MSN Auto - 10 Used Cars to Avoid - Q5 on this list!
10-12-2012, 02:31 PM
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MSN Auto - 10 Used Cars to Avoid - Q5 on this list!
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Idiots, they didn't know that 330i was only in production from 2005 to 2006.
Audi Q5 and BMW 3 get on list.
Idiots, they didn't know that 330i was only in production from 2005 to 2006.
Audi Q5 and BMW 3 get on list.
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10-12-2012, 03:36 PM
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I wonder if its the q5 in general or if it's tied to a specific model (3.2 or 2.0). Hopefully the 2013 has all the kinks ironed out. My last car was a CPO '09 A4 with 27K miles. I had it for 7 months and dumped it since it was an unreliable car (broke down while driving, consumed a quart of oil ever 1.5k miles, steering hose, control arms, windshield leak to name a few). I traded the A4 for the Q5. Lost quite a bit on the trade so I'm hoping this one is reliable or I'll start looking other brands.
10-12-2012, 03:44 PM
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I'd say leave it on the list, this being from my experience. My first Q5 had a transmission that was faulty, Audi fought me on replacing it. They kept tinkering with it to the point it was unsafe to drive, but they swore it was "operating within specifications." I sold that Q5, had an X5 briefly, and now have a 2012 Q5 with all the options, and a load of problems. It is in the shop, yet again, this time it's having a fourth faulty seat frame replaced, its second steering column, and a handful of other things replaced. I haven't even had the car a year yet, its under 8k miles on the odometer, and it's had two new steering columns, four seat frames, a new sunroof, several new trim pieces, and it, too, is rough shifting transmission from 2nd to 3rd gear, just like the first Q5 started to develop around 6k miles. I want to love Audi, but the amount of repairs both Q5s and our A4 have/do require really makes it difficult. My personal experience is that Audis are unreliable.
10-12-2012, 03:50 PM
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I'd say leave it on the list, this being from my experience. My first Q5 had a transmission that was faulty, Audi fought me on replacing it. They kept tinkering with it to the point it was unsafe to drive, but they swore it was "operating within specifications." I sold that Q5, had an X5 briefly, and now have a 2012 Q5 with all the options, and a load of problems. It is in the shop, yet again, this time it's having a fourth faulty seat frame replaced, its second steering column, and a handful of other things replaced. I haven't even had the car a year yet, its under 8k miles on the odometer, and it's had two new steering columns, four seat frames, a new sunroof, several new trim pieces, and it, too, is rough shifting transmission from 2nd to 3rd gear, just like the first Q5 started to develop around 6k miles. I want to love Audi, but the amount of repairs both Q5s and our A4 have/do require really makes it difficult. My personal experience is that Audis are unreliable.
And remember - people usually go to website and start bushing about car, when they have problem.
We all have to admit - we love our cars - but Audi, VW, BMW, MBZ, Mini far away in reliability from japanese cars.
Unfortunately, they (Japanese cars) don't drive like German cars...
10-12-2012, 03:53 PM
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I'd say leave it on the list, this being from my experience. My first Q5 had a transmission that was faulty, Audi fought me on replacing it. They kept tinkering with it to the point it was unsafe to drive, but they swore it was "operating within specifications." I sold that Q5, had an X5 briefly, and now have a 2012 Q5 with all the options, and a load of problems. It is in the shop, yet again, this time it's having a fourth faulty seat frame replaced, its second steering column, and a handful of other things replaced. I haven't even had the car a year yet, its under 8k miles on the odometer, and it's had two new steering columns, four seat frames, a new sunroof, several new trim pieces, and it, too, is rough shifting transmission from 2nd to 3rd gear, just like the first Q5 started to develop around 6k miles. I want to love Audi, but the amount of repairs both Q5s and our A4 have/do require really makes it difficult. My personal experience is that Audis are unreliable.
My new passat drove me crazy with all the rattlings. It was love-hate relationship from the very beginning. Cant complain about Audi so far .... Maybe I will start tonight
10-12-2012, 04:45 PM
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). The Odyssey's been pretty trouble-free, too, but it's still a dull Japanese car (still drives a lot better than my dad's Camry though -- that thing's a boat).Looking forward to hopefully getting back to German in around a year with the TDIs finally coming out. Sure they may tend to need a little more maintenance, but it's so worth it (at least to me).
Need to get in on the Q5 action before assembly moves to Puebla (hopefully things are better these days and the Audi factory will be new, but I'm still scarred from all the issues the Mk4s were having back in the day, when the Brazilian ones were bad and the Mexican ones were worse).
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10-12-2012, 04:49 PM
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Drove a 2002 Passat Wagon for 8 years, no real trouble whatsoever (did have some burst CV boots, though that's expected over that long), including the bad batch of coilpacks that they had a recall about and the Passat got totally trashed in the CR surveys for. I still miss it, but it wasn't big enough to hold all the crap that comes with babies (we've quite literally filled up the Odyssey behind the second row before ). The Odyssey's been pretty trouble-free, too, but it's still a dull Japanese car (still drives a lot better than my dad's Camry though -- that thing's a boat).
Looking forward to hopefully getting back to German in around a year with the TDIs finally coming out. Sure they may tend to need a little more maintenance, but it's so worth it (at least to me). Need to get in on the Q5 action before assembly moves to Puebla (hopefully things are better these days and the Audi factory will be new, but I'm still scarred from all the issues the Mk4s were having back in the day, when the Brazilian ones were bad and the Mexican ones were worse).
). The Odyssey's been pretty trouble-free, too, but it's still a dull Japanese car (still drives a lot better than my dad's Camry though -- that thing's a boat).Looking forward to hopefully getting back to German in around a year with the TDIs finally coming out. Sure they may tend to need a little more maintenance, but it's so worth it (at least to me).
Need to get in on the Q5 action before assembly moves to Puebla (hopefully things are better these days and the Audi factory will be new, but I'm still scarred from all the issues the Mk4s were having back in the day, when the Brazilian ones were bad and the Mexican ones were worse).Mine was 2003 V6 4 motion wagon. After I learned to live with rattlings I loved it and I still miss it. It was a great car. Sold it to a guy from passatworld so at least I know it is in good hands
Basically a bigger Audi A4.
10-12-2012, 05:14 PM
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). The Q5 makes me think of what the B5.5 Passat Wagon might have turned into if it got taller and dressed up. My only worry is that the mod bug will bite once I'm back.
10-12-2012, 10:37 PM
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Wow that's scary...
Not sure if I'm lucky or what, but in 18 months I owned my 2011 2.0T loaded and almost 23k miles on it, I had NO problem with mine at ALL.
I do have Care + though.
Not sure if I'm lucky or what, but in 18 months I owned my 2011 2.0T loaded and almost 23k miles on it, I had NO problem with mine at ALL.
I do have Care + though.