Any Major Issues With '10 or '12 S4
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Any Major Issues With '10 or '12 S4
I'm selling my '05 S4 and have my eye on two S4's with similar mileage one is a '10 CPO and the other is a non-CPO '12. I'm hoping the knowledge base here can help me with making the right decision.
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The only issue we've had with our '12 is the clutch is too weak for the car. Every once in a while when accelerating hard in first gear, when shifting to second, the clutch slips then grabs. Makes no sense to me to build a high performance car and not put a factory clutch in that can handle the power and torque. If I ever buy another S4, I will have to think seriously hard about making it and automatic. Which makes me sick because I hate automatics. Everything else has been flawless.
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The only issue we've had with our '12 is the clutch is too weak for the car. Every once in a while when accelerating hard in first gear, when shifting to second, the clutch slips then grabs. Makes no sense to me to build a high performance car and not put a factory clutch in that can handle the power and torque. If I ever buy another S4, I will have to think seriously hard about making it and automatic. Which makes me sick because I hate automatics. Everything else has been flawless.
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I think the Clutch is the same in all B8 MT cars. I had clutch issues with my 2010 and have to agree that it is the weak link in this car. I had 30K on my 2010 and my 2014 has 3500 miles. So far I am really reluctant to get on the car WOT and shift 1/2 based on my experience with my 2010.
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This is an issue with the 2010 model as well. I'd experienced slipping more than once and later when the clutch developed a shudder under normal take off from a stop, my clutch was replaced under a one time "good will" by the dealer. I agree that the stock clutch is not as robust as their clutches of the past.
I've had my car for ~27-28K miles and haven't had any issues with the clutch with a stock ECU. I know there are members with Stage 2+ that haven't had any issues with their clutch either.
Perhaps mentioning the TSB related to the clutch, a manufacturing defect of the clutch assembly, may answer the question directly rather than clutch wear comments since this is going to be dependent on driving style.
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The '12 is considered one of the best (if not the best of the B8's and B8.5's) due to many bugs in the early cars.
The '12 will get you a longer warranty since it's 2 years newer too.
I traded my 2010 for a 2012 and simply love it. It is a DSG car too, which is a huge difference- less jerky in the newer '12.
The '12 will get you a longer warranty since it's 2 years newer too.
I traded my 2010 for a 2012 and simply love it. It is a DSG car too, which is a huge difference- less jerky in the newer '12.
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