponents stated that drivers can get something to eat while their cars are charging? [insert eye roll]
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