Hey folks. I just purchased a 2013 A4 2.0T Premium CPO with 36K on the odo two days ago and it's the best car I've ever driven - and I know it's just the base model. I absolutely love it! I'm coming to Audi from a 2008 Saab 9-5, which the wife now drives. I gotta say, the more I learn about Audi the more I like Audi. Unless this new-to-me car is a real lemon and really lets me down it's pretty safe to say I'm going to be an Audi man from this day forward!

I will apologize in advance for any stupid questions I will probably ask in the future. I like to wrench on my own vehicles (most of the time) and I have a lot to learn about how Audi does things, and that's OK because I managed to learn Saabs, and they are very quirky. All that said, I promise to search for answers before asking.

Anyways, thanks and let the learning begin!

 

Welcome and I am in a similar boat. This is my 2nd Audi and wanting to learn more as well, but the forums I have found so far seem very quiet. If you happen to find a forum with more activity let me know. I Just bought my car last week and hoping the car as well will be as reliable as my past cars. My last Audi (2002 Allroad) I sold after reading so much on the forums with issues and costs of other owners.

 

I'm thinking it may just be that the cars are so reliable there's not much to talk about....

 

I wish that was the case but already reading about engine failures, oil consumption etc. I had an Infiniti G that I sold with 112k and ran perfect still. I just wanted a change of pace since I drive so much. Bought my wife an 08 Lexus is250 and that is a solid beautiful car. I would say the quality of that 08 is better than my 14 A4. Love the German interior and hoping it will be a reliable car as well.

 

I have 239k on my A6 and I bought the 2011 A4 with 99k and it now has 115k. Yes, it does "lose" a little oil (about a quart every 800-100 miles) which is frustrating. But otherwise it is a fine car. And the 2.7T is a great beast, never leaked a drop, wonderful in winter, but starting to lose it's mind (ECU) in small ways.

 

Well hope my little A4 plays out. I am having the APR Stage 1 done Tuesday and invested in the clearbra and tinted windows since I am in AZ. Plan on keeping this for 5-7 years. The oil burning thing is funny because my Porsche 911 turbo did the same thing. Must be a German thing.

 

Starting in 2012, Consumer Reports has the A4 as a very reliable car, across the board. And, Audi is CR's #1 auto maker for the 2016 model year.

Also, for 3 year old car owner satisfaction ratings (as in, "Yes, I'd definitely buy this car again") CR reports the A4 is the #1 car in the compact luxury car segment and the A6 and A7 are numbers 1 and 3 for the medium/large luxury car segment. In short, I don't think you have much to worry about with your new A4.

As for oil use, I've put over 1000 miles on my new-to-me A4 in the last couple of weeks and according to the car I'm still topped right off with oil. Really would like a dipstick to make sure, but the car says it's still plum full of oil. I've read where others do use a little oil and others like me that don't. I haven't seen a good explanation anywhere yet why there are some that use oil and some that don't. It does seem to be pretty common, though.