I finally drove a 6-speed Audi Allroad

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
10/15/2016 at 19:44 • Filed to: allroad

And all I have to say about it is OOOOOOAAHHWAHAHAHAAUHHGGGHHGHWAAAA!

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It is easily the best thing I have ever driven. Sweet Jesus, it was like a cloud — a sexy, fast, sexy, sexy, cloud.

Unfortunately it had 140k miles, never had timing belt serviced (thank you, nice lady at Audi of Bellevue who looked up the service history for me :D), leaked and burned oil like crazy, had a strong almost dizzying smell inside when idling, and was being sold by an incredibly shady dealership, and had previously bounced around four other dealerships without selling. Also, they claimed it didn’t leak oil, and then I showed them it definitely did, then they came back and said it had the valve cover gaskets just replaced. To which I replied: then why is it still leaking and burning oil? He said it was residual. Right. He also wouldn’t produce said service record (all the others were in the glovebox) of the service that the dealership allegedly just paid for. He said “if it still leaks after you buy it, we stand behind out work, they will definitely fix it for you.” HAHAHA right, not based on all your reviews that entail NOT standing behind anything you do or say. And also there’s nothing TO stand behind because you don’t even have said service record of said repair. At the very end, the “best [he] could do” was $235 off of asking price. HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA Goodbye.

Where do I go from here? I may one day shell out for a good one, because holy shit what a wonderful drive it was — outside of feeling nauseous from the fumes.

DISCUSSION (39)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 19:50

That 2.7 power.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
10/15/2016 at 19:51

And the gearbox was

[Inhales]

SSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOAOOOA Good!!!!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 19:54

I’ve ridden in a bit of a turned up version of that and considering what year it was from its seriously fast.

Yes. I know someone with a B5 S4 avant.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 19:58

Run away!!!!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
10/15/2016 at 20:02

That’s what I did. Would have definitely bought it for 3. He wouldn’t go below $4500 after fees and shit. Consider the $1500 belt service, the holy shit who knows where the oozing oil is coming from, oh and the leaking AC I forgot to mention, I’m like past $7000 if I want to last 6 months.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 20:06

They’re such awesome cars but so expensive to fix. If you don’t have to have manual you might look at A4 wagons.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
10/15/2016 at 20:15

But now that I’ve experienced the german mañuel, how can I go back

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 20:18

This is very true.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
10/15/2016 at 20:19

I don’t know how your A4 is, but the clutch pedal on this was so light. Like, I wasn’t sure if I was pressing it light.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 20:21

They are very light. I have to remind myself to stab it coming off the line.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 20:23

I’m like past $7000 if I want to last 6 months get home.

FIFY

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
10/15/2016 at 20:24

Not far off from my plan. Once I knew the belt hadn’t been serviced, I actually planned to just put in the garage and get it done this month. But that 10 mile drive... still playing roulette on 140k miles.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 20:25

Isn’t the belt on the back of these engines? Or was that some other Audi?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
10/15/2016 at 20:25

Easy as hell to drive. Oh well, back to old Toyotas for now, I guess.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
10/15/2016 at 20:27

That’s the wonderful 4.2

I thiiiiiiink it might on the front on the 2.7T? Either way, forums say it costs between 1250 and 1900 depending on where you get it done (that’s with the full kit I believe though).

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 20:38

They’re comfy. I’m watching this one

http://mobile.landmarkmotors.com/detail-2010-audi-a4-4dr_avant_wagon_automatic_quattro_2_0t_prestige-used-15531107.html

whoarder is tellurium > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 20:44

Kinja'd!!!

Owning an Audi is not for the faint of heart and it is truly a sacred journey.

Should you choose the 4 rings... there is no going back. Pick the cleanest, well kept model possible and pepper thine angus.

Welcome... to the Audi world.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
10/15/2016 at 20:47

I love it when dealerships mention the original MSRP. “Oh honey! This $50k Audi is only $19k now!” said hopefully no one ever [but obviously someone must have at some point].”

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > whoarder is tellurium
10/15/2016 at 20:48

Yes, which is why I feel good about walking away from this one. Looks like I’ll have to pay up to find a truly good one.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 20:53

Yeah my car was 36k new in 2004, now. I couldn’t get 5k

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
10/15/2016 at 20:54

Did you get yours new?

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 21:04

No I’ve only had it for 4 years. I traded in my 2008 4runner for it (at Drive Auto) to get out of a loan. Needed to free up some cash to buy the house.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
10/15/2016 at 21:07

Dude, is something going on at DriveAuto? They’re inventory is kind of... spooky. They have some sadder looking vehicles, an old S10, and an automatic 2001 Honda Accord sedan. I think they even have some Caravans...

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 21:16

They move a lot of inventory. Half the time they can’t update their website fast enough. They fill that niche for people that don’t / can’t go to a big brand dealership.

Holy shit this wind is nuts!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
10/15/2016 at 21:19

There’s nothing but a light breeze here.

PS9 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/15/2016 at 22:14

Kinja'd!!!

Used Audis. One way or another, you are getting the manual. You can’t get out of it.

Rock Bottom > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/16/2016 at 02:41

That GIF is the real life Pam Poovey. Brilliant.

I’m drunk and this is funny.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/16/2016 at 15:07

German manual cars man... Just something about it. Sucks you couldn’t go for that one. If you want a AWD German car how about a e30 325ix? They are excellent to drive, even with the AWD system

jkm7680 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/16/2016 at 19:15

There ya go buddy, now you know how addicting these damn things are.

But I agree that it’s good you passed on that particular one. You really need a clean, low mileage one with a good service history.

It’s awesome how they just carry themselves forward with little effort.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > jkm7680
10/16/2016 at 19:17

Like I said, I’d take a gamble for a few Gs, but “$3,735 plus fees is the best I can do” is not good enough.

jkm7680 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/16/2016 at 19:22

That is poopoo, that sounds like a $2,500 car.

Enthusiast owned and old people owned Allroads are the way to go.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Flyboy is FAA certified insane
10/16/2016 at 19:27

It doesn’t need to be german or AWD, I’ve just always wanted to drive an allroad ever since I first saw one 15 years ago.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > jkm7680
10/16/2016 at 19:29

Really a shame. Everything worked. Everything. Even the air suspension. Under the hood is when things got spooky...

Exceeded my expectations in every conceivable way.

jkm7680 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/16/2016 at 19:32

Wow, that’s pretty great.

Too bad the rest of it was not so much though hah.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/16/2016 at 19:34

Ah okay. A friend’s mom had a V8 when I was growing up. Cool car. Don’t know what happened to it, she drives a GLC now.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > jkm7680
10/16/2016 at 19:36

And yet I was still about to buy it. That guy will kick himself for refusing to negotiate. A day later, I’m thinking I was wise to walk away.

jkm7680 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/16/2016 at 19:40

You made a good decision walking away from it.

Burning oil and leaking oil are bad. I’m still 10000% sure my A6 didn’t leak or burn oil at all haha.

It’s also sketchy that he didn’t show you the service records. I’m guessing they are just for either oil changes or wiper blades.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > jkm7680
10/16/2016 at 19:42

I wouldn’t have trusted it anyways. What they do there is send cars to this shitty repair shop that I’m sure they pay under the table to claim certain services were completed.

jkm7680 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/16/2016 at 19:59

Yup, more likely.