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Just goes to show you shouldn't buy a repossessed car either. If they couldn't afford the payments then you know that didn't keep up with the maintenance.
Plus, Never, Never & Never buy a used car from a mechanic; EVEN if it is his PERSONAL car! There is an arabic saying which says : " bābel najjār makhalla", literally translated, it means : the door of a carpenter's workshop is often cracked & rusty. We all know that a carpenter makes good & beautiful wooden pieces of furniture, however, he never cares to fix or repair his workshop's doors. LOL , A measure suits other trades.
@@BOMBON187 That is why it is said: if you are well off, you can buy a 2nd hand car, however, if you are broke buy a brand new one ..!!!! It seems illogical. !!!!!!😕 Simply, a rich man can afford maintenance & repair ..a poor can not. lol.
Or Imagine not listening to obvious good advice. But then again, youd have to know a little something about mechanics to realize it. So scrap that. Back to social media you go......Have Fun!!!!
Omg, I hate when I see nice cars with shotty tint jobs...but I've been on a few car lots with polarized sunglasses, and have seen nearly every vehicle have defects in the factory tinted glass 🤢🤢
I own a 2011 Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDI S-Line Black Edition. I bought it with 30k miles on it and it now has 130k. It has never caused me any problems and is the most reliable car I've ever owned. I obviously do regular oil changes and services and as long as you look after it it will return the favour in buckets. I will have to change it for a petrol version within the next year unfortunately due to ULEZ emissions changes in London being expanded to where I live and due to it's age I'll have to sell it to someone who lives outside of London. Will be sad to let it go. I wouldn't buy the saloon tbf, it's Evant only for me, they look amazing and have performance and practicality. Ticks all the boxes. From London, UK
The battery isn't even supposed to be there that's where the spare tire goes 😂 probably the owner trying to distribute the weight a little since they're front heavy but it doesn't help much since the entire engine sits in front of the front axels
@Itachi Uchiha Right, always get it checked. Several men I've known sold used cars at dealer lots. All said same thing, when they take a trade in their techs check it out and if it needs more than a few minr repairs they send it to the auction. Those end up at your local independent used car lot. Used cars from dealer lots are a better bet.
I've owned a few A4's with this engine. As long as you keep oil in it, it will run forever. I can almost guarantee that whoever owned this car let the oil run low, and the timing chain tensioners lost tension due to low oil pressure and jumped time causing the valves to crash into the pistons as these are interference engines. After about 2014, they fixed the oil consumption issue. It is important to keep oil in these cars.
I got this same engine on my Audi a5 never had a problem the secret on these engines is to change the oil very frequent with high quality oil due to carbon build up on the pistons rings ... if you keep this engine clean it’s a very fast and reliable car so this scotty has no clew what he is talking about
I have a 2004 Civic, bubble tint, reliable car. Previous owner even wrote down all maintenance under hood including date and mileage. I bought it at auction. Never met owner. It is manual. Never buy auto civic 2001-2005
@@INTERNATIONALvids yeah I got a Hyundai Elantra 2005 but the automatics are durable as much as the manuals it's just sometimes the automatic sensors go bad unlike the hondas of that year but the manuals of hondas are great
Such a quick and shallow verdict for an engineering masterpiece. Anybody can destroy their engine with poor or no maintenance; that has nothing to do with the brand.
@@gordonremsey8055 The outliers dont mean the engines on these cars arent made with shoddy components. While it's unlikely to lock up like this unless neglected, chances are much higher than average that you'll be needing a lot of insanely expensive work done to keep it going.
@@adelclay5283 now I'm starting to get worried about my Volkswagen GLI with the 2.0 turbo. It's basically a cheap A4 and I think they use the same engines 😬
paulinio G if I may ask, what film brand did you use? could I purchase some online? I wouldn’t mind learning how. I currently detail on the side at home (and I work at a dealership already) and we only REMOVE tint. I’d be nice to learn how to apply.
In the past 3 weeks of watching scottys videos, I have changed my cabin air filter, which was filthy by the way, my intake air filter, purchased a digital tire gauge and checked my tire psi, and changed my power steering fluid with a turkey baster. Things I would have never thought to do with out watching these videos. Thank you Scotty!
also remember to change coolant, transmission fluid, and differential oil if your car is getting over 100k miles. It also doesnt hurt to check the fuel filter. If you have a turbo car the last thing you want is to lean out! I'm in the process of getting all these things checked off. I need to do a timing chain eventually, but lets be real I'm probably gonna put it off way longer than I should lol. Thats a pretty huge job on my car.
When installing a battery I was taught to always connect the positive side first and the negative last. That way if you touch the spanner across from the positive to the chassis there's no circuit so it won't do anything nasty.
@ ya maybe but 150k yugos vs 2.8 million chevettes. That and I had 2 of the loathsome things for delivery job. Didnt pay $500 for both and still way too much money.
It's is fair these 2.0 t engines are known to be bad even within the Audi network that's why they will do piston ring changes under good will at dealerships, they are crap even if well maintained, they were manufactured with dodgy pistons and rings prone to failure 🤣
I've owned my 2013 A4 2.0T for two years and have had zero issues besides new tires and oil changes. It's a rocket that cruises easily at 80 mph at less than 2000 rpms. It's comfy and has the awesome Bang and Olufsen audio
sorry but i own a dodge and its been going new 16 years . The reliability is just a small factor. MOST people dont take proper care and maintenance of their car. This is 90% of problems with cars out there.
Yes same here I have really old Chrysler vehicles and a newer one never had any issues at all bought an Audi A4 and that was the mechanical mistake I ever bought in my life never again!
I have a 2017 A4 Quattro. I’ve had it since brand new for 4 years now, and I’ve put 95K miles on it. I also tuned it to APR stage 1 at around 40K miles on it. I have not had a single issue since I’ve gotten the car with literally anything. I think a lot of how long a car lasts has a lot to do with how well the owner maintains it.
....it can be just good or bad luck too. Also which country or new factory it is made in. Plus yours is only 4yrs & 95k miles; it can be that the reliability drops at higher miles (logically). Compare it to friends of mine who have owned cheaper cars, Corolla, Mazda, Subaru, Honda; which were still going fine for a 15 - 25 yr old car with 240k km to, even 500k km for the Honda; reliability and low cost to maintain way beyond the original low price. Prestige expensive cars should outlast these cheaper cars proportionally to price ratio. But it is largely the opposite. The prestige cars are bought new by consumers who will usually sell it at the end of warranty or lease period, so the future unreliability doesn't affect them as much. It is the 2nd or 3rd owner who can't afford a new prestige car who pays for the big problems, which is part of the reason why their resale value from new is usually quite low. The stats show that the big Japanese brands are better. Even for the same repairs they are cheaper to fix too. Lexus & Porsche are 2 prestige exceptions where their quality (durability & reliability) is high as an average across their models. The industry stats & experience of many in the industry counts more than a good case here & there. But wishing you get continuous good life out of your Audi. I personally drive a 2009 Landcruiser 200; from all accounts way better than the German options in 2009; Q7, GLE & X5.
....the general statistics for Audi are the proof; parts are very expensive and some of the fancy tech from VAG is not refined enough before releasing it to market; letting the initial buyers be the guinea pigs. Every mechanic says Audi are scary expensive in parts (ha ha exact same identical part bought for a Skoda is cheaper!!!) plus average reliability not as good as average Mazda, Toyota; esp long term. So looking after a Trabant (junk Soviet car) will still not be as good as a Toyota that is not looked after as well as some cars are disadvantaged by poor parts engineering or poor quality as soon as they roll off the production line
How do you expect anyone to have confidence in your words, while hooking up the battery by putting on the negative before the positive, which is a BIG no-no, that any decent mechanic knows you don't do!
I worked for a Honda dealership and we had ALL our techs driving a Honda , majority had an old accords looking like crap, having 200+ miles and still running no issues 😊
If you actually see in the trunk lid... there is actually a key hole for the key that’s on the remote. That nice shiny part o fine remote you were holding is actually a key. That way you could have opened without battery power.
@@nmruiz423 Scotty Kilmer jumping to conclusions and shitting on any car that's not Toyota? No wayyyyy If you know anything about cars you DON'T watch this channel
@@xLilPuddinTater agreed, i once saw him bashing on Kia Cars one year ago he posted a video bashing them, 3 months later he posted another One saying they were "decent", last month another One saying best car for the price. 😂😂😂👌👌 Same with BMW, this guy can be a very good mechanic, but dont talk what you dont know about 😂
Good call. I knew a working stiff who bought an Audi as a wreck for real money. He made his initial invest back right away by selling the transmission off of it.
@@drmodestoesq I just know this cause the likes of owning a VW Corrado. The sum of replacement parts can quickly outpace the price of a whole car very quickly. Last when new oem body parts were available. A front new fender was $400 a piece and bumper skin was $1050.
Earlier this year in January, I purchased a 2007 Audi A4. It had just under 109k miles on it, and I was the second owner. The owner before me seemed to have taken very good care of the car while he had it. Fast forward to now, and after only putting in 4500 miles I spent $1200 on maintenance. Had to replace serpentine belt twice, belt tensioner, front right axle, and had an oil change TWICE. Yes, TWICE. To be honest, I wouldn’t say it’s been a complete nightmare to have. I’m just hoping and praying the thing doesn’t have any more problems by next year, which is when I plan to get another vehicle. Wish me luck.
I feel like pretty much any other car would’ve needed the same maintenance, to be fair maybe not a Toyota. I know people who’ve had domestics and payed the same for repair.
My dad has an a4 cpo when he bought in 2017, with 6,000 miles. It's warrantied through 2022... Then he's selling it. Usually he keeps his cars longer, but it's not worth waiting to see how reliable it is
@@chocolatewheelchair no, probably not. He's going to end up keeping it for like 5.5 years and probably get at least $15k after, so like $20,000 over 5.5 years vs like $18k for a 36 month lease.
Vehicle maintenance should never be so expensive that people have to debate on whether they can afford it or not. It's basically the same simple stuff that's been used for over a hundred years now. But the cars are purposely made hard to work on, with the hope that people will give up and take them to a stealership.
Listen to him! I wasn't sure what he was talking about until I had to work on mine this weekend. I had to change the oil filter housing assembly cause it was made of plastic and deformed from the heat, causing it to leak. What a pain in the butt that was to change! Took me almost an entire day! Unless you have a reliable daily driver for backup or have a lot of money, don't bother with one!
You didn't make a crime you have audi, but is so sad to have so serious problem. It's your money and you have the right to spend them as you want, but again is so sad. Imagine me and other people , that we earn so little money to try to bank money to buy an audi and see serious problems like this. It's so bad when you see so bad quality car's. As Scotty say todays cars get more expensive and the quality drop more and more and goes on.
I got an Audi A4 2011 2.0 TDI Avant Manual (this configuration doesn't exist in the US), it has 200 000 Miles on it and it's still like brand new ! It got only two minor issue that got fixed, no accident, no tuning, all original parts. Maybe got to change the cluch , it was never changed. if well maintained, this car, can go pretty far, and I think TSI or TFSI (doesn't know how they using those names) one's are the same
Audis do perfectly fine if you have them maintained, unfortunately most people who buy them new are yuppies and don't know any better, I have alot of Audis that were really well maintained and they'll do great at 300k miles
My 2013 Audi a4 has 170,000 miles and still running strong! With that said I do have to be on top of it constantly with maintenance. Fortunately I do most of the work myself. The only major thing I had to do was to clean the intake valves. I think this audi was simply neglected from the start.
Lesson learned - when someone owes you money never double down. If the guy that owed me $$ was willing to part with the car I’d tell him to sell it and pay me the difference of what he owes.
That would never happen. Sorry I know this from experience. He would sell the car and blow your money. Never lend money out. Chances are it's bye bye to your money.
@@stevehoward3049 That is unfair, I loaned money to my twin brother and he paid me back, also loaned money multiple times to one of my Mormon friends and he paid me back as well. Everyone else didn't.
I have a 2011 Audi A4 2.0T and have NEVER had any issues with it. I am way over 100,000 miles too. And how does Scotty not immediately know being a mechanic for X amount of years that Audi puts jumper posts in the engine compartment..??? And who doesn't test drive a vehicle before buying it???
@@TopogigioSemi so top of your oil and change it every 6-7k miles lol, the car even tells you when its low on oil or needs maintenance/oil change. Its littery do it yourself or 25$ to a mehanic. CHANGE YOUR OIL it ain't hard
Scotty’s TH-cams are completely awesome!! An acquaintance steered her new (2017) high-end Audi down a gentle hill in her small Canadian town. Everything stopped. The car rolled until it hit a snow bank, no motor, no brake assist, no steering assist, no emergency Brake!!! The dealer found a code that was not in the manual. They phoned Germany. The code signified “Catastrophic engine failure”. They dropped the oil pan and found chunks of metal. The customer was told, “Nobody has this problem.” The customer replied, “I’m not nobody!” True story, I overheard the consult with Audi management.
I wanted a W140 or a D2 S8, but I needed a reliable daily driver that wouldn't cost too much to own & maintain so I bought an LS430. I've had it for about 3 years now and it hasn't cost me a cent other than basic service and maintenance. It's a great car.
Audi had a recall for piston rings in the B8 generation ( same generation in the video ). If you're lucky enough to get Audi to cover the repair costs and get the rings swapped it's a solid car for sure.
Not a lot to be smug about in a 2011 Audi lol. Having owned a couple of the 2.0T, I’ve never had a problem with them. Had an ‘08 and a 2016. 160K miles and 40K respectively. I’d assume most people just don’t take care of them (probably because of the sky high costs for preventative maintenance and repairs when paying for someone else to do it.) Proper maintenance and they’ll take care of you. Just change the fluids and parts that wear proactively.
@@13579Winter I currently own 2 audis an s4 b6 4.2l and an a4 b7 with a 2.0t. Ive also had a 2011 a4 2.0t learned that the immobilizer tends to lock the crank on it, as for the battery if one hasn't been in the car for a long it will need to programmed to it.
I have seen so many bad reviews on german cars that i am getting scare of getting one., my buddy bought (bc his family is wealthy) his first brand new Benz C Class (don't remember well but it think was c class) just bc he got bored with his Prius (big mistake) he drove that thing back and forth to the Dealer for everything you can think of. Lights went out one night while driving (including the ones inside) but the car was running . Sometimes didn't start, the back up camera glitches. One day the windows rolled up and never roll down anymore.. he was going to the dealership for either mechanical or electrical issues almost every month for 8 months, one day he stopped at a Honda Dealer and trade it for a Hybrid Accord and he said bc the Benz was more expensive he got money back
Mine is an a4 but the B7 model (2008 to be specific) had it for 6 years now and also modded to shxt. Pushing over 500 hp (built motor) other than the mods, car has been solid since I've had it. Few hiccups here and there but nothing major
How old was it? I'am still driving my old a4 it's from 1995 so it's 25 years now, and driving fine 🤔 but i'm from Germany, maybe they sold better quality here, or the newer Models are way worse than the older Models. An a4 B5 is known as very reliable and you can still see many of them here on the road in Germany and they are all about 20 years old and older
@@tobityp2 its different because in germany the roads are great and germans dont use there car much like americans and the weather is not hot so the oil is not getting burning very fast and finally germany is a small state compared to u.s so the car doesnt get much of Km
@@waelmostafa2222 OK, the roads are great, but you forget the Salt on the streets in the winter, the 200 das of Rain every year and the much Higher loads on the engines because of driving faster.. i have to say the a4 i'am driving has very Low mileage For it's age, only 190.000 Kilometer, so 118.000 Miles in 25 years :D... but it also has no turbocharger wich should help in future. But what impresses me, ist that there is nearly no Rust anywhere at the car, it's completely galvanized and they did a great Job in 1995. I mean about 10-12 years of the 25 were in cold Rain/snow and Salt from the street .. the Last 5 years it was used nearly every day for abaut 40-50 Miles a day an the only Major Thing that Broke was the Water Pump... That was all... I think for such an old Car this ist great, so i rather never buy a newer a4 ^^
I have a 1994 A8..still running like a clock.....26 years old. The only problem I have is taht when something goes bad....no new parts around....luckly...very few things go wrong. The advantage on a car like this is...it's not too modern, not too old...so retrofiting a few things is not out of the question
If they got the diesel and know how to take care of it, it will last 500k+ miles easy and cost less than a Corolla but with better performance. But if you rarely let your engine warm up and neglect maintenance, you’ll be better off with the Corolla. The 2.0t isn’t that bad either and has a lot of benefits if you take care of it’s few quirks. This scum bag that sold the A4 never took care of it.
You jusmpstart the battery from the jumpstart terminals under the hood. Positive goes on red, and negative goes to any grounded metal. I hope you can calm down now.
I’ve never heard anyone say they’re reliable. Not even joking around xD that’s a first. I have an Audi A6 and a Passat. I know they aren’t from experience
@@ghost-4230 ...and mercedes benz. 6 months ago got a 2014 c250 with 44,000 miles. After 2 months, the problems surge even with the paint. Took to a Toyota Dealership and trade for a 2020 camry.
Imagine your family owns german cars. And decided to move to a different state. Then the next morning in your brand new home. You hear Scotty outside and you realized he lives next door.
I've had a 2014 A4 since buying as a CPO in 2016 and it's never burned a drop of oil. I've driven hundreds of cars and have never driven one I like better.
Why "forget" to read the user manual! Than get surprised because don't know that almost 100% of cars out there. Have an emergency release for trunk, gas compartment and other "electrical access only" stuff! This Audi ,like all others, is no different! Scotty love to bash, based on peoples ignorance... and sometimes it's own! :-(
2.0T gas engines from 2008 until 2015 afaik are bad as heck. They'll run as long as you keep the oil in check. 2.0TDI on the other hand, are a better option to maintain. But to be honest, it's simply a matter of taking good care of it, like with any other car. Take care of it, it'll take you wherever you want, with no problems. Neglect it, and it will fail on you at any point.
@@robmalcolm8042 definitely. 200k is nothing if maintenance is kept up with. But some engines and vehicles (1980s Toyota truck) will keep going even after the apocalypse
1985 VW Gti 1.8 liter 8v with 420k when I traded it in. Audis/VW require German efficient like maintenance and you must be somewhat delicate when using the buttons and dials as well. American car's interiors are made for cavemen, tested by a hungry brown bear. jk
Germany's cars are made for performance not reliability lol I'm still surprised people still think they are daily petrol drivers. German diesels are not too bad on the other hand those are closer to commuter drivers
Audis are acutally ok. If you buy a manual with the diesel engine, but you're in America boiii.. Just kidding even here in Germany most people get rid of them after 7 years..Working in a shop at the customer-servicepoint. Damn people do spend much money on simple stuff like normal inspections. Exaust has to be in good shape if your shocks are worn good bye payment for this month. I'd be really interested in a Fiat 500 just because they're cheap to run, if I knew nothing about cars. We fix all cars but we have some 500's. Normal service cost you around 250,- for an oil change,oil-, air, interior filter. If you'd have to do that for a Volkswagen Golf you'd pay 470,- Fiat says you have to change the timing belt every 6 years or 75.000miles. In that time all the small Volkswagen/Audi T(F)SI-Engines (smaller variants of this '2.0T'), scream for a new timing chain, eventho they look cool and don't have 69hp like the 500 and are female.
I have very bad experience with the Volkswagen group. the diesel engine is still ok but all the German cars are worth nothing anymore. lada is already more reliable than the German troop. and ridiculously expensive too. i will stick with toyota / lexus. or possibly Honda.
I just bought the same car but a year newer and literally half the price with 80k. Seemed like a good enough deal plus all the maintenance had been kept up with. I’m at 105k now and still no issues, but I baby it and do the maintenance.
1st. Alot of cars have battiers in the car, my first gen CLS did aswell. 2nd. If you get locked out of your car electronically, there is a metal key inside the keyfob and the trunk + door are foreseen with keyholes to open it, in case you run out of battery.
I have just bought my 4th Audi.b(A6 Biturbo 3lt TDI. 320hp and 650mn of torque. 0 to 100kmh in 5 seconds. They have all been beautiful Cars. They are well built,powerful, economical and stylish. They can be expensive to repair if you take it to the wrong people. If you maintain them properly they are a fantastic car, especially good value second hand.
@@drmodestoesq probably bought it for exactly the purpose of trading it to him. Probably bought it for $3,000 from a friend who had it sitting in his yard for years. 😂
Over here in Europe, the vast majority of Audis have TDI engines, and they are very solid cars. My old 2004 A3 TDI two litre runs as new with 148k miles, and a pals 2013 A3 TDI have just under 200k miles and runs perfect. Handling, braking are superb, and the interiors super with great controls.
I have a 2005 Audi A4 Quatro and it has 222,000 miles on it. The other day a semi truck shredded the tire, rim and the back driver side door. Since it had awd I didn't lose control. Since the accident I put a new tire on it and duck taped the hole in the door left by the semi. I still drive it to work! It drives like nothing ever happened to it 😂
@@edsnotgod both are anecdotal. But it's quite obvious you don't judge a vehicle based upon one that has clearly not been maintained. Almost on 150k miles now.
@@ln5747 I can understand having to drop the engine in a fancy supercar to change a spark plug, but having to remove rear seats to manually open a generic sedans trunk is just plain stupid. Just as putting the battery in the trunk is too. Just like deciding the tank filler needs to be on the passenger side, or in the trunk.
I know this is old but Scotty don't know audis. If you looked up towards the brake fluid reservoir you would see a small cover with a positive terminal and the neg is right next to strut bolts to jump start the car. You also failed to inspect the key which has a key in the remote.
@@TeeroyHammermill Those engines can only use synthetic and even that MUST be changed regularly. Before 2017, those engines were unforgiving of poor maintenance.
I bet the timing belt snapped. Bent all the valves. People neglect these jobs on A4's because there so labor intensive on the changeout. Dealer wants 1000+ to do this service.
I owned a used Audi A4 2010, worked like a champ and maintenance was low. Enjoyed the way that car handle and ease of driving it, also it was good on gas... My Audi experience was excellent!
"Can't blame Audi entirely, they do put a battery in it when it's made" - LMFAO! "Sorry, it's no longer a rolling piling of junk, it's just a pile of junk." Dude it awesome.
not really ..some are cheap to repair .. My Astra - engines are plentyful. and not that expensive to buy .. you have to weigh up the cost - if it gonna cost you £ 600 quid to have the engine fixed , but your car is worth say £ 1500 then obviously it is worth paying it, after all .. if you scrap your car because you don't want to pay the £600 .. then you are left with no car and i presume you will have to find more then £600 to buy a decent new car... doesn't make sense at all.
@@kittyhawk9707 had an Astra SRI. Worst car I've ever owned. Clutch, coils and cylinder head all failed one after each other in a 12 month period at 4 years old. Car wasn't ragged (it was the wifes). Put me off vauxhall for life.
Ah yes. The b8 platform... Great cars once your update/replace the... - Timing chain tensioners - Waterpump - Inlet piping disconnecting under load - PCV Valve - Rear main seal - Piston rings - Bad turbo - Carbon build up like crazy - fix the leaking sunroof - update the intake manifold ... greats cars tho.
My thoughts exactly. I was going to post this comment myself. The early B8 A4s (2008-2012 I believe) have the 2.0T engine that is well known for timing chain failures. The later ones apparently have fewer issues, but still...they're Audis... so caveat emptor.
@@nunecoco2349 yes but the Audi timing chain system does not have a maintenance schedule. It is considered a lifetime system and should be able to last at least 200,000 miles like many, many other vehicles with timing chains.
Yep. Similar 2.0T TSI engines in VW Passats and GTI’s have similar timing chain tensioner issues and are interference design. This is why you rarely find examples with 200,000+ KM, unlike Volvos, Subarus etc.
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The guy who sold him the Audi should get cameras outside his house after this one lol.
Scotty puts negative terminals on first?!?! He likes to live dangerously
I’ve owned 6, Audi cars my oldest since 2006 it’s still running, I have over 200k miles ...
He is right about the keys,
Never buy a car off someone who you know is broke, assume zero maintenance has been done on it for a veeeeeeery long time
EXACTLY! Can't believe this guy got taken for a ride so bad!
Just goes to show you shouldn't buy a repossessed car either. If they couldn't afford the payments then you know that didn't keep up with the maintenance.
Plus, Never, Never & Never buy a used car from a mechanic; EVEN if it is his PERSONAL car!
There is an arabic saying which says : " bābel najjār makhalla",
literally translated, it means : the door of a carpenter's workshop is often cracked & rusty.
We all know that a carpenter makes good & beautiful wooden pieces of furniture, however, he never cares to fix or repair his workshop's doors. LOL ,
A measure suits other trades.
Thats pretty good advice. Most broke people buy flashy cars just to show off but cant afford to keep up with the maintenance.
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That is why it is said: if you are well off, you can buy a 2nd hand car, however, if you are broke buy a brand new one ..!!!!
It seems illogical. !!!!!!😕 Simply, a rich man can afford maintenance & repair ..a poor can not. lol.
Imagine being a Scotty neighbor and hearing him yelling outside all day long.
His Celica must be deaf now!
Hahaha
😅😂
Or Imagine not listening to obvious good advice. But then again, youd have to know a little something about mechanics to realize it. So scrap that. Back to social media you go......Have Fun!!!!
That Audi just needs a 94 Celica engine dropped in it and then it would be mint !
When you see that tint on the back window, that's all you need to know. Run.
Omg, I hate when I see nice cars with shotty tint jobs...but I've been on a few car lots with polarized sunglasses, and have seen nearly every vehicle have defects in the factory tinted glass 🤢🤢
Lmao
😉
Exactly
its just plastic film on most cars. cheap to re-do.
I own a 2011 Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDI S-Line Black Edition. I bought it with 30k miles on it and it now has 130k. It has never caused me any problems and is the most reliable car I've ever owned. I obviously do regular oil changes and services and as long as you look after it it will return the favour in buckets. I will have to change it for a petrol version within the next year unfortunately due to ULEZ emissions changes in London being expanded to where I live and due to it's age I'll have to sell it to someone who lives outside of London. Will be sad to let it go. I wouldn't buy the saloon tbf, it's Evant only for me, they look amazing and have performance and practicality. Ticks all the boxes. From London, UK
Same year, quattro. Wish me safe travels. (: Sorry you had to let go of yours.
Atwost yud gut threehealfcawre
Yours is a TDI, completely differnt from the gas 2.0T
Bro you got the gem no comparison 😂
Is no one going to mention that this thing went to at least two other mechanics and they didn't notice it didn't have a battery
They didn't notice because they couldn't even get into the car
Audi professional at there best
That's not what happened. Scotty was being dramatic to get views. Didn't you hear him say the owner supplied the battery?
The battery isn't even supposed to be there that's where the spare tire goes 😂 probably the owner trying to distribute the weight a little since they're front heavy but it doesn't help much since the entire engine sits in front of the front axels
This is so typical of the majority of mechanics in the Houston Area, they’re lazy bums
You pay that much for a car without ever test driving it you deserve to get ripped off
Preaching
IKR..... maybe it's just me but the same as buying a car online SAF ! ! !
I agree ,smh 🤦♀️
I concur
@Itachi Uchiha Right, always get it checked. Several men I've known sold used cars at dealer lots. All said same thing, when they take a trade in their techs check it out and if it needs more than a few minr repairs they send it to the auction. Those end up at your local independent used car lot. Used cars from dealer lots are a better bet.
People laugh at my 2005 Toyota Camry 5-speed because the paint is bad has a few dents and 215,000 miles but you know what. Runs perfect
Also people’s opinions ain’t worth a penny especially with their lease(rental)cars
In other word you're just broke lol
Unidentified X, be even more broke owning an Audi. 😬
So junk is and buy a shiny fiat
MrTron if I had the money to paint it and fix the dents I would so it can live more lol
The line "Well the customer supplied the battery so let's see if that's a piece of junk too" was delivered so well, it was hilarious to me
This has been the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever.
That would be when we admitted China into the WTO. Second place would be NAFTA. Third place would be this Audi deal.
Actually it was the 2020 election, talk about buying a pig in the poke... SUCKERS!!!
Handful of beads for Manhattan?
Chicago Cubs: "Hold my beer" "Ever hear about the Curt Flood trade?"
@@vorant77 Another demented and delusional REPUBLICAN.
I've owned a few A4's with this engine. As long as you keep oil in it, it will run forever. I can almost guarantee that whoever owned this car let the oil run low, and the timing chain tensioners lost tension due to low oil pressure and jumped time causing the valves to crash into the pistons as these are interference engines. After about 2014, they fixed the oil consumption issue. It is important to keep oil in these cars.
I got this same engine on my Audi a5 never had a problem the secret on these engines is to change the oil very frequent with high quality oil due to carbon build up on the pistons rings ... if you keep this engine clean it’s a very fast and reliable car so this scotty has no clew what he is talking about
Just bought a 2010 Advant where this happened Every Valve was bent.But for 1800$ and 117k miles its worth to just put a new head on it.
Exactly. Post B8.5 Consumer Reports has given Audis high reliability marks.
I have a 2013 audi and I never heard of that. Thx for the info
yeah my 2014 A4 Quattro runs like brand new with 80,000. the 8 speed trans still shifts like it’s brand new too
When you see ANY car with diy window tint that's full of bubbles, turn around and walk away. If the owner follows you, run!
That was the first red flag I saw. RUN
Exactly
Too true.
I have a 2004 Civic, bubble tint, reliable car. Previous owner even wrote down all maintenance under hood including date and mileage. I bought it at auction. Never met owner. It is manual. Never buy auto civic 2001-2005
@@INTERNATIONALvids yeah I got a Hyundai Elantra 2005 but the automatics are durable as much as the manuals it's just sometimes the automatic sensors go bad unlike the hondas of that year but the manuals of hondas are great
Such a quick and shallow verdict for an engineering masterpiece. Anybody can destroy their engine with poor or no maintenance; that has nothing to do with the brand.
Butthurt audi fans. Look up the reviews on this engine, it’s a piece of crap. It’s well known how crap this engine is
@@adelclay5283 crap engine as in reliability or working properly? I know a dude who owns one at currently at 480,000km
@@gordonremsey8055 The outliers dont mean the engines on these cars arent made with shoddy components. While it's unlikely to lock up like this unless neglected, chances are much higher than average that you'll be needing a lot of insanely expensive work done to keep it going.
@@adelclay5283 now I'm starting to get worried about my Volkswagen GLI with the 2.0 turbo. It's basically a cheap A4 and I think they use the same engines 😬
@@BroadwayRonMexico if you keep regular oil changes it runs smooth. Mine has 200k and runs good
You know it’s bad when you’ve got the family special bubble tint
Rear defroster on rear glass. Cold/hot/cold/bubble
@@rickjames9524 cheap tint more than likely.
paulinio G if I may ask, what film brand did you use? could I purchase some online? I wouldn’t mind learning how. I currently detail on the side at home (and I work at a dealership already) and we only REMOVE tint. I’d be nice to learn how to apply.
that mohamid for you
@@tomtheplummer7322 Lesson to learn here: don't use tint on rear window... Or do so with something that doesn't bubble up.
“The customer supplied the battery so let’s find out if that’s a piece of junk too” 😂 savage
Yes
He supplied a Walmart battery at that. NEVER START
@@jdavis37378 2:51
“I was wrong about it being a rolling pile of junk.”
“It’s a STATIONARY pile of junk!”
Almost died when he said that
It'll roll if you push it!
you got the cash for clunker car.
Savage
Savage indeed.
My daughter’s 2011 A4 with the 2.0t was sold at 111,000 miles and it’s still on the road with close to 200k.
You are just lucky
Exactly
Facts bought mines 4 yrs ago still smoove at 193,000
@@billzglo_1yeah they are great cars my Audi 2011 a4 2.0 still runs and drives great
That poor guy. Learned a hard lesson about trusting people
DIdn't he think to test drive it before parting with cash?
ROBinJVILLE bruh, now he is going to have to go collect back his money.
This man paid 6k for a car that won’t even start, RIP.
Several lessons i would think
Holy crap man, this is a tragedy 🙁
I had a 2.0t Adui A4 with 287,000 miles on it it’s how you maintain the car the guy probably went 87,000 miles without an oil change
Makes me feel better. Just bought one that had 140000 miles on it. Runs beautifully right now
right you can lock literally every engine up, saying the car is junk because of it is kinda harsh to jus say like this.
What year was it I am looking at buying a 2008 a4
@@kk-kh2kk 2009 a4 cabriolet. How much are you going to buy it for?
@@thornclawofwarriors it's a 08 convertible for $2,800
In the past 3 weeks of watching scottys videos, I have changed my cabin air filter, which was filthy by the way, my intake air filter, purchased a digital tire gauge and checked my tire psi, and changed my power steering fluid with a turkey baster. Things I would have never thought to do with out watching these videos. Thank you Scotty!
also remember to change coolant, transmission fluid, and differential oil if your car is getting over 100k miles. It also doesnt hurt to check the fuel filter. If you have a turbo car the last thing you want is to lean out! I'm in the process of getting all these things checked off. I need to do a timing chain eventually, but lets be real I'm probably gonna put it off way longer than I should lol. Thats a pretty huge job on my car.
When installing a battery I was taught to always connect the positive side first and the negative last. That way if you touch the spanner across from the positive to the chassis there's no circuit so it won't do anything nasty.
Scotty: I just found the Worst Car Ever Made
Every Chrysler owner: Sweats profusely
awesome
Worst car ever made huh?... He never saw a Chevy Chevette.
I was thinking it was going to be a Chrysler 200
Eh Chrysler Sebring older models and that heep of crap known as the PT cruiser haha
@ ya maybe but 150k yugos vs 2.8 million chevettes. That and I had 2 of the loathsome things for delivery job. Didnt pay $500 for both and still way too much money.
Not really fair to blame Audi for the lack of maintenace from the previous owner, same goes for BMW or Mercs as well.
It's is fair these 2.0 t engines are known to be bad even within the Audi network that's why they will do piston ring changes under good will at dealerships, they are crap even if well maintained, they were manufactured with dodgy pistons and rings prone to failure 🤣
Lack of maintenance is a terrible excuse for a 10 year old car that hasn't even hit 100,000 miles. The engine is just poorly designed/made get over it
@@Raitodemon True. I chose an earlier one that doesn't have the piston ring problems and it's been fine to be honest.
@@6lake. for a 2012 the thing better still be running good 😂 I have a car 10 years older that has had to deal with terrible northeast winters
@@pizzaplaysblitz540 my 2006 audi a3 has 200k miles and it runs just fine
So this dude gets screwed over with money and pays money for this car. He was screwed twice 😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻😂
Three times because the car doesn't work
domitry jobby 😂😂😂your right
And probably didn’t even get kissed either 🙀
John Johnston 🤣🤣🤣
20 bucks says its one of those :O guys who pay for onlyfan subscriptions. He probably deserved it. Lol
I've owned my 2013 A4 2.0T for two years and have had zero issues besides new tires and oil changes. It's a rocket that cruises easily at 80 mph at less than 2000 rpms. It's comfy and has the awesome Bang and Olufsen audio
2 years isn’t long enough lol…
@@angelcruz4980The car is 11 years old though!
@@angelcruz4980 2013...
So sad to hear this guy getting scammed out of thousands.
He threw good money after bad
Nah he deserved it 110%
Scotty - I just found the worst car ever made.
Chrysler owners - he must mean ours
Audi owners - hold my beer
sorry but i own a dodge and its been going new 16 years . The reliability is just a small factor. MOST people dont take proper care and maintenance of their car. This is 90% of problems with cars out there.
Yes same here I have really old Chrysler vehicles and a newer one never had any issues at all bought an Audi A4 and that was the mechanical mistake I ever bought in my life never again!
Laughs in BMW X5
i feel targeted
I have a 2001 chrysler 300m runs great just needs front end work such as inner tie rods and ball joints.
I have a 2017 A4 Quattro. I’ve had it since brand new for 4 years now, and I’ve put 95K miles on it. I also tuned it to APR stage 1 at around 40K miles on it. I have not had a single issue since I’ve gotten the car with literally anything. I think a lot of how long a car lasts has a lot to do with how well the owner maintains it.
....it can be just good or bad luck too. Also which country or new factory it is made in. Plus yours is only 4yrs & 95k miles; it can be that the reliability drops at higher miles (logically). Compare it to friends of mine who have owned cheaper cars, Corolla, Mazda, Subaru, Honda; which were still going fine for a 15 - 25 yr old car with 240k km to, even 500k km for the Honda; reliability and low cost to maintain way beyond the original low price. Prestige expensive cars should outlast these cheaper cars proportionally to price ratio. But it is largely the opposite. The prestige cars are bought new by consumers who will usually sell it at the end of warranty or lease period, so the future unreliability doesn't affect them as much. It is the 2nd or 3rd owner who can't afford a new prestige car who pays for the big problems, which is part of the reason why their resale value from new is usually quite low.
The stats show that the big Japanese brands are better. Even for the same repairs they are cheaper to fix too. Lexus & Porsche are 2 prestige exceptions where their quality (durability & reliability) is high as an average across their models. The industry stats & experience of many in the industry counts more than a good case here & there. But wishing you get continuous good life out of your Audi. I personally drive a 2009 Landcruiser 200; from all accounts way better than the German options in 2009; Q7, GLE & X5.
All audio are junk wait till you bust over 100k and start crying
....the general statistics for Audi are the proof; parts are very expensive and some of the fancy tech from VAG is not refined enough before releasing it to market; letting the initial buyers be the guinea pigs. Every mechanic says Audi are scary expensive in parts (ha ha exact same identical part bought for a Skoda is cheaper!!!) plus average reliability not as good as average Mazda, Toyota; esp long term.
So looking after a Trabant (junk Soviet car) will still not be as good as a Toyota that is not looked after as well as some cars are disadvantaged by poor parts engineering or poor quality as soon as they roll off the production line
Define maintain. Maintain aka spend loads of money on it...?
You totally nailed it. SEHR GUT
How do you expect anyone to have confidence in your words, while hooking up the battery by putting on the negative before the positive, which is a BIG no-no, that any decent mechanic knows you don't do!
I detailed for an Audi/VW dealership. Not even one of the mechanics drove an Audi or VW. Speaks volumes.
Same with BMW - my pal was a mechanic at a big BMW delaer and NONE of the mechanics drove a BMW .. most drove Toyotas .. lol
Maybe they don't drive one because they cant afford one. My 2003 Audi Allroad Quattro 2.7 with over 245k still runs fine.
@@truckn Maybe .. ormaybe they just know better.
I worked for a Honda dealership and we had ALL our techs driving a Honda , majority had an old accords looking like crap, having 200+ miles and still running no issues 😊
All our techs have audi s4s
this is the funniest video I watched , “there’s no battery” “oh would you look at that , there’s no battery”
If you actually see in the trunk lid... there is actually a key hole for the key that’s on the remote. That nice shiny part o fine remote you were holding is actually a key. That way you could have opened without battery power.
I bet it locked up because the previous owner didn’t take care of it as he should have. I’ve seen the same vehicle run over 150k miles.
@@nmruiz423 Scotty Kilmer jumping to conclusions and shitting on any car that's not Toyota? No wayyyyy
If you know anything about cars you DON'T watch this channel
@@nmruiz423 Conversely, I've never experienced such an issue on any Japanese car I've been around, no matter how well or poorly maintained.
@@xLilPuddinTater agreed, i once saw him bashing on Kia Cars one year ago he posted a video bashing them, 3 months later he posted another One saying they were "decent", last month another One saying best car for the price. 😂😂😂👌👌 Same with BMW, this guy can be a very good mechanic, but dont talk what you dont know about 😂
He is better off selling parts off of it. He'd make more than scrap.
Parts are $$$$$ for those.
Good call. I knew a working stiff who bought an Audi as a wreck for real money. He made his initial invest back right away by selling the transmission off of it.
@@drmodestoesq I just know this cause the likes of owning a VW Corrado. The sum of replacement parts can quickly outpace the price of a whole car very quickly.
Last when new oem body parts were available.
A front new fender was $400 a piece and bumper skin was $1050.
That's how junk yards make their money.
I bought one about 2,000 miles ago… no oil being burnt and it runs like a top
I got one also and it runs fine I got 2 years already with my Audi
When you turn the key in an Audi, instead of chimes you hear Scotty saying "endless money pit" over and over
Afternoon Scotty hope you’re having a good day
hello, thanks you too!
Scotty Kilmer hey Scotty I posted a TH-cam comment I hope you can check it out I really need to know what’s up with my car thank you so much
ELopez De La Cruz Download the Maven app and ask him there.
Marc W. There’s multiple maven apps who’s the creator
ELopez De La Cruz It’s called “Maven - News & Community”
Earlier this year in January, I purchased a 2007 Audi A4. It had just under 109k miles on it, and I was the second owner. The owner before me seemed to have taken very good care of the car while he had it.
Fast forward to now, and after only putting in 4500 miles I spent $1200 on maintenance. Had to replace serpentine belt twice, belt tensioner, front right axle, and had an oil change TWICE. Yes, TWICE.
To be honest, I wouldn’t say it’s been a complete nightmare to have. I’m just hoping and praying the thing doesn’t have any more problems by next year, which is when I plan to get another vehicle. Wish me luck.
Good luck dude 👍👍
T O Y O T A !☺
I feel like pretty much any other car would’ve needed the same maintenance, to be fair maybe not a Toyota. I know people who’ve had domestics and payed the same for repair.
Check oil regularly. These engines have an oil burning problem I think.
Clemens definitely do
Scotty just killed me “I called it a rolling pile of junk, but it doesn’t even roll”, he really killed me.
Audi only for people who change cars when they run out of warranty.
My dad has an a4 cpo when he bought in 2017, with 6,000 miles. It's warrantied through 2022... Then he's selling it. Usually he keeps his cars longer, but it's not worth waiting to see how reliable it is
No wonder dealers as asking for an arm and a leg to fix those junkers
Or a diy-er
Ari Bloch dad shoulda leased it
@@chocolatewheelchair no, probably not. He's going to end up keeping it for like 5.5 years and probably get at least $15k after, so like $20,000 over 5.5 years vs like $18k for a 36 month lease.
Well, Halloween is coming, so, Scotty had to tell everyone a true horror story
Sounds like your customer is gonna have to break someones legs.
Vehicle maintenance should never be so expensive that people have to debate on whether they can afford it or not. It's basically the same simple stuff that's been used for over a hundred years now. But the cars are purposely made hard to work on, with the hope that people will give up and take them to a stealership.
Scotty: Let's see if the battery is a piece of crap too.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Pride of ownership. Just look at that rear window tint job.
some guy his name mohamid did that
That's all you needed to see to know this car was not properly mechanically maintained and to stay away from it
Yeah i cant believe the tint man done a bubbly job on that Audi
@@larryr2297 watch your yap Larry, karma happen
@@zlord1199 It was neglected and abused onbiously , plain and simple.
Listen to him! I wasn't sure what he was talking about until I had to work on mine this weekend. I had to change the oil filter housing assembly cause it was made of plastic and deformed from the heat, causing it to leak. What a pain in the butt that was to change! Took me almost an entire day! Unless you have a reliable daily driver for backup or have a lot of money, don't bother with one!
@ Chase Cavalier I have never heard of a plastic oil filter housing until your comment here. That is absurd. Thank you for taking the time to warn us.
@Erik W Not the entire assembly, only the housing itself. And besides, I shouldn't have to.
The Germans overuse of plastics
You didn't make a crime you have audi, but is so sad to have so serious problem. It's your money and you have the right to spend them as you want, but again is so sad. Imagine me and other people , that we earn so little money to try to bank money to buy an audi and see serious problems like this. It's so bad when you see so bad quality car's. As Scotty say todays cars get more expensive and the quality drop more and more and goes on.
Ron Ashman All the European makes do this. All have plastic oil housings. Been like that for since early 2000s.
I got an Audi A4 2011 2.0 TDI Avant Manual (this configuration doesn't exist in the US), it has 200 000 Miles on it and it's still like brand new ! It got only two minor issue that got fixed, no accident, no tuning, all original parts. Maybe got to change the cluch , it was never changed.
if well maintained, this car, can go pretty far, and I think TSI or TFSI (doesn't know how they using those names) one's are the same
I love how he says, “I was wrong it’s not a rolling pile of junk, it’s just a pile of junk. 😂
Audis do perfectly fine if you have them maintained, unfortunately most people who buy them new are yuppies and don't know any better, I have alot of Audis that were really well maintained and they'll do great at 300k miles
Yeh...its a great car...as long as you keep it serviced regularly...about twice a week. lol
Maintained at what cost though?
@@chadbobby7927 HUGE usually.
They do not , all i see at work is dead audis and vws , new, old , low, high mileage. Doesnt matter its always broken and its always ungodly expensive
The body looks in good shape, drop an LS engine in it and have some fun.
My 2013 Audi a4 has 170,000 miles and still running strong! With that said I do have to be on top of it constantly with maintenance. Fortunately I do most of the work myself. The only major thing I had to do was to clean the intake valves. I think this audi was simply neglected from the start.
I would think so
Mine has 228’221 and it still runs well
I agree
Lesson learned - when someone owes you money never double down. If the guy that owed me $$ was willing to part with the car I’d tell him to sell it and pay me the difference of what he owes.
That would never happen. Sorry I know this from experience. He would sell the car and blow your money. Never lend money out. Chances are it's bye bye to your money.
@@stevehoward3049 He didn't lend it. He worked and wasn't paid.
I agree 100% re lending. I learned my lesson the hard way as a young man.
@@stevehoward3049 That is unfair, I loaned money to my twin brother and he paid me back, also loaned money multiple times to one of my Mormon friends and he paid me back as well. Everyone else didn't.
@@tedmoss loan to family, not outsiders. If your family is close knit and trustworthy, it’s better to trust them than a guy that’s fishy or suspicious
Yeay, I'm always on the lookout to not get me in a situation where I will lend anyone any of my monney!..
Damn, that guy that owed him money must’ve been laughing like that dog muttley
More like Scooby doo
unbelievable. at least ask to have it running b4 accepting it as payment.
🤣
I have a 2011 Audi A4 2.0T and have NEVER had any issues with it. I am way over 100,000 miles too. And how does Scotty not immediately know being a mechanic for X amount of years that Audi puts jumper posts in the engine compartment..??? And who doesn't test drive a vehicle before buying it???
Petrol Audi's are known for their oil cunsume. All german petrol car. Bmw more
Now how are you going to make a video if you do things like that?
Me. Me at that last part, when I bought the car I have 01 Corolla and it needed 1700 in work because they didn’t take care of it.
exactly
we need the full story a lot of details are missing
@@TopogigioSemi so top of your oil and change it every 6-7k miles lol, the car even tells you when its low on oil or needs maintenance/oil change. Its littery do it yourself or 25$ to a mehanic. CHANGE YOUR OIL it ain't hard
Scotty’s TH-cams are completely awesome!! An acquaintance steered her new (2017) high-end Audi down a gentle hill in her small Canadian town. Everything stopped. The car rolled until it hit a snow bank, no motor, no brake assist, no steering assist, no emergency Brake!!! The dealer found a code that was not in the manual. They phoned Germany. The code signified “Catastrophic engine failure”. They dropped the oil pan and found chunks of metal. The customer was told, “Nobody has this problem.” The customer replied, “I’m not nobody!” True story, I overheard the consult with Audi management.
“...because it doesn’t roll anymore, it’s just a pile of junk.” 😂
Actually I wanted to buy this exact car 3 years ago and was seriously considering it. But Lexus GS300 caught my eye, glad I bought it instead of audi.
How is the Lexus doing may i ask?
Based, proud owner of a 97 Lexus LS400 here, it's almost physically impossible to unintentionally kill those engines.
There you go. Used Lexus cars have skyrocketed in prices in recent years. What could be had for $6500 now goes for $9500.
Good choice. Wishing the SC400 had paddle shifters!
I wanted a W140 or a D2 S8, but I needed a reliable daily driver that wouldn't cost too much to own & maintain so I bought an LS430. I've had it for about 3 years now and it hasn't cost me a cent other than basic service and maintenance. It's a great car.
Bought an A4 a year ago and sold immediately, tiring from refilling engine oil more often than gas.🙃
Same here
Same problem bruh. Gonna try to fix it myself though.
Never again. No more audis for me anytime soon.
Audi had a recall for piston rings in the B8 generation ( same generation in the video ). If you're lucky enough to get Audi to cover the repair costs and get the rings swapped it's a solid car for sure.
They told me at Audi they only build the 3.0t s models to last
I own Audis but I also am prepared to drop the subframe and pull the front off at any given time. I've become pretty good at it and it's not big deal!
I see people smugly driving around in these Audis and I always just feel a deep sense of satisfaction as a non Audi owner
Not a lot to be smug about in a 2011 Audi lol. Having owned a couple of the 2.0T, I’ve never had a problem with them. Had an ‘08 and a 2016. 160K miles and 40K respectively. I’d assume most people just don’t take care of them (probably because of the sky high costs for preventative maintenance and repairs when paying for someone else to do it.) Proper maintenance and they’ll take care of you. Just change the fluids and parts that wear proactively.
@@13579Winter I currently own 2 audis an s4 b6 4.2l and an a4 b7 with a 2.0t. Ive also had a 2011 a4 2.0t learned that the immobilizer tends to lock the crank on it, as for the battery if one hasn't been in the car for a long it will need to programmed to it.
BIG BRAIN!! Bro same thing honestly. Same with BMW’s. I’ve had my fair share of BMW design flaws blighting me in the rear end and I’m done with it!
I got a 17 year old Audi TT with 150k miles on it, runs perfect, always service it myself and always fix it myself no problems
Yeah I don’t know what he’s talking about a have a 2004 Audi TT with 124000 miles. No problems just regular maintenance.
Now I can't stop singing Negative to Negative, Positive to Positive 🤣
Same! So good 🤣
Me too 😅🤣🤣🤣
+1
Positive to positive, negative to negative*
I feel that guy's pain. He got well and truly ripped off!
It's disheartening for sure.
I would sue.
yeah that guy before him definitely did no maintenance
Idk why I get sucked into these videos,but thank you. Thank u very much🤙🏽
Imagine clicking on a video titled "Worst car ever made" and seeing it's your car 😂
I know the feeling. At least mine is an A3
You have been warned!!! Sell that steaming pile of junk now...
I have seen so many bad reviews on german cars that i am getting scare of getting one., my buddy bought (bc his family is wealthy) his first brand new Benz C Class (don't remember well but it think was c class) just bc he got bored with his Prius (big mistake) he drove that thing back and forth to the Dealer for everything you can think of. Lights went out one night while driving (including the ones inside) but the car was running . Sometimes didn't start, the back up camera glitches. One day the windows rolled up and never roll down anymore.. he was going to the dealership for either mechanical or electrical issues almost every month for 8 months, one day he stopped at a Honda Dealer and trade it for a Hybrid Accord and he said bc the Benz was more expensive he got money back
Lol same here, I have S4 and felt offended by this video because not all Audi are junk
Mine is an a4 but the B7 model (2008 to be specific) had it for 6 years now and also modded to shxt. Pushing over 500 hp (built motor) other than the mods, car has been solid since I've had it. Few hiccups here and there but nothing major
Being a Honda fanboy, I once bought an old Audi A4. Just for curiosity. I sold it faster than you could say "Stationary pile of junk".
So glad I didn't get an Audi A4 as a first car , I was really close to buying one
How old was it? I'am still driving my old a4 it's from 1995 so it's 25 years now, and driving fine 🤔 but i'm from Germany, maybe they sold better quality here, or the newer Models are way worse than the older Models. An a4 B5 is known as very reliable and you can still see many of them here on the road in Germany and they are all about 20 years old and older
@@tobityp2 its different because in germany the roads are great and germans dont use there car much like americans and the weather is not hot so the oil is not getting burning very fast and finally germany is a small state compared to u.s so the car doesnt get much of Km
@@waelmostafa2222 OK, the roads are great, but you forget the Salt on the streets in the winter, the 200 das of Rain every year and the much Higher loads on the engines because of driving faster.. i have to say the a4 i'am driving has very Low mileage For it's age, only 190.000 Kilometer, so 118.000 Miles in 25 years :D... but it also has no turbocharger wich should help in future. But what impresses me, ist that there is nearly no Rust anywhere at the car, it's completely galvanized and they did a great Job in 1995. I mean about 10-12 years of the 25 were in cold Rain/snow and Salt from the street .. the Last 5 years it was used nearly every day for abaut 40-50 Miles a day an the only Major Thing that Broke was the Water Pump... That was all... I think for such an old Car this ist great, so i rather never buy a newer a4 ^^
I have a 1994 A8..still running like a clock.....26 years old. The only problem I have is taht when something goes bad....no new parts around....luckly...very few things go wrong. The advantage on a car like this is...it's not too modern, not too old...so retrofiting a few things is not out of the question
I was driving behind an Audi A3 with a license plate cover that read “living on a prayer” 🤣🤣
🤣 hope your prayer always been heard
Did you even read my comment? I said a car in front of me had that cover.
@@RaiderDadBod I think he's not fluent in understanding English.
@@RaiderDadBod Old people's joke. I understood what he was saying. Maybe it is better to not get the joke.
If they got the diesel and know how to take care of it, it will last 500k+ miles easy and cost less than a Corolla but with better performance. But if you rarely let your engine warm up and neglect maintenance, you’ll be better off with the Corolla. The 2.0t isn’t that bad either and has a lot of benefits if you take care of it’s few quirks. This scum bag that sold the A4 never took care of it.
You jusmpstart the battery from the jumpstart terminals under the hood. Positive goes on red, and negative goes to any grounded metal. I hope you can calm down now.
I found the best dodge product ever
Dodge Diecast cars
Insert laughing donkey
anything you like is garbage
My uncle had an Audi that broke down in the middle of nowhere, said he bought it cause Audi's are always reliable🤣
Omg!
🤦🤦🤦 I hope he learnt the lesson
Must of been in la la land
I’ve never heard anyone say they’re reliable. Not even joking around xD that’s a first. I have an Audi A6 and a Passat. I know they aren’t from experience
@@ghost-4230 ...and mercedes benz. 6 months ago got a 2014 c250 with 44,000 miles. After 2 months, the problems surge even with the paint. Took to a Toyota Dealership and trade for a 2020 camry.
Many many years ago my dad bought a used Audi. He got rid of it in a couple of months. Too expensive to work on it broke down all the time.
As a proud owner of a 1958 Edsel Corsair, I was relieved to see that you don't consider the Edsel as the worst car ever made.
Imagine your family owns german cars. And decided to move to a different state. Then the next morning in your brand new home. You hear Scotty outside and you realized he lives next door.
🤣
Everytime Scotty seeing your car: Runs away
Lmao
Scotty to his neighbor: your audi is piece of crap! It's an endless money pit! Get rid of it and buy a Toyota or Honda!
But like 6 doors down. Can still hear him tho
"Stupid key-less ignition" is correct. I HATE fabs! Thanks Scotty.
Funny part: you’re replacing a small key with small brick! 😂. Sucks when the battery goes suddenly dead... which is typical.
fob*
@@Brianuyahoo i have spare batteries in my car in case that happens. It also has a key in the fob itself to open the doors. BOOM
Not sure if there is a latch from inside to open it manually like my 500k miles prius
Never buy a car with window tinting full of air bubbles.
I've had a 2014 A4 since buying as a CPO in 2016 and it's never burned a drop of oil. I've driven hundreds of cars and have never driven one I like better.
This car days of revving up its engine is long gone
Gotta love that DIY or $99 "special" tint job too.
I think that’s just the camera. I notice this effect a lot since I bought some “prism” lenses for my sungigs
@@jamiewalker8772 nah, you can tell the difference. A good tint job seen through a polarized lens would be more uniform than that.
@@DrewskiTheLegend Yeah you shouldn’t even be able to tell it’s there besides being darker
Schrodinger's battery is in the trunk.
We need to open the trunk to determine if it's good or bad
@@donaldeloebhose864 Exactly.
Why "forget" to read the user manual! Than get surprised because don't know that almost 100% of cars out there. Have an emergency release for trunk, gas compartment and other "electrical access only" stuff! This Audi ,like all others, is no different!
Scotty love to bash, based on peoples ignorance... and sometimes it's own! :-(
Cadillac puts them under the back seat.
Weird.
2.0T gas engines from 2008 until 2015 afaik are bad as heck. They'll run as long as you keep the oil in check. 2.0TDI on the other hand, are a better option to maintain. But to be honest, it's simply a matter of taking good care of it, like with any other car. Take care of it, it'll take you wherever you want, with no problems. Neglect it, and it will fail on you at any point.
Its not the car, is the owner.
Those Audis run forever with regular maintenance.
Here in europe we reg put over 200k miles on these.
I believe that the European model audi are different from us model Audi. But I agree, if you don't keep up with maintenance, any car will be a pile.
200 k is nothing tho. 200,000 now that's not even that much for a car that's reliable
@@robmalcolm8042 definitely. 200k is nothing if maintenance is kept up with. But some engines and vehicles (1980s Toyota truck) will keep going even after the apocalypse
1985 VW Gti 1.8 liter 8v with 420k when I traded it in. Audis/VW require German efficient like maintenance and you must be somewhat delicate when using the buttons and dials as well. American car's interiors are made for cavemen, tested by a hungry brown bear. jk
Exactly i had an audi a4 with 268k miles in America and she was still reliable.
Audi is Germany's revenge....
Germany's cars are made for performance not reliability lol I'm still surprised people still think they are daily petrol drivers. German diesels are not too bad on the other hand those are closer to commuter drivers
Aberrations Abattoir Its a 2.0L 4 banger, not a Lamborghini. It was made for daily driving and can't even make it past 87,000 miles.
Audis are acutally ok. If you buy a manual with the diesel engine, but you're in America boiii..
Just kidding even here in Germany most people get rid of them after 7 years..Working in a shop at the customer-servicepoint. Damn people do spend much money on simple stuff like normal inspections. Exaust has to be in good shape if your shocks are worn good bye payment for this month.
I'd be really interested in a Fiat 500 just because they're cheap to run, if I knew nothing about cars.
We fix all cars but we have some 500's. Normal service cost you around 250,- for an oil change,oil-, air, interior filter. If you'd have to do that for a Volkswagen Golf you'd pay 470,-
Fiat says you have to change the timing belt every 6 years or 75.000miles. In that time all the small Volkswagen/Audi T(F)SI-Engines (smaller variants of this '2.0T'), scream for a new timing chain, eventho they look cool and don't have 69hp like the 500 and are female.
@@NoOne-oe3co you dont need to sacrifice performance for reliability lol
I have very bad experience with the Volkswagen group. the diesel engine is still ok but all the German cars are worth nothing anymore. lada is already more reliable than the German troop. and ridiculously expensive too. i will stick with toyota / lexus. or possibly Honda.
Scotty: start cursing while fixing
His wife: uh oh it better be German this time
You can jump start from the Jump start from the points in the front
I just bought the same car but a year newer and literally half the price with 80k. Seemed like a good enough deal plus all the maintenance had been kept up with. I’m at 105k now and still no issues, but I baby it and do the maintenance.
Same here, I bought my a4 at 105k and its been running great ever since.
@@blakeanders1 same I got the same audi as this video I'm on 178k been good to me
He didn't build a very good case.
Apparently if your car doesn't have a battery in it, and your engine locks up from running dry, it's a piece of junk
Ryan McKenna yeah there had to be a lot wrong with that a4, it shouldn’t be a reason to call all a4s crap
Audi is great, just not in the US as much as it is in Europe
1st. Alot of cars have battiers in the car, my first gen CLS did aswell.
2nd. If you get locked out of your car electronically, there is a metal key inside the keyfob and the trunk + door are foreseen with keyholes to open it, in case you run out of battery.
Had an Audi just like that. Worst car I've ever had!
I have just bought my 4th Audi.b(A6 Biturbo 3lt TDI. 320hp and 650mn of torque. 0 to 100kmh in 5 seconds.
They have all been beautiful Cars. They are well built,powerful, economical and stylish.
They can be expensive to repair if you take it to the wrong people.
If you maintain them properly they are a fantastic car, especially good value second hand.
Scotty's phrase of the day: "pile of junk"
Stationary piece of junk is better lol
I thought it would be "Positive to positive. Negative to negative."
The guy who sold him the car is a smart guy.
Not so fast....why did he have that car in the first place?
@@drmodestoesq probably bought it for exactly the purpose of trading it to him. Probably bought it for $3,000 from a friend who had it sitting in his yard for years. 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🎟🎯🍋
The guy who screwed him over should get what he deserves...
Still a scammy POS
Me originally: Please be Fiat, Please be Fiat
Me after watching video: just as bad
I was hoping it was a Ford.
I was thinking it was some smart car lol
There was a recall on these engines due to extreme oil consumption.
"stationary pile of junk" ... That made me laugh!
Over here in Europe, the vast majority of Audis have TDI engines, and they are very solid cars. My old 2004 A3 TDI two litre runs as new with 148k miles, and a pals 2013 A3 TDI have just under 200k miles and runs perfect. Handling, braking are superb, and the interiors super with great controls.
I have a 2005 Audi A4 Quatro and it has 222,000 miles on it. The other day a semi truck shredded the tire, rim and the back driver side door. Since it had awd I didn't lose control. Since the accident I put a new tire on it and duck taped the hole in the door left by the semi. I still drive it to work! It drives like nothing ever happened to it 😂
They are only good for Europe. “Only”
I have a SLine audi a4 1.9 TDI. Has 350,000miles and still going solid
Audi is a “better” VW😜
I’ve owned 3 of them since 2007 til today. They are good reliable cars.
Judges Audi on a car given to a customer by someone who couldn't pay his bills. Great example, not.
I’m sure it’s not the only one he’s worked on
@@henrygoodbar9477 perhaps I could bring my own exact same vehicle with 200k trouble free miles so he can do another anecdotal video?
@@ln5747 wow let's see Scotty says his is junk you say yours is good. So it's 100% clear that you're right wow golly
@@edsnotgod both are anecdotal. But it's quite obvious you don't judge a vehicle based upon one that has clearly not been maintained. Almost on 150k miles now.
@@ln5747 I can understand having to drop the engine in a fancy supercar to change a spark plug, but having to remove rear seats to manually open a generic sedans trunk is just plain stupid. Just as putting the battery in the trunk is too. Just like deciding the tank filler needs to be on the passenger side, or in the trunk.
I know this is old but Scotty don't know audis. If you looked up towards the brake fluid reservoir you would see a small cover with a positive terminal and the neg is right next to strut bolts to jump start the car. You also failed to inspect the key which has a key in the remote.
😂 he bought a used audi with a seized engine, how do u not even turn it on before buying lmao
It ran when he bought it but evidently was on it's last legs.
@@TeeroyHammermill but what wouldve causes the engine to seize like that? Lack of oil?
@@MrBiscuitOliva : That's possible or could've been the engine is simply not built well enough to withstand the pressure of a turbo.
@@TeeroyHammermill Those engines can only use synthetic and even that MUST be changed regularly. Before 2017, those engines were unforgiving of poor maintenance.
I bet the timing belt snapped. Bent all the valves. People neglect these jobs on A4's because there so labor intensive on the changeout. Dealer wants 1000+ to do this service.
I have a 2013 S5. The 3.0t V6 is super solid and the car overall has amazing build quility. Have to maintain them properly!
Apr tune makes it a rocket
I owned a used Audi A4 2010, worked like a champ and maintenance was low. Enjoyed the way that car handle and ease of driving it, also it was good on gas... My Audi experience was excellent!
My boss's wife had a 2007. Had to get rid of it within 3 months.
@@duncandonuts5268 sorry to hear about your experience ! Hope you found a better car.
@Far7rom yeah, couldn't stand the guy
@@duncandonuts5268 Wait?! LOL you got rid of the boss?
@@fitzgerald434 yeah. his body is somewhere. can't remember.
"Can't blame Audi entirely, they do put a battery in it when it's made" - LMFAO! "Sorry, it's no longer a rolling piling of junk, it's just a pile of junk." Dude it awesome.
Pretty sure every car in the world is a "pile of junk" when the engine is seized....
not really ..some are cheap to repair .. My Astra - engines are plentyful. and not that expensive to buy .. you have to weigh up the cost - if it gonna cost you £ 600 quid to have the engine fixed , but your car is worth say £ 1500 then obviously it is worth paying it, after all .. if you scrap your car because you don't want to pay the £600 .. then you are left with no car and i presume you will have to find more then £600 to buy a decent new car... doesn't make sense at all.
@@kittyhawk9707 had an Astra SRI. Worst car I've ever owned. Clutch, coils and cylinder head all failed one after each other in a 12 month period at 4 years old. Car wasn't ragged (it was the wifes). Put me off vauxhall for life.
Ah yes. The b8 platform...
Great cars once your update/replace the...
- Timing chain tensioners
- Waterpump
- Inlet piping disconnecting under load
- PCV Valve
- Rear main seal
- Piston rings
- Bad turbo
- Carbon build up like crazy
- fix the leaking sunroof
- update the intake manifold
... greats cars tho.
Timing chain tensioner went, pistons gave a smooch to the valves. That's my educated guess.
Unfortunately Hondas have timing belt driven engines that are interference engines. Replace that belt within 100,000 miles.
My thoughts exactly. I was going to post this comment myself. The early B8 A4s (2008-2012 I believe) have the 2.0T engine that is well known for timing chain failures. The later ones apparently have fewer issues, but still...they're Audis... so caveat emptor.
@@nunecoco2349 yes but the Audi timing chain system does not have a maintenance schedule. It is considered a lifetime system and should be able to last at least 200,000 miles like many, many other vehicles with timing chains.
Yep. Similar 2.0T TSI engines in VW Passats and GTI’s have similar timing chain tensioner issues and are interference design. This is why you rarely find examples with 200,000+ KM, unlike Volvos, Subarus etc.
@@Bmovie5000 Subarus ? lol...they are junk by 120k miles...most people are on their second head gasket by then