1999 Audi S4 B5 with K04 Turbos, Milltek Exhaust & Cats, Movi’it 322mm brakes and H&R coilovers.  Silver, black leather, 202,000 miles.  MOT until Nov 2026, Tax until May 2026.  The car's location is Sevenoaks.

 

The Good

One careful owner for the last 22 years - me.  

I bought this car in 2004 and the main modifications were carried out in the following years by QST of Haywards Heath - dyno’d at 350bps.  It has been serviced most years by QST since then.  There is a huge folder of receipts and service stamps.  I spent so much with QST, they used to send me Xmas cards.

The brake discs were replaced a year ago with new Mov’it 322mm and the whole exhaust system was replaced about 3 years ago - Milltek do honour their lifetime guarantee if you keep your car going for long enough.

I have always driven it carefully.  Waiting for the oil to warm up before using the turbos.

The leather is in quite good condition inside for the age and mileage.  The exterior is good for its age and mileage II would say.

The battery was replaced last week.

It offers a mechanical, analog feel that modern, electric-steering Audis lack.

 

The not so Good

Aircon doesn’t work in summer.  Heating is fine.

The windscreen is slightly leaky.  The driver's side door pillar has rust under the paint work and it appears to be coming in here.  However, you end up with dampness on the interior fabric and not drips.  So windscreen out and repair the rust if you want to fix this I guess.

It has a small oil leak.  It has had it for years.  It does smoke when first starting sometimes.  Actual oil loss seems miniscule.  Topping it up every few months is all that has been necessary.

The main reason for the low price.  While you can drive for hours and it is fine, the coolant has occasionally disappeared but there is no puddle of water on the floor.  So it could be something small like a small leak dripping onto a hot engine, heater core or the dreaded head gasket.  The latter being very expensive to fix  - £3k?  Given this, I would say it is probably best thought of as a project car.

 

Some Gemini AI thoughts below on future classic status and taking on a project car:

If you buy a pristine one and keep it stock, it will likely continue to appreciate. However, if you include the high maintenance costs (timing belts, turbos, control arms), it’s usually a "break-even" hobby rather than a profit-making investment.

The "Projects": High-mileage or poorly maintained cars still hover around £6,000 – £9,000. These are often "money pits" because the cost of a single engine-out service (like your head gaskets) can equal half the car's value.

Perhaps I am selling it too cheap?  But selling it for £3k on the understanding you might have to spend another £3k or more.

It would be nice to see it go to a good home.  My wife is sad I am selling it as the babies (now adults or taller than me) were brought home in the back of it.

 

Moderators: Anything else you think would be useful here?

 

Please contact me via forum message. 

Edited February 22Feb 22 by cliffcoggin
Remove telephone number.

Ian. It looks fine, though I suggest you remove your phone number in case it is harvested by web bots. The forum's messaging system would enable buyers to contact you.

Good idea.  How do I do this?  I can't see an obvious edit button.  Could you remove my phone number for me, please?

I've done it Ian.

The full service history.

 

 

I've recently driven the car quite a few hundred miles with no coolant issue.  The garage did replace what they thought was a leaky radiator hose and this seems to have sorted matters.

Still up for sale.  I think I might start to advertise on other sites.  Does anybody know where there might be other good places to advertise it, please?

 

My impression, unsupported by any real knowledge, is that few cars are sold via these forums. You would be better off advertising in Autotrader and the like.

Audi-Sport.net still has an active B5 following, you could try it there.

Hi Ian,id definitely be interested in the car,not sure how i go about contacting you privately?  Greg

Simples! Gregg,

Just send Ian a PM.

Regards,

Gareth. 

you are right Gareth i just done a bit of searching and sent Ian a pm! thanks

Yes, I know I’m right Gregg!
Not often mind, but sometimes. 

Did this end up selling?