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Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts?
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I'm saving up for one, but I don't get paid much. I read a lot about how many problems people have had with them. Would it be worth it?

I don't like the look of most of the cars in the $5,000 range. Most 80s,90s, and early 2000s cars look like crap to me:shrug:. I know I'm not rich now and can't get something in which all my money is going towards, but I don't want to get a car in which I'm  gonna be hoping for another one the first day I get it.

Recommend nice looking cars within that price range that is reliable.


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: SprewellSleeve]
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You shouldn't base your car off looks if you are only spending $5000.

Look towards reliability. Get a toyota or a subaru. Possibly even a honda.


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: SprewellSleeve]
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audi's are generally a good car, but theres always going to be concerns when purchasing old cars. they need to be assessed on a case by case basis, get a good mechanic to go over the car first, or do one of those insurance company checks where they send a guy to do a report on a car for you.


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: Soulidarity]
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Maintenance and repairs on a ten year old audi are going to hurt.


They're great cars to drive,  but they suck to work on.

Takes a half hour and three different tools just to change the fucking oil.

Lots of aluminum and plastic bits to break.


I wouldn't get an audi unless you know someone who enjoys working on them or you can afford to pay dealership prices for repairs.


Older toyotas are good shit.    I like subaru too.

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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: SprewellSleeve]
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i agree with beefy..

only get a car you can afford the maintenance on.


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: Beefy1]
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I wouldn't consider an early 00's audi.

They are just VW's with better trim and accessories from that time frame.

I'm assuming you are looking at Audi A4's and A6's which are Jettas and Passats with different lights, badges, and aforementioned trim.

They are known for having electrical problems. The problem is that any small part of your car that breaks is ridiculously expensive. As well as labor.

For example, a 00 A6 headlight bulb is $40 (this is just a light bulb).
Everything that you have to buy by ordering it from the dealership is just crazy expensive.

With $5k it's possible to purchase a lot nicer, more reliable, and cheaper to fix car.

I'd suggest:

96-01 Honda Civic or Accord (preferrably manual) as the auto trannys on those cars tend to break easy.

02-05 Nissan Altima

98-00 Nissan Maxima

95-05 Toyota Camry

Just some suggestions for reliable cars with good fuel economy, that are very easy and cheap to fix. I'll give you more suggestions if you're interested.

Do some research on edmunds.com as well if your looking for a specific style of car. They have very good/accurate reviews on that website.

Hope I could help somewhat, I'm a certified mechanic by trade, and have bought & sold cars for a business on and off for years. Just felt like I should give you some accreditation for my suggestions.


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: kr0nik0]
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or early toyota tacoma 95 to 04

the best thing to do is start looking for early model cars on the road and see which one you see the most.. that will usually give ya a good indication of cars that are surviving the test against time


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: rackem]
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I lurve the look of Saabs. :heart:

The 900 SE convertible was only $4,995 in full about 5 years back.. and the 9-3 Viggen for only twice that last year; the non-convertible versions were running about $6,000 at the same time.  They may be cheaper now that Saab is out of business.  However, maintenance and repair work is quite expensive.

I've seen non-dealership 9-3's going for as low as $4,200.



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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: Cynosure]
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Thanks for the advice, everybody. I'm gonna look into the cars mentioned. I love the early 2000s Audis (A6 and S4 the most), but I can't risk the maintenance. This thread helped me.

How's the 2005 Chevy Malibu? I like the looks of them and the MPG seems good.


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Edited by SprewellSleeve (12/30/12 01:47 AM)

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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: SprewellSleeve]
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SprewellSleeve said:
How's the 2005 Chevy Malibu? I like the looks of them the MPG seems good.



Average.

GM got better in the second half of the decade.  I would avoid early 2000's GM-  they're already at the end of their life.


Cheap plastic interior,  Crappy electronics-  don't think I've ever seen a early 2000's GM that didn't have a probem with the power windows or dashboard.

Fairly cheap and easy to work on though. 

Test drive it.  See how it feels.  Play with all the buttons and switches.

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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: SprewellSleeve]
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wayyy cheaper to fix.

and if you take care of it it will take care you.. specially if it is under 130k miles.


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: Beefy1]
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Get a cadillac


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: SprewellSleeve]
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SprewellSleeve said:
Thanks for the advice, everybody. I'm gonna look into the cars mentioned. I love the early 2000s Audis (A6 and S4 the most), but I can't risk the maintenance. This thread helped me.

How's the 2005 Chevy Malibu? I like the looks of them and the MPG seems good.


Maintenance will be a lot cheaper with a malibu than an audi, but I wouldn't recommend one, a lot of them tend to be pretty unreliable. It won't be ridiculous on repair prices, but it's going to have quite a bit more trouble more often then say, a toyota corolla.

I would highly recommend a corolla, or if you are lucky, find a geo prism or chevy prizm. It's the exact same car as a corolla (literally, open the hood and it says toyota) but they are less money. You could get a 99'-03' in your price range and they aren't bad looking cars.


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: ganjfather]
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They are extremely fucking ugly.


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: The Vapor]
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The Vapor said:
They are extremely fucking ugly.






I'd say it looks better than a malibu.....


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: ganjfather]
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That's like saying I'm a good cook because my food tastes better than a turd sandwich.


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: The Vapor]
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Look into Toyota Camry's they are unstoppable, with a few grand you could get one that you could drive across the country in with no problems.

Edited by brokentv (12/30/12 02:30 AM)

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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: The Vapor]
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The Vapor said:
That's like saying I'm a good cook because my food tastes better than a turd sandwich.


:facepalm:

No it's saying a corolla looks better than a malibu

:kidsmirk:


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: ganjfather]
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ganjfather said:
The Vapor said:
That's like saying I'm a good cook because my food tastes better than a turd sandwich.


:facepalm:

No it's saying a corolla looks better than a malibu

:kidsmirk:


Yeah, no. What im saying is that you aren't comparing to much so you really shouldn't be that proud of how it looks.


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Re: Early 2000 Audis - Thoughts? [Re: The Vapor]
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The Vapor said:
ganjfather said:
The Vapor said:
That's like saying I'm a good cook because my food tastes better than a turd sandwich.


:facepalm:

No it's saying a corolla looks better than a malibu

:kidsmirk:


Yeah, no. What im saying is that you aren't comparing to much so you really shouldn't be that proud of how it looks.


You compared a cook to a sandwich
In the situation we were talking about, you compared toyota to malibu. Not a corolla to a malibu. I'm just arguing because you're trying to be negative while I'm giving OP a little help.

OP has stated he wants something that looks somewhat ok, I said it looks better than the choice he picked and its actually a reliable car.


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