You can never go wrong with an Audi A4 or A5. I've got a A4 1,8 Turbo 2001. It's a beast. Would never trade Audi for a BMW, Mercedes-Benz or any other!
I own a 2016 A4 Quattro Premium Plus w/ ZF8 Auto in this same specification. The interior is wonderfully built, very quiet, rattle-free (even 5 years/77,500mi later) and the sport seats are super comfortable and supportive, this makes long road trips a breeze; at 6'3", I can drive nonstop from Los Angeles to San Francisco without any discomfort and I feel fresh after a 5-6 hour drive. The car drives like its on rails, handles the twistys so well, brakes amazingly, and eats up highway miles like no other. The MMI system is old but intuitive and responsive, even by modern standards; I added a wired/wireless Android Auto/Apple CarPlay unit to the car which integrates seamlessly with the OEM controls and breathes new life into the car keeping it modern. The B&O stereo is to die for and sounds incredible. The styling is beautiful and the car still looks fresh by today's standards, and it has aged so gracefully. I purchased mine in August 2019 as a one-owner vehicle from CarMax with 42,500mi, it was maintained at Audi its entire life, had remaining AudiCare, and I purchased a 125K mi extended warranty w/ low deductible on it for an extremely reasonable price through CarMax; now I am at 77,500mi as of June 2021 and it has been extremely reliable. All that has been done to it was having a leaky water pump replaced and two engine mounts replaced, as they are hydroelectric and inevitably crack and leak the fluid out (both of these are very common issues on the 2.0T and Audi products in general), two low deductibles later and the warranty has more than paid for itself. You should definitely consider an extended warranty at the time of purchase, just for peace of mind, mind was very reasonable as I stated, and has more than paid for itself (approximately 2.5x at this point) due to "expectedly unexpected" issues that I knew would eventually pop up (read on the forums for general problems; nothing CATASTROPHIC has happened to me yet/nor do I think it will). I highly recommend the B8.5 2013-16 Audi A4/A5 Quattro as an affordable, reliable, and well-built entry into the used luxury car segment. Overall, the A4/A5 has the general reliability of a GLI/GTI/Tiguan/_________(insert Audi/VW product that shares the same EA888 engine) and requires basic maintenance - I mean the EA888 has been around forever, it has its issues here and there but is a very solid engine overall. If you learn the basics of these cars, maintain them with 5,000-7,500mi oil changes, and learn what is *actually* needed at service intervals versus what Audi will try to upsell you on, you can have a great and affordable car that will last you a long time. ***Whatever you do, DO NOT purchase a FWD/MuliTronic CVT A4 or A5; you might as well buy a cheaper VW at that point, plus that powertrain/transmission combination is an absolute piece of crap.***
Very detailed review! I really enjoyed it. The only thing is that I have found MMI control system much easier to use than some reviewers say. It might be the best German control system out there.
I love both Audi and BMW. However, living up north, I am picky in the winter time performance and looks. Honestly, this car looks absolutely stunning! I want one immediately.
this guy has the right seller idea he complements it and also talks about some pretty damn important cons, like the mmi and the leg room. if i had the funds i would have gone with an audi
Putting the key in the ignition makes a lot of sense. Otherwise it's easy to lose or forget, especially if valet parking. The MMI seems like a pain. Why not just have a touch screen? If you're actually driving the car and enjoy accelerating and going through curves the manual transmission is the better choice. For sitting in rush hour traffic the automatic is better. Kind of obvious
The Audi MMI is intuitive, easy to learn and simple operate; there are virtually no instances where it'd be necessary to visually assist yourself while accessing the controls when driving. The media volume is set apart enough from the cluster where there's no need to look for it. The select button is centered in the cluster and only the shift knob is bigger. The phone button is in the best location possible and couldn't be easier to access by feel. Selecting a media device, a GPS destination or contact shouldn't be done in a moving vehicle anyway. Aside from all that, the above mentioned MMI features can also be manipulated from the steering wheel.
Right. Audi designers said that they placed the controls there specifically to keep people from having to lean forward toward the dashboard while driving, which could cause you to veer off the road etc. And the knobs are designed in such a way that you shouldn’t have to look at them - just feel your way around.
Hi beautiful video amazing car give me some tips and advice I'm looking for a 2014 Audi A4 6 speed manual transmission Komfort line it's a two liter package is this a good buy for $20,000 and if I finance it at 150$ biweekly
Financing cars is not a good idea unless it's for business and it pays itself, if you really have to finance find cars that don't depreciate fast like Toyota trucks or lexus
White with blk. Interior, great choice, 6 speed another great choice , Quattro is not for me to much noise from the drive shaft + diff, unless if you live in the mountains . Wheels are interesting but would still look better with the bs7 rs4 19" wheels.
Which one would you recommend Autobytel? This 2014 Audi A4 vs a 2014 Lexus IS 350 AWD? The same tester in this video reviewed the IS 350. So I'm curious which one he favours more
He explained why as he sat in the driver's seat--his own personal quirk. The whole other instantly voids blahblah, make life harder blahblah, and weird part of your response is ironic because your posting that is exactly what makes me consider voiding all of your opinions, too!
As for the designers, they design a beautiful car stand the test of time look how beautiful that car is. You don’t have to do nothing else to it but your little stuff don’t change good a good thing run it out like the Corvette till it came into that beautiful body better than his mama
I want an AWD car with plenty of space and alright fuel economy but i don't want a car that looks ugly, like most hatchbacks and suvs. It will be my first and only car for the time being and my budget can go as high as $36,000(I would prefer to buy new). Ive been looking at WRXs, EVOs and Audi A4s I even thought about buying a Charger because of how big it is. But I've never bought a car before so i want a second opinion.
do you realize you don't fit in the car and that makes it unsafe for you from where the airbag will contact with you and you legs look like they would be crushed so why would you say you would buy the car
I hate narcissistic reviewers. The ones who would focus the camera on themselves while driving m, rather than on the road and wheel. Of course he knows full well we do not wanna see his face. It's the feeling you get sucked in to watch something you don't want. Unless he was my brother who got a new car (and wanted to show me the grin on his face while driving.) can't help but think: what is going on in a narcissist's mind.....?
I have had my Audi A4 2014 S-Line for a few months now and while I think it's a beautiful looking car, its got to be the most uncomfortable car I've ever drove. Hard suspension and bucket seats. All style, no substance. Time to trade it in.
Interior looks super dated. Idk why everyone keeps going on about Audi interiors.. considering it's a 2014 model and the center console is so boring and is a flat look with air vents taking a huge portion..
It's an audi a4 practically the lowest model you can buy the nicer interiors come with the higher models A6 S4 S5 then the RS models then dont get me started with the A8 which is like an airplane inside
Ben Nikola A8 of course, that competes with the S class, 7 series and the LS. But it's not the lowest model anymore and with a BASE price of around 38k, it just looks super cheap and old. Audi is apparently known for it's interiors and A4 is it's volume seller, I'm not convinced by it's reputation honestly..
+W-_-T the 2016 a4 has a base price of 35,900 i get what you're saying but it's an a4 what more can you put into it personally i like it i love audis they never disappoint me i have a 2012 passat and i love it i want my next car to be and audi
I loved my audi A4 I got as a rental. I used silvercar and rented an A4 w/ Quattro and Nav for 50 bucks over the weekend. I used code Elevate75 and referral name IC2 for 100 dollars off my rental which got it so cheap. Try it out and I bet youll love the A4
+Nick Chung I just booked a rental this weekend for 45 dollars after using your promocode and referral name. The only confusing thing was I had to make a fake virgin america member profile which took me like 2 minutes to use promocode elevate75.
+Ivan C Awesome I hope you enjoy your rental as much as I did. I drove it over 1,000 miles lol. Here's a link to make it easier to use the referral part which gets you 25 off. www.silvercar.com/users/sign_in?referrer_code=IC2
+Ivan C I'd also like to clarify to others that the virgin america profile is so you can use elevate75. it does not need any real information, you just need to make one to get a club member number which you punch into the Silvercar website with the promocode 'elevate75' which gets you 75 dollars off.
Just another reviewer that can't put down a German car! Exterior is a shoebox, interior, especially the dash, is ancient looking. If it wasn't German he would have described it just as I did.
You said it’s getting a little older now bites body. A beautiful body stands the test of time having you seen a woman with a beautiful body. Our cars are made out of from a beautiful body from the front end to the back. Audi is like a beautiful woman look at her body, and then once you get inside her, she likes you up
You gotta be kidding me.. what's this car offer you for 44grand?? Please they are still using that audi a6 interior layout from 2005 ugly interior no backup camera. no intelligent cruise control,.No blind spot prevention, no adaptive brake prevention. offer no tech. i can run faster then this engine weak horsepower, only thing that this car got's going for itself is reliability. New flash most luxury car are reliability these days. infiniti Q50 is the same price offer you better performance better style, amazing interior and techonogly that is unmatched in its class. audi doesnt even try anymore just selling cars based off there big name that only can last so long till ppl start catching on.
You said it’s getting a little older now bites body. A beautiful body stands the test of time having you seen a woman with a beautiful body. Our cars are made out of from a beautiful body from the front end to the back. Audi is like a beautiful woman look at her body, and then once you get inside her, she likes you up
You can never go wrong with an Audi A4 or A5. I've got a A4 1,8 Turbo 2001. It's a beast. Would never trade Audi for a BMW, Mercedes-Benz or any other!
I own a 2016 A4 Quattro Premium Plus w/ ZF8 Auto in this same specification.
The interior is wonderfully built, very quiet, rattle-free (even 5 years/77,500mi later) and the sport seats are super comfortable and supportive, this makes long road trips a breeze; at 6'3", I can drive nonstop from Los Angeles to San Francisco without any discomfort and I feel fresh after a 5-6 hour drive. The car drives like its on rails, handles the twistys so well, brakes amazingly, and eats up highway miles like no other. The MMI system is old but intuitive and responsive, even by modern standards; I added a wired/wireless Android Auto/Apple CarPlay unit to the car which integrates seamlessly with the OEM controls and breathes new life into the car keeping it modern. The B&O stereo is to die for and sounds incredible. The styling is beautiful and the car still looks fresh by today's standards, and it has aged so gracefully.
I purchased mine in August 2019 as a one-owner vehicle from CarMax with 42,500mi, it was maintained at Audi its entire life, had remaining AudiCare, and I purchased a 125K mi extended warranty w/ low deductible on it for an extremely reasonable price through CarMax; now I am at 77,500mi as of June 2021 and it has been extremely reliable. All that has been done to it was having a leaky water pump replaced and two engine mounts replaced, as they are hydroelectric and inevitably crack and leak the fluid out (both of these are very common issues on the 2.0T and Audi products in general), two low deductibles later and the warranty has more than paid for itself. You should definitely consider an extended warranty at the time of purchase, just for peace of mind, mind was very reasonable as I stated, and has more than paid for itself (approximately 2.5x at this point) due to "expectedly unexpected" issues that I knew would eventually pop up (read on the forums for general problems; nothing CATASTROPHIC has happened to me yet/nor do I think it will).
I highly recommend the B8.5 2013-16 Audi A4/A5 Quattro as an affordable, reliable, and well-built entry into the used luxury car segment. Overall, the A4/A5 has the general reliability of a GLI/GTI/Tiguan/_________(insert Audi/VW product that shares the same EA888 engine) and requires basic maintenance - I mean the EA888 has been around forever, it has its issues here and there but is a very solid engine overall. If you learn the basics of these cars, maintain them with 5,000-7,500mi oil changes, and learn what is *actually* needed at service intervals versus what Audi will try to upsell you on, you can have a great and affordable car that will last you a long time.
***Whatever you do, DO NOT purchase a FWD/MuliTronic CVT A4 or A5; you might as well buy a cheaper VW at that point, plus that powertrain/transmission combination is an absolute piece of crap.***
Thank you for sharing your experience. I saw one listed in Kingston Jamaica for sale. These exact specs. Has almost 86k km on it. Beautiful car!
This was by far the most honest review on this car I've seen. Thank You!!
i have to agree on that
You can have APR flash the ECU for $600. And receive 265 HP and 327 TQ.
I just got this car yesterday in Black! I love it!
You should step up to the S4 next time.
I will next time lol Jamboy317 Sweet317
I just bought the S line, can't wait to ride it :)
bmounir it's amazing..I have the S line as well
Janie Almeida Do you want to take me for a ride, gorgeous? ;) lol
I like those radio controls down there, once you get used to them you will not have to take your eyes off the road. It's very easy to use them
Agree I like them there too
Very detailed review! I really enjoyed it. The only thing is that I have found MMI control system much easier to use than some reviewers say. It might be the best German control system out there.
Mmi system is awesome. Very easy to use. Reviewer is sniffing some glue.
I love both Audi and BMW. However, living up north, I am picky in the winter time performance and looks. Honestly, this car looks absolutely stunning! I want one immediately.
I have had an A4 and A6. The MMI is excellent and intuitive. I never had to look at the controls (which is the point).
Great daily driver with styling that’s aged well. The B8.5 looks just as good next to the new B9.
I love mine.
This guy is honest.... I like him
had them all.....audi is it, own a6.2009. a4 2010 and 2005, audi q5 2012, excellent cars .period.
gursharan mudan you seem so passionate on audi.. mudan ji di audi..hehe
Bedanta Kumar he he is what u say when u had them all. And know u have the best ...."he he ".
Try it ... .when u had them ALL.
Yes sir. I will try when I have money..
Has the 2010 A4 been reliable? I'm looking into get a 2011 A4 with a manual and quattro.
Any car problems ?
How tall are you? Your head is almost hitting the roof. Im 6'5" 208lb would I fit?
this guy has the right seller idea he complements it and also talks about some pretty damn important cons, like the mmi and the leg room. if i had the funds i would have gone with an audi
I have this Audi and I’m so glad I don’t have to sit in the back!
Very nice video!
Thank you for the nice review and keep them coming :)
hows the sports suspension? I heard it was quite stiff and bumps shake up the whole car at low speeds.
The MMI system were at the consol in the year 2012
Love my 02 A4!
Putting the key in the ignition makes a lot of sense. Otherwise it's easy to lose or forget, especially if valet parking.
The MMI seems like a pain. Why not just have a touch screen?
If you're actually driving the car and enjoy accelerating and going through curves the manual transmission is the better choice. For sitting in rush hour traffic the automatic is better. Kind of obvious
Audi all the way. Quattro!!
Is this the ibis white or the glacier white?
The Audi MMI is intuitive, easy to learn and simple operate; there are virtually no instances where it'd be necessary to visually assist yourself while accessing the controls when driving. The media volume is set apart enough from the cluster where there's no need to look for it. The select button is centered in the cluster and only the shift knob is bigger. The phone button is in the best location possible and couldn't be easier to access by feel. Selecting a media device, a GPS destination or contact shouldn't be done in a moving vehicle anyway. Aside from all that, the above mentioned MMI features can also be manipulated from the steering wheel.
Right. Audi designers said that they placed the controls there specifically to keep people from having to lean forward toward the dashboard while driving, which could cause you to veer off the road etc. And the knobs are designed in such a way that you shouldn’t have to look at them - just feel your way around.
How is the maintenance???
Hi beautiful video amazing car give me some tips and advice I'm looking for a 2014 Audi A4 6 speed manual transmission Komfort line it's a two liter package is this a good buy for $20,000 and if I finance it at 150$ biweekly
Financing cars is not a good idea unless it's for business and it pays itself, if you really have to finance find cars that don't depreciate fast like Toyota trucks or lexus
i love this car
White with blk. Interior, great choice, 6 speed another great choice , Quattro is not for me to much noise from the drive shaft + diff, unless if you live in the mountains . Wheels are interesting but would still look better with the bs7 rs4 19" wheels.
How tall is this guy??
Can you go up a mountain with it what is that thing eight inches off the ground?
Which one would you recommend Autobytel? This 2014 Audi A4 vs a 2014 Lexus IS 350 AWD?
The same tester in this video reviewed the IS 350. So I'm curious which one he favours more
not really on the same level, is350 has more power
Jayfer Zahir Price is essentially the same though.
Jayfer Zahir is350 competes with 335i which competes with the s4
s4 is supercharged..... so not really lol i have an audi s4 and take it over any of these cars any day.
I ended up going with a 2015 A4
hi what's the top speed of this car
Thank you great video ☺
You make the A4 looks so small.
Do they still drink a litre of oil a week, like previous Audi A4s ?
No, my 2014 hasn't burnt any oil
whooshes here... whooshes there!
The mmi is up there on certain trims
Mmi is in the standard pack?
Yes
My dad has the a4 same year black optics package s line with the r8 rims it's black and the it's has red calipers
He doesn't use the keyless entry or push to start? Instantly voids all other opinions for me. Why make life harder for yourself? Weird.
He explained why as he sat in the driver's seat--his own personal quirk. The whole other instantly voids blahblah, make life harder blahblah, and weird part of your response is ironic because your posting that is exactly what makes me consider voiding all of your opinions, too!
I never use the keyless entry too to start the car, I like to use the same method he did
how tall is this guy? he looks 5 10 only
Audi A4 s Line 😘😘😘😘😘
I got basic a4 and even really good drive just as s-line . Beautiful car .
French Connection YAS 👍🏻
As for the designers, they design a beautiful car stand the test of time look how beautiful that car is. You don’t have to do nothing else to it but your little stuff don’t change good a good thing run it out like the Corvette till it came into that beautiful body better than his mama
I want an AWD car with plenty of space and alright fuel economy but i don't want a car that looks ugly, like most hatchbacks and suvs. It will be my first and only car for the time being and my budget can go as high as $36,000(I would prefer to buy new). Ive been looking at WRXs, EVOs and Audi A4s I even thought about buying a Charger because of how big it is. But I've never bought a car before so i want a second opinion.
He takes the stroller suitcase and camera bag on every test drive I'm serious seen them before
This car just wooshes here and wooshes there.
I got one❤❤❤😊
Finally a journalist with the balls to take Audi to task for their shitty MMI system.
do you realize you don't fit in the car and that makes it unsafe for you from where the airbag will contact with you and you legs look like they would be crushed
so why would you say you would buy the car
How tall is this goofball?
Lol! Classy
Yeah that’s alot of torque
Unless of course it's raining or snowing in which case you.. shouldn't be drag racing
Man in this video is very attractive 😍
Audi's interior for this car needs a major redesign.
I hate narcissistic reviewers. The ones who would focus the camera on themselves while driving m, rather than on the road and wheel. Of course he knows full well we do not wanna see his face. It's the feeling you get sucked in to watch something you don't want. Unless he was my brother who got a new car (and wanted to show me the grin on his face while driving.) can't help but think: what is going on in a narcissist's mind.....?
cry more
Get the A6
Nah oldy that MMI control is perfect where it's at took me 5 min to get used it coming from Infiniti
I have had my Audi A4 2014 S-Line for a few months now and while I think it's a beautiful looking car, its got to be the most uncomfortable car I've ever drove. Hard suspension and bucket seats. All style, no substance. Time to trade it in.
What’s the maintenance like?
Woooo Thousand Oaks Mall 🤑🤑🤑😎🙏🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Interior looks super dated. Idk why everyone keeps going on about Audi interiors.. considering it's a 2014 model and the center console is so boring and is a flat look with air vents taking a huge portion..
It's an audi a4 practically the lowest model you can buy the nicer interiors come with the higher models A6 S4 S5 then the RS models then dont get me started with the A8 which is like an airplane inside
Ben Nikola
A8 of course, that competes with the S class, 7 series and the LS. But it's not the lowest model anymore and with a BASE price of around 38k, it just looks super cheap and old. Audi is apparently known for it's interiors and A4 is it's volume seller, I'm not convinced by it's reputation honestly..
+W-_-T the 2016 a4 has a base price of 35,900 i get what you're saying but it's an a4 what more can you put into it personally i like it i love audis they never disappoint me i have a 2012 passat and i love it i want my next car to be and audi
I loved my audi A4 I got as a rental. I used silvercar and rented an A4 w/ Quattro and Nav for 50 bucks over the weekend. I used code Elevate75 and referral name IC2 for 100 dollars off my rental which got it so cheap. Try it out and I bet youll love the A4
+Nick Chung I just booked a rental this weekend for 45 dollars after using your promocode and referral name. The only confusing thing was I had to make a fake virgin america member profile which took me like 2 minutes to use promocode elevate75.
+Ivan C Awesome I hope you enjoy your rental as much as I did. I drove it over 1,000 miles lol. Here's a link to make it easier to use the referral part which gets you 25 off. www.silvercar.com/users/sign_in?referrer_code=IC2
+Ivan C I'd also like to clarify to others that the virgin america profile is so you can use elevate75. it does not need any real information, you just need to make one to get a club member number which you punch into the Silvercar website with the promocode 'elevate75' which gets you 75 dollars off.
Car reviews by grandpa!!
Love everything about audi expect that they don't have any usb ports! like come on
Audi A4
if i ever buy audi i will buy A4 model series.
My m5 is so much better
***** Audi G4
Zitti tutti
chump squad not better than the rs7 or rs5
MMI is very hard to learn.. it takes 5 minutes which is 4 minutes more than the attention span of the average American.
4:16-4:25 sounds awesome......luckily no kids yet means i can afford this thing, so there's that.
toned down version for us market..
why would they take away those swirl headlights from '09? :/ bastards.
joke is: this is like $ 80K in switzerland....same freakin' car.....
Just another reviewer that can't put down a German car! Exterior is a shoebox, interior, especially the dash, is ancient looking. If it wasn't German he would have described it just as I did.
audi should recruit a new designier.....
This guy gave me a head ache
You said it’s getting a little older now bites body. A beautiful body stands the test of time having you seen a woman with a beautiful body. Our cars are made out of from a beautiful body from the front end to the back. Audi is like a beautiful woman look at her body, and then once you get inside her, she likes you up
43 grand 🙈🙈 just bought a 2010 model for just over 2 grand crazy how cars lose money 😂😂
And how is the car doing?!.
@@AliBenBrahim-s9x amazing drives like a dream
worst camera details ever
You gotta be kidding me.. what's this car offer you for 44grand?? Please they are still using that audi a6 interior layout from 2005 ugly interior no backup camera. no intelligent cruise control,.No blind spot prevention, no adaptive brake prevention. offer no tech. i can run faster then this engine weak horsepower, only thing that this car got's going for itself is reliability. New flash most luxury car are reliability these days. infiniti Q50 is the same price offer you better performance better style, amazing interior and techonogly that is unmatched in its class. audi doesnt even try anymore just selling cars based off there big name that only can last so long till ppl start catching on.
Transporter car
gupie to
I rather have a lexus is250
shutupish cool bro
my dad has a4 cool like this one and has buggati veryon
J
mostly negative points....
Wheels are ugly.
Audi's are nothing but a rip off of its competitors looks.
2nd
Love Audi, but those are ugly wheels.
Ugly are you mad?
SealTeamZero Right, it's not ugly, it's Volkswagen instead
+trinhk I think they're ok, but a little too gray for the color of the car.
1st
Grow up lad.
over priced Volkswagen passat
No how in the world
Not sure if you get paid to do this, but this is a horrible review!
You said it’s getting a little older now bites body. A beautiful body stands the test of time having you seen a woman with a beautiful body. Our cars are made out of from a beautiful body from the front end to the back. Audi is like a beautiful woman look at her body, and then once you get inside her, she likes you up