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Okay, so basically I probably shouldn't get new wiper blades (my car just hit 10000km a few minutes ago, and you'll remember I got mine a few weeks before you got yours...)

I do agree that I love the car too. Things I like about it:
- the engine. There's a quiet, smooth effortlessness that one wouldn't expect from a 4 banger...
- the technology. Things like the 360 degree camera, the adaptive cruise with traffic jam assist, the virtual cockpit, etc
- the ventilation system. Again, I wasn't expecting much from a European 4 cyl car, but the heat and air conditioning are generally very good
- ride quality. OP may not see it my way, but I deliberately ordered the least sporty configuration possible, and I've been very pleased at how smooth-riding it is
- styling. Like all Audis, it's an understated, not especially aggressive, inoffensive, elegant car. Doesn't scream that you're an a**hole who spent $52K CAD on his car.

I believe two or more professional magazine comparos have placed the B9 in either first or second position (and where it was second, it was behind the Alfa Romeo Giulia, a car that the journalists themselves were hesitant to recommend due to reliability... or lack thereof). It's a good car. Certainly a lot better than the far-more-expensive MB C300 I test drove... (I did not look at BMW because I was looking for a car on the less sporty end of the class)

JDA_yeg

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Also the C300 comes with run-flat tires (hate run-flats with passion) and no spare tire. The A4 ride is far superior to the C.

Steven88

I have very few complaints about my 2017 A4 P+, it's the ideal car for me. I didn't want Nav , so I chose not to have the virtual cockpit (cool, but only truly useful with Nav). I like the analog dials.
I find standard seats comfortable, the B&O stereo pretty good (car is quiet, which helps), engine/transmission is very good 99% of the time (yes, it feels sluggish in certain conditions, after cruising at low speed, but this disappears in S mode) and I even like auto stop/start that many seem to loathe Just need to time it right (I use it only when I know the red light will be 20 sec or more). Option I wish I had is the cold weather package (there were few moonlight blue A4 available when I bought mine). No big deal.

This said:
- Homelink is not very good. It works at certain distances from the garage door (say 10 feet, 25 feet, 40 feet) but not much in between, I often have to keep pressing the button while slowly driving away until I pass through one of the sweet spots. Never had this problem with the 10 yr old Hyundai Santa Fe.
- Ice tends to stick everywhere... A bit of ice on the windows and it is impossible to open them (the motors seem weak). Ice gets in places where it causes weird noise in the cabin (e.g. between the back window and the truck). All noises go away when it thaws out (but I'm in Michigan,, freezing is far from being uncommon here..)
- I notice little paint chips here and there. It drives me crazy because I take very good care of it, park it away from the crazies etc. The paint adhesion is a bit weak. I'll be looking for touch up pens before long.
- CarPlay is great for navigation. But iPhone disconnects every time the car backs up (if the backup camera shows up on the MMI, I need to physically disconnect and reconnect the phone).
- Voice command for the MMI: not working great for me (must be my European accent.. )

It's nothing I can't live, but it's a bit irritating at times. Otherwise, a really great car.

drewba

I've had my '17 Premium Plus for about 13k miles and 15 months now. Overall, I love the car and my gripes would all be minor, but here they are:

• CarPlay is buggy. It's definitely a better experience than not having it, but I have all kinds of glitchy issues with not connecting, Spotify not working, sound coming out of the phone instead of the car speakers...
• Having to pay for Audi Connect to get traffic information in the navigation. Maybe not fair to include this since I knew it going in, but still a dislike.
• The transmission sometimes gets caught off guard when rolling through a turn and then accelerating out of the turn. I think that this is mostly an issue in normal mode, but I rarely drive in sport, so I'm not 100% sure
• The paint is really prone to chips. I already have had 3 bad chips from road debris. In my previous Acura, I never got a single chip as bad as the 3 that I already got on the A4

The car has been everything that I'd hoped for. I've had one issue in 15 months and it is very minor (car alarm goes off if the key is outside and nearby when washing the car). I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. Well, actually, I'd buy the A4 Prestige, but that's a different post.

audiphile76

I have owned the B9 for almost 2 years in April.

Things i hate on this car:
1. I have been to dealer 6 times in the first 14 months due to issues(noise from under the steering wheel when jumping potholes, plastic around the gearshift coming off, cloth from the front passenger seat coming off, lots of software issues etc). Reliability was a big issue for me.
2. Poor software: When meeting a certain precondition(daytime, over 20 degrees celsius, in sun) makes the temperature at start at 0 degrees and starts climbing every few mins up, when its very cold the car resets all short distance and long distance trip to zero, again poor software with bugs, playing music from USB(btw very important for me when not charging my phone:in which case i enjoy spotify) does not start after first start and keeps thinking etc. Most of these are fixed at different times via software patches/updates.(updates took a very long time for Audi to get it to the consumers)
3. USB Software: When playing from USB, i like to keep it on random, when i switch inputs it resets and i have to put to random everytime, very annoying.
4. Poor vipers: gets icy very fast
5. Windshield liquid consumption: With my previous Audi I was able to control the amount, with this one, it feels like i need to fill it up every 2-3 months.
6. Hate any setting except Dyanamic: Since i drive in city(mostly to work and back), there are a lot of traffic lights hence dont have dynamic, when pulling off from stop, there is this annoying lag especially at corners, very annoying
7. Carplay: Still buggy, voice control does not work most of the times, many times does not come up fast enough, needs hard reset of the MMI very often, annoying when i need to use maps and i am in a hurry.
8. Audi SmartKey does not unlock if the car is standing over the weekend, again annoying fishing key out to unlock.

These imo are minor when I look at the main function of the car, engine is nice, handling is great, internal build feels solid and it still feels great after 2 years of ownership.

Samuel Weir

I actually like the automatic transmission of the A4 B9. Have always driven manual transmission cars and have disliked automatic transmissions of the past, especially those older GM rental cars I had to use on business trips in which there was a big lag on pushing on the gas pedal and seeing any increase in speed. But the A4 B9 dual-clutch automatic transmission seems pretty solid feeling. With a dual-clutch transmission there is no torque converter but just a solid mechanical linkage between the engine and the wheels like in a manual transmission, right? I'm pretty impressed with it.

73JPS

Mike60564

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