2009 - 2012 Audi A4 / S4
Member4193
I'm very interested in buying a B8 A4. I owned a 1999 Jetta IV from new for 13 years and despite its abysmal reliability, I really liked the car. The VW of 2000 is not the same of today, and seeing as it's 17 years later, an upgradefor me isn't another VW. So all things being equal, an A4 is high on my list. Used it seems like a great value, especially compared to other similar-sized cars.
I'm looking for a plesant cabin-experience, with a little feel to driving- I think this model fits the bill there. But what's really important to me though is reliability and maintenance. I'd be looking at an A4 in the 70K-100K range, and I'd plan to keep it for another 10 or so years. I actually enjoy working on my car and under the hood (though not under the car itself), but I can't afford to give up every other weekend a month to fixing things. It seemed like with the Jetta something failed every 10000 miles, and then after about 140000 miles, the car really started to feel old. (By contrast, my current Subaru @ 70000 miles has been nearly flawless). Based on all my VW experience I've learned not to get a generation in its 1st or 2nd MY, so I'm looking at 2011/2012 A4s, and hoping that would mitigate any long term reliability issues.
So I'm fishing for any thoughts on how an A4 holds up from 100K-200K and beyond that. thanks!
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