dmx005
Prominent Member
Hi all,
We will be replacing our Golf in the next couple of months and I've been looking at an 2008/09 A4 Avant. We do very little mileage, maybe 6/7k per year & having spoken to a local dealer he is suggesting the petrol variation.
It does seem good advice as I believe the diesel engine tends to 'clog up' (as the dealer put it) if you are not letting the car warm up enough on a regular basis & the filter (can't remember the name of the filter!) doesn't get the opportunity to clean itself.
My only concern now is that there are so few petrol A4's out there so my choices have become very limited. So I guess my question is does anyone have an A4 diesel & do low mileage? Would a regular burn up the motorway do the job & keep things clean?
Any advice appreciated.
We will be replacing our Golf in the next couple of months and I've been looking at an 2008/09 A4 Avant. We do very little mileage, maybe 6/7k per year & having spoken to a local dealer he is suggesting the petrol variation.
It does seem good advice as I believe the diesel engine tends to 'clog up' (as the dealer put it) if you are not letting the car warm up enough on a regular basis & the filter (can't remember the name of the filter!) doesn't get the opportunity to clean itself.
My only concern now is that there are so few petrol A4's out there so my choices have become very limited. So I guess my question is does anyone have an A4 diesel & do low mileage? Would a regular burn up the motorway do the job & keep things clean?
Any advice appreciated.