10 years of Audi starting in 1899? I guess the article covers only the first 10 years. It doesn't sound very relevant.

I would not buy a new Audi. Too many of my partners and associates have owned them and have reported multiple problems.

 

Exactly, if you run into suspension issues with the later models break out your wallet you will need it!

Here is a current review on an Audi.

http://www.eurocarblog.com/post/2143/audi-a5-sportback

 

I owned an '88 5000 red coupe, and I loved it. I liked everything about it and never had any problems. I bought it used, kept it for 2 years and gave it to my son, who drove it for for another couple of years until he could afford a Honda Accord. It was a lot of car for not much money.

 

Just like all the German auto marque's, it would be nice if Audi's were built as fantastic as they were designed. German vehicles have excellent design and great looks, but too many reliability problems - they are only rated as "good", not "bullet proof". They are expensive as hell to buy, expensive as hell to maintain, and you might as well take out a mortgage if you have to replace anything! Bottom line for me, I wouldn't touch an Audi (or any other German auto) with a 10 foot pole - been there, done that with a couple of BMW's!

 

Married only two years, we couldn't afford the 100 series

Our lemon was the diminutive Super 90....1972 vintage. MSRP $3295 or so. It was a BRG 4 dr sedan with a tan velour interior....nice combination. Unfortunately, the literally ATE UP the top of the rear seat....fell apart. I forgot what happened, but I think the upholstery was replaced It was a manual tranny and fun to drive.

I also remember needing a new water pump....and it was $60. Remember: This was in the early 1970s That was my introduction to German parts prices....and labor wasn't a bargain either.

Our #1 child came along in 1973, and we needed more room...traded for a Datsun 710 wagon in 1976. First and last Audi was history...

 

Had a '84 coupe used w/ 47k, put on another 100k, acceptable reliability considering the 'abuse' of NYC and the car of my 20's. Reliability acceptable considering the harsh envoronment of NYC (parked in Brooklyn, most miles city driving). Ronal wheels were butter soft to pot holes, and as mentioned, parts were expensive. 5 banger had odd hum, but drove well for a fwd car.
Parents had a '86 5000 (unintended accel-mobile)..base model under-powered but in it's day was sleek and drove well. There first and last Audi; the've gone Benz, Infinit, BMW, Benz since.

 

"Unintended acceleration" was the result of incompetent drivers and American juries who were too stupid to understand that the engine of a modern auto will not overpower the brakes. If MY foot is on the brake, there cannot be unintended acceleration. At least in any production car ever sold in America.

 

'60 Minutes' was/is to blame for that fiasco.

 

audi really got the shaft on that one.
a demographic study showed that virtually all of the drivers were less than 5'4".
most were new to the car and many were recent convert sales from GM cars.
why would all of that matter?
Short drivers pull the seats forward to reach the pedals but in doing so can no longer physically see the pedals.
GM owners would be used to the funky offset pedals setup that GM always used, which if you pushed where the brake pedal would be in a GM you jammed on the accelerator.
Throw in unfamiliarity with the car and you've got sudden acceleration.
even in cases where the accelerator pedal was bent over by the impact, "the car just went crazy"

of course 60 minutes made it fact by drilling a hole in the tranny and jury rigging the controls so they didn't work right and it's fait accompli.
But then again, they got great ratings and a gullible public sucked it up.

Let's just say I always have the salt block handy when I watch 60 minutes now.


With all of that said I've never been impressed with audi's and I'm already familiar with caring for german autos, the cashier at the MB dealer knows my wife and I by first name.... by sight and recognize our voice on the phone.
Heck, I even negotiated a fleet rate for service and parts.

 

Jerry,

First off, get over it..... that was 1972. Let it go. Nothing was reliable that year, not even Honda. I had one of their gas tank filler tubes rust out. CAABOOM, if you were a smoker.

Second, what a stupid poll. You're first option is - I bought ONE and it sucks. Then you're second option should be - I bought ONE and love it. Not I bought more than one. I couldn't even answer your loop-sided poll.

So much for Jerry.

My personal experince with my '06 A6 so far is:

1. Great car.
2. No problems. Zero.
3. Great dealership and service. Very impressive, out-of-the-ordinary service.
4. Total spent to date on even routine service. $0. All covered within warranty.
5. Wife loves the car.
6. Loved the Autoweek supplement. Been reading it cover-to-cover. A company with great history.
7. Quality ratings for my model. Very high. (It's no longer 1972 bunkie)
8. Selected it over a 5-series BMW and no regrets. And I'm not bashing BMW.
9. I constantly find things on the car that really impress me. It probably is over engineered but so far, so good.
10. Did I mention, it's a great car.