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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:11:42 +0100, "Ronny" > wrote:
> >"John Prendergast" > wrote in message ... >> On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:06:22 +0100, "Ronny" > wrote: >> >>> >>>"Ian S" > wrote in message >>>news:J5%dd.141748$a85.54487@fed1read04... >>>> "Subba Rao" > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>> >>>>> >>>>> If there are any owners (and non-owners), could you please share your >>>>> unbiased opinions and experience with Audi ownership? >>>>> >>>> I've been an Audi owner for over 18 years so I feel qualified to >>>> comment. >>>> Audis in general are known for pioneering engineering (quattro) and a >>>> good >>>> balance of power and handling. Fit and finish are excellent and recent >>>> models generally have fairly bold styling. They come with a >>>> comprehensive >>>> warranty (4 yr/ 50,000 miles in US) which is a good thing because their >>>> reliability is pretty middle-of-the-pack and repairs are costly. While >>>> quattro is very reliable, mundane items like door handles falling off >>>> (old >>>> models), coil failure, control arm failure, and oil leaks plague the >>>> owner. >>>> In 73,000 miles I have had a defective clutch throwout bearing, failure >>>> of >>>> ventilation fan motor, radiator replacement and will soon be getting the >>>> V6 >>>> "external lubrication system" rectified. Brake pads and rotors have been >>>> replaced front and rear and I expect the fronts will need it again >>>> within >>>> 10,000 miles. To sum up, Audis are fun to drive but if you want the >>>> ultimate >>>> in reliability, plan to keep the car beyond the warranty period and want >>>> outstanding trade-in value, you should look elsewhere. >>>> >>>> >>> >>>I've owned 2 Audis now, a B5 A4 and a B6 A4 and I must say they are the >>>most >>>reliable cars i have owned, they have the best build quality in a car I >>>have >>>owned, they are the cheapest to repair as well, companies like GSF / >>>Eurocarparts make owning Audi's a cheap car to run, I now have a 1.8T >>>quattro and will be putting 180k miles on this one before i trade it in, >>>and >>>am not worried at all. >>> >>>My last V6 Audi went to 161k miles, and still drove like new, it was >>>quiet, >>>fast, rust free, and as long as you look after the car it will last as >>>long >>>as you want it too >> >> I've just bought a 1996 A6 2.6 V6 with 192,000 miles on the clock. >> There aren't many makes I'd even consider with that kind of mileage. >> > >John you havnt just bought my old Audi have you ? That's just what I was thinking :-) >But then I sold it with 162k miles, it was a quattro though, 2.6 v6 12valve I bought mine last month but no, it's not a quattro. I wish the previous owner had included the adaptor for the anti-theft wheel bolts, but as it turned out the local Audi dealer had one in stock for a tenner (including spare bolt). |
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