Could anyone please tell me anything they know on the air suspension and turbo's on the allroad.

I am moving to the Allroad for the versatility (Surf boards and snowboards) from a jeep cherokee which gets horrible mileage. I am almost done closing in on a 2001 allroad. 84,500 miles, Automatic.

was curious, if and when, both the airbags and turbo's might need to be replaced. I heard from a few people that have owned Audi's that eventually they might need it, but its all new to me.

the car is/was owned by and older guy so im almost 90% sure the car has been driven conservatively, but ya never know.

any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

buy a warrenty.

 

Which model is it?? 2.7T? or 4.2??

Either way, you will not be happy with Allroad's gas milage. Sure, it would get a little better gas mileage than a cherokee, but expect to see 13-16mpg inthe city and 20-24mpg on highway depends on how you drive. (I got 25.6mpgon highway driving 65mph)

Anyhow, I love the air suspension on AR and it helluva looks better than a cherokee.

 

I Had to replace both front air suspension bags at around 78,000 miles on my 01, also have a friend with one, who had to do both bags at 75,000. Expect to need to do this soon if they have not been replaced. Not sure about the Turbos, I sold the car and got an 05 4.2, never had to cross that bridge.

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Ditto that. Honestly, you might want to consider an A4 wagon. It'll handle snow, ice and most conditions you'll encounter just fine with a hell of a lot better gas mileage.

I'm considering an A4 avant to replace my AR'cause of the SUV like mileage.

 

What was the price when you had to replace the front 2 bags smwkobi? im just tryin to get a feel for what it might cost when it comes time!

BTW CCOMENGEE86 it is the 2.7T

 

each airbag will cost you around 600 a peice. In parts... that doesnt include labor

 

Damn Germans makin **** all expensive!

This may be a completely retarded Q, but again im new to this stuff... does the air bag act as a shock/spring, or are there sprigns as well? If not, can the air shocks, if ever go out, can all 4 corners of the car be replaced with actual springs, not air shocks or whatever?

Thanks all for being cool and answering questions and all, bad a$S of ya'll to do to help out others and what not

 

the air bag replaces the spring and there is a shock going threw the middle of it

 

I paid just under $900 per bag replacement including labor. Pretty sure this is a good deal considering the dealer charges around $1400 per bag. I also had to replace three suspension arms at about $800 for all three. The bright side was the car drove like brand new once it was all done.