Byr0n Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Hi, Brand new to the forum, this is my first post :) please bear with me, i do not own an audi nor have i ever owned one but i would like to change that. I currently own a petrol 3 series BMW (the dark side?) but i now want to venture into the diesel world, again i have never owned a diesel car (im 30) mainly because i have never needed to because of my travel arrangements but now i do a long 60 mile round commute everyday and a diesel would be much more beneficial. So, the reason i am not sticking with BMW is because the BMW diesel engines are shocking with endless issues such as swirl flaps and timing chain failures being the main culprits. The reason why i joined the forum was to ask the main question - does Audi have the same issues of reliability with diesel engines? I've currently got my eye on a Audi A3 2008 (1.9 TDi SE), now i have been told the Audi 1.9 diesel engines are very good, is this true? I dont have a clue so please be honest :) If this particular model is no good then please advise on an alternative diesel engine as im open to other Audi models, but my budget is no more then £7k. I appreciate my post is full of questions but i'm currently in a muddle on what to do and would appreciate it if anyone could clear my focus Thanks in advance :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byr0n Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Thanks for all the help guys, great forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Hi Byron, I think generally all modern diesels are not fantastic when it comes to reliability IF you don't do the mileage. The sort of mileage you are doing sounds OK though - what's that going to translate into per year? Make sure you avoid the multitronic auto box whatever you go for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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