The AUDI R8 BUYERS GUIDE | All common problems explained
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- This Audi R8 buying guide is here to help you get the best car possible when buying a first generation Audi R8.
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Topics covered :
audi r8 sound
audi r8 review
audi r8 exhaust
audi r8 engine
audi r8 oil cooler leak
audi r8 coolant expansion tank
audi r8 v8
audi r8 v10
audi r8 v10 plus
audi r8 gen 1
audi r8 magnetic ride problems
audi r8 air conditioning problems
audi r8 clutch replacement cost - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
This is a nicely made, clear and easy to understand video. Subbed.
Oh snap! Dude I literally just finished watching your R8 origin story.
Thank You JayEmm. That feedback means a lot to us coming from you.
Finally a video where someone did their homework, well done! Have been reading up on R8Talk for about a year now and you are the first one that covers 90% of the known issues (Y)
Thanks very much! I try my best to focus on the less commonly known problems with these buyers guides. DIY R8 repair videos coming soon too.
what issues are the rest 10%?
This is hands down the most honest review that I have ever heard.
Hello from New Hampshire, New England, USA - This is one of the BEST, easily understandable, and on point videos, I've ever seen explaining how NOT to be taken "for a ride" when trying to buy your dream car.
TY, My friend! - Here's to you! *salute*
Simple, knowledgeable, and to the point; great video man!
Thank you very much :-)
Wooow, this guy's patience and hard work, deserves heck of ton of subs and likes....bruv, keep up the good work! 🤝🏻🔥🤩
Great video, very concise and easy to understand, thank you.
I've also done a comprehensive review of this car which you can view here : th-cam.com/video/jL-wUI0dyt8/w-d-xo.html Enjoy!
Nice video. Had a egear Lamborghini Gallardo for 3 years which was pretty awesome, although they can be rather troublesome and darn expensive when they go wrong - Egear specifically (automated manual). I found this vid while doing some research on reliability of transmissions in R8s before maybe buying one. I actually hadn't thought of buying a manual till I just seen this, might be the better car actually. Cheers.
Wanted to say thanks for this awesome video. I just picked up an r8 and it helped me identify the oil cooler issue before purchasing I otherwise would have missed.
Thanks for commenting Nick! Glad to hear it 😎 that’s what the channels all about.
Thanks man! Super helpful.
Thanks for the tips! Subbed :) Hopefully looking to get an R8 soon!
The one used in this video is for sale! Let us know if you want any more details.
This is a fantastic video thank you so much! I recently became interested in getting one and this is exactly the video I was looking for!
Glad I could help Trey!
Very good video, thank you. I got my gated V8 last year and did my research back then but some of these issues were new to me, especially oil plug and coolant leaks. Going to check them at next service.
Make sure the garage doesn't overtighten the plugs too! They only go to 10nm.
Very helpful well made video!
This is a proper video, just what I was looking for 👍
Very welcome! Good luck with your search
Great review!
Really good video, appreciated.
Glad it was helpful Marvin! You're very welcome
Great content! Very informative, enjoy your beast mate
Thanks Raphael, I plan to! Unfortunately it's had a few problems lately but the silver lining is I have some DIY content coming soon.
Man what a great video. Do you know if the magride shocks can be easily replaced with non-mag shocks?
Thanks a lot for this, man! I hope I will watch this again soon but for more than just curiosity!
Best of luck with getting your dream car Juan.
Great video and thanks for this. Starting my search with the goal of finding the right example some time this year.
You got this! Once you're ready to buy leave a fresh comment and I'll let you know of any good ones I know for sale.
i love ur clutch explanation!! im sure this method works on an automatic also
Great content - really appreciate this
My pleasure Scott
Great overview, very helpful thanks
Glad it was helpful Lars!
When buying a r8, bring along ur mechanic friend 🙂
If your spending 40+ k then pay for a specialist to look it over. Bot a dealer but a local specialist for sports cars for German cars. Hour or so of of looking around and reporting will save you a fortune
Thanks, just what i needed.
Glad I could help!
Thanks for this
Very good video !
Veeeeery Goood!!! Fantastic Video!!! Thanks!!!!
Our pleasure Gustavo!
Amazing vid can tell you really know your stuff
Thank you Harry!
Thanks for the video. Handy things to know 👍👍
Thanks for the kind comment!
Great video, well done mate.
Thanks for the kind words!
Great video thanks. Subbed.
Thanks for the sub!
Well Done, very informative
Thanks!
Probably never going to buy this car but the chaps presentation was quite entertaining and informative, made it hard to look away. Good job bud.
Glad you enjoyed it Brenden! I hope we earned your sub :-)
Well SCC, I missed your R8, however I did source a lovely V8 Manual (White / Silver Blade full service history and new rubber all round) and been running it for a year now. Really appreciate the advice and the videos. And definitely enjoying the car :)
Did you find a V10 btw?
Amazing video, you got my subscription.
Thanks so much Ryan, welcome aboard!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great advice mate.
Glad you think so Evan, my pleasure.
Thanks mate. This is the most honest and detailed car review video I’ve ever watched.
Interesting video! I will take your advice when I come to buy an Audi R8! Thank you
Thank you UCE!
Great vid
Great video, thanks
Very welcome! Thanks for watching.
Thank man!
I bought a 360 modena following your 360 modena video. Been thinking about buying an R8 since a lot....i know what to look for now :D
Thanks so much for making this video. Can you please do more? I’ll probably never be able to buy any of these cars but love watching anyway lol
No problem! My pleasure
great advice thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Great content 👌
Thank you Hardev! Much appreciated
Awesome information! Will definitely use this when shopping around?
You should! If you have any questions feel free to leave another comment and we'll help you out.
R-tronic clutch and the ac compressor are problematic areas that are really difficult to do. The seats are identi6to the ones I have in my TT and they are susceptible to damage easily. Also, the paddle shifts are not too sturdy and can break
Nice informative and well made video mate, new sub look forward new content
Thanks Alex, I really appreciate that!
You can use a mirror on a stick with a light to look for leaks if you don't want to use a jack.
What a beauty 😍😍😍
Why thank-you. The car is quite pretty too, isn't it?
Thanks great advice.......your coming with me when i buy mine lol
Yes this info for the v10 would be great to see.
No problem, its still on the cards. Hopefully soon!
Just subscribed.
Good review, I’ve owned 2 R8s now and I can absolutely confirm everything you’ve said is spot on....good advice given 👍🏻👍🏻
Great to hear! and snap! I'm 2x R8's deep at this point... I just cant seem to stay away.
I'm looking to buy one, was going to go for the r35 but i've heard maintenance is ridiculous. How's the expenses of maintaing and repairing an r8?
Is there a market for upgraded/improved parts to fix or mitigate all of these problems?
Nicely done. Love the accent.
Thank you kindly!
excellent vid slightly put me off one have to think hard glad i found this vid
Hi Kev, don't be too put off. Most of the issues on the R8 are just wear and tear / age related. They don't cost the earth to correct either.
thanks friend i am going to see and test drive one gonna do a lot more considering love the channel
Excellent video, thank you. There is only one point I would add to it: if it is not a V10, walk away! 😂🤷🏻
after this video I went and got the v10 model and its superb
Fantastic, that's what I like to hear!
Great vid👌🏽
My air conditioning switch lights up then turns off pretty much immediately, it’s had a regas
Try the A/C switch behind the front bumper!
Mag ride was seen as a must have. People had issues selling on a car without mag ride. Now people are converting them away to standard set ups
My friend had one of these, the 3rd gear went, we stripped it down & rebuilt it.The gears where over £3000, with the other parts, gaskets a new clutch etc it cost well over 6/7k, what it would have cost to get done god only knows....
Thanks for the video! P.S. is it a Scottish accent? I feel like it is not, but i am far from native, so thats why i am asking. Just curious :)
Subscribed 😜
Thanks David! Glad to have you along.
Really nice video, can I ask is finding these cars and selling on something you do? I'd sooner buy one from you knowing everything has been checked. Or if you were given a deposit would you find one for me? Don't ask don't get loool
Very good vid. It would be good if you had it up on a ramp, and if you could show us the location of some of the items to look for and what they look like. For example, the 3 sump plugs.
Great suggestion Dan, we'll try to implement this into some future videos.
Good video
Thanks Ian appreciate you taking the time to comment!
Woo, Scotland! Have you seen ‘cars of Glasgow’? Another Scottish TH-camr
I have not David, I'll check them out!
Great video. Been considering an S-Tronic V10 Plus which differs to this review model but this is still very informative.
Gen 1 or 2 Peter? We have videos for both in the pipeline nonetheless.
@@ScottishCarClan
Thanks for the response. I'm not sure on which to go for tbh. There's a premium to pay for Gen 2 obviously as it's newer and has more power but i think the Gen 1 just looks better although age does usually come with increased maintenance costs.
I've heard about the leaking shocks and tbh that does give me reservations as does the coking up of the inlets and the potential lifetime of a clutch. I suppose that's the the "cost of ownership" with an R8 though.
R8 in Scotland seem rare so having to consider UK wide models of which there are a few. I'm just not sure!
@@petesky007 Leaking shocks can be replaced for around £450 per corner or swap them out for a decent set of coilovers. As for clutch because you're looking at S Tronic you don't really need to worry there, being the dual clutch it doesn't really wear out. The old R-Tronic, very different story! Try both, the gen 1 is a much more relaxed drive whereas the gen 2 feels a bit more frantic, really it will just depend on what you're after.
@@ScottishCarClan Again, thanks for the response!
I had heard the S-Tronic was much less detrimental to the clutch and you're confirming that, great.
I have been costing up options and the KWv3 coilovers seem to be in excess of £4k, I wouldn't do a budget product and the H&R's for the R8 are reportedly quite a harsh ride and I don't fancy that either - I feel too old for a harsh ride!
Obviously, I'd expect Gen2 to have none of the above issues and I've not heard of any significant issues with them bit I'm sure something will surface over time.
Can you tell me if the Mk1 V10 Plus has magnetic ride (in the UK)? I'm hearing it does not but assumed it did.
Hiya buddy that was a super detailed video, I just bought one and wanted some advice when topping up power steering fluid, and how to check it properly
Hey there! You'll find the reservoir for the power steering to the rear nearside of the engine bay. If you open it (can sometimes be tight!) there are indicators inside it for min & max. Good luck!
Fantastic video I have just bought a v8 manual in ibis white from Edinburgh on an 09 so identical almost to you! Mines had a decoke and mag ride replaced with coilovers just has the oil cooler pipe problem I'm hoping to sort soon!
Not a huge deal! Sometimes it can feel like one thing after another but they are good cars overall.
Ive investigated further and its the oil cooler which seems to be leaking. Hopefully get it sorted soon 👍
@@drivennorthwest8003 A wee tip here that's had many owners kick them-self is Audi will sell you the bottom plate of the cooler which is the part that usually leaks. It's substantially cheaper than a whole new cooler so bear this in mind once you get a closer look. Good luck!
That's really helpful pal. I was going to go to tps I'll phone up tomorrow thankyou
great video........I would love one on the mag suspension issue. I heard you could just change it out.
Yeah that’s correct Eric. You can swap it for coilovers or just refurbish the mag ride. Both = money however…
Good advice! Test drove a 2010 today and the clutch pedal came up quite far before biting and after that felt abrupt. Only has 22,000 miles, but not relevant. Great car if nothing expensive fails, which is wishful thinking.
Something isn't right there Jerry, one world I could never use on this R8 is abrupt - everything has a lovely germanic smoothness to it. My first R8's clutch failed at 18k miles. The slave cylinder leaked and contaminated the friction plate and the symptoms were similar to what you describe.
@@ScottishCarClan between the clutch and other potential issues I think I’ll look elsewhere. I’m already supporting a Lotus Evora 400, but I love it enough to be worthwhile. Greatly appreciate your detailed info on the R8’s problem areas!
This car have still impresiv look and design without any doubt so is worth your money.
I think so!
@@ScottishCarClan can you write me sir how much this car consumes a fuel ?
Thanks for this excellent video!
With regards to the mag ride - if it does fail how does it affect the car? Is it just not working or is it a bigger issue than that?
Bigger issue unfortunately James... It bangs over every little bump and road imperfection. The car feels sloppy too. It's also an MOT failure which is the test we're required to pass every year here in the UK (apologies if you're from the UK I can't see where your writing from!)
Enjoying your videos. Always well shot with good sound and edits, well done. Now, let me know when you want to sell that lovely R8 👍
Thanks Lee I really appreciate the kind words. If she's ever for sale I will give you a shout! :)
Great video brother. Did you do a similar video on a V10?
We’ve got the gen 2 lined up shortly and likely could get our hands on a gen 1 v10 too.
Oh and thanks!
Awesome! But I’m biased :-)
Yes, yes you are :)
Seems like you tried and tested the supercars of this range, basically the entry level ones. Can you suggest the most reliable one out of them all? By that I mean the one with the least amount of problems and probably/hopefully cheap fixes although I know it won't be the case but then again
On many of the early models the clutch had to be replaced after only 80-90 000 km and the cost is/was as high as around £ 4000.
And the FSI system makes it VERY important to use the recommended engine oil and filter and VERY important to change the engine oil and filter every 10 - 15 000 km.
As with the majority of other cars/brands as well. "Long Life shifts" every 30 000 km kills the engine in any car.
Can you specify early models ? 2008-2009 ?
@@cagsanozbek4210 Yes, the first models from 2006 to around 2008.
Depending on how it is driven, how many owners etc As far as I know vs the clutch. My experience with an Audi R8 from 2008 after only 80 000 km and info about this online on TH-cam etc. On the early models like this it is possible to use the flywheel/clutch from the V10 version on the V8 version as far as I know = much better/stronger clutch that last longer than usual on the V8 version. The construction leads to very high temperature in the clutch area. But look online for more info vs the flywheel/clutch.
@@janomnia Thanks for detailed reply! Can we say that 2009 and > models has no/less problems ?
@@cagsanozbek4210 Every car model has its problems, more or less. Some say that the 2006 model was the best ever...and some tell you to avoid the 2008 model in particular. I can only speak for myself and I would say that it depends on each specific car. How it is driven and how it is taken care of.
I was considering one. Forget it! I’ll get a newer version of my E350 coupe. 😂
I am considering purchasing one of these. This has been really helpful. How do resolve the carbon build up?
Robert, a walnut blast tends to be the most common. Keep away from the promises of chemical injections in this case as the carbon must be manually removed.
Any thoughts or experience with shift-fork issues on 07/08 model? Currently looking at one 08 model and a bit worried about it. Cost seems to vary and Audi has been supporting within the first 10 years apparently but 08 is coming up to the 13 year mark and I doubt they would be inclined to still cover it even though the 08 model I am looking to test drive on Saturday only has 35k miles on it. Any experience, thoughts, price information would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the great video content. Thanks in advance - Marc
Hi Marc, sorry for the slow reply. The shift fork issue is specific to the R-Tronic gearbox, have you considered a manual transmission to avoid this issue? If an R-Tronic is still your preference check the service records or ask the seller if a calibration has been carried out under their ownership. The good news is if the shifter forks are worn (or any related components) it should be easy to spot on the test drive. Switch the car to 'Sport' mode for the gearbox and try a few 4,000 rpm + up and down shifts. This will really tax the forks / syncro's and you'll hear it crunch as it tries to select a gear if worn. I hope your test drive went well?
Great video..and helped me with my R8 purchase last week..so thank you. I do have one question though about chassis cracks and you mention that it was upgraded and only affects the very early cars ….do you know from which year please it was remedied?
Hey Villaman. 2012 is when we can say it changed for sure. Theres a big plate welded in there after that point. What I'm about to say has no official clarification but I have seen a 2007 & 2009 car and the 2009 did appear to have larger welds around the area susceptible to cracking.
@@ScottishCarClan Thank you....ive since had the front trim off mine and gave it a thorough once over and all appears fine...its a 2009.
Went for my first spirited drive at the weekend with a load of Porsche owners. The car really stood out and performed tremendously
Hi, would you know of any issues with the quattro system? Also would you say these v8 2007-8s have bottomed out price wise. I know its all mileage related with prices at the moment for the early ones with seeing stuff between £30-46k for low to 70k ish miles...but in your opinion have you seen them go below £30k or do you think they have reached the minimum depreciation values for the mk1? All opinion but I'd like to hear yours...looking to buy one and maintain myself so your vids are inspiring me to take the plunge.
They’re 15 years old, any depreciation would be absolute minimal compared to running costs, it’s the last of your concerns.
I’m currently looking at a 2012 Audi R8 Quattro v10 that has a rebuilt title and I’m not sure if I should buy it or not. This will be my first time owning an Audi so idk much about them but do you think it’s worth it?
Common Airconditioning compressor means engine out also the magnaride suspension
Yes correct... 2 big common problems unfortunately.
Question. I have an automated manual. At 55mph the Speedo and tachometer are in since which means in 6th gear at 70mph cruise I’m north of 3k rpms. Is this normal?
Which version is more reliable v8 or v10 ?
Great video! One quick question: When you speak of "early cars" and frame problems, How early? Do you mean only the first year of production? First couple of years? At what point is this no longer a problem? Thanks!
Thanks Mr dood! It's largely believed that Audi updated the design somewhere around the 2010 model year. There was never an official bulletin (as this would have meant AUDI GMBH admitting a defect and having to recall earlier cars). One other thing I'd say on this topic is generally they crack on the right hand side (if looking at the car from the rear) - there does appear to be more left hand drive cars with cracks - my theory on this is with a left hand drive car, the right side of the car rides alongside the kerb with more potholes, chance of debris on the road etc.
@@ScottishCarClan Well thanks for the detailed reply man. Not sure if I'll ever pony up for an R8 but I never say never. For now, pretending my S5 is a baby R8 will have to do! Cheers!
@@mrdood740 Your very welcome, S5 is also a wonderful car!
Can you send me information on rebuilding my magnetic shocks please
Any thoughts of doing a buyers guide for Jag F type ??
It's in the pipeline Alex! Current Covid restrictions have slowed things up a little but its coming.
You just helicoil the sump plugs. Easy to do, and dirt cheap.
Do you have an English version of the video?
Great review, unfortunately it re-ennforces that the build quality on these other manufacturers for these and other premium cars is sadly lacking. I've had a ton of mainstream cars without the type of issues you've listed. Not highlighting Audi in particular. German build quality is a fantasy, bored of how many people say how good it is. I've driven run of the mill manufacturers hard for 100k and not needed anything you've listed to be fixed. Even the parts cost is a joke when they are used across the various groups, yet because of the badge you get charged a massive premium.
Either way great summary. Can you do a gen 2 review?
Thanks for the comment Brian. Yes it can sometimes be disappointing but on the whole R8's do tend to be pretty well made with most problems being pretty easy to rectify! With so much shared with the Lamborghini Gallardo you could view it as a bargain as it costs so much less! But I do appreciate your point.
What crap. Had VW. Audi. Mercedes. German build quality is phenomenal. If it’s made in Germany. Not Mexico
HMMM I dont recall all these being made in Mexico??
BMW v8/v10 Connecting Rods and Throttle Actuators , Porsche 996/997 IMS ,Audi R8 Oil pipe etc..none of these are cheap things to fix,
which years is better