RE: Should I buy an A4???

[SOP8920@Siena.edu]

Hi Elizabeth,

>Hello!
>First of all, I don't know whether or not y'all remember me??  I am the
>girl with the 1989 Audi 90, that had the odometer rolled back. This
>happened back in Sept. '96.  I just wanted to inform all of you, that I
>won the hearing!  The dealers comission was in my favor, so I get to
>return the car, and get ALL of my money back, plus all the repair work. 

Great! When one of us has sucess over fraud, it gives us all a cause for
rejoice. I think we've all had bad experiences with dealers (used and new).


>  Anyway, within that time frame, I bought a Toyota Corolla ('96).  Now,
>my Mom's lease is up, and she wants to buy my car.  My question to all
>of you, is should I buy a NEW A4??  I have looked at other models of
>cars, like the Camry , Taurus, etc....   Does anyone one an A4 here? 

Go for it. I think the A4 would be much superior to a Camry and Taurus all
around. I have heard *very* little negative reports on the A4. Absolutely
beautiful and well executed design. 

>Is it true that it would be substanially more expexsive to repair?  

If you buy it new, you will be covered under the "audi advantage." In my case,
it meant that the dealer got to screw over Audi by doing completely unwarranted
repairs instead of me. Well, really my father.. it was his from new until 120K
miles. They replaced all sorts of stuff that didn't have any problems. I
believe it covers 3yrs/50K miles?

After 50K, use the Q-list to find the most economical ways of maintaining the
car. Repair yourself, or use recommended vendors/mechanics. It'll bring the
cost of maintaince way down but has the potential of making you lust after
performance modifications. 



>Does it last for a long time? 

Check out some of the high mileage Audis that are on this list. I'm at 156K,
and I know that many people are at much much higher than this.

>What are certain problems all of you have noticed so far?

Stay on the list and you'll see the systematic problems as they are
"discovered." Good luck!
                               -Osman Parvez
                                89 200q (156K miles)
                                Siena College
                                Albany NY