Hi Jaffadog. I am 100% in agreemnt with you and I think all other allroad drivers should take heed. For those of you who have been lucky so far - don't think I am speaking "sour grapes". Your turn will come. These cars are fantastic when they are working but when they are not and when you need to fix them - they are true pieces of crap!
Before all you "supporters" start throwing rocks at me, think about this; what car manufacturer designs an exhaust system that has star bolts accessible only from above the pipe (under the firewall). Why is this such a big deal? The star bolts obviouusly rust. If they were bolts that rusted, you would simply "juice them up" and then undo them. Can't do that with star bolts!
So, you say, whats the big deal over a couple of bolts. Ok, it goes like this; if you cant take the bolts out, then you cant get the exhaust off, if you cant the get the exhaust off, you cant get the transmission out. We needed to get the transmission out! So what did we have to do to get it out? Engine had to come out. To get that out, we had to drop the front suspension. We also had to remove the front of the car - radiator, radiator support. Oh, and to get those off you have to first remove the headlamps, bumper, grille, the whole kit and kaboodle. So, to overhaul a transmission, we have a car that has nothing in front of the firewall but 2 fenders and a hood up in the air. Is that good designing? ... Yeah. Just incredible. "Incredible" being the operative word. Let me add, the Audi book time for a thermostat is 10 hours, the book time for a water pump is about 12 hours.... it goes on almost the same for the starter motor, alternator and A/C compressor.
If I ddint have soo much money into this car I would be off buying something else. The car is now back in for service because the turbos have shat themselves.
"The all new Audi allroad..... a never ending story" ......... of high cost, no transport and and idiotic reliability.
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