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A4 Triptronic - reliable cars?

  • 20-11-2009 12:57am
    #1
    youareyou
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭


    Are they reliable versus normal gears?


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  • #2
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Yes.

    Tiptronic is around since 1990, invented by Porsche, and licenced to (amongst others) VAG, Mitsubishi, Peugeot.

    Lots and lots of Tip's out there, some with v.big mileage. My '93 has 156k miles, and runs like a swiss watch.

    All good, imho.

    The big ++, in a VAG, is no dreaded DMF to fail !

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  • #3
    youareyou
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭youareyou


    galwaytt wrote: »
    Yes.

    Tiptronic is around since 1990, invented by Porsche, and licenced to (amongst others) VAG, Mitsubishi, Peugeot.

    Lots and lots of Tip's out there, some with v.big mileage. My '93 has 156k miles, and runs like a swiss watch.

    All good, imho.

    The big ++, in a VAG, is no dreaded DMF to fail !

    "The big ++, in a VAG, is no dreaded DMF" ?
    Whats a vag and dmf pls?


  • #4
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    OP, what year is the car you're going for? Are you sure it's a tiptronic and not a Multitronic? The Multitronics are some of the most unreliable autoboxes ever to be fitted to a car.


  • #5
    youareyou
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭youareyou


    Confab wrote: »
    OP, what year is the car you're going for? Are you sure it's a tiptronic and not a Multitronic? The Multitronics are some of the most unreliable autoboxes ever to be fitted to a car.

    Will make sure its a tiptronic so.
    Would like an Audi - budget < than 11K


  • #6
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,861 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    I know of someone who has had all sorts of trouble with an A6 tiptronic box. Has cost thousands to try and correct and still isn't right.


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  • #7
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Are A4s reliable?


  • #8
    Bitten & Hisses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭Bitten & Hisses


    JHMEG wrote: »
    Are A4s reliable?

    Yes. So are their Tiptronic gearboxes. Their Multitronic gearboxes, on the other hand are up there with the 3.0-litre Isuzu engine in the unreliability stakes.


  • #9
    Bitten & Hisses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭Bitten & Hisses


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    I know of someone who has had all sorts of trouble with an A6 tiptronic box. Has cost thousands to try and correct and still isn't right.

    If it's a relatively recent car, it may well be a Multitronic, which is a CVT and notorious for giving trouble.


  • #10
    youareyou
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭youareyou


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    I know of someone who has had all sorts of trouble with an A6 tiptronic box. Has cost thousands to try and correct and still isn't right.

    Im wondering should I go for an automatic if there is a greater risk with tiptronic.


  • #11
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    youareyou wrote: »
    Im wondering should I go for an automatic if there is a greater risk with tiptronic.
    A tiptronic is a normal automatic but with manual override switches, a CVT (ie Multitronic) gearbox is a different beast altogether.


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  • #12
    youareyou
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭youareyou


    Anan1 wrote: »
    A tiptronic is a normal automatic but with manual override switches, a CVT (ie Multitronic) gearbox is a different beast altogether.

    Thanks for the info.

    Whats the earliest year for Tiptronic on an A4?


  • #13
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Some confusion here. I think the OP defines 'tiptronic' as an automatic with paddle shifters. Multitronic is Audi's name for it's automatic gearbox, some of which come with paddle shifters. Any Audi automatic before about '05 was Multitronic and should not even be considered (i.e, if you see 'Multitronic', run away fast.) The box has two points of failure, the gearbox ECU and the mechanical bits. Replacement boxes fail as well.

    In other words OP, avoid automatic Audis in your price range.


  • #14
    youareyou
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭youareyou


    Confab wrote: »
    Some confusion here. I think the OP defines 'tiptronic' as an automatic with paddle shifters. Multitronic is Audi's name for it's automatic gearbox, some of which come with paddle shifters. Any Audi automatic before about '05 was Multitronic and should not even be considered (i.e, if you see 'Multitronic', run away fast.) The box has two points of failure, the gearbox ECU and the mechanical bits. Replacement boxes fail as well.

    In other words OP, avoid automatic Audis in your price range.

    Thanks for the info.


  • #15
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Bitten & Hisses wrote: »
    Yes. So are their Tiptronic gearboxes. Their Multitronic gearboxes, on the other hand are up there with the 3.0-litre Isuzu engine in the unreliability stakes.

    Honest John's take on the 2001 model. From personal experience the model before that was very flaky indeed.

    http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/index.htm?md=20


  • #16
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,861 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    The A6 I mentioned was an older car. 2.4 petrol. May well have been multitronic, in which case my error :o


  • #17
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    Confab wrote: »
    Some confusion here. I think the OP defines 'tiptronic' as an automatic with paddle shifters. Multitronic is Audi's name for it's automatic gearbox, some of which come with paddle shifters. Any Audi automatic before about '05 was Multitronic and should not even be considered (i.e, if you see 'Multitronic', run away fast.) The box has two points of failure, the gearbox ECU and the mechanical bits. Replacement boxes fail as well.

    In other words OP, avoid automatic Audis in your price range.

    I think that's a load of bollocks in fairness. We have an A4 Cabriolet for going on three years now with it and it hasn't given trouble once. Also, you should try selling one without it and see how hard it'll be.


  • #18
    Mad_Max
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max


    I'm looking at buying an a4 next year. I'm looking at 05-08 models, would I be best to just stick to manual?

    I prefer manual anyway but I didn't mind getting an auto but tails of problems with them are scaring me off.


  • #19
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    VolvoMan wrote: »
    I think that's a load of bollocks in fairness. We have an A4 Cabriolet for going on three years now with it and it hasn't given trouble once. Also, you should try selling one without it and see how hard it'll be.

    Google 'Multitronic problems' and you'll be surprised. The affected boxes are from 2000-2004. After that they changed over to the VAG DSG.


  • #20
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    Confab wrote: »
    Google 'Multitronic problems' and you'll be surprised. The affected boxes are from 2000-2004. After that they changed over to the VAG DSG.

    The fact that you think they changed over to DSG tells how uninformed you are, no offence.


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