older Audi A3 Auto buying advice?

older Audi A3 Auto buying advice?

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Dbz2021

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Sunday 19th December 2021
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In the market to replace my old car (Toyota) and was after something a bit nicer narrowed down my search to Audi A3,VW Golf and possibly BMW 1 Series.budget £4k must be automatic and petrol.

so in regards to A3 (2008-2010) what variants I should search for and which ones to avoid?

I prefer 1.6 since insurance premium is not too high and is powerful enough.

but there seems to be certain models with worse DSG gearbox reliability? (This also applies to Golf) 7 speed dry / 6 speed wet and there’s also models with timing chain vs models with cambelt (much cheaper to replace).

any suggestions?
what should I look for test driving them specially DSG gearbox related?