1998 Audi A4

Pudney

Pudney

Pudney

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I was just wondering on people's general opinions on these cars, think I'll be having to purchase a new car soon and am quite liking the looks of these, not really got any idea what it would be like to own though.

The following is one example I've seen which seems nice http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...I&model=&min_pr=1000&max_pr=3000&max_mileage= wouldn't really want anything smaller than the 2.4 version due to my lust for semi decent performance :D
 
Hmm, A3s are nice but I have a pathological hatred of smaller hatchbacky type cars, not for any reason that I've been able to work out. Checked an insurance quote and it was £490 for a 10 month policy (considering I've just had an accident and hence need a new car I was happy with that!) so not too concerned about the insurance costs of the car.
 
Pudney@work said:
Hmm, A3s are nice but I have a pathological hatred of smaller hatchbacky type cars, not for any reason that I've been able to work out. Checked an insurance quote and it was £490 for a 10 month policy (considering I've just had an accident and hence need a new car I was happy with that!) so not too concerned about the insurance costs of the car.
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That's very good insurance price, I've been similarly gifted with insurance recently after an accident last year.

Check the petrol consumption stats for the A4 - its about 30mpg IIRC. The A3 is 40mpg, which is why I chose it - although city driving doesn't work out to 40mpg.

The 2.4 A4 is 0-60 in 8 seconds. I'd vouch for the build quality and reliability of Audis - they're also fun to drive. The 1998 should be solid if looked after well.
 
These are getting old now - frankly I think they represent very poor value for money at this end of the market. It might be cheap to buy but it wont be cheap to keep on the road.
 
Thats what I was thinking, they're solid and reliable (like my Honda Prelude til I crashed it) and performance isnt too much worse either. Looking at the A3 it does seem nice, the 1.8T is faster according to Parkers and an insurance group lower so I think I'll consider it, I know they're nice inside as one of my friends has had A3s for the past few years (I think he had the S3 variant of the 96-03 version).
 
No, they are most certainly NOT solid and reliable like a Honda Prelude. An Audi of this age is NOT a 100% reliable car and certainly not on a par with a Honda in this respect. Stuff WILL go wrong, and it won't be Ford-money to fix it.

It is a 10 year old car - even the best of 10 year old cars requires replacement parts. It's life.
 
Don't get me wrong, I dont for one minute believe the car will be trouble free, nor do I believe it will be cheap to fix, I'm well aware that Audi's are expensive cars to maintain, but then my Honda wasnt exactly Ford-money either. It's more a question of the fact I like the look of the car, I would expect it to be fairly reliable (in the context of a 10 year old car) and performance wise it performs quite well.
 
Pudney@work said:
Looking at the A3 it does seem nice, the 1.8T is faster according to Parkers and an insurance group lower so I think I'll consider it, I know they're nice inside as one of my friends has had A3s for the past few years.
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The A3 1.8T is rubbish. It's so wooden in the way it feels, that it would be like driving a wardrobe. Souped up pap of a scrabble wagon.

Smart interior though and a nice looking shape in 1.8T form.
 
I'd be suprised if £2k gets anything but a really scabby A3 1.8T. With this sort of budget, prestige cars are not worth the hassle.
 
But then what would be worth the hassle? And before you mention a Mondeo, 1) I think they're ridiculously ugly and 2) I pretty much refuse to own a Ford! :D
 
The only Accords I can see that would be worth having would be a Type-R and they seem like gold dust to find for sale!
 
Pudney@work said:
The only Accords I can see that would be worth having would be a Type-R and they seem like gold dust to find for sale!
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For £2k, yes. Your budget does not extend to Ferrari's so you need to be realistic. A regular 2 litre Accord is a decent, very reliable car. Nissan Primera GT is also worth considering as well - another reasonably quick, yet reliable car.
 
How about a Primera GT / GT LE?

Dull looking, but it ticks the nippy box quite nicely, and ought to be pretty bullet proof.

Xsara VTS? A coupe by name at least, if that helps get around the hatch thing...
 
[TW]Fox;10626123 said:
For £2k, yes. Your budget does not extend to Ferrari's so you need to be realistic. A regular 2 litre Accord is a decent, very reliable car. Nissan Primera GT is also worth considering as well - another reasonably quick, yet reliable car.
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But then I'm not looking for Ferrari performance, just decent performance (8ish seconds 0-60 type thing). The Nissan Primera is a good call though.
 
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