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Audi, BMW, and Mercedes are now consistently on the bottom of J D Powers surveys . . .

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mr grits

In Reply to: RE: Sounds like a fun car.. on the list. thanks* posted by ArdRi on December 09, 2010 at 14:53:14

for reliability. Sad, but true.

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I am not looking at new or even recent models. - ArdRi 19:10:55 12/10/10 (1)
the car I have was built on December 13,1994. I am nostalgic I guess but like the Torquie thrust of the M60B40 which was awarded Best Engine when it was introduced.
I've actually been able to drive it and the metal rapping I heard at first hasn't been audible but it still shakes hard,the engine exhibits a pretty hard vibration.. Its been too cold to inspect the spark plugs and test Ignition Coil packs to see if maybe I have a misfiring cyl ,maybe a dead Fuel Injector combined with a failed engine mount resulting in extreme shaking.. maybe wishful thinking but It'll rev up to Red-line and sounds steady for the most part and I guess if there were major bearing failures as I first feared it would have 'exploded' when holding at 6,000 RPM.
I wonder if shaking from a broken motor mount could cause jumping in the Timing Chains or other internals making it run rough at idle and lower rpms . I still wouldn't say it ran smooth at 6K but the fact it was able to make it there and hold for a few seconds has me slightly less pessimistic.
that said I still have been looking for another 540 6 speed manual of the older series'
I don't have any WAF to consider..
- A few Vids of the Engine Running (Open in New Window)
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- Get the latest model Audi A-4 3.0 you can before they started only making - tinear 21:46:43 12/10/10 (0)
  the turbo available.
  The best interiors, by far. Best combination of handling and performance, too. And... if you live where snow and ice are a factor, the AWD is fantastic.

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