<98 low mile A4 or >99 hi mile?
 

Dear all, I have about ¢G9k to spend and am wanting to replace my N95 A4 1.8
Auto with an SE or T that has climate control and better alarm+remote
c/locking. My car has got the typical early A4 immobiliser reader coil
failing to recognise key problem and err... no air con... yes I know the
heatwave is gonna go soon but I had always wanted a new machine anyway, just
a coincidence I swear. ;-) So I'd like to know if the pre-facelift models
still have the immobiliser problem? I've seen on Autotrader there are quite
a few <98 1.8SEs with <60k miles and some >99 1.8SEs with >60k miles, with
9k would you go for the former or the latter? Or any other place I should be
looking for good deals? I like the A4 and would like to stick with the
model. I know the A6 is nice too, should I go for that instead, would the 9k
be better spent on an A6 or any other car I should also consider?

Cheers, Jules

***24 hours in a day...24 beers in a case...coincidence?***

Re: <98 low mile A4 or >99 hi mile?
 

"Dr Joolz" <jxm96c@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Dear all, I have about ¢G9k to spend and am wanting to replace my N95 A4
1.8
> Auto with an SE or T that has climate control and better alarm+remote
> c/locking. My car has got the typical early A4 immobiliser reader coil
> failing to recognise key problem and err... no air con... yes I know the
> heatwave is gonna go soon but I had always wanted a new machine anyway,
just
> a coincidence I swear. ;-) So I'd like to know if the pre-facelift models
> still have the immobiliser problem? I've seen on Autotrader there are
quite
> a few <98 1.8SEs with <60k miles and some >99 1.8SEs with >60k miles, with
> 9k would you go for the former or the latter? Or any other place I should
be
> looking for good deals? I like the A4 and would like to stick with the
> model. I know the A6 is nice too, should I go for that instead, would the
9k
> be better spent on an A6 or any other car I should also consider?
>
> Cheers, Jules
>
> ***24 hours in a day...24 beers in a case...coincidence?***
>
>

Can you tell me more about the 'the typical early A4 immobiliser reader coil
> failing to recognise key problem '?
What are the symptoms?
I've got a 96 A4 2.6 V6 auto, having cutting out/stalling problems, can be
on freeway, sitting in traffic, in the middle of a roundabout! Currently
suspecting the ECU but it's an expensive part....

Re: <98 low mile A4 or >99 hi mile?
 

Hi what you're having sounds more like a mechanical problem, fuel is not
injected in time or the engine running too lean or something, I don't know
much about that I'm afraid, try AudiWorld.com. My problem is to do with the
Audi immobiliser system, when you insert a key (which has a microchip) the
reader coil sends a signal to the key and checks its ID, if that fails to
bounce back or gives a wrong ID it will flash a key icon on the dash and
will not let you start the car, to be precise it lets you start the car but
cuts it out after 2 seconds (why this way however I don't know). On earlier
models, the reader coil fails after about 6-7 years of everyday use, for no
specific cause the problem will almost certainly occur. It's a design fault
in my opinion but I don't think Audi will admit that. They can replace the
reader coil and recode the keys for you at a charge, probably about 100-200
UK pounds, roughly 80-160 US$ I estimate.

Hope you'll get your car fixed soon with little cost/hassle.

Cheers, Jules

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"Dr Joolz" <jxm96c@hotmail.com> skrev i melding
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> ***24 hours in a day...24 beers in a case...coincidence?***


No coincidence..................

Re: <98 low mile A4 or >99 hi mile?
 

Thought so too :-) So err... any advice on my original questions?

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"Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote in message
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> "Dr Joolz" <jxm96c@hotmail.com> skrev i melding
> news:bhc12v$dsl$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> > ***24 hours in a day...24 beers in a case...coincidence?***
>
>
> No coincidence..................
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