# Avoid Used AUDIS? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 7, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoid-used-audis/480284 "2009-01-07T21:25:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoid-used-audis/480284/1 "2009-01-07T21:25:23Z")
The AUDI line of cars are very interesting-they are well-engineered and technically competent. However, i have a mechanic friend who says to avoid them (as used cars). He claims that they are “good” up to about 100,000 miles-after that, they tend to need a great deal of expensive maintainence-and repairs to these cars are VERY expensive. the reasons for this are: -the engine compartments are densly packed-you have to do a lot of disassembly to reach the parts you need to repair -the parts are very expensive, with no aftermarket supply he says the way to drive an AUDI, is to lease, with a dealer-supplied service package-then get rid of the car at the end of the lease. What is your opinio-are used AUDI cars dangerous to your bank account? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoid-used-audis/480284/2 "2009-01-07T22:42:58Z")
Moved to IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![sinical\_brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@sinical\_brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinical_brit)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoid-used-audis/480284/3 "2009-01-08T13:07:16Z")
Some thoughts ralf124c: have you ever been in a Audi ?- very dull to drive and to be in. most cars start to need a bit of work after 100k. in the UK lots of Audis are repmobiles and as such may reach 100k in just 3 years. Or they may take 10 years. Which of th Actually i cant be arsed to finish. This is a standard ‘my friend says x, what do you think?’ question for which you are known for. See ya ! ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoid-used-audis/480284/4 "2009-01-08T14:32:15Z")
Hell, even new Audis are dangerous to your bank account. Normal maintenance on them isn’t exactly cheap. And obviously the older the car, the greater the likelihood of its needing repairs, which are indeed more expensive than for typical American and Asian cars. I would say this is true (here in the U.S.) for all European cars. Whether Audi is any better or worse than other makes, I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Sevastopol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoid-used-audis/480284/5 "2009-01-10T02:05:42Z")
One of ours is an Audi. 2.4 6cyl. 30 valves! It gives no particular trouble, although the mechanic tells us it is meant to be driven fast. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoid-used-audis/480284/6 "2009-01-10T02:10:47Z")
They use the same Bosch electrics as any “other” Volkswagen; VW’s build quality has sort of fallen apart lately, which is a problem. In general, though- ie., historically- they’re very reliable. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoid-used-audis/480284/7 "2009-01-10T02:23:53Z")
I owned a 1990 Audi 80 for a number of years. I bought it used. I lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oved that car! It broke my heart to get rid of it, but I did it for the very reason the OP mentioned. Once it hit 120K, it seemed like I could count on every repair costing $1,500, and there were a lot of them. Even regular maintenance was a bitch, because it had a five-cylinder engine. Spark plug wires were hideously expensive. When it developed problems with the fuel injection system, my mechanic declared it terminal, and I got rid of it. :😭: