Audi owners in here!

Jokester said:
When you're spending that sort of money, I would want to get my car exactly the way I wanted it and not compromise.
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Agreed. You have to wait, but you get exactly what you want, as well as the new car smell.

Oh, and I wouldn't dismiss the adaptive cruise and lane assist options too eagerly. Yeah, an RS3 "wants" to be driven, but you're not going to be hooning it all the time. Sometimes all you'll be doing is chewing up miles on a motorway, in which case it'll be a godsend. And presumably you can switch it off when you don't want it. I actually regret not getting it on my S3.
 
It's not really a compromise.

It's the colour I want
Interior I want
It has the active exhaust
It has Audi phone box
It has the B&O sound
It has the red calipers

Can't spec ceramics yet so can't have that

Just struggling with paying £3k more for things I wouldn't have picked I guess.

It's brand new unregistered. I am sure it will smell like a new car ha.
 
Just back from the complementary Audi R8 day at Silverstone, was great fun driving their V10 Plus and not having to worrying about anything!

Couple of bad pictures!

Everyone there was an R8 owner, couple were late though so no good group shot.

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This was on the Stowe handling circuit.

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Instructors in an RS5 each and then two following, normally there would be 12 people and take it in turns with the R8s but there was only 6 of us so we had loads of track time.
My instructor was pushing his RS5 so much he had two wheels on the grass a few times, was an ex rally driver so felt happy there I think.

After Stowe we went over to the Wing and started from the F1 pitlane area doing laps of the International layout.

Highly recommend it if you get the opportunity, got to find the limits of grip in damp conditions and then just how much grip there is in the dry :eek:

Happy I have a manual though to drive home in, was tired of paddles by the end of the day even though they are very good on the track.
 
Does anyone have any recommendations for 17" Alloys for the A4?

I've just purchased an SE and the alloys are pretty mediocre and was hoping to upgrade them. I like the look of the dual spoke RS / S-Line alloys, but looks like they are only available in 18"/19"!
 
MaX_PoWah said:
The documentation for the options says it does and speaking to one of the dealers its does work just not with apple phones ? what kind of phone have you got ?
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It won't work with plenty of phones. The number of phones that do support wireless charging are greatly outnumbered by those that do not.
 
........and if he has one of those phones that supports wireless charging then it's a great bit of kit, not "a waste of time".
 
Had no choice but to drive over part of an exhaust today, pulled over and checked under the car and it seems fine but do you think it's worth getting it put on a lift and checked? Made a fair bit of noise.

Before anyone says I had a choice. I either went over it, into the car on my left or up the kerb on my right. It was on a roundabout so I didn't see it, looked forward after checking my mirror and it was just there.
 
Well i am annoyed now

Manchester Audi are part of the Jardine group and the car i had found was at there Milton Keynes Dealership.

The car became available on the last day of august and it was the 1st when i spoke to them about it. Little did i know another person at there Liverpool Dealership also showed some interest. Myself and this other party both tried to pay a deposit on the 1st but my guy wasn't sure if he could get his hands on the car or not so never took a payment off my card. When Milton Keynes eventually gave the car up the guy at Liverpool got it because they had actually taken money off him :(

Bloody annoying.. but it has made me look at the spec options a bit more and i am going to change my order for my new one today incase i end up waiting.

I am trying to get my name on all the dealerships systems in case another canceled order turns up or a car becomes available for another reason.

Which garage / dealerships does everyone have experience with ? i am not too fussed where it is as i will only go there to buy the car and any warranty issues can be dealt with by Doncaster...

So far i have spoke too

JCT600 - Doncaster
Sytner - Leeds & Wakefield
Jardine - Manchester & Milton Keynes
Vindis - Cambridge
Swansway Garages - Stoke
 
MaX_PoWah said:
Which garage / dealerships does everyone have experience with ? i am not too fussed where it is as i will only go there to buy the car and any warranty issues can be dealt with by Doncaster...
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Boston Audi - never had any issues and always seem to go the extra mile with customer service e.g. when I was buying my car, they went to Wales to collect one from another dealership, as couldn't find one anywhere near in required spec / price range. Also part of JCT600 group.

Lincoln Audi are also JCT600, and again have heard good things from friends who have used them in the past.


Assume you have looked at:
https://www.audi.co.uk/locate-a-centre.html - if you then click on a branch, and the Contact us page, you can tell from the email addresses which franchise they belong to, as don't think it is listed elsewhere.
 
Saint said:
Does anyone have any recommendations for 17" Alloys for the A4?

I've just purchased an SE and the alloys are pretty mediocre and was hoping to upgrade them. I like the look of the dual spoke RS / S-Line alloys, but looks like they are only available in 18"/19"!
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SE Has softer suspension than the S-Line which can be very harsh without the optional dampers. I would stick with 17" for comfort and looks
 
MaX_PoWah said:
The documentation for the options says it does and speaking to one of the dealers its does work just not with apple phones ? what kind of phone have you got ?
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The brochure says nothing about wireless charging - where are you reading this?

ianh said:
........and if he has one of those phones that supports wireless charging then it's a great bit of kit, not "a waste of time".
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Except it doesn't do wireless charging, end of. The brochure doesn't say it does and any dealer who does is talking rubbish, which is pretty standard for most Audi salesmen in my experience.

It's supposed to boost the signal to the phone but I've never seen anyone say it actually makes much difference.
 
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Well, replaced the A2 Tdi with... another A2 :)

1.6FSi but with all the trimmings this time.

Leather, moon roof, BOSE, leather, DIS, the works.

This thing has been looked after, 1 owner, full Audi service history and looks and drives like a brand new car. Especially compared to the old one.

Oh and half the mileage helps.

Oh and leather :D

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A2s were so ahead of their time it was unreal. You could probably still put a new one in a showroom and anyone but a car enthusiast would think it's a 2015 model.
 
nam said:
SE Has softer suspension than the S-Line which can be very harsh without the optional dampers. I would stick with 17" for comfort and looks
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I've decided to keep the 17", especially after seeing the cost of the 18"/19" alloys and the fact it's a better ride as you say.

Going to spend a bit on upgrading some other parts such as chrome tailpipes and aluminium pedals
 
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