[Jim727]

We have a 2003 A4 1.8T Quattro 5-speed. 101,000 miles. Repairs on the car to date: one coil pack, a ventilating system flapper actuator, a parking brake cable replacement and a tail light bulb. Car is comfortable, quiet, and gets 32mpg on the highway; love it. I'm a bit meticulous about maintenance - every 5,000 miles has had oil change with syn (which beats factory recommended), Techron add, and tires rotated. The only deferred maintenance we have on the car is the Bose radio that has a very intermittent problem with the left speaker.

We didn't buy it because of a love affair with Audi, we bought it because it was the only small-displacement turbo awd manual we could find. Next time my checkbook opens is when someone will build/import a small-displacement turbo diesel manual quattro - I'm all over that!

Jim