“I’ve had a number of Audis. When I read “two turbochargers and an electric supercharger”, I immediate thought “Great— more expensive parts to go bad by 80K miles”.”
I just spent $3,000 to have the timing chain tensioners replaced in my 2005 A6 3.2 Quattro at less than 80,000 miles.
This probably would not have taken place had I been driving a Lexus. But then, I wouldn’t have gotten to drive an Audi, this being my 2nd.
“I just spent $3,000 to have the timing chain tensioners replaced in my 2005 A6 3.2 Quattro at less than 80,000 miles.
This probably would not have taken place had I been driving a Lexus. But then, I wouldn’t have gotten to drive an Audi, this being my 2nd.”
If it mkaes you feel any better, BMW’s are known for the exact same thing. I just replaced the tensioners on my Cooper S, and myriad other expensive things, again at about 80K.
i’ve finally learned that expensive car does not equal quality car, since they’re all an amalgam of parts from various countries and sources anyway. The only German car I would seriously consider at this point is the P 911, because after 50 years of doing basically the same thing the drivetrain is engineered to be bullet proof. Plus, the engine doesn’t need the stress of a turbo to get real performance.