What is the average monthly maintenance cost on a Audi A4?

I am looking to buy a 1999 or 2000 Audi A4 and want to know what the average cost to maintain the car would be. I don't know much about Audi when it comes to mechanics. I've heard that Audi's are expensive to up-keep (I know any car comes with a cost) but I want to know if it is really true or not.


Say we are comparing it to a Ford or Honda, something in that line.|||Gas and oil changes are two|||audi is basically an expensive Volkswagen and both are known for having some engine , transmission and electrical problems. Once past 100,000 to 140,000 miles a lot of vehicles will start having expensive problems and a lot depends one who owned and maintained the car. Go to carcomplaints.com and see what it says about the A4 . Audi parts are all imported from germany and since this is a dealer only part that makes them a lot more expensive.


I checked carcomplaints.com and there were only a few complaints for the audi a4 those two years you were interested in. If you would like some free information on how to buy a used car, what to look for and what to look out for, go to www.samarins.com As with any used car, I like to try to do a cold start test drive. I ask the owner the night before not to start the car the next morning and show up and start it up after setting overnight. The engine should start easily and quietly, and smooth into a high idle with in 5 or 10 seconds. After a few minutes of warm up for oil circulation, take off and drive it like you stole it, try to get the car up to 55 miles per hour in the first 5 to 7 minutes. Any car that you cannot get to move in the first 5 to 15 minutes may have transmission problems, and if you start it cold and the engine rattles, and bangs and blows clouds of blue smoke walk away. Part of looking at used cars is walking away from someone else problem car.