Thats pretty accurate Doose. The 1.8T engine is pretty durable and tough. The 2.8 is known for oil leaks, but even that engine not not prone to a whole lot of problems. The 1.8 requires more attention cuz it has a lot of stuff the 2.8 doesnt have (extra oil and coolant lines, vacuum hoses, turbo, boost valves, etc )

 

1.8t is more work for sure

 

you can not generalize the 2.8 engines together. The 96-97 12v 2.8 is more reliable than the 30v although less powerful. It also is not highly moddable. But to some people that is not an issue.

 

poorn guy an integeria with white rims[X(]

 

lol sorry that was in my ricer days everyone goes through it

 

I didn't.... [8D]
though I did own a Chevy Cavalier wagon at one point... [:'(]

 

I have a 1997 A4, 1.8t with 107,000 Miles. (Not km) It has been great! No major repairs. I did choose to do the timing belt at about 85,ooo miles.

Clconversion, don't you mean "kilometerage"?

 

I've been looking @ the A4 for a while now, and I've read up on the consumer reports - the results seems split 50/50 people either love or hate the car - those of you who have had problems, can you decribe them? also what year/engine A4s are they?? I'm looking into a 99 1.8T (mainly because I've heard of more problems w/ the 97-98 1.8Ts)