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Used 2003 Audi A4 Wagon Consumer Reviews

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Love My Avant 3.0!

stevenyc, 09/08/2004
2003 Audi A4 3.0 Avant quattro AWD 4dr Wagon (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
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I have had this car for about 2 years now and I still relish the chance to drive it every time I get into it. The Avant is very practical and the added cargo room has helped immensely with the occasional trek to the neighborhood mega hardware store. So many extra design details: drawers under seats, first-aid kit, cockpit lighting to aid driver...so much to mention. Reliability has been very good. Better than the Toyotas that my parents have bought. Don't believe the CR reports. They are lies and strongly biased towards Japanese cars. Check this out: http://www.allpar.com/cr.html

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Love our 3.0 A4 Avant

FOGRover, 02/13/2003
2003 Audi A4 3.0 Avant quattro AWD 4dr Wagon (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
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This is a great car. We love it, but hated the Pirelli P6 tires that came with it. They were allergic to gravel roads. The Bridgestone replacements are doing great.

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5 out of 5 stars

A4 avant

SamIAm, 01/15/2003
2003 Audi A4 1.8T Avant quattro AWD 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5A)
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One of the best handling cars EVER! quick and frugal.

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3.63 out of 5 stars

Great handling...poor reliability

Oliv, 02/07/2009
2003 Audi A4 1.8T Avant quattro AWD 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
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I've owned this A4 for 2 years now and I am still not sure about Audi. I really like the car handling in all conditions. The Quattro system is excellent in all conditions. However, the engine power together with the auto transmission feels short on acceleration ability. Gas mileage could be better (23 mpg overall) for a car this size. I was disappointed with the reliability of this car but even more with the ability from Audi dealerships to find the issues. They replaced the throttle assembly 3 times (!) before thinking the issue could come from somewhere else (cracked plastic cover that messed the ECM box). I also had to replace the steering rack (leak) and two noisy wheel bearings (rear).

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3.5 out of 5 stars

Too expensive to own out of warranty

Steve Fox, 12/06/2009
2003 Audi A4 3.0 Avant quattro AWD 4dr Wagon (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
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My Avant 3.0 quatro is a great driver's car, but it is too expensive to own once the warranty expired. Fuel injection system, numerous ignition coils, power steering unit ($2,350), windshield wiper motor, etc. With just 65,000 miles, you have to question the benefit-value relationship of hanging on to a car with reliability problems.

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