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Used 1997 Audi Cabriolet Consumer Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.75 out of 5 stars

Best Euro-Cabrio

Gregor Reti, 12/25/2002
1994 Audi Cabriolet 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This car rocks! I wanted to buy a BMW but my budget "Fortunately" did not allow it. The Exterior design is more eye pleasing than the BMW (same year). It is German and all that good solid feel driving that car HARD. It is a bit subtle in its engine power and is not as aggressive as a hard-core driver would like to experience it, but still beats most in traffic and serpentines. Use "Sport" mode in automatc transmission shifting (great advantage)./

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4.88 out of 5 stars

I'm in love!

Julie, 12/20/2006
1997 Audi Cabriolet 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I can only say great things about this car. It has been a sheer joy to drive and it looks incredibly beautiful. Good luck finding one!

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Timeless Car

Multiple Audi Owner, 10/03/2003
1997 Audi Cabriolet 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This car is now 6 years old, and still draws attention when it's parked with the top down. The design is absolutely timeless: it looks like it was carved out of a single block of steel. The 2.8 engine (Audi's pre-5 valves per cylinder model) with 170 horses will not rocket this heavy car off the line, but that's not the point of the Cabriolet. It's a classic cruiser, and it fills that role beautifully. I will keep it 20 years.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

FunDriver

jck, 09/28/2003
1996 Audi Cabriolet 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have no complaints whatsoever. It's fun to drive, maneuvers well and is a great car overall. Anyone who drives it should be impressed.

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3 out of 5 stars

Never an Audi again

P. Bautz, 10/10/2009
1996 Audi Cabriolet 2dr Convertible
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Sometimes we glorify past events... high school math tests, boot camp, root canal etc. Remembering my Audi cab and the dealership, first I thought "surely it wasn't that bad after all". Wrong. It was worse. I kept a log in Excel, and I wonder why I even put up for so long with this miserable car and the highly incompetent, arrogant dealership. The fault list of this vehicle covers 39 positions over my period of ownership; the car needed 25 (!) extra repair visits outside of scheduled service, of which approx. 10 were due to incomplete repairs by the dealership.

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