1993 Audi 90 CS from North America - Comments

1) Transmission 2,700$, (I took it off my self and brought it to a shop to rebuild)

2) Heater core 300$, (Parts Only)

3) Door-leather 180$, (Parts Only)

4) Driver front door (that can be opened without a key when it is completely locked many 1989-1996 90 have a same problem), (Parts Only)

5) Timing Belt Kit 180$, (Parts Only)

6) Water-pump 160$, (Parts Only)

7) Thermostat 75$, (Parts Only)

8) Water (Cooler) Tank 80$, (Parts Only)

9) Fog lights 240$, (Parts Only)

10) Headlight lens (2) 210$, (Parts Only)

11) Rear Right light re-wiring for additional light 50$, (Parts Only)

12) All 4 wheels brake pads plus resurfacing 300$, (Shop resurfacing and me the rest)

13) Water Hoses 160$, (Parts Only)

14) Belt 90$, (Parts Only)

15) Generator 250$, (Parts Only)

16) Axel's 570$, (Parts Only)

17) Front Arm and Bushings 300$, (Parts Only)

18) Brakes fluid flush 60$, (Parts Only)

19) Coolant flush 40$, (Parts Only)

20) Steering hoses 900$ with fluid flash, (Parts Only)

21) Re-Painting a car 390$ + 900$ (Parts + Labor)

With all those and many more parts that are not listed I did it my self.

What if I would paid to a mechanic or a dealer to do all this?

I used to drive a BMW 530I/750il and wanted to try out an Audi ….

I will never buy an Audi again in my life.!!!

I have 1993 90 CS 137xxx Kml

Constant Problems are:

Consumes oil.

Front seats poorly designed (flows in design) getting tier after 1 ½ Hours of drive.

Steering Noise even when fluid at normal level.

Shock/Struts only for a freeway (if going on city roads you will feel like a riding a horse)

Light in speedometer poorly designed you can not clearly see between 0-55 at night.

Gas pedal and brake pedal to close to each other.

Tire size (nobody would put on better then 205/60/15 EXAMPLE 205-245/55/15 I had to find somebody that I know and he knows me to put new tires 235/55/15 and re-do alignment)

Transmission and many other parts are from France Italy and who knows else where in one word.

Made in China assembled in German.

My Final words about it are I better put 15-20$ more for gas and drive BMW 750IL then an Audi-WV of any model.

P.S. P O S

137 million miles!!! I would expect this many problems after that long.

Of course I'm sure that's really a typo since this post is completely full of them.

Made in china assembled in German... Is that even possible?

P.S. Just a BMW fan-boy complaining about the competitors.

Most of the stuff that went wrong was just maintenance... At 137k there's going to be stuff wrong with a car, and a lot depends on who the driver's were in the past, especially for the transmission. I have an Audi 90 CS Quattro with 131k and other than maintenance it hasn't caused me any problems and has been extremely reliable. By the way, I just got all new brake pads and rotors for $375, drilled and slotted, could have gotten the basics for $245...Try autopartwarehouse.com, they have really good deals, might save you a little money because new pads and resurfacing shouldn't cost $300.

I do all my shopping for my Audi and Volkswagen parts at www.autohausaz.com.

They have the best deals for all new brake disks; front and back it would be about 130 without shipping, and they are Brembo rotors.

For pads it's about 61 without shipping, so I'm guessing about 210 dollars shipped - freakin cheap right?

I also can't even think of a place where it could cost $75 for a thermostat? $17.99 at AZ?? WEIRD??

I think you got ripped off with the prices you paid for parts. I had to replace the heater core in my Audi 90, and one place, a European service and parts dealer, quoted me 375 for the core and 1500 for labor to install. I called around a bit, found the core for 78, and another European dealer charged me 200 to install.

I have found most people that complain about prices of parts went for the first quote and did not shop around.