2000 Audi A4 Avant 2.8 V6

Summary:

Design and engineering sophistication don't come cheap

Faults:

AM/FM Stereo presets lost their "memory" settings. Replaced.

Headlamp washer pump leak. Replaced.

High oil consumption, but dealer assured me that the consumption is within "specs".

General Comments:

From a design and engineering standpoint Audi is in a class of its own. Steering, handling, braking and ride are all excellent. The traction of the quattro all-wheel-drive is predictably excellent, as well. The multiple safety systems in the car are beyond comprehensive. The paint, build-quality and materials-quality are first rate.

The smallest thoughtful details impress me every time I drive the car.

Fuel economy is not exceptional, but considering the V6 and all-wheel-drive it is acceptable.

Brake dust appears on the alloy wheels almost immediately after cleaning.

The car has been quite reliable and has cost me nothing to operate other than gas, tires and insurance for the first 3 years with the free maintenance and warranty. I am now concerned, though, that the car will be quite expensive to maintain. This is not unique to Audi and is the price to be paid for driving a German engineered vehicle.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 8th April, 2004

2000 Audi A4 2.8

Summary:

Excellent value

General Comments:

An absolute blast to drive.

Spacious and roomy with lots of truck space.

Unquestionably the biggest little car in this market category.

Only complaints are minor issues.

Wind noise with one window down. Perhaps a 4 door trait.

At this price point, I believe memory seat & mirror positions are a reasonable expectation.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 3rd September, 2003

9th Sep 2003, 06:12

Mine was excellent value as well until it ran out of warranty. And then - guess what? The friendly Audi dealer tried to get me into a newer model and was less than friendly once I insisted that I wanted the car for a few more years. The car mysteriously started to have a series of problems. The repair bills mounted. The resale value plummeted. And before you knew it, I had to prematurely sell a car which my heart loved, but which my brain hated. Did I buy another Audi? Sure I did (sarcasm)! When did you say your warranty ran out?

9th Sep 2003, 06:14

Lots of truck space? Good value? You are talking about an Audi sedan aren't you?

2000 Audi A4 Quattro 2.8

Summary:

The car is a good performer, but unreliable

Faults:

My clutch wore out at 21,000 miles.

One headlight washer cover fell off; the other one is loose.

General Comments:

I have owned my 2000 Audi 2.8 Quattro since December 2000, when I bought it new from the dealer. Since my purchase, I have driven it only 21,000 miles (mainly on relatively short commuter trips). After recently noticing that my clutch was slipping, I took it to the dealer. The clutch was completely worn out. I was four months past the warranty period, and the dealer refused me any accommodation, even on replacement costs, and implied that it would not have been covered by the warranty anyway since it was in their view worn-out and not defective. I am an experienced driver of manual-shift cars, specifically a BMW 320i which I drove for 100,000 miles on the original clutch. My independent mechanic's evaluation (after I removed my car from the dealership to have the clutch replaced elsewhere) is that the Audi manual clutch is too small for the 2.8 Quattro. My evaluation is that the car is unreliable: the same evaluation published in Consumer Reports in their used car guide. My further evaluation of my Audi dealership (Rockville Porsche Audi) is that they are not sufficiently customer-oriented as they should be. They would have in fact have made more money if they kept me as a customer. I no longer want the car and will sell it as soon as the burning clutch smell dissipates.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 24th April, 2003

2000 Audi A4 1.8 turbo

Summary:

I hear most people feel there are lots of little problems with the Audi A4

Faults:

No fuse for the foglights.

No caps on the tires air nozzle.

Both headlights have gone out within 11,000 miles.

Crack in the washer fluid tank.

Rattle inside the A/C.

Clutch went at 10,000 miles.

Passenger side speaker has blown 3 times.

Rattle in the right front side of the car.

Check engine light went on.

Coolant gauge broke.

Fuel pump needed to be replaced.

General Comments:

The dealer (KEYES AUDI in Van Nuys) and AUDI USA have been horrible to deal with on this. I opened a complaint over 2 months ago and nothing has been done to correct my issues.

The car has repeatedly been in the shop as several of the problems listed above have been in for repair 3-4 times.

The rattle in the A/C drives me crazy and I have had to shut the bass completely off because it causes a rattle in right side of the car - (this has been in the shop 4 times!)

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 27th August, 2001

2nd Oct 2001, 12:02

I have an A4. In the past year the power steering has leaked fluid, the air conditioning has leaked coolant, and the battery has gone dead every time I didn't run it for 2 or more days.

The dealer does the least possible to patch it up and send me back on the road.

During the past 20 years my immediate family and I have owned three Audi cars. We bought them because they were stylish, comfortable, and performed well (when they ran). But two of the three have turned out to be lemons. Never again.

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