Bmw vs Audi

[gpomp]

My 15 year old German car has 250,000 km. Is it reliable or unreliable?

[bjstare]

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My 15 year old German car has 250,000 km. Is it reliable or unreliable?

Until you start it and drive it, it is neither. It's Schrodinger's BMW.

[Sugarphreak]

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Until you start it and drive it, it is neither. It's Schrodinger's BMW.

[riander5]

When is OP picking up his A4?

[gpomp]

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Until you start it and drive it, it is neither. It's Schrodinger's BMW.

Nah my BMW is 18 years old and only has 170,000 km

[jabjab]

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When is OP picking up his A4?

I'm going to this weekend to test drive the A4 and A3. If I can find a 2015 ish bmw 335 I will test drive that too

[03ozwhip]

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Nah my BMW is 18 years old and only has 170,000 km

Mine n54 is 16 years old with 220k on it.....maintain them and they'll last.

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I'm going to this weekend to test drive the A4 and A3. If I can find a 2015 ish bmw 335 I will test drive that too

I strongly suggest you don't waste your time. Better feel and a bit more reliable, 2011 335, even better reliability and newer, bit more expensive, 2015. Don't even look at the audi man.

[jabjab]

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Mine n54 is 16 years old with 220k on it.....maintain them and they'll last.

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I strongly suggest you don't waste your time. Better feel and a bit more reliable, 2011 335, even better reliability and newer, bit more expensive, 2015. Don't even look at the audi man.

I actually prefer the 2014 to 2017( or whatever was the first year with the new steering wheel) 335 in both looks an performance but keep hearing mixed feelings on the N55.

[03ozwhip]

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I actually prefer the 2014 to 2017 335 in both looks an performance but keep hearing mixed feelings on the N55.

The N55 is one of the best they've had, the b58 is just better from everything I've been reading, but no experience with them.

[bjstare]

N55 is good, B58 is better. N54 is hard on the wallet but can make 550hp if you want it to.

[riander5]

B58 is materially faster stock vs stock with N55 as well.

[killramos]

Yea but can you get one in an Audi?

[jabjab]

N55 it is, fck the Audi idea

[heavyD]

Did VAG ever develop a thermostat housing and water pump for the EA888 that doesn't leak? It was an epidemic when I owned my MK7 Golf R as it was a matter of when not if. Fortunately I would periodically check and found sweating prior to having a big leak which was a good thing seeing at the time thermostat housings were on national backorder and I had to wait almost two months to get it fixed.

[riander5]

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Did VAG ever develop a thermostat housing and water pump for the EA888 that doesn't leak? It was an epidemic when I owned my MK7 Golf R as it was a matter of when not if. Fortunately I would periodically check and found sweating prior to having a big leak which was a good thing seeing at the time thermostat housings were on national backorder and I had to wait almost two months to get it fixed.

I think they were too busy putting screens in front of their turbos

[flipstah]

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Did VAG ever develop a thermostat housing and water pump for the EA888 that doesn't leak? It was an epidemic when I owned my MK7 Golf R as it was a matter of when not if. Fortunately I would periodically check and found sweating prior to having a big leak which was a good thing seeing at the time thermostat housings were on national backorder and I had to wait almost two months to get it fixed.

Nope.

[bjstare]

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Did VAG ever develop a thermostat housing and water pump for any of their engines that doesn't leak?

Ftfy. And the answer is no.

Same comment for timing chain tensioners/guides.

[msommers]

Did BMW ever fix its fuel pump issues? Can't remember offhand what model/yr that was so problematic with

[bjstare]

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Did BMW ever fix its fuel pump issues? Can't remember offhand what model/yr that was so problematic with

That was the N54 cars more than others, IIRC.

[heavyD]

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Did BMW ever fix its fuel pump issues? Can't remember offhand what model/yr that was so problematic with

That was two engine generations ago and yes fixed on later engines.