audi cars, any fans Options

[do_0b]

Do any of you like audis? I love them, especially the TT, S4(B5 platform), and A3/S3(shame those never came out in the states). I love them cause they got stylish, clean looks with quattro awd turbo. The only bad thing is that they are pretty expensive. I'm most likely getting a TT or S4 for my next car. But for now, I love my celi!

[saleeka]

audi design is world class- has been since the late 60's... History of the Quattro cars and its racing pedigree is impressive. But reliablity is trash to say the least, and for that reason i loose intrest VERY quickly... although an Imola Yellow S4 wagon would be fun

[do_0b]

audi design is world class- has been since the late 60's... History of the Quattro cars and its racing pedigree is impressive. But reliablity is trash to say the least, and for that reason i loose intrest VERY quickly... although an Imola Yellow S4 wagon would be fun 
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Where did you hear the reliability was bad? I thought it was pretty good just that doing DIY is a bitch. but i think that goes for all euro cars

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I've always been a VW fan. Funny sounding engines. And I'm a lot German. Since Audi and VW are pretty much interchangeable now, I guess you could call me an Audi fan. I do think they're kind of ugly, but I like the way they perform.

[saleeka]

Here is the JD Power and Associates graph for the 2004 vehice dependability study sums it up fairly nicely- industry average is 269 problems per 100 vehicles- and Volkswagen group (home to audi) gets 366.... wow thats not dismal Hyundai, daewoo, isuzu and kia are the only other brands with more problems per 100 vehicles... also take note that porsce is not part of the VW group in the study- it gets 240 problems per 100, better than the industry average, and ranking #3 overall. Toyota is #1 (207), Honda 2nd (at 210). So in summary, Audi quality is, in fact, trash...

This post has been edited by saleeka: Apr 26, 2005 - 1:36 AM

[97sccelica]

^ game, set, match

just because its german, it doesnt mean its the best car on the road.

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

^ game, set, match

just because its german, it doesnt mean its the best car on the road.
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According to my grandpa it does. German does everything better than everyone else. Seriously though, German made stuff usually is really good. It surprises me that they have that many problems.

[Coomer]

The audi we had at one point had all kinds of problems, and my parents spent a lot to fix that car but it kept having problems. Audi's commercials are kind of funny though..."simple is greater than complex"...true maybe, but how can Audi consider their cars simple? Our audi had friggin' vacuum lines running throughout the entire car just for door locks(that never worked right.)

[do_0b]

Wow thats a great chart saleeka. very suprising, except for the kia, daewoo, hyundai, etc...

[Coomer]

Wow thats a great chart saleeka. very suprising, except for the kia, daewoo, hyundai, etc...
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And the Toyota.

Actually, I forgot to mention that I still do like Audis...I'd just never want to own one. This kid I know had a nice new A4 and it was always nice to ride in it.

[do_0b]

Wow thats a great chart saleeka. very suprising, except for the kia, daewoo, hyundai, etc...
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And the Toyota.

Actually, I forgot to mention that I still do like Audis...I'd just never want to own one. This kid I know had a nice new A4 and it was always nice to ride in it.
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yeah, $ for $ toyota pwnz!!

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Went out with a guy tonight who is 18 and has an A6 - totally in love with the car i must say!

I also went out on a few dates with a guy with a TT! Wasnt my type - too bad im not the kind of girl to use a guy or I definetly would have used him for that car!

[BlackCelicaGT94]

German cars = Pricey to fix

[Drocay]

the s4 is amazing, my boy has one chipped, full 3" exhaust downpipe down and some other mods. It hauls and its real classy, silver with black leather interior.

[Supersprynt]

German engineering kicks ass...except VW is cheap German. Audi and VW USED to be affordable german cars. Audi is breaking off from that bracket a lil with the new line, more stylish, more power, more expensive. You see BMW and Porsche up there, VDub is down towards the bottom. I have never been a fan of VW, they've always had problems, especially electrical. I personally cant stand them.

That chart doesnt make feel good about my Isuzu Rodeo though...

[Drocay]

true about all VW but i gotta give good word for R32's my uncle has one and its beast.

[Digndoug]

Mostly everything has been said.. But i love the looks of audi's.. but wouldnt buy one.

[Kadett]

Audi is VW that you guys know that.

VW= VW + Audi + Seat and even Mitsibusu (for a part at least) and Lamborghini? (dont know that for certain)

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

Were is audi on that chart? Are you counting VW's as Audis? I just realized it wasn't on there. I thought the black one was them.

[Supersprynt]

Audi and VW share some of the same chassis and engines, and also share alot of the same problems. But the Audis are more refined.

And yes audi is considered part of VW Inc.

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[Kadett]

Its the luxery Department of VW. Just like Lexus is from Toyota
Did i search

VolksWagen

Subsidiary
Audi (Germany)
Seat (Spain)
Skoda (Czech)
Rolls Royce / Bentley (UK)
Lamborghini (Italy)
Bugatti (Italy)
Coswoth Technology (UK)

This post has been edited by Kadett: Apr 26, 2005 - 11:07 AM

[Drocay]

wow i had no idea all those were VW subsidiarys. last four are nothing but quality.

[Kadett]

Knew it along time. But then again i dont know anything about American cars

[Batman722]

if you really want answers, go to www.vwvortex.com and check the Audi/A4 forums. I have a VW and I cruise the MK IV board sometimes, the funniest thing is when someone posts for the first time and asks

" Hey I just got a new (99.5-04 Jetta/Golf), what kind of things can I expect ? "
the replies
" welcome to the vortex, kiss your savings goodbye "

[Kadett]

LOL.

I had the samething here. Not that anyone said that directly to me. But when i looked at the parts database on the site I knew saving money wouldnt be an option anymore

This post has been edited by Kadett: Apr 27, 2005 - 3:32 AM

[Supersprynt]

Its the luxery Department of VW.  Just like Lexus is from Toyota
Did i search

VolksWagen

Subsidiary
Audi  (Germany)
Seat  (Spain)
Skoda  (Czech)
Rolls Royce / Bentley  (UK)
Lamborghini  (Italy)
Bugatti  (Italy)
Coswoth Technology  (UK)
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Not entirely correct. See with Lexus, its a Toyota in Japan. An Audi is an Audi no matter what. It was a different company that VW bought awhile back, its not something created like Scion or Lexus.

[celicarocker]

i know a 16 year old girl whos parents bought here a brand new A4 1.8t... seems like a nice car...

[pistatio56]

jus this sunday i got to drive a TT quattro (awd, 225hp, 6-speed) i liked it a lot
i also like this s4 and a3 and the vw r34

[darksecret]

I thought Cosworth used Ford engines, or is it Panoz.

[darksecret]

Its the luxery Department of VW.  Just like Lexus is from Toyota
Did i search

VolksWagen

Subsidiary
Audi  (Germany)
Seat  (Spain)
Skoda  (Czech)
Rolls Royce / Bentley  (UK)
Lamborghini  (Italy)
Bugatti  (Italy)
Coswoth Technology  (UK)
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Not entirely correct. See with Lexus, its a Toyota in Japan. An Audi is an Audi no matter what. It was a different company that VW bought awhile back, its not something created like Scion or Lexus.
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On the money, it's the same thing as Mitsubishi is Diamler-Chryslers Japanese line, when they share some of the same engines, Mitsubishi is a separate company.

[Mr_E]

Audi.

Very nice. Well built. Good stuff.

But, they haven't made a sports car since the UR Quattro.

The modern audi is a VW in drag. It's also FWD until it decides you need 4WD, and then moves power backwards. Which is usually after you've had to get out of the throttle to kill the understeer.

They also have a habit of sticking the engines in front of the front axle, which makes them nice and stable. It also means they don't want to turn in as well as a BMW might.

[saleeka]

Audi was created "again" by the VW group back in the early 60's. When VW took over DKW they used an existing chassis and redesigned it into the Audi 60, and in turn reviving the historic name... they have always been part of vw since then. Anyways, Cosworth is most famous for working with Ford, but they originally were a seperate entity, werent they? There have been other vehicels besideds ford that have had cosworth motors...

[Mr_E]

Yes, Cosworth were originally an engine builder. They worked with ford for a long time, and I believe Ford aquired them at some point. VW bought them off ford I think.

[Kadett]

jus this sunday i got to drive a TT quattro (awd, 225hp, 6-speed) i liked it a lot
i also like this s4 and a3 and the vw r34

Its a VW Golf r 32 not r 34. Unless you were referring to a Nissan Skyline R 34

[darksecret]

I figured it was Cosworth, but Panoz was in the back of my mind.

[pr_caralho]

I love audis, my brother in law has an s4, and that thing flys, wen i was in portugal i also test drove an rs6, that mofos fast lol

[BBoYRuGGeD]

yay for toyota!

bboy

[pr_caralho]

wasnt audi created by some four companies who merged together, (auto union) and used there car for racing?

[Mr_E]

wasnt audi created by some four companies who merged together, (auto union) and used there car for racing?
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Hence the 4 rings on the badge.

[saleeka]

Well, here is a quick history of Audi... back in the early 1900's a man by the name of August Horch helpd start an auto firm bearing the name Horch. In 1910, disputes with associates resulted in Horch himself leaving the company, and starting his own motorcar company. legal bidings prevented him from using his own name, so he adopted the latin ranslation, Audi (it means listen), and the company was born. Most of the cars were sporting machines with high tecnological content (alminum heads and 4 wheel disc brakes in the early 20's). Ironically, the company merged with Horch, as well as Wanderer and DKW, thus creating Auto Union (the four interlocking circles represent each company) in 1932. Soon after, the "first" VW ties were made with the development of the first Audi grand prix race car. It was desigend by the Dr. Ferdinand Porsche himself. By 1945 the West German government nationalized the company, and the Audi nameplate died off. By the late 50's Auto Union was losing ground fast to more modern competitors, and sales slagged. Damlier-benz came to the rescue in 1958, purchasing a majority share in the company, and developing a more modern car to be put on sale. The model turned out to be very expensive to develop, and Damiler-benz was desperate to find a company who would share on tooling costs. They turned to Volkswagen, who eventually agreed and purchased a 51% sharehold on Auto Union. The new model was designed by Damiler-Benz, used a new Benz developed 1.7 four stroke four cylinder, and was slated to be badged as a DKW. VW had other plans now being majority shareholders and decided to reserect (sp) the Audi nameplate. The model, designated Audi 60, went on sale in 1965. New VW designed models followed soon after (Audi 100, 80/Fox), and by the 1980's, VW moved the brand upmarket. Only until the late 90's did Audis begin to use interchangeable parts with volkswagen models... Anyways, thats the Audi story in a nutshell

This post has been edited by saleeka: Apr 28, 2005 - 12:38 AM