Reliability
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Reliability
hey guys i have an 01 audi a4 i bought it with 75 thousaund miles on it now it has 83k ive heard so many rumors of audis either breaking every month and needing service and audis that run for 200k miles, what causes such drastic changes and if i treat my car right always change the oil ontime (use amsoil) and i dont beat it at all, and always change air filter when needed. (keep in mind the car has never had any problems no repairs, thats what carfax says at least, if you guys could give me your input on how long you think it will last and what not, id greatly appreciate your opinions thanks guys,
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we're not prophets...
Seriously, there's no telling, especially if you don't know how the previous owner treated it for those first 75K miles. Many things might go wrong, but they might not.
Certainly, proper maintenance is key. Hopefully you have replaced your timing belt by now. If not, you're living on borrowed time.
You can make an a4 run for 200K miles. It's just going to take quite a bit of $$$.
Certainly, proper maintenance is key. Hopefully you have replaced your timing belt by now. If not, you're living on borrowed time.
You can make an a4 run for 200K miles. It's just going to take quite a bit of $$$.
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Carfax is very rudimentary... and other then for detecting giant accident, theft, rental, and other
major events, it is pretty much useless in predicting reliabiity.
Cars are made with a range of quality... if you got a lemon, it will break down no matter how well you maintain it. If you happen to get one build like a rock, you can autoX it twice a day and it will still run like a champ.
But you are doing the right thing in making sure that you change the oil, filter, don't drive it like you gotta beat everyone on the road etc. All this will help increase your chance of having a car running in good shape.
There is really no way to predict how a car will do in the long-run, you just gotta keep up with maintaining it in the short-run and hope all the work goes the distance.
We have A4's on this board well over 100k. My A4 is at 94k ('97 model) and still runs just fine. Also keep in mind that it's not just the engine you gotta worry about... also need to keep an eye out on the suspension, turbo (if you have a 1.8t) etc.
Cars are made with a range of quality... if you got a lemon, it will break down no matter how well you maintain it. If you happen to get one build like a rock, you can autoX it twice a day and it will still run like a champ.
But you are doing the right thing in making sure that you change the oil, filter, don't drive it like you gotta beat everyone on the road etc. All this will help increase your chance of having a car running in good shape.
There is really no way to predict how a car will do in the long-run, you just gotta keep up with maintaining it in the short-run and hope all the work goes the distance.
We have A4's on this board well over 100k. My A4 is at 94k ('97 model) and still runs just fine. Also keep in mind that it's not just the engine you gotta worry about... also need to keep an eye out on the suspension, turbo (if you have a 1.8t) etc.
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Use Amsoil, huh?
Had a guy come into work wanting a warranty engine replacement last week. Said he used Amsoil and changed it at half the reccomended intervals. Showed me his reciepts for one oil change every 6k.
No warranty for him.
" But Amsoil says I can go 10k between changes "
Call em up and ask em for a new engine.
Service your car well, don't beat it, and it will last forever.
No warranty for him.
" But Amsoil says I can go 10k between changes "
Call em up and ask em for a new engine.
Service your car well, don't beat it, and it will last forever.
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has the timing belt been changed?....
if not do it now 60K/4yrs is the rule for 1.8T. maintainance is key to keeping your car running well. also you need to drive it. if you don't drive much count on more problems. i have 192K on my car and it's been the most reliable car i've ever owned. at 8 yrs 2mo. i still have the original battery. only odd failures i've had are control arms, cat and fuelpump relay.
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