Hi Petrolheads,

I've been a happy owner of an 2.6V6 Audi A4 for the past 12 years and now its time to change. Long story short - due to budget restrictions, I am puzzled between those two options which have exactly the same spec and history of ownership:

(I am aware that this engine is inadequate for this car, and performance would be crap, but it's a wife's+kids car - I have a 1100cc Yamaha ;-))

a.) 2006 - 93k miles - £6500

- Pros: Timing chain failure problem not applicable, hence safer buy.

- Pros: £1500 cheaper.

- Cons: Bigger fuel consumption.

- Cons: Less power.

- Cons: Harder to sell at later point (or I am wrong?).

- Cons: Bigger mileage.

b.) 2007 (LCi / facelift) - 66k miles - £8000

- Pros: Better fuel economy.

- Pros: Less miles on the clock.

- Pros: Slightly more power.

- Cons: £1500 more expensive.

- Cons: THE MAIN ONE - The timing chain problem.

What would you guys advice me? Both cars are very good condition and very tempting to buy.

Thank you,

Pimmy

Welcome..

The timing chain problem? Educate me my friend

  On 4/20/2013 at 8:51 PM, G4VHD (Gav) said:

The timing chain problem? Educate me my friend

Ough - there is tons of topics across all BMW forums. Here is what I found most thorough - this thread should give you all the info saving you time to browse: http://www.babybmw.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=39358

Here is another perspective to look from:

- What do you recon would be the loss of return when I sell any of those in lets say 5 years time? In other words, if (a.) sells for £2000, would (b.) sell for £3500 in 5 years time?

Point to note is that I do very low mileage - max 5,000 miles per year.

Read into the chain problem..

It really on concerns cars that have been abused..I personally wouldn't worry mate

  On 4/22/2013 at 6:58 AM, G4VHD (Gav) said:

Read into the chain problem..

It really on concerns cars that have been abused..I personally wouldn't worry mate

Thanks Gav, this is what I could not understand - is every single car going to face this faith or its dependant on type of use.

Cheers

From what I've read is down to the of use, manuals more than autos as harsh ger changes put strain on the chain

Bmw did a low-level recall on this unit in 2008-2010 so i'm sure it wouldn't be an issue unless the clown that had it didn't take advantage ! ;)

By low-level I mean that the issue wasn't common but, the material used was different !