jmal82

Learned Audi-people:

Does anyone have an words of advise for a newbie trying to make the decision between a '12 or '13 A4 (would prefer the premium plus trim level). Currently drive a 2010 328xi coupe and my wife has explained to me that the twins we are expecting will not fit into that car. Test drove a A4 and it was a thing of beauty.

I have been doing some reading on this website and others and I am a little torn. I have read some troubling issues regarding oil consumption on cars older than '13 and the consumer reports website seems to indicate that the '12's have potential issues with its fuel and braking systems. Are these legitimate concerns?

I do not see any issues with the '13, is it too soon to see what the real problems with this model will be (if any)? Should I only being looking at the '13's.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Nostromo

Protip: have you tried to fit 2 carseats into the back? Our first babyseat fit fine because I kept it in the middle. But if you had to put it behind the driver's seat, you'd be eating steering wheel. I'm 5'9". I guess people fit kids into smaller cars, so it can be done, but I'd really test it out.

The 13's are the "facelift." There was a whole host of changes, like going to electric steering, and a more aggressive look. They also finally fixed oil consumption problems.

jmal82

Nostromo,

Thanks, it was hard to eyeball the rear seat for the baby seat sitch. I was mainly focused on the trunk which looked pretty big.

Sounds to me that your opinion is to go with the '13 (baby seats depending)

shs92645

the '13 model seems to have had a number of significant improvements made over prior years. i am not in the market for a car, but if i was, i would buy a '13 or '14 model.