Also are they expensive to maintain, parts. How much is a regular oil, filter change run? Insurance cost all the information that could really help me out. Thanks in advance.
The reason why I like these cars is simply because I had a friend come down from Arizona and he had a Audi A4 3.0 model which was simply an amazing car. The ride is so smooth, beautiful interior, great sound system.Are there any actual Audi owners here?Look here and you'd think twice about buying an Audi ever!
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Too bad Audi marketing fiends got to answer first. What kind of weak doublespeak is this, "not unreliable but expensive to maintain". I know he is being kind trying to warn a few folks, but can't really come out and say it because it is that hand that feeds. But bottom line it is unreliable even if you put int all the expensive maintenance dollars.Are there any actual Audi owners here?
You idiot, he's asking about the A6, not an A4! Stop giving misleading %26amp; unrelated links to the topic. Someday owning one does't apply to today. Insurance costs are irrelevant to ask now. Also the car is too new to have much reliability ratings unless you frequent http://forums.audiworld.com/c6鈥?/a>
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Are there any actual Audi owners here?And you think Audi is expensive, WAIT until you visit a BMW dealership. These cars are meant for people with good jobs, and people who CARE about maintaining their car.Report Abuse
Hi, I have an Audi A4 1.8T (2004) and it drives wonderful!
It's very reliable and I like the hi-tech. Every so often (5000 Miles, 10.000 Miles, 15.000 Miles) a message pops up in the car and it's time to go and get it checked. But I never had to pay anything so far. The service at AUDI is great.
This car is in great shape, it looks so cool and sporty and elegant...I can only recommend it.Are there any actual Audi owners here?I've got a 2003 A4 2.5 TDI Sport. No problems yet.......
I'm in the UK so I can't give you any meaningful figures regarding cost of ownership, but over here it's not expensive, looked at overall.Are there any actual Audi owners here?
According to consumer reports, Audi is more reliable than other any other german brand (VW, BMW, Benz, etc.) I own a 2002 Audi A6 3.0 Quattro, and it drives beautifully in the snow. However, my mistake was buying it used. So far, I had issues with the wheel bearing, canister valve, transmission oil seal, right CV boot, back drivers side brake rotor and really bad tires, even though that last one could be chaulked up to the previous owner. So far, I spent about $1500 in unscheduled repairs. I get my oil changes done for 72 bucks with synthetic oil. I love Audi, but I would strongly recommend it buying it new.
well i dont own one but i do work on them. i will also agree that they are a beautiful car, and no they are not unreliable, but they are expensive to maintain. the car should have full synthetic oil it takes about 6.5 qts. and will cost you 65 to 95 dollars depending on the brand of oil used and where you get it done.Are there any actual Audi owners here?
My mother bought a 2000 Audi A6 last year. It has been a complete (and expensive) NIGHTMARE. I am extremely thankful that we bought an aftermarket warranty from the dealership. In just one year, the warranty paid over $6,500 in repairs. The car is currently in her driveway with no Air Conditioning. Our local Audi dealership went out of business, and now we have to drive 30 miles to get anything done on it. Nobody has the knowledge or "VAG-COM" computer system to work on it except the dealer who charges $102 an hour.
When we purchased the car, the dealership we purchased it from was also the servicing dealership. They printed out **22 PAGES** of repair/warranty invoices. My friend has a 1999 A6 and has the EXACT same problems as my moms car; except he has no warranty.
We are desperately trying to trade it in before something else breaks and I am finding her a Lexus.
VW Audi both are the same sort of crap. They are prone to failure because they come the same crap heap of spare parts put available at the same factories. Add insult to injury, you have to pay thru the nose to get things fixed. And to top it all off, Audi VW plays to wait you out, they celebrate everytime someones warranty expires. Now they have direct access to your funds like an IV in your veins sucking you dry.
To Tim: What he means by "not unreliable but expensive to maintain" is that just because it's an Audi doesn't mean that you will be more prone to having problems with it, but if you do, it will cost you more than the average car to get it fixed.
I own an Audi A4 T1.8 (2000). Since the warranty ran out, it has been nothing but expensive repair bill after expensive repair bills.
To start (being a turbo) it can only use synthetic oil (double the cost of regular oil change). Then parts are beyond expensive (ex: $800 for cat converter). Then add the fact that car break easily (like my steering rack just busted and it will cost about $2000 for complete repair). Then add the fact per hour they charge an arm and leg (ex: $125 per hour). Then finally add the fact that the car is very complex so it take much longer to do any repair (ex: most cars have steering rack on the bottom of the car - easy to replace. NOT on the Audi A4).
Finally add the fact that Audi (especially turbo versions) are really complex and most mechanics (even good mechanics) don't have a clue as to how to repair the Audi. My Vag-Com scanner said I needed new "secondary air injector". So I asked a mechanic (recommended by a friend) about the replacement cost. His answer was "what is a SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR" ? !!! The dealer ended up charging me $1100 in the end. Even scheduled maintenance costs an arm and leg. My timing belt was supposed to cost $1500. I was able to shop around and got it down to $850 (without water pump). I was thinking that I was luck to get it down to $850. But my Civic would have only costed me about $400. Then the day after my timing belt swap, my check engine light came on. The dealer wanted to charge me $280 for MAF sensor swap. After much research I found I can clean it for about $5.
On by the way - the timing belt was recommended for swap at 90K miles, but people are reporting breakdown at only 70K miles. That's a $4k to $7K repair bill if I waited for 90K. And the factory was recommending conventional oil. Now that the warranty ran out they are recommending full synthetic oil. Any engine sludge build up would be my problem.
Then FINALLY (after the last finally) add the fact that even my Audi dealer (Beiner Audi of Long Island) was screwing the crap up during the warranty repair. How do I know? Because I switch to Anchor Audi and the repair guy was showing me what they had to re-do (for free) because the "previous" mechanics F*ed up - this is before they knew all the work was done by another Audi dealer.
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By the way I usually do most of my repairs on my cars. I have even done 2 clutch jobs (one RWD and one FWD). On my Civic, I can do almost all my own repairs.
Good Luck.
P.S. Would I ever buy another Audi? NO NEVER !
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