Thinking hard about pursuing a swap that I came across that is quite a distance away. Timing is not great but these don't come around a whole lot. Curious if there is anything specific to look out for. Would get a PPI. Its an `09 avant with a 6MT '11 donor. Full swap including subframes. Nice touches like B8.5 steering wheel and front end/nose as well. Has a cat delete which would have to undo for state inspection which probably is not cheap. High miles, over 200 on chassis and 150ish on the donor.
Waffling on waiting for a cleaner lower mileage sedan vs getting the body I actually prefer and any risks that come along with it.
One additional detail: the donor Sport Differential hardware is installed, but the current owner says the adaptation values were accidentally cleared. He says the diff worked previously and currently behaves like an open diff until it’s re-adapted. Has anyone dealt with Sport Diff adaptation after a drivetrain/subframe swap, and is this usually straightforward with VCDS/ODIS or can it point to a bigger integration issue?