The Audi Thread

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PostmanPot said:
It sounds fair and clever, but I think that this is exactly how the manufacturers want you to feel. A win-win for the stealers too who profit off your trade in.
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also called design for the dump, very bad for the planet

[video=youtube;sW_7i6T_H78]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW_7i6T_H78[/video]
 
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It's a sales quotation. By law it has to list all the factory extras along with the price thereof
 
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StrontiumDog said:
How do you know that the vehicle has all the optional extras that you have listed? I can't see any specs in the audi club link.
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It's from The Club. :D

I'm sure the extras would be linked to the VIN number on the Barloworld system.

It's also been posted by Jacques from Audi Center Cape Town.
 
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AdrianH said:
A bargain at R890k?
For me a bargain is when Cadbury slabs are less than R10
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It's selling at R890K, price when new in March 2014 was R1.07M, that's R189K for an almost-brand new RS4 avant.

definitely a bargain :D
 
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kripstoe said:
I've driven the 3.2FSI. What a lovely car. Why did you choose the 3.2 over the 2.0T ?
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Been driving Audi for a very long time. Got put off the turbos in the early days due to scare stories so chose to go with big engines rather.
Even though turbos are fine now, I am still a big engine fan. Drive is so much smoother and nothing like coming home from the restaurant on a cool summers evening with your windows a little bit open and the purrrrrr of the V6 to keep you company :)

When my A5 went in to Audi last week they loaned me a 2.0T. Was a nice drive, but my 3.2 is nicer. Plus my 3.2 will klap that 2.0T 6/Love.

EDIT: I have also found that the big engine models tend to have more gadgets and features by default.

OrbitalDawn said:
Question regarding buying these cars that are already 3/4 years old - Aren't you guys afraid of being outside motorplan/warranty for these things? On these cars anything that goes is fscking expensive.
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On my 5th now over the last 12 to 14 years or so and nothing major ever gone wrong. Simple wear and tear stuff and when out of motor plan I take my car to Auto Service Center here in Edenvale. He generally does a better job than Audi Airport at around 1/4 to 1/8th of the cost.

PostmanPot said:
Absolutely. The entire system does not work without 'Keeping up with the Joneses' being at the core.
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You got it wrong buddy. The Jone's should be keeping up with you :) :)

Seriously though, I put on so much mileage nowdays, I look at my R5k month as my rental for a car and aim to trade up every 2.5 to 3 years. That was the initial plan anyway. I have fallen so hard for my A5 now I may just drive it until the wheels are about to fall off. I don't think I will hit such a luck so easily again so keen to hold onto her. But that A7 is definitely talking sweetly to me.
 
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Was thinking... When my A5 is out of motor plan I may fiddle with mods.
The one I am keen on is replacing the grill with the RS5 grill. Fkn love the look of that vehicle. There is a guy over at the A5OC forums that has done this. Got me thinking... Some of the guys there do all sorts of crazy mods to their cars.
 
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Hmmm... Another suggestion.

Maybe get a 3.0 TDI and mod that up instead. I know that when properly worked they outdo S5 figures by a good margin
 
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sand_man said:
My 2004 A4 has cost me R46k in repairs since November 2013... :mad:
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So 4.6 grand a month you could say. Could be rolling in a 2010 or newer for that price.

That's where the issue comes in with cars out of plan, at a certain age point they become impractical to service out of pocket due to larger repairs becoming needed at shorter intervals. I would say... Two to three years out of plan might be a good cut off point, depending on the model and the history of the specific car in question of course
 
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Badprop_za said:
What repairs was done?
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November 2013:

Erlemanns Gearbox specialists

Gearbox Control Unit R 14820.29
Consumables R 250.00
Labour Remove and install control unit R 1500.00
Gearbox/Differential Oil R 1800.00


This month:

TorqueTuning/Sarel Snyman:

Power steering pump R7700 (only available through dealership).
Piston Rings R 660.00
Gasket set R 684.00
Labour R 6,750.00
Consumables R 100.00
Service Parts R 1,335.00
Shell Helix R 402.24
Antifreez R 70.00
Dip stick R 145.00
Snub mount R 145.00
Cabiol Handle R 2,234.40
Window Regulator R 1,995.00
Engineering R 2,750.00
Wiper Blade 18" 2.00 R 464.00
Fanbelt Tensioner R 404.00
Bonnet Shock R 241.00
Tappet Cover Gasket R 680.00
Power steering fluid R 120.00
Regas Aircon R 450.00
 
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