Used 2002 Audi A4 3.0 quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M) Consumer Reviews
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Take care of it and it will take care of you
ck, Redwood City, CA, 05/26/2016
updated 06/10/2024
Audi A4 3.0 quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
34 of 34 people found this review helpful
Update: 6/24: No major updates. Still my daily driver. 230,00 miles and going strong. Mostly regular maintenance; Oil, brake fluid, coolant, transmission/diff oil changes and a few leaky seal replacements (top plate, valve covers, and PCV replacement). My best advice to keep old Audis going; change all fluids regularly and replace bushings, this keeps it feeling like new. Great car! No plans to replace it any time soon. Updated: 12/23: still using as my daily driver, 226,000 miles. Still fun to drive. Most of the recent work has been regular maintenance; engine oil, trans/diff oils, brake fluid, and coolant. Also some new oil gaskets, valve cover, top oil pan seal, and a new variable intake actuator. I have been replacing all fluids every two years regardless of miles (except engine oil which I continue to change at 5k or 6 month intervals). Great car and still no desire to replace. Updated: 6/22. still a fantastic car! Recently drove a friend’s new (2022) A4. Nice car, but I’m not sure why Audi has made the A4 so big? They have the A6, A8 and a whole bunch of SUVs, why make the A4 bigger? They don’t seem to have a true compact German Sport sedan. Anyway, very happy with my ‘02. Replaced front control arms and inner/outer tie rods. Still handles like new. Lots of fun to drive! Update - Still going strong! Lots of fun to drive! Appreciate the 6 speed manual more than ever now that they are becoming rare. Just so much more engaging to drive! 210k miles, no rattles or creeks, very solid car. Update - another two years with this fantastic car! Still my favorite all around road trip car. No major maintenance in the last two years. Everything below still applies. Update - I’ve now owned this car for 10 years. Everything below still applies. In addition to regular maintenance over the last two years I’ve replaced the radiator and control arms (normal stuff). Still love driving this car, especially in snow! I have owned this car for 8 years and 100k miles. I bought it from the first owner with 85,000 miles. It now has 200,185. In the ten years I have owned it, I have religiously changed the oil every 5k miles with Mobil 1 0w40 and Mahle oil filter. I have done all the work on this car myself (timing belt 2X... thank you Blauparts, all control arms, shocks, brakes and various sensors). Now that the car is getting older, there have been more aging items to replace (vacuum hoses, fuel pump, more sensors... this car has a ton). If you are not interested in maintaining the car, don't get it; it will be a major headache. If you can maintain the car, it will be one of the best cars you have every owned. Amazingly stable and confident driving in all road conditions. Comfortable and well laid out interior. I particularly love that it was one of the last generations before they started stocking them full of touch screen and navigation displays that distract. Also, one of the last generations to have the sport suspension and six speed manual with the 6 cylinder and "luxury" interior. It’s a car that doesn’t need all the infotainment garbage because the experience of driving is the enjoyment.
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The Audi A4 V6 3.0 Are Made for Speed Period
1sikaudi, Burlington, NC, 06/02/2012
Audi A4 3.0 quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
16 of 19 people found this review helpful
This car is a serious driving machine. It is not meant to be garaged or driven on Sunday's to church. Much worse driven leisurely. This car is a monster and I did nothing to the engine. The only thing I added was a K & N filter to replace the factory one which in effect added another 15 hp simply because of the additional air coming in. From the moment you turn the car on you can hear the engine which to me was like music to my ears. I drove this car to the limit and had more than enough fun doing it. If I had to put it in 6th gear I was over a 100MPH easily. The highway drive was phenomenal. Man what a car. I bought it with 30k and trade it at 102k. Perfect in every sense of the word.
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Get the 3.0
audilove, 04/23/2009
Audi A4 3.0 quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Well it looks like I see a trend here. The 1.8T seem to have reliability issues while the 3.0 seem to run strong. I have owned mine for a year and love it. It's my second Audi, my first being an 80Q that I put 300k miles on. I will say that these cars require your attention. By that I mean don't skimp on maintenance. If there are issues, fix them IMMEDIATELY or it can get very expensive (i.e. ignore replacing a $25 coil pack and you could spend $1000 on a new cat). I will also say you need to keep the interior conditioned, it doesn't like being left to dry out on hot days.
Great Car
Walter, 06/04/2008
Audi A4 3.0 quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
This is the first Audi that I've owned and have been nothing but satisfied with this car and Audi. The car looks great on the interior and exterior and is a great value for the money. Not to mention, it is fun to drive, gets decent gas mileage and is incredibly safe. I was in an accident in this car where someone hit me in the passenger door when running a red light. The car was damaged but I was able to get out completely unharmed. A friend was in a similar accident and her car was totaled and she had back injuries. This car is safe, fun, and all about luxury.
stay away!
ellagirl, McCordsville, IN, 06/03/2012
Audi A4 3.0 quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
8 of 15 people found this review helpful
this car was bought from my family brand new then passed down to me. i have had nothing but probs in this 3.0 v6 quattro. it had turned into a money pit. the coils, cats, timing belt, power steering pump, all this money and still not fixed completely. moon roof wont stay open or close without playing around with it. starter is starting to go. rpms rev when idling. overall very dissapointed in this car. done with audi/vw!