I BOUGHT A CHEAP AUDI A4 AVANT FOR £5,000!

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[@HighPeakAutos]

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[@JH-zh4zw]

what happened to CarVertical

[@bertone122]

5:41 there's missing bolt Matt

[@markjones1337]

If anyone is wondering how he got 18% profit, he did it my using a very very simple formula which anyone in sales knows. Sell price - cost price ÷ by sell price. This is NOT the same as cost price x 18%.

[@paulbarber1960]

Hi Matt, do the sponsors of your channel contact you, or do you or your team contact them. I'm just being nosy 😮 Thanks.

[@mrd64]

I thought you were sponsored by Tommy Hilfiger!

[@Aruneh]

Not trashed, not disgusting inside, no exploded gearbox or engine. What a rare find.

[@muhammad-azeemsunderji3504]

Is it common to have engine issues on this mark/model of the A4? What are issues to be aware of?

[@triv_g]

@@muhammad-azeemsunderji3504Diesel with a manual gearbox and you’ve got yourself a keeper

[@Paulie44]

@@triv_gtrue! Our 02 reg 1.9tdi Audi A4 Avant has 348,000 miles but sadly won’t pass its next MOT due to rusted underbody. Engine still pulls strongly though!

[@murphyebass7837]

@@triv_gI wouldn’t want a manual in a barge like this personally. That said I know they’re less likely to go wrong

[@fghjfghgj]

right It almost looks FAKE lol

[@TheSpeedula]

It's incredible how much difference it makes when someone actually looks after their car.

[@JMNTN]

this era of vw group was the best in my opinion. Perfect combination of simplistic design while still looking modern and premium.

[@MotorTorq_ZA]

Yes. Not an Audi fan but they had the brilliant yeti, the clever roomster, the suave CC and the Scirocco

[@Luckyjo21]

Yes I'm thinking of getting an A6 next as l had an A4 and Passat cc and both been excellent

[@thedandy6765]

id love a scirocco but theyre quite pricey@@MotorTorq_ZA

[@igormac88]

agree. they age quite well

[@RollingShutter]

but with the Chain issues and Oil consumption issues of the TFSI and the "diesel gate" engines 2008 - 2013 is basically a big "No No Zone"

[@ShalomBrother]

5:28 I spy a missing wheel bolt!

[@Lexusman65]

I thought that too.

[@richardhewitt.easyvanlife.6957]

And me.😊

[@jimthechemist]

Think it's just the plastic covers missing

[@davidfoster3814]

Good spot.

[@maartin37]

Regular viewer from South Africa here. I love comparing the cars with the equivalent models in South Africa. Awesome channel!

[@owensteele1645]

"The paint could do with a good buff. Needs new reg plates." I always like a nice clean A4. Still very classy and getting increasingly underrated in the shadow of the current Q-Series line-up.

[@itstheterranaut]

I drive this very car.....2.0tdi on 177bhp with a cvt, 133k miles, leather....stone cold a/c, 2014. It's never put a foot wrong, utterly reliable, although I replaced the rear wiper assembly last year. Still drives straight, bags of power and decent economy.

[@ln5747]

Same 2011 143bhp 2.0tdi CVT and it's been great. At 129k miles. Everyone says the CVT is unreliable, not in my experience, touchwood.

[@ryanb4046]

It’s a heavy car with only 177bhp, it doesn’t have “bags of power” 🤣🤣 reliable yes but not powerful.

[@itstheterranaut]

@@ryanb4046 Dunno, I guess its all relative. For me, a quality, well-built car with a huge load area, excellent reliability and 0-60 in 8.5 secs while still averaging 45mpg is more than adequate. In sport mode it will safely overtake everything I need to overtake. Top speed is.....plenty :) I dont think anyone would need more on today's roads? But maybe you disagree, and thats fine, crack on.

[@ermalmanushaqa1632]

Same here , mine is Quattro with 175 k Km .But 3 months after i bought it i did a long trip and after 3k km gearbox problems ,the multitronic is a Bitch in this models costed me 2k in repairs .Other than that it drives perfectly wouldnt change it.

[@meisterhand5436]

​@@ryanb4046 has a good amount of torque 😉

[@brianmcclure8012]

Great result Matt. I love the Audi A4 Avant. Shde looks great and someone is going to get a super, fully sorted quality car. Bravo!!

[@broadpete]

I'm guessing times are hard Matt (😂) but there's probably at extra £60 margin if you get the tyres on black circles (or similar) delivered to the wheel refurbish guys, and save having them fitted twice.

[@peakseamus]

....for a sand and paint as opposed to a full refurb I'd doubt they take off the tyres tbh.

[@richardmcbroom3925]

Had one of those as a company car back in 2014, those Technic models were a brilliant balance of spec then, had a multitronic auto in glacier white, still think on it fondly today ❤

[@hop9920]

Nice video Matt, just bought a 2013 s line version one of these, great car so far, still looks really fresh

[@elliotm]

A High Peak Autos drinking game writes itself! Love this format

[@phildyson4100]

Love the videos, keep em coming. You ever thought of doing a Q&A video, where we all fire questions at you?

[@bordersw1239]

I bet he spent £16 on some new plates, £50 on a wash and valet and sold it for £7995 the next day 😉

[@derekwhittle2158]

Massively overspent

[@craighorton6387]

Don't forget a set of mats it'll be 8995 then

[@RoderikvanReekum]

Most dealers would do that I suppose.

[@adeelhussain3976]

And a good buff 😂

[@camcoolcam]

Nah I'd buy from this guy

[@zzhughesd]

Such a quality car Matt!!!!!! Always time for an A4, moreso over the heavier A6 ( more problems ).......

[@dirt_diver13]

another great video. love your channel!

[@nathanrunciman88]

Matt, the control arm bushings on these can be pressed out. The arms themselves don’t have to be repaced. I just had all upper and lower bushings replaced on my 2014 A4.

[@mohitl1697]

I think his mechanics have his pants down a lot of the time, the prices he pays are nowwhere near trade price, most are near retail. And indeed, bushings can be pressed out on the A4.

[@smithjohn2416]

Wouldn't pressing them out increase the risk of cracking, though?

[@Mycryptospaceuk2127]

Good content it’s great you give the before and after brilliant thanks

[@HighPeakAutos]

My pleasure!

[@mishalchotai4721]

Love these videos, Matt.

[@creationinmotion4124]

Brilliant find 👏. Nice looking motor 👌

[@TJ-eq6dl]

Oh wow scenery even on a sad dismal day is stunning,enjoy every breath 🎉

[@grahamfox7568]

Always watch these vids while sitting on the bog. Thanks for making the time spent productive time 😂.

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Enjoying the variety of vehicles on the channel keep up the good work 👍👍👍

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks

[@mrd64]

Despite being nearly ten years old it still looks like a modern car, and with the work you've done it's still a desirable one too.

[@reececollison5101]

I always find interiors on early 2010’s Audi’s age really poorly though, looked good then but today it really lets them down

[@MrPakstons]

Your video inspired me to buy one of these. Thanks!

[@Cheesesoup796]

You’re a good man Matt. The A4 loves you and you love it. Can you please do a 5 series F10/F11 shortly ?

[@maljef2026]

Good idea especially a 530d or 535d with 313hp

[@kanei8521]

“I spent a considerable amount on it” is Matt doing his best to avoid admitting that he has massively overspent.

[@mercx007]

After having watched the video, he's actually done quite well

[@HandsomeMoose]

What are the odds for Matt saying "I have massively overspent"?

[@dmfub2348]

Lovely motor. Great content as usual.

[@ambitiousautos1064]

nice to see a fairly straight forward turn around for you 😀 just checked your stock, im gonna be after a 2010ish Toyota Auris soon, you have one, a bit too new and rich for me at present 😄😄😄 but I'll keep checking 👍

[@md-detailing]

Good senseable and well build A4 B8! Great video and work as always Matt! :D

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks a lot!

[@colincleary8669]

Nice car matt quick turnaround and will be a great car for someone and well worth the asking price 👍

[@marshallgutshall]

I have an A4. 2011, base model. Love driving it around it’s super easy to handle and drive. Bought it for $8500 and had 102k miles. Running like a champ after about a year.

[@Royal-dents]

Can I see you pop the dent out you make it sound so easy Maybe you could do it on your next video and show how easy dents pop out

[@Darkelf7201]

Saved from a miserable Monday night - well done. I love your videos Matt. Honest, true and you won't say 'that'll do' and let something break in a month or so. Well Done...You do always overspend but in the right places. Question - rear hatchback struts on a 2005 Toyota Avensis? You wouldn't believe they were £200 EACH. Toyota part only and even the Toyota lady said she wouldn't bother. When the wife smacked her head when it failed £400 was a small price to pay for my peace :)

[@jonford6119]

You can get aftermarket ones for under £20 a pair. Admittedly they don't last quite as long as the originals, but they work and only take a few minutes to fit. I have fitted a couple of sets to my 2004 Avensis estate - after also being smacked on the head by the tailgate! The originals failed while I was on holiday in the Channel Isles - had to prop the boot open using an umbrella. Ordered replacements, they were delivered by the time I got home, fitted them the day I got back. I think the first replacement set lasted about five years, the second set are still doing fine.

[@smithjohn2416]

Probably the most common that I see on the road, of this generations compact executive saloon segment. Always the A4. Rarely see the C-Class. They must be pretty reliable. I think they look the best out of them all.

[@Brian-om2hh]

This one looks decent enough. The basics are there, although it looks like it's £1500-ish or so before it's good to retail. It's a classy car with a decent spec in tidy condition.

[@Senrab46]

Great videos showing before and after! Is it my imagination or was n/s/f wheel missing a bolt on initial inspection? Great channel 🐈👍

[@theCybershot123]

Hi Matt nice video and good turn around rare one .

[@DJGamesHD]

A very rare find I think, These Audi's are gorgeous I'm glad you managed to find one like this !

[@ellisjames8517]

I always check your website I see it up for £8k great car this 👏🏾👏🏾

[@kevincroft9848]

Nice one Matt not a bad profit . Well done you deserve it Kevin

[@tilidie5272]

i got an 07 a4 back in 2013 and only just got rid of it last year it was honestly the best car ive ever had never had a problem with it

[@ldarm]

Great stuff 💪

[@Njcustardchops]

Love your videos Matt.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Glad to hear it!

[@julianfranklin2439]

Have had my 2010 B8 Audi A4 TFSI Quattro Avant for ten years! A wonderful car … in 2015 it needed new piston rings etc due to oil consumption issues (sorted by dealer) and now needs new coil packs / spark plugs all too often … still a brilliantly modern car however!

[@zdendaderman5253]

Surprising 🙂 When I saw an Audi, I thought it's gonna be a nightmare ... Anyway, good video, as always 👍

[@johanaberg6528]

5:56 The audi dealership states that those marks come from driving a lot on gravel roads. I think the plastic bumper vibrates and peels the paint. A nice car btw

[@richie4561]

product placement is excellent there matt

[@ScottPC]

5:45 you can see the rear door has been repainted as the swirls are a lot less! Related to the rear dent probably!

[@mobilrz]

They are solid cars. Xenon headlights changes the front end completely and better than LED. Personally I’d avoid black, as it shows every mark. A4 Allroad has more presence with aluminium roof rails and plastic wheel arches. Only weak points, rear suspension spring seats, and front coil springs. Turbos can go prematurely too.

[@AntJoseph_]

And the dual mass flywheel, sadly. But that’s with all Passat/A4/Superb

[@nickkelly0206]

Haha the Billy Joel album with River of Dreams on it was also my first album as well!

[@michaeltutty1540]

A very interesting video. That car looks lovely. I have a feeling this car was owned by someone who looked after it properly. It looks like a car that has been cared for.

[@SleepyGarfield73]

This and the XF were both nice cars and should serve their new owners well. But it's much more entertaining when the "I bought a cheap..." is something like the revolting A class or the C4 Picasso which only had 3 gears !

[@Rabscuttle3]

Gosh! A straightforward car with good profit - brilliant!

[@originalchill]

“This is unfamiliar territory isn’t it” 😂😂😂 not your normal unloved headache then Matt? That makes a refreshing change! Good luck to you 👍🏻

[@mikedodd5178]

😮 Enjoyed That Matt..😊

[@sharpsconsultancy2342]

Boss man. Love ya Matt

[@alazarov9925]

I had an opportunity to buy the same generation 2012 A4 Avant with a 1.8 TFSI engine for 4750 euro, It had damage so it needed a new bumper radiator,cooler and AC condenser (something pierced the bottom end of the rad pack but it the plastic itself was intact). After all that it was a mint 6000 Euro car, still driving it its been almost an year.

[@GiantHaystack]

Have you ever considered either buying or sharing the ownership of a tyre and exhaust franchise, such as a KwikFit (or similar), give that frequently your bigger expenses tend to be shoes, brakes, aircon regassing etc... again, might be an interesting video to understand what it would cost to open, run and profit from, and if the benefits to HPAutos would out weigh some of the risk.

[@adhamaslam8399]

Rear suspension arms and bushes are a common fault with VAG group cars that have independent rear suspension. My Leon ST has the exact same issue.

[@henrykravitz468]

It's a nice car and looked nice inside before you got it. I wondered why the passenger read door looked darker than the passenger door, and quarter panel, but I wondered if it was the sunshine on it. Great content and great videos as always. You overspent but always look after cars, but I noticed the following sentence in your video description: "Today, I'm flying from Manchester to London for a rather rare and cheap Lexus. Let's see what it's like... "

[@Mike-hx7yn]

As usual good video Matt I’m just waiting for the car with my name on it!

[@minibus9]

awesome video

[@bloodshark124_]

Love it man😊

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks 😁

[@thomasfrancis5747]

FWIW Nexen have supplied tyres to VW, Seat and Skoda for original OE factory fit.

[@paulmcgee1867]

Nice car, hopefully all the trim fits properly and it buffed up nicely 😅

[@craig2100]

Brilliant buy

[@alexnotlando]

If you managed to find a Fiat Panda 100hp, I think it would be a really good car to do up and sell. You can get slightly shabby ones for pretty cheap (£1-3k), but in decent nick they will go for £4-5k quite easily. Plus, they are great little cars. (I'm definitely not biased at all)

[@robspedding9520]

And I'd be up to HPA to buy it...

[@ciaranburke3243]

Solid car matt, you should easily get the asking price 👍

[@AntJoseph_]

Actually it does have more than just the electric tailgate, leather seats and heated seats. It also has the dual zone climate control, which is dope

[@funkmasterjay]

Hi. Why don't you service manual gearboxes which are also always ignored. Much cheaper to do, and will definitely be money well spent.😊

[@user-ft7lj9sh3i]

When you said Any Germany cars would be buggered 😂😂😂😂 thinking it's eye wateringly expensive!!

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Car looks great and another good video 🚘🚙🚗⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@ibs5080]

Until I came across this video, I didn't even realize there was an Avant version of the A4...and yet I'm a confirmed petrol head. How on earth did I miss this model coming on the market? Or maybe I was familiar with earlier versions because this one seems bigger than anything similar that I remember from Audi.

[@davidbillberg2203]

The A4 is always a good choice

[@stewartwestwood5534]

Interesting Video. 😊

[@ariestitties]

love the b8.5 avant! great vid matt

[@MrAlexLaver]

Love those wheels. I have a set of them on my B6 Passat 😄

[@philjcarter]

Loved my A4 Avant as a company car, it loved the motorways and just drove like a peach.

[@JohnJoannou-xq5rq]

That'll do for someone now for at least another 8 odd years, probably more! Nice car for a change, no mangy smell, loose packets of what have yous everywhere etc., Good job!!

[@keithjoh1475]

Am surprised your mechanic hasn't retired yet, with all the work you have given him over the years 😂😂😂

[@guy4469]

I like that range rover ,And you must have a good team you trust .Matt i didnt get the bit at the end you still have to pay the outstanding finance owing .from previouse owner .

[@tomoreilly9932]

Looks a very tidy car for the miles 👌🏻

[@peakseamus]

Id be surprised if the new owner were unhappy with the Nexan tyres. Im surprised they are not thought of along lines of Kumho etc. I bought a kia sorento in 2018 that had Nexan N’Fera RU1 from the factory, they did 40k miles and i replaced them with new N’Fera RU1 that did another 40k miles and were legal when i traded the Sorento in (for an A4 funnily enough). The Nexan N’Fera RU1 were also factory fit on the Porsche macan. I doubt nexan make a bad tyre tbh.

[@lirmeaney6255]

Could you please do a video for touching in light scratches or spots of rust? Please

[@mickfaragher7897]

That's a pretty serious fight with the lawnmower mate😮

[@wayneburgreave7401]

HI Matt While watching this video I was wondering what your thoughts were on the Luton car park fire ?

[@henners88]

I have this exact car on a 15 plate (silver) and funnily enough it is also from Stratford upon Avon Audi. Mines only fine 40k though. I do notice it creeks a bit at low speed, usually when reversing onto the drive. Someone mentioned to me it might be the suspension bushes/arms needing replacing, so this video has given me a good idea of price. Thanks Matt

[@ln5747]

That exact car?

[@henners88]

@@ln5747 They made more than one lol.

[@gamelias87]

A4 Avant one of the best. 5:33 4 lug nuts??

[@mattinsydney3236]

I see you recently had the Genesis GV70 EV (GV70 3.5v6 owner here in Sydney Australia). Was it a free loaner from Genesis or are you thinking about buying one? Love the videos mate

[@robloxfan4271]

spec wise, i would guess that audi is an se technik as my aunt and uncle used to have a sedan version. leather seats and satnav where standard when the car was new however, the wheels, electric boot and heated seats where options.

[@James-ld2jc]

Good job. Shame it needed the suspension arms, really eats into your profit

[@derekwhittle2158]

Hi had one. B7 a4 2.0tdi I was waiting for the dpf to go. It didn’t but the turbo did

[@lostinbluespace5210]

What!!! A VAG product without the EML on? It must be the bulb that’s failed. Great video as always. We ran a 4 door one of these as a pool car when they were new. Effortless on the motorways and curiously it always did 53mpg no matter how or who drove it?

[@GVGRANT42]

I Have a 2012 A4 ALLROAD which replaced my 2004 A4 AVANT. On both I have had a big problems with leaves getting into the front scuttle (?) around the windscreen wipers. This had never been dealt with on the ALLROAD resulting in a sludge like morass which somehow caused the floor mats to be very damp. Have you had any experience of this ? Great U-tubes always interesting !

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

Price of cars are all over the place at the moment? We just brought a lovely red A4 avant 2.0 diesel 72k on the clock for only £4800!!! Its auto but its absolutely spot on... oh and that was a 14 plate...

[@igormac88]

those sunglasses totally matches the typical A4 Avant owner 😆 I think you should keep them for further videos

[@MrAvant123]

Why do car manufacturers still insist in designing alloys that are SO easy to ruin with no margin for error ! I had one of those a good few years back- lovely car !