Used 1999 Audi A4 Sedan Consumer Reviews
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BAT, 07/17/2002
1999 Audi A4 1.8T quattro 4dr Sedan AWD
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There is very little I do not like about this car. The turbo engine (w/ performance chip 200hp 235lbs/ft torque) is awesome. Handling is superb both wet and dry, in the snow (under 3- 4") I would take this car over anything else on the road. I went by SUV's in the ditch at 55mph on I-95. I also love the classic, elegant, styling of the car both inside and out, there is no need for the add on ground effects, wings etc. other manufacturers need to use to make there cars stand out.
I love it - When not in the shop!
Mike, 02/05/2006
1999 Audi A4 2.8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD
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This is great car if you have another car. It is great fun to drive, on the few ocassions that it is not broken. Seriously - this car has had one problem after another and spent a couple of months total (really) in the shop in the 22 months I had it. Repairs and parts cost a fortune and only a handful of mechanics know how to work on it. I have traded it in on a new car.
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Worst Purchase Ever! BEWARE!
Karl, 05/09/2006
1999 Audi A4 1.8T 4dr Sedan
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I wish I could go back to the day I bought this A4 and run. It has been nothing but trouble since day one. Problem 1) Ruined front suspension = $1600. Problem 2) Defective turbo valve = $450 Problem 3) Defective catelytic converter = $1100 Problem 4) Defective wheel bearings = $Leaving Them...... And so on and so forth. Basically, this car is an overpriced and less reliable Ford Pinto. I should have bought an Escort - this thing was the biggest mistake I've ever made. I will buy a BMW next time. Consider yourself warned.
Get out your wallet, this car is junk
ShamusFu, 01/18/2005
1999 Audi A4 1.8T quattro 4dr Sedan AWD
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You would have to be INSANE to buy an Audi A4. I drive mine 12,000 miles per year TOPS and have done $3,000 worth of repairs with less than 60,000 miles on it. I've had bad wheel bearings, timing belt (which will destroy the engine if it ever breaks), water pump, radiator hoses, mass airflow sensor, and now the thermostat. The dealer charges $400 to replace the THERMOSTAT!!! (a $30 part). Even in peak operating condition, this car would get killed by a Honda Civic in a drag race, and gets lousy gas mileage. Do not be fooled by the Audi badge, these are Volkswagens in disguide, except the maintenance is twice as expensive. Get a Lexus.
Great, But Expensive to Maintain
Jim in KCMO, 09/06/2004
1999 Audi A4 2.8 quattro 4dr Sedan AWD
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I love driving this car. But after owning it for two and 1/2 years I'm now asking myself: is the fun is worth the high maintenance costs? Routine maintenance is much more expensive than the two VW's I drove before this. Example - new front pads and brake fluid - $350 versus about ~$200 on my '95 Jetta. Ouch. Plus, my water pump went out at 60k which required me to also replace the timing belt and serpentine belt at a $1,250 price tag. That one still stings. Ask me in two more years the answer to my above question. If no more major maintenance, then I will have loved this car - if there's much more, then I'd say the costs were not worth the price.