The Audi Thread

Neuk_ said:
Yep, depends what is needed, far cheaper than replacement gearbox but far from 'cheap'.
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I think it's very much relative. Around R8k after around 100,000km on a vehicle that cost around R500,000 new seems reasonable.

My main issue is with the stealerships who inject fear into lay people about turbos and S tronic gearboxes.
 
Crowley said:
Sorry for the late reply.

The holiday was overshadowed by the looming 76k repair bill waiting for me at home but I did my best not to think about it. We got back from holiday on the Tuesday and Morne called me later that afternoon with awesome news. Audi SA picked up the tab for the parts and I had to pay 16k, mostly for labor and some consumables for the gearbox oil change. 16k is still a lot of money but I'd take it any time over 76k + labor.

Huge shout out to Morne from Audi East Rand and Audi SA. As and when I upgrade my A7 there is nowhere else I would go.
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It sucks that your holiday had a heavy mood hanging over it in terms of a sick car, but the outcome seems rather good, all things considered. R16k is a pill I would gladly swallow when faced with the other, scarier amount.

It sounds like you have a good guy on the inside which is always a good thing to have. And you know the only way up from the A7 is an RS7, right? :cool:

PS: You owe us some pics of your ride. Told my wife that my next Audi will most definitely be an A7. The first gen ones have the most handsome lines on any car out there.
 
PhireSide said:
It sucks that your holiday had a heavy mood hanging over it in terms of a sick car, but the outcome seems rather good, all things considered. R16k is a pill I would gladly swallow when faced with the other, scarier amount.

It sounds like you have a good guy on the inside which is always a good thing to have. And you know the only way up from the A7 is an RS7, right? :cool:

PS: You owe us some pics of your ride. Told my wife that my next Audi will most definitely be an A7. The first gen ones have the most handsome lines on any car out there.
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A7 is so gangster but no avant though.

so I have to settle for an A6 like this:
 
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wingnut771 said:
A7 is so gangster but no avant though.

so I have to settle for an A6 like this:
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The A6 Avant is also such a looker. But my A4 Avant has scratched the Wagon itch, so now the allure of a sportback/liftback is growing ever larger:love:

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PhireSide said:
It sucks that your holiday had a heavy mood hanging over it in terms of a sick car, but the outcome seems rather good, all things considered. R16k is a pill I would gladly swallow when faced with the other, scarier amount.

It sounds like you have a good guy on the inside which is always a good thing to have. And you know the only way up from the A7 is an RS7, right? :cool:

PS: You owe us some pics of your ride. Told my wife that my next Audi will most definitely be an A7. The first gen ones have the most handsome lines on any car out there.
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MyBB

With regards to upgrading, it will probably be a new A7. I would love a RS7 but my bank balance would hate me with a passion.
 
Crowley said:
MyBB

With regards to upgrading, it will probably be a new A7. I would love a RS7 but my bank balance would hate me with a passion.
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I have heard that even just the brake rotors and pads for all four corners on the RS7 are deep into the five-figure, basically approaching the six-figure territory if done through the dealer, which is nuts. And you are lucky to get 60k km out of a set:confused:
 
PhireSide said:
I have heard that even just the brake rotors and pads for all four corners on the RS7 are deep into the five-figure, basically approaching the six-figure territory if done through the dealer, which is nuts. And you are lucky to get 60k km out of a set:confused:
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Carbon fibre rotors?
 
PhireSide said:
I think just normal steel ones, but they are scalloped so that probably drives the price up. I think the Performance Package includes the Carbon Ceramic ones as stock. Would need to double check my facts though.

Europrice will sell you a set that will cost you a cool R550k: https://europrice.us/ceramic-brake-package-rs7
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I stand to be corrected but arent these disc more proned to shatter than the normal steel ones, I know they provide about 50% less weight and gives you less unsprung mass. I think ceramis are best for the track on normal road usage steel are fine unless you are doing crazy speeds and constantly slowing down for right lane hoggers :laugh:
 
PhireSide said:
Clean example, but it's a pity that it's not Quattro so it has the crappy Multitronic transmission. If the engine hasn't been opened then it probably needs the oil pump seen to as a form of preventative maintenance as well.
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Was thinking the exact samt thing these engines are prone to oil pump failure.
 
Nithan15 said:
Was thinking the exact samt thing these engines are prone to oil pump failure.
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It's what killed my engine. The balance shafts seized which caused the teeth on the sprocket to shear off, then sent all that lovely metallic debris through the engine and cooked the head and cams.

My mechanic did the 1.8T conversion on it which is a much better pump overall. Not saying the one in this car is bad, but if I were to have bought it, I'd do the balance shaft delete as a precaution.

 
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