Four Rings (Audi)

bigsix

Have any of you owned an Audi in the past or currently own one?

What is your opinion of them ( past/present owners ) ?

What types of experiences have you had with Audi ?

Thanks for your thoughts,

Armonster

Subscribed for opinions. I'm considering a 2007/8 RS4 for my next car.

Notsud 13

buddy of mine just bought a new Audi A5 and during the first week of ownership it has already been back to the dealership for repair. cluster lights started flashing, headlights wouldnt turn off, ebrake would not disengage, and a bunch of other weird things. I've never owned an audi, but i have owned a VW which is similar since they used a lot of the same parts especially under the hood. Not sure about how their engines are now, but I use to have blown coilpacks, window regulators went out 3 times, axles went out every 2 months (lowered), buttons and switches came off (they are glued on from the factory), and some other small things i might have left out.

I know the audi B5 S4's had problems with their turbos going out early and clusters going out.

shadoquad

This is the experience that I've heard from a number of Audi/VW owners. The engines are decently reliable, but they usually come with electronic gremlins.

SMJane_Again

Shado, you're right on the money with that assessment. I've had my B5 S4 now for 6.5 years, and the engine has been strong throughout. It's been electronic things, such as the rear windows not being able to go up or down from the driver console, or one of the brake lights shorting out due to faulty wiring. Haven't had any problems with the turbos (knock wood), though that may be because they're stock and not run hard very often. Overall, I think a used, well-documented Audi makes a solid running proposition as a dd or winter beater (or, in my case, as both) but I probably wouldn't buy one new because of the random gremlins that could put a new vehicle out of commission at inopportune moments.

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GaleForce

I love the looks and performance of Audi's, would consider one myself, but was told to not own one that was out of warranty.

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bigsix

Someone had this same piece of advice for me.

A lot of Audi's engines are interesting: many versions of 4.2 V8, older ones with race-derived inline-5 turbos, and Lamborghini-derived V10's. I also think the idea of quattro all-wheel drive is cool

bigsix

any owners that can chime in?

KingZee

Used to own a 2001 A4 1.8T Quattro...loved the car but sh1t hit the fan after warranty expired.

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memorylasts

in 2009/2010 i owned a current gen A4 quattro 2.0T I liked it a lot i really just wanted a sports car otherwise i would probably still have that, even though i racked up a lot of random services due to mostly me driving the crap out of it. Before that i Owned a 2008 VW GTI stg 2+(apr) was fun but also a lot of maintenance ended up getting lemon lawed, prior to that i had a 2001 GTI 1.8t tons of fun also lots of issues.

with all that i will still buy another Audi.

it comes down to preference at the end of the day. Quattro is a lot of fun its nice to have, there is no point in buying an audi unless you get quattro.

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Rooster89

Not really contributing but.... I would love a TT RS

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bigsix

TT S is cool, too. I love any/all S or RS cars by quattro

haitech

Sounds like a hassle to maintain

bigsix

This is why: Ronin (1998) - IMDb

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2013 Audi S8 - Track Driving Scenes - YouTube