A lot of people try and run these cars not realising how much can be involved in keeping them tip top. They deserve to be maintained well, but sadly there is a lot of rough cars out there.
There is so much that can need repair/replacement simply due to age and wear and tear. Just a pretty cheap simple example is it’s about £125 for each lumbar sensor and there are four.
All rubber perished with time, so suspension bushes can not be their best. You could spend £1k+ replacing things like that too. It’s all relative... for me, there’s no point trying to get a decent geo setting on a car, if there is play in any of the components, so I’d want to refresh them.
They say Audi’s are a grand a ring for repairs
which is pretty much right... most bills will be £1k+ at least. Comparatively an E46 M3 (great car) is much more affordable to maintain to a decent standard.