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Re: local pricing may vary also... Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email]  (#32) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:11:51
In Reply to: local pricing may vary also..., James, Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:50:46 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
A good friend of mine works at a very reputable Audi tuner (2Bennett) so I've got a good source for Audi knowledge. If it's been done to an Audi, they've done it. His advice is stay the hell away from B6 Audis - lots and lots of problems. That said, I know a few folks with fairly high mileage on their 2.0T B6 A4s and they both say they've been totally trouble free. Most people on the boards seem to echo the B6 fear, for whatever that's worth.
We went older with a B5 Avant back in December on his recommendation - we're totally satisfied. It's nowhere near as peppy as a similar year 9-5, but the ride & handling are both superb, and honestly the interior (as everyone says) is in another realm of quality. I am hoping to address the performance issue with an APR chip in the next couple weeks - we'll see how that goes. +50hp/tq seems like it should make quite a difference. ;)
That said, even routine maintenance on an Audi can be a chore, and that's something you need to be prepared for - the zillion moving parts in the suspension, the carrier/service position for the front end, etc. I am still intimidated by replacing the "life time fuel filter" (virtually identical to a Saab - no way it's life time), as it requires lowering the fuel tank! The A4s and A6s are packed in quite tightly. ;)
(Side note: Parts aren't outrageous - like Saab, plenty of places online to help you out, and some stuff is downright cheap. An ignition coil on our Isuzu Rodeo was $80; same part for the Audi was $30! Compares against even a $250 DIC for a 9-3 quite favorably. Ours didn't need one - just like to have a spare ;)
I would love for this car I'm talking about here to be another A4 - it's a great car - but they are unnecessarily complex for most people, and in this application the niceties would be vastly overshadowed by service requirements. Our is a '99 with 125k, and in the 3k we've put on it so far, it's needed a $20 coolant temp sensor and a $60 hazard light switch. I don't care, but that would be a major issue for most people - probably $300 in service in the first couple months!
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