Buying a high-mileage A3

I'm looking at swapping my 2001 B6 A4 for an A3. I've found a very reasonably priced 2006 2.0 TFSI S line special edition for £5,500. The car has had one owner and has full history, but does have 158,000 miles on the clock.

Is this too much? I really like the look of the car but really don't want to get my fingers burnt with high maintenance bills if it goes wrong (thinking of getting an AA warranty too but not sure how much that will cover).

Asked on 2 November 2011 by bench33

Answered by Honest John

That's a lot. The engine needs a lot of attention to turbo, timing belt, waterpump, inter cam chain. Could be trouble.

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