Ownership Cost for 1997 Audi A4 (1.8T quattro)
Estimated: $42970 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2840 | $1363 | $1193 | $1079 | $966 | $7441 |
| Insurance | $1473 | $1524 | $1578 | $1633 | $1690 | $7898 |
| Fuel | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2912 | $1504 | $1723 | $2291 | $11193 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $974 | $974 | $974 | $974 | $974 | $1443 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10619 | $8688 | $7411 | $7707 | $8544 | $42970 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | THE ABS CONTROL UNIT ON MY AUDI A4 FAILED AFTER ONLY 67,000 MILES. I HAVE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKING WHATSOEVER, AND AUDI HAS DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PART SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SEARCHING THROUGH AUDI FORUMS I FOUND THIS FAILURE TO BE VERY COMMON AND EVERYONE HAD NO ABS UNTIL THE CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED WHICH COST AN AVERAGE OF $1500+. THERE WERE NO EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE, I STARTED THE CAR ONE DAY AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON MY DASH. I TESTED THE ABS ON AN ICY ROAD AND FOUND THAT IT INDEED DOES NOT PREVENT MY BRAKES FROM LOCKING UP.*JB |
| 1997 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | BOTH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE HEADLIGHT WASHER VACCUM PUMPS SHORTED OUT AT THE SAME TIME AFTER 40000 MILES. NOTHING WAS DONE BY THE OWNERS OTHER THEN NORMAL DRIVING THE MIGHT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUMBER OF INGINTION SWITCHES PROBLEMS NOTED ON AUDI 4'S.*AK |
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