Are audi's expensive to maintain?

They are very expensive to maintain. I know from experience. Don't do it.

Yes, they are very expensive to maintain.

The engineering is superb, but there is simply too much of it. Rather than having traction control that makes most front wheel drive cars almost impossible to get into trouble with, it has all wheel drive which is good for rally drivers but most of the general driving public never appreciates. Instead of having a V6 which answers all of the power and torque needs of American and many Japanese sedans, it has a very complicated and failure prone (the timing belts are bad on these ones) 20 valve turbocharged four cylinder. Look at the ads--most have been rebuilt or required large repairs at least once.

Then there are the parts and labour.. both of which are astronomical. Typically all fluids are proprietary and all kinds of special tools are needed to do anything.

Then there are the things that go wrong with them. I owned VWs and things broke on those that would never break on the crappiest of American cars. I had a sunroof jam on me and it was $3000 to replace a cracked frame that didn't exist on any other car. Wheel bearings went like crazy. Electrical problems galore and $100+ per hour for someone to try and find it.

There is a reason why Audis depreciate much faster than other luxury brands like Acura and Lexus. They don't have the name like Mercedes or BMW (which are just as bad) and they don't have the reliability of the Japanese marques.

Run.

At the dealership, they are painfully expensive to fix or maintain. My dealership charges $133 per hour.

At a regular mechanic, it is much cheaper at an average of $80 per hour for labor.

Replacement Parts are not that expensive. But Performance parts are expensive-if you are interested in that type of thing.

Are you serious? don't get a luxury vehicle while your 17 for the reason which you will ruin it. save up your very own money and get a Honda civic or something comparable. maintenance is minimum. additionally your dad shouldn't pay on your vehicle you will desire to artwork for it. you will no longer get issues handed to you for the the remainder of your existence.

Compared to american cars they are cheap to maintain. The reliability and build quality are legendary. The engineering is superb and as long as you service it and change the oil regularly you should have few problems. Go for a diesel engine with manual gearbox. The 1.9 TDI engine will outrun most of you mates petrol engine cars, reach up to 135mph and with normal driving get 45 to 60 MPG

It really depends on how you treat your car. If you take care of it, keep up on oil changes and routine maintenance. Any car gets expensive if it is not taken care of. European, Japanese, American, any. I drive an Audi s4 biturbo and it has not had issues because I take care of it.