Hey guys I've never owned an audi before but hear a lot of rumors about the older Audis and VWs being electrical nightmares. I've got a modified Nissan Sentra that I've been trying to get rid of and a buddy of mine offered me this for my car.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/1954269702.html

I didn't search long so I apologize since I'm in a bit of a rush to make a decision but I was wondering what you guys thought of the car and if there were any known problems with that year or model. I read the one thread about what I should look at like the water pump and timing belt and I know those two were just changed as well as the brakes. Any opinion on this car would be great. Thanks guys. And I apologize if this is in the wrong section. I didn't think asking for an opinion on the car would be very technical.

 

I have the v6 2.8 and love it I couldnt be any happier with mine

as far at the timing belt and water pump thats regular maitanance on these vehicles.


here are some stickys that will help you understand a little more about the car


https://www.audiforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=109459


http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?t=288832

 

Test drive it if you can. Accelerate and then coast check for Torque converter shudder. Or when it downshifts. mine has it and dealer said it is about $2000 to fix.

 

Hey thanks for the stickies. They were great advice. I test drove the car today and the car shifts very smooth. I honestly didn't feel it shift so I didn't know what gear I was in most of the time. As for torque shudder when I got off the gas I didn't really feel any shaking or anything. It was kind of slow when I gave it 100% throttle but it is an older and slower car. I just hope it's reliable. I'm not planning on modding this car much because I got too many headaches from my Nissan. Just want a nice reliable car.

 

the 2.8 isnt made to be fast luckily the 30v is supercharger worthy

i have owned newer and even a brand new car that was less reliable than this car

im glad the stickys helped

 

Haha yeah like I said I'm done with the modding. At most I may throw on some nice summer rims (IL has terrible winters) and maybe an exhaust or intake but I really just want it to be the most reliable it can be. Did you look at the link at all? Do you think it's a decent buy? I mean it's a straight trade for me but is that pretty good mileage for a 97? All the electronics work great on it. From what I could tell all it needed is some new paint and new side mirrors because both of them are all weird and warped from the heated mirror function i guess?

 

I picked her up yesterday and did all the pain in the butt registration and title transfers to make her mine. She's not perfect but she's a good car. Here's some pics I snapped with my phone.

 

Nice just needs some love

Mine is a salvage the b5s are a hard to find in "perfect" condition

 

Thanks for all the comments briesa.