I’ve had a 1.9TDI 130 for 9.5 years. It’s a “Pumpe Duse” not a Common Rail. Can’t say I have noticed the PD is noisy because it just isn’t! I haven’t had any issues since I bought this car new, other than worn out disc brakes and perished CV gaiters, but any car would have needed this work at 9 years of age. One other problem was caused by a badly fitted windscreen which has required the vehicle to go in for a dry out.
All’s well with that now and i did get a loan car. They gave me an S Line 2.0l 170 hp A4 multitronic on loan last week, but i think prefer my ageing 1.9 A6. Mine feels quicker and can do 20% more to the gallon (55-70mpg). Can’t see the point in a 170hp engine in an A4, but with an auto, the A4 felt like a tank.
Servicing my Audi has not been expensive as it runs on a variable servicing plan. Audi are also doing fixed price servicing
When you consider the 20 month avarage interval for servicing, this brand is certainly not expensive to maintain!
A 1.9tdi is not flash and I chose Audi because it was a practical, good value, quality built, no frills family vehicle.
As for Clarkson’s comments, well he’s more of a cock than anyone! He’s like a 12 year old school boy! All that supercar bolx chat about 0-60 in 4 seconds and nonsense 160mph top speeds is true “cockspeak”! Imagine spending well over a hundred grand on a 5.0l car and then finding an airfield to wear out it’s expensive tyres. Intelligent behaviour (NOT!)
In my view, anyone who drives a gas guzzler is a cock, regardless of the vehicle brand or it’s age.