And my window regulator broke.



Discuss.

 

APRIL FOOLS DAY!!!!

 

i wish it was a joke.

 

audi reliability.. sigh... lucky it is under warranty....

 

yea this just worries me now.

Oh well, they did give me a 2.7t A6 as a loaner.

And i sat in the A8L, my god that car is PIMP. I liked it in pictures but in person i loved it!

 

Yeah we believe you Jesal.

 

I've fought off getting a European car, cause reliability, esp if I pay over $30k, $35k... is a high priority. Audi and BMw are more stylish and cool but I still stick with Acuras.
The more a car costs the more problem-free and reliable it should be to me. Unfortunately this is not reality.
Saw in Consumer reports that domestic brands have now passed the European brands in reliability. I'm still amazed at how many cars BMW sells, at those prices. Why improve on reliability if people will buy it anyway, I guess. I've driven the 3 series coupes and I just don't get it. Handling of course is excellent, but I need more than that for $35-40k.
Sorry about your repair, I love Audis.

 

sorry mang

 

I have had 5 VWs, over 10 regulators replaced. VWoA said they redisgned the mechanisms from plastic to metal, all that really did was make it more expensive to replace when it broke! Thank GOd for extented warranty.

Regulators are easy to fix in VWs and Audis. I've replaced 2 in my friend's 01 S4.

BTW: if you have tint, prepare to get your window retinted, when the window falls in the door, your tint hasa 50% chance of going 'scratchy-scratch'.

 

Yea i always like driving dealer cars

 

well my window never fell, i would lower it but wouldnt go back up unless i pulled on it. Tint seems to be fine i think.

 

You should have stuck with bmw...hahaha...ironic.

 

Uhh, wake-up. BMW has the best quality of all the German brands and is better than the big three. The best is Porsche(for germans) but they're low production, not exactly daily-driven vehcles. My dads 17 year old BMW 325 is has less problems than my dads 02 GMC Envoy. Here is the 2003 quality survey. http://www.jdpa.com/studies_jdpower/...ID=749&CatID=1 Its also skewed since brands like Buick, Mercury, Cadillac and Lincoln aren't producing a ton of cars (except for Town Cars maybe).

Sorry to break this to you Jesal, but Audi quality kinda sucks. I mean they're below Chrysler and Dodge. Should have stayed with the BMW

 

Shit happens....atleast your tint didn't get fucked up!

 

Mclaren, BMW may have the best quality ... of the German brands, I didn't say they didn't. Obviously a lot of driver's don't put reliability as high as I do, that's fine. Even people I know that are repeat buyers of BMws, have lots more problems than I've ever had with Hondas and they keep buying them. It's all personal preference.
I love the BMw and Audis for their good points, but less reliability is a deal breaker for me, esp if I'm paying more. I had enough of things breaking prematurely with domestic cars.

 

At least you got an A6 as a loaner. Impressions?

 

quit bitchin, you said it yourself, no car is perfect.

 

My 03 Audi A4 1.8t had a few issues before I got rid of it at 8000 miles. Window control module on driver side went out. Windows stopped working. (Could be your problem, check to see if the rear controls work or try with the key in the door to close and open the windows). Also some sensor went out in the engine causing a code, timing chain clank, needed a new tensioner, AC not blowing cold, needed more freon. That was all I saw with it in those amount of miles.

 

how do u like the 2.7t

 

no sport package = no care



Car feels like a boat to me and the steering is really disconnected compared to my A4. Other than that its pretty soild and the power is great coming out of the 2.7t.

 

I knew this car wasnt going to be 100% reliable when i got it. But for $30k new... its a great car to drive.

 

Its a minor issue that will get fixed. An inconvenience yes, but minor.

 

Welcome to the world of Audi's/VW's.. A few friends and family have had numerious issues like you have just had - Nothing major, but minor inconveniences. They get annoying after a while. 2 of the previous Audi owners have moved on to the new TL, and another now owns a 3 Series...

I really wish Audi/VW would get their act together. They make excellent cars and the best interiors in the market. They just need to fix these little stupid problems.

 

I love Audi's designs, inside and out, real innovators. but I love Honda/Acuras quality and simpler approach. If Acuras looked more like Audis, or Audis were more reliable, I'd want both, but for now I'm sticking with Acura.

 

I'd rather a German car that breaks down than a Japanese car that has problems. Why buy a Japanese car that is unreliable? Beats 1/2 the purpose of buying one no?

 

What's wrong with Japanese cars? The new TL is an outstanding car. I am not a huge fan of FWD, and I see that as the cars fault, but it's about the best in it's class. I'd take it over a C-class, 325 or A4 any day. And although many here have been having problems with their transmissions, Acura is still WAY ahead of the German cars in terms of reliability.

 

You're right, but who says our cars arent reliable?

 

Read your first post, it sounds like your lumping BMW into the crappy german quality category.

And like mantis said, no car is perfect. Each car has its trade offs. You buy a BMW because it is one of the best handleing cars every, you want RWD, styling (pre Bangle) is appealing, and dealer service is much better than Acura.
You buy an Acura for the FWD, reliability, and for the fact that they are reasonably priced.
Thats not to say BMW's aren't reliable or aren't good in the snow. You always have the option of AWD and most of the BMW CCA NJ chapter owns old 3-series like my dads (E30 84-92) and they have upwards of 250k miles on them and they still run strong.
Plus, Acura got a bad rap for quality with our whole tranny issue. No car is perfect, and you're comparing apples to oranges.

 

my friend had this problem in his jetta

 

I think the TL is great. But in reading all the issues it's had since 1999, might as well take your chance with a German. Reliablity, IMO, is a tossup between the 2.

 

Everyone is different in terms of what they look for in a car. To me german cars have soul that i cant find in a japanese car.

I find the TL nice on paper but boring to drive for me. I still rather have my slow unreliable A4 than the new TL.

Theres just somthing about those damn german cars that make people buy them over and over again.

 

When im old and dont have time to go to the dealer for service is when i will buy a reliable car.

 

i'll take my soul-less z thnx :devil:

 

 

Why do i talk :o

 

to release the build up of hot air?

 

I guess i just dont like asians

 

germans build the best engines but i'd give the quality to the japanese

 

Those damn Germans are so strict....thier cars should never fail!:P

 

I think the cars quality all depends on how much beer Hans and Frans drank the night before.. The more they drink, the better cars they build.... That goes with the old American saying that you enver buy a car that was built on Monday or Friday. LoL.

My 2000 A4 2.8 Audi went 64K without ANY problems.. Not 1 squeek. Not 1 rattle. My father has an Audi 5000, Audi 90, and 2 Audi 100's.. Excellent cars.. All except the last 100. That car was evil. It was like a chain of events. First the cable to the spedo broke. Then they fixed it wrong and they put a new tranny in the car. Then the sun roof stuck open. And on and on. But Audi backed him 100%. Never cost him 1 penny to drive that car..