Thinking about buying and A4.
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Thinking about buying an A4.
Hey guys!
My car was totaled a couple weeks ago so I've been looking at local listings for another one.
When I came across a 2002 A4 (1.8 Turbo), I fell in love with it instantly.
Since then I've been asking advice about it and I haven't gotten the best response. I brought it up to my mechanic the other day and he said they were quite a pain. He mentioned one in particular that was brought in that needed work done on the alternator. He said they had to drill a hole in the fender well just to get to it.
I know they're expensive cars in general and I want to do a lot of research before I make my decision.
This is where everyone here comes in.
- How have your experiences with A4 B6 models been? Specifically 5 speed manual transmission.
- How much do you spend on general up-keep?
- Have you had any alternator problems like my mechanic described?
- I saw the thread with a list of common problems so that took care of that question. But how long does it take for these problems to start occurring?
- Are they really expensive and/or difficult to fix?
- Are they any common issues with turbo engines to be concerned about?
I know every car is treated differently by their various owners, so we'll just assume this is a used car in pretty good shape.
Thanks a lot!
My car was totaled a couple weeks ago so I've been looking at local listings for another one.
When I came across a 2002 A4 (1.8 Turbo), I fell in love with it instantly.
Since then I've been asking advice about it and I haven't gotten the best response. I brought it up to my mechanic the other day and he said they were quite a pain. He mentioned one in particular that was brought in that needed work done on the alternator. He said they had to drill a hole in the fender well just to get to it.
I know they're expensive cars in general and I want to do a lot of research before I make my decision.
This is where everyone here comes in.
- How have your experiences with A4 B6 models been? Specifically 5 speed manual transmission.
- How much do you spend on general up-keep?
- Have you had any alternator problems like my mechanic described?
- I saw the thread with a list of common problems so that took care of that question. But how long does it take for these problems to start occurring?
- Are they really expensive and/or difficult to fix?
- Are they any common issues with turbo engines to be concerned about?
I know every car is treated differently by their various owners, so we'll just assume this is a used car in pretty good shape.
Thanks a lot!
Last edited by HottieNanako; Feb 25, 2010 at 03:14 PM.
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just bought an '02 a4 quattro 1.8t and ive been unimpressed to be honest 3 weeks into it. had a coil pack go, and now a weird noise when i drive it and another rough idle problem...
if its low mileage and well maintained i say go for it, mine ive not been lucky so far.
if its low mileage and well maintained i say go for it, mine ive not been lucky so far.
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What's its mileage?
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b5 problems.
I have had mine for about a year now and I have been quite satisfied with it. The coils are a problem. But I bought a coil pack from oreillys for like 25 dollars and I just use the lifetime warranty to keep replacing them when they go out. They say that there is a sludge problem with the 1.8 motors but if you run seafoam in the oil before you change it you will never have a problem with it. Even with the few problems and having to change a $200 thermostat, I still love my car. Never any probs with transmission or rear end at all.
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Nice!
That's interesting though. One of the first things I hear from people is "OHHH NO EXPENSIVE FOREIGN CAR SUCH A PAIN BLAH BLAH MUST TAKE TO SPECIALIST EXPENSIVE"
Is the warranty on the coil pack or the car? Do you just replace them yourself?
And thanks for the seafoam tip!
That's interesting though. One of the first things I hear from people is "OHHH NO EXPENSIVE FOREIGN CAR SUCH A PAIN BLAH BLAH MUST TAKE TO SPECIALIST EXPENSIVE"
Is the warranty on the coil pack or the car? Do you just replace them yourself?
And thanks for the seafoam tip!
