I got rid of our 98 A4 a couple years ago, what an unreliable piece of junk compared to our Peugeots. In 5 years/65k miles the troubles included the famous front suspension failures (no recall when mine happened), 3 failed radios, 3 failed cruise controls, dead turbo, failed cam belt tensioner, 6 or 7 headlight bulbs, splits in the front seats, rear disc pads so tiny they wore out before the fronts, on and on.
We switched to an L series Saturn, excellent Opel based handling, half the price of an A4, and no problems yet.
Dave Towle
From: Brian J White <brian@bjwhite.net>
Subject: Re: Found a new daily driver car
Agreed Peter. The A4 is a great Peugeot replacement. We have a 2000 A4
1.8T Avant Quattro. 5-speed, sport package, xenons, etc. It's great.
With 4 Blizzaks on it the thing is AMAZING in snow. The V6 is butter
smooth but the 1.8T has more tuning potential and is lighter. I haven't
done anything to our 1.8T though.
Keep and eye out for those front suspension clunks, unless you know the
control arms have been changed out. If the suspension recall check hasn't
been done on the car, get to an Audi dealer immediately because they have
an recall check that expires soon (if it's not already expired).
Good luck with it!
At 17:14 2005-03-28, petermcgarvey@att.net wrote:
> I does seem that our trusted 505's out there are falling victim to
> age and depleted parts supply. I see the same items mentioned time
> and time again that need to be replaced once they reach over
> 175,000 miles or more. I personally have stopped driving my 1987
> 505 STI V-6 5 Speed about 2 months ago to spare it from the ravages
> of daily driving. At 230,000 miles it still starts, everything
> works and can still manage 25 MPG on the open road at a steady 75
> MPH. Does not burn or consume any oil between changes at 3,000 -
> 4,000 miles. Still is one of the most comfortable and poised autos
> on the highway.
> Need to do some minor repair/replacement items in the spring , ie.,
> low pressure power steering hose, flush the cooling system, and
> replace the torque tube center support bearing for the driver
> shaft, then save it for trips to Carlisle, and other special events
> or weekend trips on the open road to Cape Cod.
> My replacement: An Audi 1998 A4 Quattro 2,8 L 5 speed. A bit
> Teutonic but I am used to German engineering. Love the AWD.
>
> Peter
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