Hey everyone right now i own a 98 vw GTI vr6 and i'm looking to sell it soon and hop over to the audi side. I've always loved the b5 a4's and after looking them up i'm gonna be getting one. my plan is to get a 99 to 01 1.8t quattro 5spd.

 

Good move - youll have some wrenching to do with the car but they're not terribly tough to work on if you're familiar with a set of tools. Read the sticky posts at the top of this subforum and at the top of the general A4 forum so you'll know what to look for.

 

Welcome to the light side. I would suggest narrowing your search to '00 and '01 only. While some '99s got the facelift exterior, they didn't get the full facelift interior or electronics. Just my $0.02.

 

+1

Also the HP bump to 170.

 

Thanks guys. I've been doing all the reading a research i can on these cars and man do they look great once they are lowered on some wheels. I kinda know what to expect coming from a vw lol but i can handle doing my own wrenching as long as its not far out of my comfort zone. wont be for about 6 months till i get one cause i recently had surgery on my gas pedal foot lol.

 

That's a good plan! Just avoid cars needing turbo/clutch replacements, and as you said if you don't want to do wrenching on your own, I'd go for the 2.8 of the same generation.

 

I have a 2.8l vr6 right now and although i love it i dont want another one. definitely wanna stay away from turbo and clutch replacements even though my overall plan will be to do a turbo upgrade but not right away.

 

I just had my clutch replaced. Not a DIY IMO - and I have plenty of tools and experience.

I converted my setup from a (stock) dual mass clutch & flywheel assembly, to a single mass assembly with a "stage 1" Racing clutch & flywheel - strictly for longevity's sake.

The good news about the clutches/flywheels on these 5 Speeds is that they can last a looooong time! Mine did at least.

I only had mine replaced because I was having the steering rack, tie rods, upper and lower control arms done, so I figured I'd save money by having it done at the same time since I never knew when it was last changed.

Long story short: My car has 275,000 miles on it (yes: a quarter million miles) and I just found out that the clutch I just replaced (which wasn't even bad yet) was the original stock clutch.

Just goes to show: They take as good of care of you as you do them.

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And yet the clutch on my motor, which had 180k km at the time started slipping. The one on my 30v had 230k and was starting to get weak. Just goes to show the difference proper clutch control can make.

 

Nope, my 00 is stock @ 150 HP.