[ba] Reliability of B5 vs. B6 A4s? or???

[robert weinberg]

i guess all cars need maintenance - i am astonished though that my wife's 1997 
A4 12V V6 quattro has 215k on the clock - the auto tranny has synthetic - hasn't 
missed a beat.

i'd love to just clone her car for myself. the question is are the 12V V6 autos 
known for being brick shithouses - or's is her's an anomaly? from what i've 
heard, the 2.8L 30V V6 is just as reliable - but the 3.0 sucks.

Robby




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From: Johnny B <pre95 at live.com>
To: ckm at crust.net; centaurus3200 at yahoo.com
Cc: ba-group at audifans.com
Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 2:17:13 PM
Subject: RE: [ba] Reliability of B5 vs. B6 A4s? or???

 Dont forget the hugely popular automatic transmission failure, especially on 
the V8 models. C43 would be an AWESOME car to drive, if you didnt have to worry 
about the trans popping every 50-80k... 


> Jurgen Shremp, CEO of Mercedes, once said that 70% of warranty issues 
> during 1998-2005 were due to electronics integration and Mercedes 
> quality rankings fell dramatically during that time.  I think the 
> E-series was the only one without any issues (W210 chassis).