96 A6q advice

[CL Wong]

Hi Dennis,

My 97 A4 (bought new for ~$34k including tax +
registration) is a great car EXCEPT for the following
sore points.

Front suspension is a problematic design.  Lots of
folks on audiworld complain about suspension noise. 
For my car I started experiencing a suspension rattle
over low speed bumps after just 2 years of ownership. 
Dealer insists he doesn't hear it and says everything
is tight.  Just this past week I've begun hearing a
strange squeek/groan from the suspension when leaving
a stop light which I need to investigate further.

I think the car burns too much oil - something like a
quart every 2k miles.  Was much worse before I found a
loose oil cooler line clamp.  Transmission fluid was
really low last year and the drain plug uses somekind
of security torx bolt thing which I haven't tried to
remove yet.

Oil service indicator light requires the VAG tool to
reset.

Back seat is tight.  



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