i work at an audi dealership and we charge $140/hr for labor and sometimes the time gets dragged out for more money. parts are ofcourse expensive because they are german as well. i f i were you, i wouldn't buy an audi. 100k miles is all you can expect to get out of an a4 and the failure rate of the engines is 160/100. yes you read that right, 160 out of 100...

Do it your self it's not that hard....

Has nothing to do with the engine more likely the peeps who driving it...and ur from the states?

U can find 1.8t in ALOT of cars...all V.A.G cars....Its a good engine if you take care of it and change oil.

This post was edited by K1NGEN on Apr 10 2013 09:58am

why is 3k not good? conventional oil your talking bout?

if I was u id look into financing a 2.0t if you've got enough to buy a 1.8t outright you've got more then enough to make a downpayment and drive out with a low mileage car that will also be quicker.

I don't care about speed, all I care about is appearance/luxury. And audi b6's are my favorite car by a mile. I have $10,000 to buy a new car and was planning on spending $7500 on the audi and saving $2500 for random repairs. How long would that extra money keep the car running and in good condition?

by the sounds of it you wont be beating on it. look for one that was owned by an adult and you should be golden. if u get one from a kid they mostlikely mobbed around in that shit.
but really if u don't beat on it and keep up on all required maintenance theres no reason u shouldn't see plenty more miles out of a motor. I wouldn't look for ones with over 100k though id look for ones with 80k or as low as possible. and finding one that already had the belt/pump done would be ideal.
I had the chance to pick one up with like 80k on it for like 5k was owned by an older lady with all records of maintenance i wish i had scooped it.

E: if you learn to solve any of the smaller issues yourself 2500$ would go far.

This post was edited by NickTheHcPlayer on Apr 10 2013 09:41pm