Now little money for a lot of car......... (Audi 100)

Member Name: roverp5b

Product:	Audi 100
Date:	08/09/04 (1204 review reads)
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Advantages: Very comfortable, Quick, Economical

Disadvantages: Expensive to maintain if things go wrong , Most cars left are high mileage

The final generation Audi 100 was produced from 1991 - 1994 and continued (re-badged as an Audi A6) throught to 1997.

For some reason this cars was never as popoular as its BMW and Mercedes rivals, despite it being a fine executive car.

Even the latest examples of this model are now 10 years old and being diesel tend to be high mileage. Nonetheless they are testament to Audi's build quality.

You can now pick these up for less that £2500, which is a small price for the levels of refinements, luxury, space and safety you get.

The example I owned had 142,000 miles on the clock, but ran superbly, was comfortable, easy to drive and very lively.

If driven carefully it would regularly return 47mpg (you could probably get more from the 6 speed version) and even if driven spiritedly it would not drop much below 45 mpg.

The leather seats were in excellent condition and very substantial and supportive. The boot was large, but had a dissappointingly high floor, which combined with the sloping rear roof to offer less space than you might have expected from a car of this size.

The main focus of your search (should you be looking for a good second hand example) should be for a car with as few previous owners as possible and a comprehensive service history. Even having taken these precautions it is still possible to end up with some huge bills. Audi parts are expensive and with cars of these age it is all too easy to end up with a garage bill of almost equal value to the car!

The Audi 100 Estate make you feel safe and secure and the driving experience compares favourably with much newer and lower mileage cars from other manufacturers.

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