Ownership Cost for 2007 Audi A3 (3.2 quattro)
Estimated: $42450 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2729 | $1310 | $1146 | $1037 | $928 | $7150 |
| Insurance | $1691 | $1750 | $1812 | $1875 | $1941 | $9069 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2134 | $1218 | $1293 | $2291 | $9699 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $918 | $918 | $918 | $918 | $918 | $1359 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10703 | $8111 | $7339 | $7509 | $8788 | $42450 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED USED - SO IT MAY HAVE BEEN A PREVIOUS ISSUE. HOWEVER, INITIALLY, THE DASHBOARD PANEL INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A "RIGHT DIPPED HEADLIGHT." THEN THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE WOULD SWITCH TO THE LEFT AND IT WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IF I TOGGLED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THE DASHBOARD BACK AND FORTH - THE LIGHTS WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HOWEVER, NOW THE ISSUE DOES NOT RESOLVE ITSELF BY DOING THIS. AND, ON OCCASION IN THE DARK - BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. I HAVE RESEARCHED PUBLIC FORUMS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMUNITY ISSUE WITH SOME AUDI VEHICLES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM AND SOMEONE IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO GET HURT OR WORSE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THIS IS A FORUM LISTING YEARS OF COMPLAINTS FROM SEVERAL AUDI DRIVERS: HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-332613.HTML *JS |
| 2007 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR SO I WAS HOLDING UP TRAFFIC AND STRUGGLED TO GET THE CAR BACK HOME. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER TODAY I HAD TWO BAD COILS AND THE MEGATRONIC WHICH CONTROLLED THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. I HEARD 2006 MODELS HAD A RECALL ON THE MEGATRONIC BUT NOT 2007. I CANT BELIEVE I NEED TO SPEND $2500 ON ANEW MEGATRONIC FOR A CAR THAT HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES AND I SPENT 4290 TODAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC, PLUGS, AND COILS. THE PREVIOUS 2002 AUDI A4 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE COILS BUT THEY EVENTUALLY ISSUED THE CAMPAIGN AND REIMBURSED ME FOR THE COILS. *TR |
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