what are the good ones?

[Q.R.]

Is the Audi group trying to keep a secret ? or have you had a lot of bad 
luck with your Audi ?

I have had a Mazda, 2 x Honda and a Toyota, as well as a really old 
rabbit and a BMW.

The 1993 90 CSq (v6), the build date is actually Aug of 1992,  was my 
first Audi and of all of those,it is the most reliable, not even in the 
same class.  Not to mention that the 90 still looks almost new... NO 
RUST, and that's living in Canada where they dispense salt in amounts 
that makes the paved roads feel like gravel roads.  All other cars were 
total rust buckets !

Not to mention that the suspension parts of the Asian cars seemed as if 
they were made of cardboard.  in the 2 Honda, 4 times I had a 
catastrophic suspension failure....meaning that if I was at a highway 
speed I would no longer be writing this email !!!

Yes I drive my cars hard, built the Audi don't seem to have a problem 
with it :-)

Don't get me wrong, you do have to maintain them just like any other car.

Because of my experience with the 90 I currently also own a 2001 A4 
which I also love.

Kent McLean wrote:

> nick maraschiello wrote:
>
>> Which Audi Quattros from about 88-93 do I want to stay away from? 
>> Which ones are the better (less problems) ones?
>
>
> The better ones are any Honda or Toyota from those years.
>
> Seriously, if your criteria for a good car is "less problems",
> you might want to rethink Audi as the brand.  If you want/need
> quattro, like the solid feel and handling and highway manners
> of the Audi, then be prepared for some reliability issues,
> especially as you sort out your used car.
>
> That said, the 4K series may be more reliable just because they
> are less complex than the 200 series.  And the newer cars seem
> to be more reliable just because they are newer.  My '94 100 S
> Avant (front wheel drive) has been much more reliable (as in
> $1000s in repairs) than the '89 200 TQ it replaced.  Not as much
> fun to drive, but more reliable.  And that may be just because
> the electrics, sensors, rubber, etc. are 5 years newer.
>
> Based on your range of years, my recommendation would be a 1993
> 90 or 100 quattro, the engines of which had some problems with
> oil leaks (valley pan gasket and other issues).
>
> On the other hand, the turbo I-5 is a well known quantity on this
> list. If you get a 1989-90 200 Turbo (or a 91 20V), and you have
> problems, there will probably be someone on the list who has BTDT
> and can help you fix it.  Not that the fix will be simple or
> inexpensive.
>
> Does that help? :)
>
> -- 
> Kent McLean
> '94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
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