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| TonyAKAVW |
 Feb 14 2005, 06:27 PM
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My wife is looking for a car to replace the nun-mobile that we sort of inherited (1990 Toyota Camry). Our choices at the beginning were BMWs, Audis, and not much else. She really has her heart set on the TT, and I think a nice yellow one to match the 914 would be pretty sweet.
So the question is, why are used Audis so cheap? It seems like you can get a fairly early TT for $15-$18k if you shop around a bit. A4s can be had for around $10k or less. My wife doesn't care if it has Quattro or 250 HP, etc. Is there something wrong with Audis? Do they break after X miles, is their some major flaw with them? I just can't understand why comparable BMWs go for so much more. In many cases its a LOT more. -Tony |
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| kkelly |
Feb 14 2005, 08:51 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 21-October 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 1,268 |
The biggest problem with used Audi's is the cost to maintain them. (The same is true with BMW and Mercedes.) If you can do your own mechanical work they are no worse than most other cars.
I had the problem child Audi 5000, but didn't have any more repairs than your typical 16 year old car problems. Though I did have a manual transmission. The Audi TT uses the VW Golf IV platform, with minor changes to the suspension. VW Golf owners like to swap the front suspension pieces to get better camber characteristics You can check out Audi and VW problems by visiting VW Vortex |
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TonyAKAVW OT: Why are Audis so cheap? Feb 14 2005, 06:27 PM
john rogers I think Audi's are not much more than priced u... Feb 14 2005, 06:31 PM redshift They have reputation of low resale... maybe same r... Feb 14 2005, 06:37 PM Gint I've been considering a 99 and up A6 Quattro f... Feb 14 2005, 06:52 PM vsg914 Maybe they're cheap cause nobody will buy them... Feb 14 2005, 07:02 PM rdauenhauer I dont know about you more pedestrian modles but t... Feb 14 2005, 07:04 PM jd74914 I always wondered why. Of course they have a follo... Feb 14 2005, 07:05 PM lapuwali Few banks will loan you money for a car that's... Feb 14 2005, 07:08 PM 914forme Its all about the marketing they are great cars. ... Feb 14 2005, 07:09 PM redshift ____Any other theories?____
Aliens, from the plan... Feb 14 2005, 07:09 PM rdauenhauer What Are you smoking Miles? h... Feb 14 2005, 07:16 PM redshift Tylenol Flu...
M Feb 14 2005, 07:20 PM BigD9146gt Those of you who said "cost to maintain" are right... Feb 14 2005, 07:21 PM Bleyseng Yup, better trim than the Passat but they cost mor... Feb 14 2005, 07:23 PM BigD9146gt Hey 914forme, my buddie has a 92 coupe thats the p... Feb 14 2005, 07:26 PM redshift Average Jane doesn't gib a crap about a Ur Qua... Feb 14 2005, 07:27 PM jd74914 ... Feb 14 2005, 08:44 PM Porsche Rescue I have owned at least 8 Audis over the years. Boug... Feb 14 2005, 09:07 PM nickg just to clarify my post
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