need help with decision!
#11
11-10-2009 | 12:14 PM
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From: Boulder, Colorado
so here is my problem. i am 17, i love cars but my dad loves muscle cars and only buys chevy so i hav only worked on and driven domestic cars. I want to get a 2001 a4 1.8t quattro, with roughly 80-100 thousand miles on it. not only would it b a daily driver but i obviously would start to do sum work with it (turbo boost, chip, exhaust, intake etc.) i have heard that this year was a relativley unrealiable car. even thou i do alot of routine matinence on my own, i cant do any of the electircal stuff or any other major problems and dont hav the money to keep paying audi to fix what ever goes wrong. So i guess the main question is are these cars reliable as a daily driver, and when i start tuning it, will this decrease the reliability of the car? also, how affective is the car if i dont do much with the turbo (dont make that much $) but instead did more work with chips and exhaust and intake (0-60 and quarter mile time)? done alot of searching but come up with contradictory results...what r ur experiences:
Personally, i think you might want to start with a N/A engine - i really like subaru's. The 2.5 RS is an absolutely fantastic N/A engine, mated to a great AWD system (the guy saying the manual subaru's arnt good in the snow....dunno if he ever owned one in a snowy state, but they are great) - and it has very very high modding potential. They are also cheaper than an Audi in every way.
Go with what you really want - nobody wants a car they were forced to get.
#12
11-10-2009 | 12:49 PM
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From: Massachusetts
Personally, i think you might want to start with a N/A engine - i really like subaru's. The 2.5 RS is an absolutely fantastic N/A engine, mated to a great AWD system (the guy saying the manual subaru's arnt good in the snow....dunno if he ever owned one in a snowy state, but they are great) - and it has very very high modding potential. They are also cheaper than an Audi in every way.
Ah, screw it. I'll just look it up and give you a link: http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?p=866135
1. DCCD with Front and Rear LSDs - WRX Sti
2. VTD - 4EAT on WRX and 5EAT on Outback XT, Outback 3.0R and Legacy GT
3. Active AWD with Rear LSD: 4EAT on Outback 2.5i
4. Tie. Depends on what you need more? proactive AWD system or the Rear LSD (if offroading)
*Active AWD without Rear LSD: 4EAT on Impreza 2.5i, Legacy 2.5i and Legacy 2.5i Ltd
*Continuous AWD with Rear LSD: 5MT on WRX, Legacy GT, Outback 2.5i, Outback XT and 6MT on spec.B
5. Continuous AWD without Rear LSD: 5MT on Impreza 2.5i and Legacy 2.5i
Last edited by dragonrage; 11-10-2009 at 12:53 PM.
#13
11-10-2009 | 05:09 PM
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i got my audi a4 1.8t 2000 when i was 19, and have not had a single trouble with it yet! i have done the timing belt, upgraded suspension, exhaust, chip / DV, boost gauge, tint, rims, and a few other things, and the only trouble i have had in the last 25k miles at all is replacing a TRE that was probably going to go soon (did it as preventative maintenance cause it just had started to slip a bit when i was doing my Timing belt job)
but i can say that you really should not have problems if you are sensible with doing what needs to be done with the car...
as you can see you can make pretty drastic changes over stock and not have any problems like me! (except my E.R. visit last summer and stitches due to working on my car with a cheap spring compressor!)
not to be a pic ***** or anythign but here is a little inspiration for ya!
day 1:
day 365:
and oh yeah... whats wrong with a little chevy love?!?!
my dad's toy (i drive it much more than him though !)
(69 chevelle ss 396 (blew engine) so swapped with 454, and 5 speed tranny!... its a beast)
but i can say that you really should not have problems if you are sensible with doing what needs to be done with the car...
as you can see you can make pretty drastic changes over stock and not have any problems like me! (except my E.R. visit last summer and stitches due to working on my car with a cheap spring compressor!)
not to be a pic ***** or anythign but here is a little inspiration for ya!
day 1:
day 365:
and oh yeah... whats wrong with a little chevy love?!?!
my dad's toy (i drive it much more than him though
!) (69 chevelle ss 396 (blew engine) so swapped with 454, and 5 speed tranny!... its a beast)
#16
11-10-2009 | 05:34 PM
Yea sti's are nice but cost a lot more to purchase. im kinda in the same position as you im 16 and also interested in an A4 B5 still looking around. these cars do seem to need alot of repairs but with any used car ur gonna need repairs. Why not make the repairs on a car you like. Well good luck on finding a good audi.
#17
11-10-2009 | 06:01 PM
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The 1.8T has been a great motor for me, I have owned this car for 6 years now and the most expensive motor repair has been the coils. As for the rest of the car I would say window regulator. If you do your maintenance and on occasion crawl under it looking around these cars are as solid as they come.
I have DD 300hp for quite some time with no repairs at all just oil and plugs. BTW if you plan on lowering you car know that H&R Sport springs eat my front tires about twice as fast as stock sport springs. Yes I keep it alined, but the 19x8.5' my not help....
I have DD 300hp for quite some time with no repairs at all just oil and plugs. BTW if you plan on lowering you car know that H&R Sport springs eat my front tires about twice as fast as stock sport springs. Yes I keep it alined, but the 19x8.5' my not help....
#18
11-10-2009 | 06:55 PM
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The car isn't unreliable but some things do go wrong with these cars especially the 1.8T. If you have the time and experience to perform work on these cars, and also the sources for parts, it wouldn't be too bad owning one. But if you don't have the time and experience to perform work on the car, it can get pretty expensive as some labor costs more than the part it self.
Modding the car is a different story. It's a given that things will probably break as you turn up the boost, lower it, or any sort of aftermarket modifications you might want to do. All in all, if you plan on modding it, make sure you have some spare money incase things do break on the car (for maintenance).
I need to tell you that Audis aren't like Evos or STi's. These cars come with fancier interiors in which it was aimed more towards luxury class. If you're expecting something as fast as those other cars, you're looking at the wrong thing. Also you need to note that it's gonna be more expensive to fix up these cars to be able to compete with the stage 2 or stage 3 Evos, STi's, or even SRT4's.
Modding the car is a different story. It's a given that things will probably break as you turn up the boost, lower it, or any sort of aftermarket modifications you might want to do. All in all, if you plan on modding it, make sure you have some spare money incase things do break on the car (for maintenance).
I need to tell you that Audis aren't like Evos or STi's. These cars come with fancier interiors in which it was aimed more towards luxury class. If you're expecting something as fast as those other cars, you're looking at the wrong thing. Also you need to note that it's gonna be more expensive to fix up these cars to be able to compete with the stage 2 or stage 3 Evos, STi's, or even SRT4's.
#19
11-10-2009 | 10:03 PM
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(flynnr) so i talked to my dad. he likes ur chevelle lol. unfortunetley he is still worried about working on it, and would rather see me in sumthing like a srt4 (not that i dont like the srt4 but its a tad bit out of my price range) so it seems the only way to really convince him is to have another chevy guy tell him how simular/different it is so please tell. also being 19 and owning this car what is ur insurance like?
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