This deal is profitable. The price is 66.3 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $9597
Fair price: $11248
High price: $12898
MPG: 21 mpg city / 27 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Cardamom Beige Leather
Color: Deep Sea Blue Pearl
Dealer: East Coast Auto Source
Mileage: 84,161
Year: 2009
Ownership Cost for 2009 Audi A4 (2.0T quattro)
Estimated: $44826 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3227
$1549
$1355
$1226
$1097
$8454
Insurance
$1794
$1857
$1922
$1989
$2059
$9621
Fuel
$1625
$1674
$1732
$1802
$1883
$8716
Maintenance
$2763
$2099
$1257
$1445
$2291
$9855
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1164
$1164
$1164
$1164
$1164
$1723
Total Ownership Costs
$11550
$8449
$7733
$7987
$9107
$44826
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 1984
Displacement CI: 121.071108283
Displacement L: 1.984000
Doors: 2
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: A4
Model Year: 2009
Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 5 / ULEV II emission std.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 9ADXV02.0352
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt, Advanced Front AirBag, Advanced Front AirBag
Plant City: Karmann - Rheine
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Cabriolet quattro
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LEFT AND RIGHT DIPPED LIGHT INDICATOR EVEN AFTER HAVING THEM REVIEWED AND ADJUSTED AND ULTIMATELY REPLACED. AUDI WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST DUE AS WE WERE SLIGHTLY OVER THE 50000 MILEAGE ALLOWANCE. ENDED UP PAYING ALMOST $300 FOR THE REPAIR. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE "DIPPED LIGHT" PROBLEMS. *TR
2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS AUDI WAS A LEMON FROM THE START AND BOTCHED REPAIRS AT THE DEALER HAVE ONLY MADE IT WORSE. ONE THE 2ND DAY WE OWNED THE CAR THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND WE HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALER FOR MORE OIL. OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS THE CAR BURNED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL STARTING AT 1 QRT EVERY 2500 MILES AND DETERIORATING TO 1 QRT EVERY 800 MILES. ALL ALONG THE DEALER TOLD US THIS WAS "NORMAL". IN MAY 2011, DEALER TOLD US THAT AUDI HAD INITIATED A TESTING PROGRAM AND IF THE CAR FAILED THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING. IN JUNE 2011, THE CAR FAILED TEST AND THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR 3+ WEEKS CONDUCTING MAJOR ENGINE SURGERY. 6000 MILES LATER WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO DO ROUTINE WARRANTY WORK. IN THE COURSE OF THIS WORK, THEY DESTROYED THE TIMING CHAIN AND PISTONS OF THE CAR. 1 WEEK LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IN TALKING TO AUDI TECHNICIANS AT OTHER DEALERS (OFF THE RECORD) THEY SAY THAT THE OIL PROBLEM IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT THE FIXES ARE SIMPLY BANDAIDS. APPEARS THAT THE 2012 MODEL HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO FIX THE ENGINE FLAW. THE NET EFFECT IS THAT THE CAR HAS VISITED THE AUDI DEALER ON AT LEAST A MONTHLY BASIS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT AND HAS SPEND MORE THAN 8 WEEKS IN MAJOR "WARRANTY RELATED" ENGINE REPAIRS. TO TOP IT OFF, AUDI HAS COMPLIMENTED THIS "WORST IN CLASS" PRODUCT EXPERIENCE WITH A "WORST IN CLASS" CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE AS AUDI AMERICA 1-800 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY EITHER ROBOTIC OR RUDE IN TALKING WITH US ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MOST RECENTLY, THEY MADE A LAME OFFER TO REIMBURSE US FOR TOWING EXPENSES AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS DUBIOUS CAR FOR ANOTHER 12 MONTHS. AMAZINGLY, THEY REFUSE TO PU T THE OFFER IN WRITING UNTIL AFTER ACCEPTANCE. PRESUMABLY SO THAT THEY CAN AVOID LEGAL ISSUES. PLEASE HELP. I AM SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE SUFFERING THIS. *TR