High miles or Cat-D? WHAT TO DO?

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High miles or Cat-D? WHAT TO DO?

Post by leemc11 » Mon May 12, 2014 4:56 pm

Hi ALL,

Im A noob on here, but wondered if i could pick your brains :)
Will be looking to get another B7 as i miss my old one so much :( im currently driving A :dung: honda civic type s ATM Thing is i will only have around 15k ish to spend, so with that in mind i would like to know what would you do ??? High miles or Cat-D? WHAT TO DO? Used to have a standard 07 daytona grey saloon with 41000k which i bought from the stealers at oxford for 36k back in 2009 and it was the best car ive ever had and i still think about it evey day :boohoo: will try and find photos.
Sorry for the long post but cant wait to get back in to the fold and would love some input from you guys :notworthy:
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Re: High miles or Cat-D? WHAT TO DO?

Post by PetrolDave » Mon May 12, 2014 5:15 pm

My vote would be for a looked after high miler with FSH, not necessarily FASH but at least from a decent inde.

Of course a "forum" car would be the ideal, if one happens to come up.
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Re: High miles or Cat-D? WHAT TO DO?

Post by toyneg » Mon May 12, 2014 5:18 pm

personally i wouldn't worry too much about mileage - mine is at 96k and I have had people say on numerous occasion how they cannot believe it has that on the clock based on the condition and how it drives, Rob at Camberley Audi said to me last year that the best, tightest RS4 he had ever driven had 140k on the clock ha - the way the car has been looked after is way more important than mileage IMHO.
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Post by Rs4spark » Mon May 12, 2014 5:32 pm

High miles every day of the week over a CAT D , I personally would not buy a car on the register , buy the best you can for the money , spend time looking,

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Post by neilparf » Mon May 12, 2014 5:35 pm

High miles every day of the week -As said before, it may have high miles but if it's been well looked after, it makes no odds.

High miles can easily still be mint: http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?t=106022
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Post by pDkALO » Mon May 12, 2014 6:41 pm

Agree with the others - high miles every time

If you keep the car for a while and look after it, and especially if you don't do that many miles in it, the residuals will even themselves out and the value will come back to you

A Cat D on the other hand will always be a Cat D, and its value will always be dented

good luck with the search - but has no-one said FON? - what were they thinking?

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Post by Audi Pardner » Mon May 12, 2014 7:02 pm

I'd echo what's already been said about a high miler over a Cat D. However, it's essential IMO to have a slush fund for repairs and not just scrape enough together to buy one without some spare cash.

Good luck with your search and welcome to the fold. :D
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Post by neilparf » Mon May 12, 2014 7:07 pm

Audi Pardner wrote:have a slush fund for repairs and not just scrape enough together to buy one without some spare cash.
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Post by neilparf » Mon May 12, 2014 7:08 pm

DALO wrote:has no-one said FON? - what were they thinking?
DOH! :bash:
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Re: High miles or Cat-D? WHAT TO DO?

Post by sakimano » Mon May 12, 2014 7:49 pm

I would suggest neither...as in do not buy an RS4 if cost is the barrier to entry . Not an ideal car for bargain hunting.

Want a new engine because the high mile or cat d car you have has a problem they didn't tell you about? Sure. Only about 10,000 pounds installed.
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Post by NJMAudiRS4 » Mon May 12, 2014 8:20 pm

Here's a spanner in the works then, what if that cat d has only had its seats stolen no other damage to engine, bodywork etc full service history does that not make it a viable option, or would all go for the high mileage ?
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Post by rocket1 » Mon May 12, 2014 8:25 pm

a decent high mileage car with a good history and condition would be my choice. in fact its what i done on a 90k miler with a great history and condition.
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Re: High miles or Cat-D? WHAT TO DO?

Post by HYFR » Mon May 12, 2014 8:49 pm

High miler no issue.

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Post by neilparf » Mon May 12, 2014 8:55 pm

I'd do high miles still if the car was cat d due to seats etc...
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2007 RS4 B7 Saloon, Metallic Silver with SS+.
LED's all round and Dectane LED tailights. KDS detail and paint. Lepsons black chrome, heavy on the silver wheels. JCWeldFab full system - valved and no pre-cats. MRC stage 2, de-flap and full carbon clean - 438PS and 489NM. HEL brake lines. H&R Spacers. Gtechniq C1 and EXO V2 coatings. 2010+ RNS-E. On the MRC dyno: http://youtu.be/y_k0VJ2--y8
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Re: High miles or Cat-D? WHAT TO DO?

Post by NJMAudiRS4 » Mon May 12, 2014 9:16 pm

HYFR wrote:High miler no issue.

Don't listen to Sackofshite
Sorry we're you referring to me with the above comment ?
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