1994 Audi 80 B4 review from Australia and New Zealand

Within 2 days of picking the car up from the dealer it started overheating, the dealer mechanic had connected the electric thermo-fans backwards resulting in hot air from the engine being blown through the radiator. This took 4 trips to the mechanic to fix.

At 99,000 km the heater core outlet failed dumping to coolant all over the road, leaving me stranded. I was told the heater core would cost AUD$1000+ to replace so I by-passed it leaving the car drivable, but with no heating.

The following day the fuel pump failed, leaving me stranded (twice in two days not happy).

At 102,000 Km I took the car to a auto trans specialist for a service after I noticed the gear changes were getting a bit 'sloppy'. I was told that they had found plastic and clutch material in the filter. The mechanic advised me to sell the car before the auto gearbox failed leaving me with a AUD$3500-5000 bill.

The car is beautiful to drive, the steering is responsive and there is plenty of power.

The interior is a delight, if you turn the stereo down the only sound you hear is the creaking of the leather seats.

There is a slight lack of interior room particularly if the driver is over 6 foot.

The only thing that spoilt the driving pleasure of this vehicle was wondering what was going to break next and how much it was going to cost to fix. I think I must have been unlucky and bought a poor example. Sorry if you ended up buying it.