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2009 A4 cost of ownership
Hello all,
I am considering leasing or purchasing a 2009 A4. However, the car is only available in quatro. This made me start to think of the additional costs associated with quatro (tire wear, breaks, fuel economy) vs. a front wheel drive version. If anyone has thoughts and knows the answers please feel free to reply. Thank you, Ira |
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2009 A4 cost of ownership
> wrote in message ... > Hello all, > > I am considering leasing or purchasing a 2009 A4. However, the car is > only available in quatro. This made me start to think of the > additional costs associated with quatro (tire wear, breaks, fuel > economy) vs. a front wheel drive version. If anyone has thoughts and > knows the answers please feel free to reply. > > Thank you, > > Ira > I have a 1997 A4 2.4 V6 now at 90,000 miles. My father bought it new for £27,000 and its now worth £1500 maybe. Father put 40k miles on and I have put the rest. Its suffered no accidendents and only had the following changes 1. front discs changed once. 2. brake pads changed twice 3. cam belt once at 60k 4. plugs once 5. air filters twice 6. battery once These have cost approx £1500. All remaining parts are original. The original tyres lasted 55k miles, its on its second set now apart from 2 lost due to a nail and a screw. It still does 31mpg and fires up first thing. I think a Quattro will most likely cost much more to run certainly the brakes and tyres and possibly fuel consumption. Would I buy an Audi........no, well not new, they are now too expensive for my pocket and Dad has moved on the Mercs..........the 320 version. |
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"(!)" > wrote in message ... > > > wrote in message > ... >> Hello all, >> >> I am considering leasing or purchasing a 2009 A4. However, the car is >> only available in quatro. This made me start to think of the >> additional costs associated with quatro (tire wear, breaks, fuel >> economy) vs. a front wheel drive version. If anyone has thoughts and >> knows the answers please feel free to reply. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Ira >> > > I have a 1997 A4 2.4 V6 now at 90,000 miles. My father bought it new for > £27,000 and its now worth £1500 maybe. Father put 40k miles on and I have > put the rest. > > Its suffered no accidendents and only had the following changes > > 1. front discs changed once. > 2. brake pads changed twice > 3. cam belt once at 60k > 4. plugs once > 5. air filters twice > 6. battery once > > These have cost approx £1500. > > All remaining parts are original. The original tyres lasted 55k miles, its > on its second set now apart from 2 lost due to a nail and a screw. > > It still does 31mpg and fires up first thing. > > I think a Quattro will most likely cost much more to run certainly the > brakes and tyres and possibly fuel consumption. > > Would I buy an Audi........no, well not new, they are now too expensive > for my pocket and Dad has moved on the Mercs..........the 320 version. > Nah quattro costs no more to run other then a few less MPG, on a run my 1.8T quttro does 40mpg+ tyres last 50k miles + and brakes have not been changed in 110k miles, I now have 180k miles on my 2002 1.8t and it still drives great. Torsion quattro is a sealed unit, it needs no inspection and should last the life of the car. On the other hand if you drive it like a nutter then it will break very quick, like any other car... |
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2009 A4 cost of ownership
Is Audi giving free maintenance also like Volvo and VW?
> In the continuing struggle to differentiate themselves from the > competition during tough times, VW and Volvo throw complimentary > maintenance into the mix. > Read Mo http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=131997 Get the quattro since some of the strain is lessened & spread out among more components! A little slower and a little less mpg but better driving! <g> JMHO -- later, (One out of many daves) 1997 Red A4 1.8tq auto > wrote in message ... > Hello all, > > I am considering leasing or purchasing a 2009 A4. However, the car is > only available in quatro. This made me start to think of the > additional costs associated with quatro (tire wear, breaks, fuel > economy) vs. a front wheel drive version. If anyone has thoughts and > knows the answers please feel free to reply. > > Thank you, > > Ira |
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2009 A4 cost of ownership
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008, dave AKA vwdoc1 wrote:
> better driving! <g> _much_ better! -s |
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On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:04:13 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote: >Hello all, > >I am considering leasing or purchasing a 2009 A4. However, the car is >only available in quatro. This made me start to think of the >additional costs associated with quatro (tire wear, breaks, fuel >economy) vs. a front wheel drive version. If anyone has thoughts and >knows the answers please feel free to reply. > >Thank you, > >Ira I have been driving Quattros since 1986. I would find it difficult to buy anything BUT an Audi Quattro. I doubt there would be a significant difference in operation costs between an A4 with it and one without it. The Quattro would weigh slightly more, but the insignificant difference in gas mileage would be more than compensated by the safety and driving ease of the Quattro. Brake wear should not be of any significance. If you live in an area that has snow, Quattro could make the difference between traveling and getting stuck. Everyone has rain, and driving a Quattro in the rain vs. a front wheel drive car of *any* make would make up your mind to buy the Quattro. It is a great car that has and continues to receive kudos from auto engineers worldwide. The Quattro drive is bullet proof, so you should have no concerns about its durability. Buy the Quattro and pray for snow or rain. Dave Chipped RS6 with 19inch BBS LMs |
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On Sat, 20 Sep 2008, Dave LaCourse wrote:
> Brake wear should not be of any significance. I just replaced the front pads on my 2002 A4 Quattro (V6) at 99K miles (for the first time). Car now has 101K and the rear pads are still the originals; maybe another 10K left on those. The lightest car on brakes I have ever owned (my Passat was next; they went 85K). > Buy the Quattro and pray for snow or rain. The worst aspect of Quattro ownership is that no matter how bad the weather is, you can still get to work Steve |
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