How can anyone buy a used Audi anymore?

[Vincent Gelinas]

The torque converter issues more than likely stem from all the problems
that VAG had with their Tiptronic Autos - if I got an Allroad, it would be
manual.  Definitely.  I've had too many problems with my A8 trans to do
otherwise.

On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 12:46 PM, John Cassidy <qforsail at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Jeriamiah wrote <<I am curious why you would want an allroad without air
> suspension? Is
> the benefit over an a6 wagon just the body cladding, underbody
> protection, etc?>>
>
> I have three friends that have owned allroads.  All have had suspension
> issues with the air system, from one or two corners to a complete system.
> All have been very expensive to repair.  I asked them all how often they
> use the height adjustment, and none regularly do (or did).  Really, who is
> going to off road a car like that to the point it needs to be lifted
> anyway?  One guy nixed the whole system and used some sort of coil over
> system that was less expensive than redoing the stock system, and improved
> the ride and handling.  He's the only one of the three that still owns the
> Audi.
>
>
> BTW, 2 of those cars had torque converter issues that required $3000
> repairs.  Which begs the question...How can anyone buy a used Audi anymore?
>
>
> BTW,  my '91 200q still runs strong with 250,000 miles.  Original clutch.
> No drive train repairs ever.  Other than the electrical gremlins...
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