Audi Forum - Audi Forums for the A4, S4, TT, A3, A6 and more! - Questions about Long Term Care and Maintenance of my Audi

Hello,

Last October I bought my first car – a black 2003 Audi A4 3.0L convertible – and I absolutely love it.

Now it could be man's love affair with his first car (who wouldn't love this car if it was their first car?!), however I would really like to take care of tis car so it lasts a long time and continues to look GREAT!

Being a used car there is some wear and tear on it that I would like to repair in the future – a broken cup-holder, some minor scratches to the paint, minor damage to the interior finishing, etc.

I will admit that I don't know anything about working on vehicles so I wouldn't even know where to start in doing these things myself, but whenever I have expressed a desire to even keep my Audi in the best shape I can for as long as I can, I have received mostly negative responses about maintaining such a car in the long term, especially an Audi.

Responses that I have received have said something similar to…

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At some point all the electronics stuff will start getting flaky and it will be more expensive to fix than to replace the car.

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An Audi. No way.

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There's a reason a lot of audis this age are $2000 on craigslist.

Is it unrealistic for a regular-ish individual like myself to keep my Audi in great shape in the years to come? What can I do to keep my car looking great and in good running condition?