I went and test drove this car yesterday:

http://www.autotownbuickgmc.com/en_u...tone-or=539781

Link to Carfax:

http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory...PV64B53N905696

The carfax show the transmission was rebuilt, but nothing about timing belts or the DRC.

Seemed to drive really nice, no funny noises or behavior. Engine was smooth and pulled hard and transmission seemed to shift fine. There were a couple little things I noted, first, the Carbon Fiber trim seemed to be cracking on the finish, is this common? Fixable?
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Also, there was an exposed circuit board hanging on the firewall, is this stock? What is it?
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Also, how do I tell if the car has the warm weather package? I did not see anything that looked like sun shades on the rear, and when I looked at the side-mount intercoolers, I did not see anything but the intercooler. Is there an easy and definitive way to know for sure? I prefer not to have the package, since I live in Oregon and it does not get really hot very often.

Any general advice for things to look for? The dealer said I could take the car overnight, so I have plenty of time to test drive and dig into it. I have no problem getting it up and jack-stands and poking around. if I get serious about this car, I was thinking I would also take it for a pre-purchase inspection, any recommendations on that? I assume I'd want someone that knows these cars pretty well. Three places I can think of off the top of my head: Sunset Audi in Beaverton, Wilsonville Audi and an Audi tuner shop in Portland called Matrix Integrated. Is anyone familiar with any of these or know of another good place for a PPI in the Portland area?

Finally, what's a fair price? They are asking $19,700.

Thanks for any input!