[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] RE: Looking for an Audi
Lisa wrote: >Hi... got this e-mail address from an Audi lover... >I'm looking at buying a used car & thought Audi seemed a good choice... Welcome to the gang :-) >Heard nasty things about automatic transmissions on Audis & was wondering >if it was limited to particular models (A4 1.8T?) or if it's a problem >overall... Don't believe this. I've never heard about high failure rate of A4's autoboxes. Those are relatively new cars (especially 1.8Ts) and I doubt if any of them already developed any serious problems. Some people claim that V8 quattro transmissions fail unusually often. However, there are many V8s with very high mileage that developed no problems with transmission and whatsoever. Besides, this is the same ZF-made tranny that is used in some BMWs. You will see many old 5000s junkyarded because of broken automatic transmission. I believe this is mainly because of negligence. For unknown reasons Audi did not recomment changing fluid on these cars as a part of normal maintenance. Also many of them were broken because of leaking differentials. With frequent fluid changes and keeping close eye to differential oil level they can last forever. Alex ----------------------- Aleksander Mierzwa mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl 87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine) 88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's) 91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)
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