1997 Audi A4 SE from UK and Ireland - Comments

8th Nov 2002, 13:50

"Good Fast car"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Nothing at all.

General comments?

A few months after getting the car a roof slate fell on the rear left door. I have not yet got round to fixing it. But it still looks stunning. The alloys are starting to look a bit naff now compared to big 17 inch wheels. It has all the bits :

Air con.

Climate control.

Electric windows.

Alloys.

But it has very light steering god in the town, but bad on the motorway. For a factory radio it is very good sound and very good to use. Audi were very good the only thing I needed was a brake light, it was free! also fitted. For a 1.8 it is a bit slow getting there, but can hit 130 flat out.


20th Jun 2003, 18:20

Yes, the A4 does have ridiculously light steering. At no time do you ever get the feeling that the steering wheel is directly connected to the front wheels. This car has abysmal handling; the chassis communicates nothing to the driver - cornering at speed involves turning the steering wheel and hoping for the best.

The interior on the SE model is no better than a VW, cheap and nasty looking plastics. And it is so noisy. I traded a Mondeo for an A4 1.8 SE and could not believe the amount of tyre roar and wind noise in the Audi. For A4 SE money you can get a V6 Mondeo with much better equipment, much better handling and much more refinement.

This lousy Audi is best avoided.


7th Jul 2003, 17:11

I forgot to mention the awful ventilation system. Whenever it rained I had to turn the air conditioning on to prevent the windscreen from misting up. Opening the windows did nothing to help; only the AC directed at the screen would keep it clear. Rubbish!

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