1998 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro review from Australia and New Zealand
"Crap! Buy a BMW"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Turbo boost seems to have gone, well most of it anyway.
Water-pump died on me.
The front left light went.
When I got the car, the rear lights did not work. It was the fuse.
General comments?
The car is nice to look at. It's a high end model with the sport suspension, sport leather seats, 6 speaker sound system with a CD stacker in the boot. aircon/cruise control... overall it handles like it's on rails. BUT the ride in uncomfortable, and it rattles/squeaks in the inside for whatever reason. The front left door has a bad rattle in the inside of the door. Yet to be fixed.
It feels a lot slower for some reason; maybe a boost leak? :( This car turned into a $13000 nightmare!!
The clutch is slipping. I've had the car for 5 months!
The aircon does not work. It makes a weird droning noise from the engine if I turn it on.
My previous car was a bright Red BMW 535i Motorsport manual. Very rare with the M5 seats, manual, full black leather, no problems and I owned it for 2 years before moving to Australia.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1998 |
| Year of manufacture | 1998 |
| First year of ownership | 2008 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8 litre turbo Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 172000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 198000 kilometres |
| Previous car | BMW 535i Motorsport |
| Date of Entry | 28th February, 2009 |