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Audi Reliability Unacceptable by US Standards
Once again, Audis are full of fail. Audi just cannot seem to pull their head out of their arse when it comes to reliability. American cars are no great shakes either, seems the Japanese locked away the secrets when Deming taught them how to do it. http://autos.aol.com/article/consume...reliable-cars/ |
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Audi Reliability Unacceptable by US Standards
Dear all,
I have had a BMW 323i 1986 and I never had a problem with it and I went on the Autobahns now and then and could see why this car is superior. The perfect young executive car (for a man being single, so all these Swiss girls who look when drifting on the snow) showing that he has taste for a real sports car. I am now the owner of an 1994 Audi 80 1.9 TDi. WE have reached 260 000 km now. More like the stettled down father car (being now director if not a partner), much more bourgeois but still handling like a sports car, never failed me in roundabouts at almost any speed. This car still makes 6.2 L / 100 km (45 mpg) and will reach half a million kilometers. Very reliable car with sound engine not even rusted. Even a recently tested Saab 9-3 was not as good as the Audi 80 and you could see they were made on the same chassis as the Opel Ohmega (Cadillac CTS in the USA). not rigid enough. Even an Alfa Romeo is now a much better car than the Saab. Could not do the same with any Ford or GMC cars even of European designs. As far as the Infinity G20 is concerned, it is only a Nissan Primera in Europe and this car is quite inferior to the Opel Ohmega or Ford Mondeo. As far as the first entry Accura is concerned, it is the Honda Accord in Europe and again it does not ride as nicely as Peugeot 406 or Renault Laguna. Audi offers the A4 and S4 which are still very serious cars and will not fail you unless you take that bad supercharged Audi V6 engine which seems a new entry with serious mishaps. To build a bad reputation over Audi full line of products just because of the problems of that new car is just not rational. Anyway, I am very disappointed by the importance given to consummers reports which are not scientific. >On that same page, 19% of consumers voted that they don't value CR car >rankings at all. I would dare say that only 19 % of United-Statians are true and all the others are wrong. In that report, they say that the Nissan Versa has a very good reputation in its trunk version but bad reputation in hatchback, Come on, this shows quite clearly that people are not very objective. By the way the Nissan Versa is a Renault Clio. Bests, LHR |
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On Oct 29, 6:27*pm, Mike G Cornell > wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:53:37 -0700, Kevin McMurtrie > > > > > wrote: > >In article >, > > Mike G Cornell > wrote: > > >> On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:26:26 -0700, Kevin McMurtrie > >> > wrote: > > >> >In article >, > >> > Mike G Cornell > wrote: > > >> >> Once again, Audis are full of fail. * > > >> >> Audi just cannot seem to pull their head out of their arse when it > >> >> comes to reliability. American cars are no great shakes either, seems > >> >> the Japanese locked away the secrets when Deming taught them how to do > >> >> it. > > >> >>http://autos.aol.com/article/consume...reliable-cars/ > > >> >On that same page, 19% of consumers voted that they don't value CR car > >> >rankings at all. > > >> 52% said Highly > >> 27% said Somewhat > >> and 19% said Not at all > > >> What was the point you were hoping to make by that? *That the other > >> 81% are wrong? > > >It means that nearly 1 in 5 people would not believe that German cars > >are bad only because CR says so. *I'm one of them. *CR started out as a > >very scientific magazine but they've dumbed it down and slashed the > >budget so far that their reports are often pointless, flawed, or > >misleading. *The in-depth analysis and validation is long gone. > > >My only gripe about my Audi is that the Navi/Bose sound system is not > >worthy of being used to wipe an ass. *Other than that, it's one of the > >most reliable cars I've owned and it's more fun to drive than anything > >CR would like. > > If you have one and you're happy with it, then perhaps you're one of > the 20% who is not having problems? > > Personally I put a lot of value in CR's reliability assessments, only > because if I look up the models I've owned over the last 15 years, and > think of the things that have gone wrong here and there, I can look at > their charts of what is a known troublespot on each car (red and black > circle charts) and their surveys seem to have nailed it every time. *I > have no reason to believe that has changed. *As far as their reviews / > writing etc I find it to be good, not great. * > > Overall they do seem to be the best source of reliability info, and I > think they know that auto reliability and related is a big reason > folks look to their magazine, so I don't know why they would allow > themself to slip in such a critical area. > > As far as car brands, I went Lexus with my latest car and I'm > thrilled. Well, I think that you should also look for the reports produced in Europe too. You will then get a good idea of the car reliabilities trying to filter all propaganda that seems to be going on in America, that seems to overvalue the Japanese cars and try to push US made cars which are still so poor. I ave owned a Mazda 323 1988 where the gearbox has broken down prematurely and the garage did not want to honor the warrantee. The car went well for 6 years and then started to fall apart. I know someone who owned a Mazda 626 1990 that was working well for seven years and then collapsed into a wreck. I have owned a Toyota Corolla SR5 1985 and this car has had a large number of fails including, a failed gaz meter, a water pump which was difficult to replace since we had to find the right month, no road holding, etc. My experience with Japanese cars was that they are overestimated. Hopefully, Chrysler will start making products from the Alfa Romeo range, being now closer to Audis. Anyway, FIAT have put Chrysler under the same umbrella than Lancia with a French director, i-e they will have to make similar cars. One can expect at least some real sportiness. LHR |
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:07:53 -0700 (PDT), laurentien
> wrote: >Dear all, > >I have had a BMW 323i 1986 and I never had a problem with it and I >went on the Autobahns now and then and could see why this car is >superior. The perfect young executive car (for a man being single, so >all these Swiss girls who look when drifting on the snow) showing that >he has taste for a real sports car. > >I am now the owner of an 1994 Audi 80 1.9 TDi. WE have reached 260 000 >km now. More like the stettled down father car (being now director if >not a partner), much more bourgeois but still handling like a sports >car, never failed me in roundabouts at almost any speed. This car >still makes 6.2 L / 100 km (45 mpg) and will reach half a million >kilometers. Very reliable car with sound engine not even rusted. If someone told me Audi once made a reliable car I would have no problems believing it. One of the best cars I ever owned was a mid 1980's BMW. It just seems many of these german makes lost their reliability focus. |
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Audi Reliability Unacceptable by US Standards
Horse caca. I have a 2003 Audi RS6. Yes, it required shocks (after a
normal driving period), along with brakes (normal wear and tear). But *nothing* else. I laugh at some of the fairly new cars I see on the roads, US, Japan, Korean, with one headlight burned out. The Audi lights (all of them) have never been replaced and I drive *all* the time with my lights ON. My wife's Lexus: Needed a brake job within one year of purchase. Was not her fault - something wrong with the original brakes. HI headlight burned out - Toyota wanted $1400 to replace (I kid you not). Finally bought a set of normal headlights (not HI) and had them installed. I will continue to buy Audi because I have been with them since 1982. My RS6 is the sixth Audi since then, and I have never had an issue with *any* of them. My grandsons drive S4s, while my son-in-law still drives my 2000 A6 4.2 with over 170K on it. So, go masturbate somewhere else, Troll. Dave |
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Audi Reliability Unacceptable by US Standards
On Mon, 1 Nov 2010 18:10:51 -0400, D. LaCourse >
wrote: > My wife's Lexus: Needed a brake job within >one year of purchase. Was not her fault - something wrong with the >original brakes. HI headlight burned out - Toyota wanted $1400 to >replace (I kid you not). Finally bought a set of normal headlights >(not HI) and had them installed. >So, go masturbate somewhere else, Troll. So you'd like us to believe your wife put enough miles on her Lexus in less than 12 months to exceed warranty? Credibility denied. |
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Audi Reliability Unacceptable by US Standards
> The Audi lights (all of them) have never been replaced and I drive *all* > the > time with my lights ON. That is the International sign of the "I've got a small weaner club". ****. |
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Audi Reliability Unacceptable by US Standards
On 2010-11-02 06:07:47 -0400, "David" > said:
> >> The Audi lights (all of them) have never been replaced and I drive *all* >> the >> time with my lights ON. > > That is the International sign of the "I've got a small weaner club". > > ****. If I was driving with my fog lights on I would agree. But, not with headlights (on low beam). And why are you so interested in my or anyone else's weaner <sic>? Why are you posting anonymously? Afraid? Of what? Scaredy cat! Dave |
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Audi Reliability Unacceptable by US Standards
So, Mike and Anonymouse "David", what kind of cars do you drive? Front
wheel drive rice burners? You would **** your pants if you drove a real car like my RS6 or any of the M machines BMW offers, or any of the AMGs MB offers. Dave LaCourse 03 Audi RS6 |
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Audi Reliability Unacceptable by US Standards
"D. LaCourse" > wrote in message news:2010110210270543658-davplac@aolcom... > So, Mike and Anonymouse "David", what kind of cars do you drive? Front > wheel drive rice burners? You would **** your pants if you drove a real > car like my RS6 or any of the M machines BMW offers, or any of the AMGs MB > offers. > > Dave LaCourse > 03 Audi RS6 > You will find that, on average, (although you may be lucky), that the newer cars get, the less reliable they will become as they get older. I doubt very much a new Audi will be as reliable as the ones you have had. I used to work for VAG, I do know. Actually, my BMW has more torque (stock, I know yours is modified) than your RS6, but less power. It also does twice the m.p.g than your RS6, with half of the pollution. Your RS6 comes as four wheel drive and does not lose traction so easily. I think you would find my BMW more difficult to control than your RS6 when driven hard. Yes, those of us with problems (sometimes self-perceived), do tend to intimidate others, or be more assertive than needed, just as you are now. regards David |
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