What should we replace our Audi A4 TDI with?
After 80,000 miles we are considering a replacement for the Audi A4 2.0 TDI. We were covering 19,000 miles per year but are now down to about 10,000 mostly trips of less than 25 miles. We drive into London maybe 8 times each month from Maidenhead and do occasional continental trips sometimes covering 400/500 miles in a day. The key comfort factors would be automatic transmission, electrically adjustable driving positions, handsfree phone and a great sound system. I have been seriously unhappy with the Audi transmission since we acquired the car. Audi have never succeeded in making it better for more than a few weeks at a time. But I am still not inclined to move to a manual. Our budget is £15k on top of the A4’s value?
Asked on 17 April 2017 by henri999
Answered by
Honest John
If you want to continue driving into London from April 2019 you need at least an EU6 diesel or an EU4 petrol. With your reduced mileage I wouldn't stay with diesel because of the cost of maintaining the car's emissions equipment. You should get about £7,500 - £8,000 for the Audi. The most obvious answers is an upgrade to the new model A4 2.0 TFSI 7-speed 190, a 2015 example of which should come within budget. The S tronic is the longitudinal dual shaft transmission shared with the A5, Q5, A7, etc.
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