How many satisfied Audi owners do we have out there?

[Pacfanweb]

<<My mom drives an '82 Audi 5000 and it only has minor problems(power windows and power locks)They are very reliable cars if you take care of them and stay away from the '84 to '92 5000's. >>

I'm no Audi fan, but why stay away from 84-92 Audi 5000's? I hope you're not referring to the supposed &quot;acceleration with foot on the brake&quot; concern. That was a totally bogus, absolutely impossible occurrence anyway, and had absolutely no merit. Driver error was the cause of every single incident that occurred. There is no way the car can take off if your foot is on the brake. Audi definitely got a bad rap from the press on that one.
You actually see a lot more older drivers in Lincolns, Caddy's, etc. that have &quot;sudden acceleration&quot; occur to them.
I remember on one of the news show, 20/20 or something, a report on the Audi that told of a preacher's wife who ran over her child.....backed out of the garage, when the garage door was closed, and caught the kid between the garage door and the back of the car. Rammed right through the door. She swore the car took off and her foot was on the brake.
It was a heart-breaking story, but unfortunately, was totally her fault. Her foot HAD to have been on the gas. No other possibility. She'll never admit it, and she may actually believe she is right; it was just an unfortunate occurence.

 

[ultravox]

Ahh finally I can get into my &quot;Buy a used Audi&quot; spiel. I have a 1990 Audi 90 Quatro 20valve with 256k on the odemeter and I would buy another in an instant. They are great cars and the 1990+ are very reliable. Its the older ones especially '84-89 that had electrical problems.. I still have the original shocks and aside from the clutch throw-out bearing, the only repairs have been the usual wear-out parts (tie-rod ends,ball-joints brake-pads etc) The car still feels tight as when new and although its not quite as peppy , it can still cruise at 100mph quite comfortably.
I would suggest finding a 2-3 yr old one so that the first buyer takes the depreciation hit. The cars have a great warranty and are usually in top shape if bought &quot;pre-owned&quot; Up here in the heart of the snow-belt, the awd is greatly appreciated and I would like to point out that there are many older Audi's (5000) still on the road and in very good shape. About the only other older cars that we see are Mercedes. Quite conspicuos in their absence in this group are the BMW'S. We don't see very many older ones which is quite surprising because they are excellent cars except for their snow-conditions handling.
I would suggest you seek out a fully equiped model with leather as it tends to show less the age than cloth upholstery and the difference in price would be minimal so why not go for the gold. You will not regret it I assure you.

 

[yakko]

Pacfanweb,

No I am not referring to the problem with idiots who don't know the gas from the brake.When they switched body styles in '84 they also put in a lot of new systems(A/C, power steering and a lot of fscked up electrical sh!t)and made the car real complicated and expensive.I was a VW/Audi mechanic for four years so I firsthand have experience with them.The 5 cylinder engines are almost bulletproof and except for one, every egine that I saw replaced was because of driver stupidity.

 

[vi edit]

Ahhh...these are the comments that I'm looking for

I'm looking at buying within a couple months. I just need to save up a little more $$. I'm probably going to be looking at either a 97 or 98 A4 w/ all the trimmings. It will definitely be a 5 speed quatro.

Any suggestions on going w/ the 1.8t or the 2.8 V6?

If I do go forward with it, and drop 20-25 grand in this, I'm going to stick with that car for quite some time(I'll have too ) It's good to know that several people have got over 200k+ miles out of theirs. I'd like to keep this car around for 10+ years if I can.

Thanks for all of the suggestions thus far!

 

[yakko]

Go with the 1.8t

 

[vi edit]

Any reason in particular? More reliable? Cheaper to repair? Ect.

Damn...I feel like a nagging kid

 

[yakko]

I just like the 1.8t better.Besides if you decide to do any of your own maintinence there is more room in the engine compartment on the 1.8

 

[Linux23]

yeah, but if the turbo goes bad, there's $5000 down the drain!

I am also looking at leasing a A4 2.8, but that is after I buy my projector. There is also a site dedicated to the A4, i think it is A4.org or something like that!

Good luck!

 

[yakko]

$5000 down the drain? Does your mechanic kiss you when he screws you? Spend a little time and unbolt it yourself and have it rebuilt.It will probably cost about $300 to $400.Then you just bolt it back on with new gaskets.

 

[lupin]

Get the Audi.
Personally, I'd choose the 1.8t over the 2.8.

1.8t has lighter engine, should give you better dynamics on the car. Plus it's very easy to add hp on from the turbo.

 

[arcain]

Easy to add horsepower with the turbo. That's got to be an understatement, just pop in a chip and you've got extra horsepower. Kinda like overclocking your car. A good resource would be AudiWorld. The forums there are pretty active and informative. Expect them to be a bit bias though.

For the A4 I would go with the 1.8t also.