I am considering buying a 1995 audi 90(115K). Does anyone have any recomendations good or bad about this year/model?
thanks

 

if your looking into a money pit, its a real investment!!!
i was spending almost 200$/weeks and ended u parting it out
but it was soooo much fun during winter believe me!!!

 

You didn't mention anything about the car,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Automatic= Bad
5 speed=good
Quattro= good
FWD=OK
115K=good
price=800=good
price=4000=bad
the owner doesn't know when the timing belt was last done=bad

Consider you are looking at a 16 year old car and if it wasn't owned by an enthusiast then it will need immediate maintenance.

We can only do something with the info you give us..............
Lack of info=lack of recommendations.
good luck

 

The car could be a major money pit.
The following items are probably due to be replaced if they have not yet been done:

Timing belt and tensioner (and water pump and thermostat while you're in there)
Motor mounts
Snub mount
Transmission mounts
Ball joints
Tie rods
Strut mounts
Rear tie rods
Valve cover gaskets
Valley pan gasket
Heater core
Re-foam the heater box flaps
O2 sensors
Catalytic converters
Clutch slave cylinder
Ignition switch
Trunk lid wiring may need repair

 

Although in some cases perhaps a little pessimistic, there are some good points to consider above. Could be an excellent choice, but will it be a good match? That will depend a great deal on you. We are the variables. What are your abilities and inclinations?

I love my 90's but, I'm biased. There is certainly nothing so inherently defective about these cars that one could point to them all and say keep clear. In fact, I would put mine up against anything else others might suggest. That there are forums devoted to them also speaks to their appeal. I would encourage anyone considering one of these cars to attend one of the many Audi Club events, perhaps take a helmet and beg a ride as a passenger.

Does it appear to have been cared for? Is there a history of maintenance available? Does the state of the car match said history? Has it ever been in a major accident? Is there any rust? How comfortable are you doing your own assessment? Can you get an thorough independent assessment done by someone who has nothing else to sell you? What is over-due? what is good? What is next?

Some of those technical items others have mentioned are normal wear items on any vehicle, some are known issues particular to this model. It may be helpful to think of a vehicles "air-worthiness" as the sum total of its maintenance. It also reflects a great deal about it's value.

At the risk of sounding like the head of Homeland Security (Mr.Rumsfeld?) , who IIRC, said there are known knowns and unknown unknowns. To the best of your ability, you are going to have to make the true state of the car; entirely known. That will in turn allow you to properly assess it's value.

With a grain or two of salt, see also Loud Gold's posts in this thread;

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/sho...light=buy+1995

 

Best. Reply. Ever.

 

They're out there:

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/sho...1#post24184732

 

sorry for the post tho but if you have or want to gain a certain mechanic experience, its a good choice , you'll get to work on many,many parts!

 

As are most Audi's