Is my '02 A4q an unusual piece of junk, or just a piece of junk?

[Jonathan Monetti]

Always good to hear about a lack of problems.  Incidentally, my first year
with the car was pretty good (and dealer support was better back then).  I
do have to admit that, despite the loose feeling of the front end, it still
tracks dead straight (on smooth surfaces) and the clutch/trans/driveline
remains troublefree.  

My comparison to the CGT was really tongue in cheek.  We all know we've come
a long way.  But I do maintain that the quality-to-gizmo ratio was better on
my coupe.  I like to think that it's original $20k price tag was due to the
car being engineered for simplicity and durability (also due to a strong
1980's Deutschmark ;)  No self levelling headlights, dual climate controls,
drive by wire, and so on.  Just car.  Plenty of car.  

I love reading stories about the guys with, say, a 5kq with a few hundred
thousand miles that's never had the top or bottom end off, doesn't burn oil,
and the transmission shifts like new.  I just wonder if we are going to be
reading the same tales about the 'modern' Audis in a few years.  Hope so.  

Anyway, thanks for your input.  

J 




-----Original Message-----
From: Ti Kan [mailto:ti at amb.org] 
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 1:00 AM
To: Jonathan Monetti
Cc: Quattro at Audifans. Com
Subject: Re: Is my '02 A4q an unusual piece of junk, or just a piece of
junk?

Jonathan Monetti writes:
> ...  
> In general, I consider my '02 to be of significantly lower build 
> quality than my '99, and an order of magnitude below my '87 CGT (but 
> I'm very biased).
> ...
> My goal is to understand if I got a lime (not quite a lemon) or if this is
> just life with an 21st century Audi.      

I have an '03 A4 1.8T and it's been completely solid and fault-free.
And I have to disagree that the B6 (type 8E) chassis build quality is lower
than that of the B2 (type 81/85)... as much as I love my 4000, there is
simply no way I arrive at that kind of conclusion.

-Ti
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