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Re: Help! [blegit]
by rjlaero
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Mar 11, 2008 (5:11 am)
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Replying to: blegit (Mar 08, 2008 9:50 pm)
Buying an Audi w/ really low miles isn't necessarily a great thing. Cars run better when their driven on a daily basis and parts are getting lubricated.
Seals can dry up and crack. Buying a "cherry" with that low of a miles is hit and miss as well as one w/ 80k miles.
Spend a couple hundred $$ and let your Audi dealer check it out. they'll let you know if it needs anything.
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- #54 of 99
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Re: Help! [fkuciapa]
by sossos
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Mar 18, 2008 (10:39 pm)
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Replying to: fkuciapa (Mar 09, 2008 4:55 am)
I find these forums funny. I've got a 1.8t with 10k miles, 1 year and 0 problems.
I've learned a lot from reading about other peoples experience, but it helps to remember that these listserves tend to draw either very happy people or very angry ones.
For overall reliability, better to look at something at least half-way scientific like consumer reports.
I suspect what you'll find is that audi requires more maintenance and is less reliable than something like...say, a honda civic. Buy a honda and it will run and run. A lot cheaper too. I submit that for many of us, style is just as important. And we're willing to pay for it.
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Re: Help! [sossos]
by fkuciapa
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Mar 21, 2008 (12:53 pm)
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Replying to: sossos (Mar 18, 2008 10:39 pm)
Your limited experience with Audi A4 1.8T (1 year) really is not enough to begin any conversation about the brand or the car in particular but it is too tempting ... 
I could think of several models of Acura that are much better looking than Audi A4 and by far much more reliable.
I'd invite you back to this forum in about 3-4 years when:
- you will have spent half of that time driving a loaner from your neighborhood Audi dealer
- you will spent another Audi A4 worth on repairing your own
- you will be having vivid dreams about your stylish car's Check Engine Light coming on
- you will have used all of your days off at work eating donuts and sipping coffee at your local Audi dealer reading the most recent copy of consumer reports trying to figure out why you are having all these issues if they recommend the card and if this car is really worth all that aggrevation 
I am sure by that time you will find this forum even funnier, but then again, as you say - if you go, why not go in style....
Cheers and have fun! Take this with a grain of salt and humor
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Re: A4 Prospective Buyers [utahjake]
by shermdog
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Mar 26, 2008 (9:53 am)
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Replying to: utahjake (Feb 29, 2008 5:38 pm)
I owned a 98 VW Passat 1.8T. Sold it with 185,000 miles. No problems. Did the normal maintenance. Ran premium gas always. Never had a problem with the engine or transmission on that car. Drove it 45,000 miles the first year I owned it. Based on that I purchased a 2006 Audi A4 2.0 Quattro. 25,000 miles so far, no problems. none. zero. zilch. If you are driving a ton of miles I suggest you keep an eye on the air filter, and change oil religiously. A Turbo tends to run hotter and will break down oil if it gets hot. also the premium gas is worth it for more miles. You don't mention what your major engine problems are or what the symptoms are. could be a multitude of things. Did you get the car really wet, damp? Notice any other electrical issues? check spark plugs and wires? Most issues today are not with the actual mechanical part of the engine but with the electronics. the 1.8T is a fine mechanical achievement and has received many awards. I personally feel it is one of the finest engines ever built. Did they sample your gas? Check the battery? Screw the gas cap on until it clicks? I do not believe in luck. VW Fox 225K miles. 98 Jeep Cherokee 140K miles and still going. 90 Celica GT 185K miles. the worst cars I ever owned all had over 100K and both of those were American made. Only one ever had a major mechanical failing. The VW fox had a 1.8L and the person I sold it to drove it for 100K miles and never tuned it up. They totalled it or it would still be going. Anyway, work backward...its either ignition or fuel.
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2006 Audi A4 airbag problem
by lmthorpe
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Apr 21, 2008 (1:10 pm)
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I was driving about 80mph when the side and curtain airbags deployed. Almost caused me to crash. Audi can not find the cause but they want me to take the car back. I don't want it, don't feel it's safe. I think they should at least diagnose the problem, they have not checked the other airbags, the computer is not telling them anything. I don't think it's right. Anyone hear of this before? lmt
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Re: Help! [fkuciapa]
by dolsey01
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Apr 30, 2008 (11:47 am)
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Replying to: fkuciapa (Mar 21, 2008 12:53 pm)
I can't believe how much I laughed when reading this post. If you get a bad one, this is exactly how it is. I had a 2002 A6 that in 12 months was in the shop 14 times. The day I traded it in, the ding of death sounded and the oil pressure light came on. 
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Re: *Yawn* [fkuciapa]
by me1522
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May 08, 2008 (5:09 pm)
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Replying to: fkuciapa (Feb 18, 2007 6:17 am)
I have to disagree with you when you say Audi's are crap. I have An Audi 90CS, and it has over 300K miles, and it is still running strong. I have fixed a few things, but nothing big, and nothing out of the ordinary for a car that old. I also have a 2001 A6 2.7T, and I have had no problems with that since I bought it.
So how can you say that all Audi's are crap, and fall apart after 40K if mine (both over 40K) are working just fine. I don't know maybe I'm lucky, I am just trying to say that you cant judge a company by a dealership, or a few people complaining.
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Re: *Yawn* [me1522]
by utahjake
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May 09, 2008 (3:55 am)
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Replying to: me1522 (May 08, 2008 5:09 pm)
I agree with you to a point. Audi as a corporation would not still exist if the majority of its cars had the kind of problems as posted in this forum. As an Audi owner with a really bad 2007 Audi (5 major engine repairs within a 2 month period at 20,000 miles), I have used the forums to share my experience and learn from other's experiences. I would have remained loyal to Audi if the corporation had stood behind its product, which it did not in my case. I did not think the request to extend the warranty to 100,000 miles was outrageous. Audi's response to me, however, was outrageous. As I am now shopping for a different car, I find the forums helpful to see what kind of problems people have had with the car and how the car company responds.
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Re: *Yawn* [utahjake]
by rascal99
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May 09, 2008 (5:31 am)
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Replying to: utahjake (May 09, 2008 3:55 am)
Every car maker delivers lemons once in a while. What's interesting is how one car can have every single seemingly unrelated problem while others are bulletproof. How does that happen?
Anyway, it is how the manufacturer stands behind their product that matters. I have a 2007 A4 that thankfully falls into the bulletproof category, thus far; however, I fear the day I would have to pursue Audi for any warranty related problems. My theory is the weak dollar is hurting them so much they are pretty tight about their warranty claims and just overall cost containment. Interestingly, I have owned two BMW's in my life and I find BMW does a much better job at satisfying "damaged" owners and keeping them in the co. fold.
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Re: *Yawn* [utahjake]
by me1522
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May 11, 2008 (5:05 pm)
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Replying to: utahjake (May 09, 2008 3:55 am)
Oh yeah I see where you are coming from. I guess it all depends on what your experience is as to how you like the company in the end. I had a good one so i am satisfied, you obviously had a bad one so I feel you are right in searching for a company that better suits you. I guess in a way we are both right, but I really don't have to much experience with dealing with Audi because I have never had to so I cant say anything about how they are.
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