VOoDOoGTX

Hey

Just bought this car and got totally screwed. Its got 150k miles on it, i test drove it and it ran fine but i needed a car fast so i bought it for $3200. Well About a month after buying it the check engine light came on so i brought it over to midas and they checked that and said that it was giving miss fire codes on cylders 4, 5, and 6. They said that the car needed to be tunned up ( replace the spark plugs and wires they said) all would come out to aver $500.that it wasnt
A few days after this i was at my friends house and his dad was looking at my car and noticed that it had no oil so he added some and also noticed that he thought there was oil in the radiator fluid. So i drove it over to midas again and they said they would give me a oil change and they checked the radiator fluid and said it was just slug so they also flushed the radiator.
After this my dad and some of the people i work told me to bring it to a Audi specialist in town so i did. They said that it didnt need a tune up and that this code was normal in the 1996 but they never really gave me a reason for it or tell me how much it would cost to fix. they did say that i needed to get the timing done wich would cost around $600 and that there was oil in the radiator fluid and this might be because the oil cooler needed to be replaced. they said they would give me a estimate after new years. This isnt even the start.
Bacicly i payed them 40$ to look at my car and give a estimate. When i go down to get the estimate they tell me they need to look it over again . . . . for another 40$. fed up with these guys. But alright so that was about 2 weeks ago and i havent addressed any of these issues but the cars check engine light came on again and when im driving the car will start to buck and loose power. ill pull the car over and turn it off and then turn it back on and it will be fine. but just today i was driving home from work and the car almost completely lost power i was struggling to get up a small hill so i pulled over and noticed that the engine was smoking, i looked at the temperature and it said it was normal. So i turned the car off and opened the hood and found that the radiator fluid was spraying everywhere and it was dripping down from the bottom of my car.
Im totally lost on what the problem. nobody is giving me strait ansures on the problem. I live in upstate NY around the pougkeepsie area. If anyone lives around hear or knows anything please respond and help me get this car working again. I need it for work and i love it

Thanks, Max

DaveInSaltLake

first of all, it sounds like you got a decent deal on the car. the problems you describe could be minor or they could be major, and you really should have someone who is intimately familiar with Audis look at your car and give you an honest assessment.

try the NY/NJ or New England board here on AW for some referrals to trusted mechanics with good reps in your area.

Maybe one of the guys that haunt the forum there would be willing to do a little triage for you if you make it worth their time, and patch you up enough to at least avoid a tow charge to the repair shop.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/nynj/">https://forums.audiworld.com/nynj/</a</li></ul>

islingtonaudi

I saw this recommendation from audifans.com in your town:
EuropaCarTech 914 473 2371 owner is Jim

Good luck!

Bmthorn

Isn't Beep Beep from NY too?

VOoDOoGTX

wow, thanks guys for the response so soon! Im going to call that number you gave me and ill post this on the NY/NJ forums. Maybe someone will be able to take a look

VOoDOoGTX

How do i get in touch with these guys? lol

islingtonaudi

Look on audifans.com under recommended mechanics in your area.

islingtonaudi

He's in N.Y.C. I think...

Bmthorn

Ah yeah, thats right.

austinado16

Welcome, hang in there...calmer minds prevail. Oh, &amp; never ever go to Midas for anything!