Possible new owner with a few questions

mikcool1080 · 03-18-2008, 06:24 PM

Hi, i just joined the forum cause i really like audi's and am looking into buying an 97 a4 2.8L. I just have a few curiousity and technical questions to ask. First off i live in Sioux Falls, SD. I did a few searches looking for a4's with a manual transmission and a 2.8 liter cause i hear from a couple of people that the 1.8s have alot of problems. A few questions that i have; is there any major points in the milage that i will have to replace alot of things? Is the upkeep pretty expensive? Any other info and help would be very helpful and appreciated, thank you. And here is the link to the car: cars.com: 1997 Audi A4 quattro

**docurley** · 03-19-2008, 06:56 AM

That car will need a cam belt change as it will be due if not done already and that can be costly other than that they suffer very few problems and providing they have been servised you should have very little issues.

Control arms on the A4 are a well known issue so make sure you have them checked out.

03-18-2008, 06:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
mikcool1080 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Gallery: (0)	Possible new owner with a few questions Hi, i just joined the forum cause i really like audi's and am looking into buying an 97 a4 2.8L. I just have a few curiousity and technical questions to ask. First off i live in Sioux Falls, SD. I did a few searches looking for a4's with a manual transmission and a 2.8 liter cause i hear from a couple of people that the 1.8s have alot of problems. A few questions that i have; is there any major points in the milage that i will have to replace alot of things? Is the upkeep pretty expensive? Any other info and help would be very helpful and appreciated, thank you. And here is the link to the car: cars.com: 1997 Audi A4 quattro

03-19-2008, 06:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
docurley Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London Posts: 680 Gallery: (6)	That car will need a cam belt change as it will be due if not done already and that can be costly other than that they suffer very few problems and providing they have been servised you should have very little issues. Control arms on the A4 are a well known issue so make sure you have them checked out. __________________

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