2001 Audi A4: Year One

[1X83Z]

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[ferrari_chris]

Wow, that's some serious travelling. With mile high gas prices, and your 'hard-driving', how much has 27,000 miles cost you?

I like your 'state line' photos. The car the same in each one and all that. Nice.

As for your experiences with the A4 - about what I expected to be honest. Here's to another year of (realtively) trouble free motoring.

Oh, and I at your mind-of-its-own air con.

 

[forza2.0]

Headrests arent actually there for you to rest your head against M5Power. Its there to stop you snapping your head back in a crash.

Your audi has done just as expected. Its good you have decided to share with us as many people in america for some reason seem to think VAG's are unreliable when its completely the opposite in europe.

 

[Joey D]

Awesome write up and pictures 👍!

I'm glad the car's been working out for you and you've been enjoying it so much. I'm on track to put at least 20,000 miles on my car this year so I can relate to driving so much.

 

[JCE]

Still loving the car myself. Glad to hear that the reliability is there as I suspected. As long as you change your oil on time/early your turbo won't burn out as easily.

Oh and it was quite funny to see the A4 next to the Gallardo--which appears to be almost limo sized next to your A4. But it really isn't.

 

[YSSMAN]

So, in turn, who was right about VWs being otherwise reliable cars (most of the time...)? Still, they're a bit expensive, which unfortunately you've had to learn the hard way.

If I have only one niggle, its this: It may "feel" like a drivers car, but with a slushbox, you can only dream of it as such. Driving the Toyota around until I get more money together for my Mazda, I'm constantly reminded of how important having control of your gearbox is to complete the connection with the car.

Anyway, heres to another 30K!

...And if I get the Mazda (or something better?), we'll all have to plan a little trip and meet-up in Tennessee...

 

[Tornado]

I love how some people feel the need to turn this thread into a battleground to purport their agenda for no real reason (no, I am not talking about slushboxes vs. sticks). Really makes their points more believable.


Anyways, hope you have another great year with your Audi. at the CD player bit.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Also, despite the fact that I hate the car's color, everyone else -- especially women -- seems to enjoy it.

I was wondering about this, because I saw one in some sort of dark blue and it looked way better.

 

[neanderthal]

my odometer hasnt worked in my 300E since i bought it.

i have to go to phoenix at least 3 times a year (mom lives there)

san francisco about once a year.

las vegas 3 times (once for rugby)

san diego thrice (rugby)

santa barbara twice. (rugby)

and i dont mind the random trip to colorado (1000 miles one way)
and those are the ones i can remember off the top of my head.

so i know what youre talking about.

 

[1X83Z]

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[ExigeEvan]

And you had a go at the Volvo for the sump guard (?) being in a vulnerable place!

Serious, I'd liek to see you come across speed cushions!

 

[Pupik]

1. Lean forward. Backward is for lights and traffic jams.

2. The button looks like this: |<<, it's next to this: >>|

3. You bought it.

4. While I agree (I avoid posting pics of my car on Lexus forums anymore, because everyone tells me I should make it mad-tyte-JDM and remove the orange from the corners like in 2002, bro EVERYtime...it looks stupid, that's why...it looks like your headlights are held together with clear packing tape, that's why!), try driving a Flame Red car with signals that are also Flame Red (although after 5 years, it was more like Lame Red, kind of dark red-orange).

5. To borrow a line from Will Rodgers: I've never met an automatic air conditioning I didn't like.
They all stink, it's the dumbest and most pointless option on a car. No agenda to push here, I hate them, I hate them, I hate them, and they never work right for me.

6. Yeah it is a dumb place for it. VAG knew it, just to piss the NA market off. I bet every other market doesn't even have a cupholder on the B7 or B6 (I forget...we call 'em '01s, shock of shockers).

7. That's because its 170hp...200hp is the new 120hp.

8. Get a van, you two. Oh, and we want photos. Wait...scratch that.

9. It's not a Porsche Cayenne in Jarama Beige Metallic, either.

 

[1X83Z]

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