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Bought one new long time ago. Was total junk. Warranty replaced the exhaust valves twice in the first 20,000 miles. Then I dumped it.
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I've owned two. they are fantastic driving cars, but expensive to repair if something goes sideways. To replace the air filter on one of them you had to rip the old one out in pieces, lol. Not a highlight of German engineering.
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Wife has one,I can hardly fit in it.
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Had a 89 A4 and an 04 Allroad and drove both for about160k each. Other than the Allroad being a pain in the ass for tire balancing due to the airbag suspension I had zero issues with them. They drove really well and the 2.7 twin turbo in the Allroad was a beast.
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If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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Driving an allroad for a couple years through the winters made me a huge fan.
Tremendous driving outfits. Tremendously complex vehicles making them expensive to repair and maintain.
But when you drive 30k in the winter months, having quattro awd system was the absolute best. Combined with the comfort and performance. It made me a car guy.
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Stop it !!
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Did you mean "enema?" L.W.
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Did you mean "enema?" L.W. Definitely NOT!!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
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Their general unreliability and the massive expense of parts are two things that set them apart in my mind. Don’t know if that’s what you mean by “special” tho
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they are no better, and no worse, than similarly priced cars. As with any brand, there are going to be apocryphal and anecdotal stories to back all veiws.
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I never got the draw to audis but if I wanted a car like that it would benz or BMW
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Probably the little man purse you can get with the little circles on it.
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All german cars are over engineered, with crap for e!ectrical systems. Just my experience! Never owned a Mercedes, they might be an exception!
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We're on our third Audi (an A6 Allroad) and we've always had good luck with them (the others were an A7 and an A5). We've never had one for more than 100,000 miles, though, since my wife tends to want a new car every 2-3 years and even when she was commuting she never put more than 30,000 miles on one in a year.
Personally, I liked the BMW that this Allroad replaced, but it was crap in the snow. We're about to drive the new Audi from MT to CA and back as its first real test. You can knock German cars all day long for reliability and cost, but they shine going across Idaho and Nevada rapidly and in comfort. Long distance, high speed driving is why we like the German cars (plus, the ashtrays hold all of our relatives).
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My Dad bought an A8 several years back. It is, definitely, a great drive.
Didn't get much out of it, only about 8,000 miles before he died. But the tires already needed replacement. About 5,000 of those 8000 miles were pretty fun, went by really fast, road trips to Cody, Salt Lake, and fast day drives through and around Glacier Park. Running 100 plus is nothing in that car, great precision in cornering, super brakes, even with the tires howling you couldn't "upset" it. You COULD pitch in sideways and it would leave four black stripes. After one particularly good run over Looking Glass, Dad pulled over and just said, "Kid, this is the best f^cking car I've ever had, even better than the Speedster."
Dad's gone, cousins have the car, so it's their problem now. Trunk open is already fritzed on it and I don't want to know anything more. But it was great fun, just a joy to drive fast and hard.
Up hills slow, Down hills fast Tonnage first and Safety last.
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i've had 2, both a-4s. the thing i think separates them is driveability. they corner like they are on rails. i'm 6-4 and i fit fine. on the current car (2017) i even have to move the seat forward. repairs are something to consider though. they're not like toyotas. both great in the snow. the 'mouse' that controls a lot of functions is easier to use than the bmws and mercedes i have driven.
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No idea, but I’ll take a shot.... $1,000.00+ brake or muffler jobs?
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