Used 2001 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5M) Consumer Reviews
Highly recommended
I've had my 2001 A4 for a year and a half now, and am still as happy with it as the day I drove out of the dealer's lot. This car is a keeper.
I like it.
The car is fun to drive on mountain roads for me and nice to drive to church for my wife. As she says, it just goes right along. The interior is beautiful and apparently well put together. But it creaks more than our 1987 Acura Integra did.
1.8T Bad Engine Design
The car's great when it works, but after all the problems the world knows about with the ignition coils, it also has a bad oil filtration system and timing belt tensioner. Read the bulletin boards for huge repair bills and horror stories of oil pumps seizing and engine belts falling off. Mine went through two oil pumps and found out the valves needed replacing - all of which Audi refuses to pay for. Bad engine, bad company. They tried to make it right when it was small stuff like the coils, but now that it's big engine bills they're stone walling it. These turbo engines can *ONLY* run on synthetic oil. Yet the dealers have strict instructions otherwise on leased cars. Bad.
I'll Miss Her
I love the car overall. The transmission went out at 4000 miles. Slow off the line.
60000 Mile failure
I love the driving experience of the A4. The handling is phenomenal and the comfort is excellent. Not to mention the heads that turn when I'm going down the road. The only issue was that after 2 months the engine failed and has to be replaced. It had only 60,000 miles on it. I would not wish a 1.8T engine on my worst enemy. Nor would I ever puchase another Audi.