- VIN: WAUHF78P88A08****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2008
Ownership Cost for 2008 Audi A3 2.0T
Estimated: $41518 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$2619 |
$1257 |
$1100 |
$995 |
$890 |
$6861 |
Insurance |
$1706 |
$1766 |
$1828 |
$1892 |
$1958 |
$9150 |
Fuel |
$1560 |
$1607 |
$1663 |
$1730 |
$1807 |
$8367 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2001 |
$1159 |
$1194 |
$2291 |
$9408 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$861 |
$861 |
$861 |
$861 |
$861 |
$1275 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$10486 |
$7867 |
$7172 |
$7308 |
$8685 |
$41518 |
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Wagon Displacement CC: 1984 Displacement CI: 121.071108283 Displacement L: 1.984000 Doors: 4 Engine Cylinders: 4 Engine HP: 200.00 Engine KW: 149.140000 Engine Manufacturer: Audi Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline Make: AUDI Manufacturer: AUDI Manufacturer Id: 1149 Model: A3 Model Year: 2008 Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 5 / ULEV II emission std.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 8ADXV02.0366/8ADXV02.03UA Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt, Advanced Front AirBag Plant City: Ingolstadt Plant Country: Germany Seat Belts All: Manual TPMS: Direct Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2006 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP DEFECTIVE. CAR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED. VEHICLE ALSO DOES NOT ACCELERATE AT TIMES WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF LACK OF COMBUSTION IN ENGINE. HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS WHEN CROSSING LANES OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THIS. MANY TIMES THERE IS A 2-3 SECOND DELAY BEFORE ACCELERATION OCCURS. *TR |
2008 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX (DSG) TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. SECOND TO FIRST DOWNSHIFT WOULD BE SEVERE WITH A LOUD "CLUNK" FROM THE DSG. WENT TO DEALER AND VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY TCU(MECHATRONICS MODULE). PART IS ON BACKORDER AND WILL TAKE OVER 1 MONTH TO GET IN. WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE IS OKAY TO DRIVE BUT WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF RELIABLE PERFORMANCE AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO OTHER TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS I DON'T AGREE. HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY OTHER AUDI AND VW OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN GETTING THE REPLACEMENT PART. APPARENTLY VAG IS FOCUSED MORE ON PRODUCING NEW VEHICLES THAN MAKING SURE THE VEHICLES ALREADY ON THE ROAD ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. THIS COMPANY HAS NO CONCERN FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE ONCE THEY HAVE YOUR MONEY. *TR |
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