Quote Originally Posted by MeFryRice View Post
C'mon James, you should know this by now.

The longevity of the turbo depends on the following...

  • How hard was the car driven?
  • Was the car cooled down properly?
  • How often was the oil changed? Does the PO have any service records to backup his claim?
  • Has the car been modded? If so, has the boost pressure ever been turned up above stock?


If it were me, unless the PO has a lot of the service records, I would stay away from a newer Audi that has high mileage. As you know, my dad has an '09 S4 and it seems to be in the dealership more than his driveway. Even though it's small stuff that fails, it adds up and gets old after a while.

Well I know all of those things. It's a stock turbo, extensive records, seems to be very clean with no issues. No accidents. Old guy owned it, very very clean car. I'm trying to get my pops to get him the V6, but this is an extremely clean turbo. Parental's know very little about cars so I figured I'd do the research. I love Audi's but never ventured into the used ones. I remember your dad getting the S4, sad to hear it's having a lot of issues.

Speaking of your dad, where is he stationed and what's his AFSC(job)?