A5 1.8 TFSI question

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CrippsCorner

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3,015 posts

188 months

Wednesday 6th November
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Hi all. Have have S3/A3/A1 on my radar for a while, waiting for a facelift to enter my budget. Today, I thought I'd add the A5 in the search, a little bigger than I'm used to but a handsome thing with the facelift. Anyway, this one popped up locally, and seems good value (maybe too good)

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/51592283...

Looking at the specs of these cars, it seems there's two different versions of the 168bhp units. One being almost half a second quicker to 60 according to the stats on AutoTrader, to be fair, the majority seem to be the faster type. What's the difference and how can I tell which one this is?

Tarmack

14 posts

3 months

Wednesday 6th November
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I haven’t drove the 1.8 but from what I know there’s nothing gained from stepping down from the 2.0. What’s your budget? At 5K i’d rather a mk2 TTS than that A5

CrippsCorner

Original Poster:

3,015 posts

188 months

Thursday 7th November
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Wouldn't mind a TT at all, but have to carry two kids around in the back from time to time, so it's a no go at this stage of life.

Found an Audi forum and posted on there... they're wary of the deal, seems too cheap. Apparently quite a few issues with 2012 cars, think I'll leave it alone. Does look nice though, maybe save up for an S5 one day!