Like modding cars and preserving warranty? Audi is not the car for you

[fourtailpipes]

Originally Posted by Amnizu

Well, in fairness the B5 turbo design was garbage and failed on stock tuned cars as well.

I enjoyed my B5 S4, but I'm very happy i got rid of it at 75K miles.

unfortunately, especially if they're failing periodically with no modification, the software will always be seen as the piano that broke the camel's back. and rightfully so. the alternative is that they incur significantly more investigation and repair costs, which they just pass along to the consumer anyway. i'd rather the expense of this kind of thing be incurred by the owner, not spread among future brand consumers.

i too, like many on this board, once had a tuned b5s4 which was leaking everything except blinker fluid, and, though i have no regrets, am quite happy to have it safely in my past.

[Artemis]

My take on it: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...3&postcount=27

At Audi, their memory serves them correctly. The only mechanic or electronic mods they allow are those they conceive themselves:

"In late 1999, early 2000 the First Generation TT had its load of problems because eyebrows raised as questions grew about the car's poor handling as the tally of fatal accidents piled up. The car was deemed unstable when cornering at high speeds, due to "throttle lift-off oversteering". It was imperative that Audi rectify the situation as quickly as possible by altering the problem by changing the suspension settings to increase under-steer, and adding a rear wing spoiler to lower lift. These changes helped the problem, and gave the car back its reputation."
http://www.streetdirectory.com/trave...1999_2006.html
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review