Overview & Reviews

The 2.8 sedan gets a valve job resulting in 18 more horsepower and additional torque. Side-impact airbags are standard, as is traction control. Opt for the automatic and you'll get the same Tiptronic technology that allows Biff to manually shift Buffy's 911 Cabriolet. A new station wagon called Avant debuts, while the A4 1.8T gets new wheels, a sport package and an ambient temperature gauge. New colors and stereo improvements round out the changes for 1998.

• Gutsy new V6 engine. Comfortable interior. Great handling. Stellar design. Optional all-wheel drive. Optional Tiptronic automanual transmission.

• Small back seat. Useless cupholders.

User Reviews:

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  A Delight to Drive - 1998 Audi A4
  By DH - December 13 - 11:27 pm

  I have had this car for almost a year now and it is a delight to drive. The AWD is great along with the tiptronic transmission. The car had low miles when I bought it and was well maintained, but still had to have the timing belt replaced @ 60,000 miles.

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  Good car - 1998 Audi A4
  By DeezNets25 - November 16 - 3:21 pm

  Fun, quick, good handling, good on gas,and quiet comfortable ride.

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  Nice Little Car - 1998 Audi A4
  By Nacho - August 31 - 10:00 am

  I purchased this car used from a guy in my neighborhood who took great care of the car (a 1.8T Quattro.) He only had 20K miles on it when I bought it from him. So far so good with the car. It has the chip and is fast, but doesnt have the best pickup from the line. I love the car. It is comfortable, looks great and the build quality is fantastic! I am still looking for an Audi club in the Phoenix area, so I can get some tips from other owners...

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  Born to drive - 1998 Audi A4
  By audimanS4 - August 19 - 2:00 am

  I bought my 98 A4 2.8Q in august of 2001. It had 70k miles on it. Since, I have put 22k miles on the car and have not had 1 single problem with anything mechanical or electrical. The build quality of this car is superb. With almost 100k miles the car doesn creak or moan anywhere, it is solid as can be. Very impressive for almost 100k miles, but that is why it is an Audi.

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  Qauttro all the way - 1998 Audi A4
  By ee54880 - July 11 - 11:33 pm

  I have owned my A4 for 3 years and yes I have replaced a lot of parts, but with some research and a little know how, repair costs are 1/4 of what dealers charge. It handles great, has nice interior and looks great. I will never buy anything but an Audi again period!

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  Always in the shop - 1998 Audi A4
  By Jason - May 28 - 8:56 pm

  I have had my Audi A4 for about 6 years. I bought it used in 2000. The car is not bad, but it always has something wrong with it. I have had the Air Bag light come on about 3 times. The Check Engine light comes on a lot, too. The Turbo burned up once. The car has had many problems with the electrical system. I just cant afford to drive the car, since things are always going wrong with it.

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  Fun to drive - not fun to own - 1998 Audi A4
  By jimmyjoe - April 14 - 10:00 am

  I had purchased this car believing that Audi had a decent quality car in the A4. Wrong, bought in Feb 2002 and nothing but quality problems. Cruise control died, tires were not balanced (dealer), sunroof opened by itself, airbag sensor died, recall on tie rods had to be done, turbo died, center armrest kept dropping, and when I was getting rid of it the cruise was in the process of dying yet again. However, when it was running correctly it was one of the nicest, well mannered front wheel drives that I have driven (hence the purchase). The doors and the chassis are real solid. Dealer was good about it and put me in a BMW 323 reasonably.

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  A great car, when it works - 1998 Audi A4
  By joeyb - March 26 - 8:31 am

  First of all I would like to say that overall, Ive had pretty good luck with this car considering all of the problems items Ive read about in other reviews. It has great interior and exterior styling, rides nice, and coupled with good tires, the AWD is awesome for the New England winters. But If you are going to purchase an earlier year Audi, 3 conditions must be met. 1- make sure you are under some kind of warranty 2- If not, make sure you are handy with a wrench (many of the problem items can be fixed yourself). 3- if you cant fix it yourself, find a good mechanic as the dealer repair costs are horrible.

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  Fun but Unreliable - 1998 Audi A4
  By Noel - January 20 - 8:51 pm

  I bought my A4 with 58,000 miles on it in Jan 2001 and as of Jan 2006 have 137,000 miles on it. The car handles very well and the low end power is very good. My car is completely stock (No mods) and has still been the least reliable car I have ever owned. Here is a partial list, waterpump(2), power steering rack, spark plug coils, numerous front suspension arms and tie rods, wheel bearings, various leaks (Diff fluid, power steering fluid, coolant, oil), various electrical problems/switches. It was been a fun and expensive 5 years of ownership, but when it comes time to buy again, I will probably not buy another Audi.

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  Not reliable at all - 1998 Audi A4
  By a4wagon - January 7 - 2:00 am

  This car is junky. I owned it less than a year and had $7000.00+ in repairs. Most of the time this was my primary vehicle, I was driving my 1995 Dakota instead, because it always runs. The timing belts on these will not last until the recommended service interval. This is critical for you to replace early if you have a 2.8 car. You will be VERY VERY unhappy if your belt goes. This will cost you thousands. Just replace the belt at about 50,000. I promise youll be glad you did. After that disaster, the car still has not been running well, and as you know it takes weeks and weeks to get these repairs done on an a4 at any of the dealerships.