Moreover there is some small mods you can make to ensure the life of the turbo. looking to taking back pressure off the turbo with a new downpipe and exhaust(if you want and have the money you can get a high flow cat) upgrade the turbo piping too. and remember with a turbo. if you are out playing for the day and really using the turbo don't just get home and turn the car off. tone down the driving a little, when you get close to home and then let it idle 1-2 min in the driveway for the turbo to cool off. and don't jump on the boost before she is warmed up either. especially if it is the first time you turned her on for the day.

 

p.s. that interior is awesome i have never seem that before.

 

i have the same interior...tired to upload the pic but the file is too large

 

Much more fun STOCK or after I mod it? I don't see myself doing anything besides chipping it, if that. I'm a soon-to-be college student and won't have a ton of bling lying around.

I guess all the answers to my turbo question really make me indifferent to what engine I get..I guess I'll have to ask around and get quotes on the 60k maint and start driving this beast

Swift_A4 -- yeah I love that interior

Tom

 

stearns, stock the 2.8L is faster. but with a chip the 1.8t is faster. there is no chip available for the 2.8L, just exhaust, intake, bored throttle body, a few other things, but no major power gains without a $5k super charger (which would probably make a 2.8 way faster than the 1.8t) btw, watch out for this seller, if he's telling you a timing belt job is about $100, he's obviously not a very honest guy. unless of course he has done no research whatsoever on the 60k mile service, which i doubt.

 

As mentioned above, the parts for the timing belt and associated parts are not the issue. It is the labor involved in accessing the belt.

Most of the premature failures seen have been due to the previous version of the timing belt tensioner which has been replaced with an updated version. Audi recommends changing at 105K miles, but frankly, over 80K you are probably pushing your luck.

the 60K maintenance can be done at shops that specialize in Audi/VW for much less than the dealer. Most if not all of the 60K maintenance can be done by you.

 

What I meant by $100 was for the actual timing belt itself. I then told him I've heard stories of labor being around $500, but he said it's not that much and the total job shouldn't exceed $500. I honestly don't know if I can do it myself as I've never done anything to a car and I'd be scared of f-ing it up. I do have a few mechanically inclined friends but they have shelby lancers and mustangs..a totally different animal. If this guy with the offer of $11,900 on the jeep follows up I will most likely buy this audi, put some b6 a4 wheels on it and possibly chip it if I feel like spending after buying wheels. The only thing I really don't like is not having bose or a 6disc. The car's description says it has the "premium system" -- what's that and is it any good??

 

the premium package i believe is the bose sound system. maybe i'm wrong, but that's what i thought. it may include more than that.

 

My friends 1999.5 1.8TQ has Bose, but it also has the 6 disc. I hope it's got Bose..I won't miss the 6 disc as long as I've got Bose.

 

The premium package if I remember correctly includes dimming, heated mirrors, homelink and a few other doodads