Wait until you have to replace the transmission or something else that’s common in the first 10 years. $10 for an s4 transmission is way more than for a Toyota.
I've worked on cars and tractors for ages (even though I never got one myself, cars are boring, bikes are better) and have never had to replace a transmission. Clutch plates, yes. Crankshaft, yes. Pistons, cylinder heads, valves, cylinder linings, bearings, the works. Transmissions? Nope. Might this be one of the bigger advantages of manual transmissions which still are the norm (and probably will remain so for the remaining lifetime of internal combustion engines) in north-western Europe? Apart from synchromesh rings there are no real wearable parts in a manual transmission.
Because that is where I live and have data on? Because I think I should not make statements about the rest of the continent when I can not be sure that what I say actually is correct?
lol.. all transmissions are pricey and basically a transmission should last for at least 200k.. Basically when the tranny goes you are done. If a brand has bad trannys people find out about it and don't buy their vehicles... including new ones. This is why you see 60k power train warranties etc...
Parts are shared across vehicle lines and sometimes across manufacturers.
Luxury manufacturers also have invested heavily in the certified pre-owned market which means that to save money they make the cars better initially. Why? Otherwise they have to pay the dealer for the work to repair. Cars are so reliable that even dealers will warranty the power train on a used car for 100k miles for no additional cost (even after negotiating the sale price). That's how confident they are. If you are really worried buy the used luxury car from carmax and purchase the extended warranty.
All should last, Audis are notorious for both sucking and breaking and being extra expensive. I had an a3 for a while and had the transmission replaced three times in 140k miles. The first was under warranty, the other two were $8k. Transmission on my corolla was $3k.
Consumer reports publishes repair costs. Audis are much more than Honda/Toyota/Hyundai.
You can purchase an extended warranty for your Audi, it will cost 3x what it would cost on a Lexus or Toyota.
It’s a fun car to drive, but it costs much more to maintain.
That's one reason why I never go for base models or cheap luxury cars. The 2.0T is a notoriously bad engine, I would have gotten the A4 but wanted the reliability of the 3.0T V6 and so far, I've gotten it.
Again, you have to read, pick and choose the right model. Audi makes a lot of unreliable crap (Or at least used to a lot, in the past) so you need to weed it out.
I think you're referring to the mechatronics unit that was prone to failure in the B8 series model. Luckily, I bought a B8.5 so that is no longer an issue, as it was fixed.
I'm not planning to replace the transmission on this car, I will most likely sell it in a few years.
