Originally posted by Lee:
I would get the car fixed, and continue to drive it. Don't get rid of the car over this problem. Unless your tired of driving it. The A4 is a nice vehicle but you will pay dearly for it.



Hey Lee, thanks for the input...well this is the primary motivator, previously I was going to keep it until 60K and then dump it the second my extended ran out as while the car is fine for the most part, I really hate the cheap build of it, the small things that have gone wrong, and driving it just isn't as much fun as it was before..the car seems to have aged almost instantly and feels about as reliable as my 90 mustang was and that car was 9 years old when I sold it, this one is just over three....

I would like to lease something if possible for about $300/month...ideally I wanted to sell this at 60K and then buy something used (3 series or an A4) for about 20K...but with what I owe now that isn't an option

2000 Black Contour SVT Western/Central Massachusetts