Audi owners in here!
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Was amazed when we went and purchased the wifes Qashqai all they banged on about was tax and mpg saving
Didnt matter about any of the options the car had, the fact it has 18" alloys they forget to tell you how much it costs, when asked about servicing costs the sales guy was reluctant to tell me (£250 a time by the way).
Crazy how cars are sold these days!
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Soldato
Indeed, but, its a saving non the less. She'd much rather pay £30 of one months wages per year, than budget and faff around trying to fit £270 of a months wages! its just convenient for her I guess. Insurance is about £200 cheaper too.
IIRC I think its 2 years free servicing too.
Room for the dogs without having to have them on the back seats. though, I reckon they will miss the joy of having the roof down in the summer!
The added bonus is she gets a new car too, and doesn't have to drive a guzzling old knacker around any more
IIRC I think its 2 years free servicing too.
Room for the dogs without having to have them on the back seats. though, I reckon they will miss the joy of having the roof down in the summer!
The added bonus is she gets a new car too, and doesn't have to drive a guzzling old knacker around any more
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Does anyone here have opinions on the A6 3.0Tdi Quattro LeMans edition ?
A local Audi dealer has one, a 2008 car with about 45k miles on the clock. I've arranged a test drive for Sunday, and want to check if there are any particular problems with them.
I had a quick look at it the other day, and it seems to have different tyres on the front and back - I've heard this isn't a good thing for Quattros, can anyone shed light on this ?
Thanks in advance..
A local Audi dealer has one, a 2008 car with about 45k miles on the clock. I've arranged a test drive for Sunday, and want to check if there are any particular problems with them.
I had a quick look at it the other day, and it seems to have different tyres on the front and back - I've heard this isn't a good thing for Quattros, can anyone shed light on this ?
Thanks in advance..
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[TW]Fox;25294452 said:
My inclination is to go for an XF 3.0D which I'll also be driving shortly, but I wanted to check out the competition to ensure I make the right choice.
I'm half expecting the Audi to feel too harsh with the S Line suspension, but it seems to be well rated with good build quality, lots of equipment and pretty bomb-proof. I'll also have a look at what BMW have to offer - budget is up to about £20k, but less would be nice...
£20k saloon?
no brainer, leave the Audi thread.
£20k now buys a nice F10 5 Series, such as this 530d with sensible miles and pro nav with 8 speed auto:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../postcode/pl11aa/radius/1500/page/3?logcode=p
Or this one:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../postcode/pl11aa/page/4/radius/1500?logcode=p
Or for less money...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../page/1/postcode/pl11aa/radius/1500?logcode=p
A generation ahead of the Audi (The new A6 only came out last year).
IMHO there is no finer executive saloon than the current model 5 Series.
no brainer, leave the Audi thread.
£20k now buys a nice F10 5 Series, such as this 530d with sensible miles and pro nav with 8 speed auto:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../postcode/pl11aa/radius/1500/page/3?logcode=p
Or this one:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../postcode/pl11aa/page/4/radius/1500?logcode=p
Or for less money...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../page/1/postcode/pl11aa/radius/1500?logcode=p
A generation ahead of the Audi (The new A6 only came out last year).
IMHO there is no finer executive saloon than the current model 5 Series.
Soldato
[TW]Fox;25294661 said:
what a dull set of cars they look, forget how boring the SE 5 series is.
If you want a sub £20k executive saloon, you must compromise somewhere. It's not as if the outgoing A6 is at all exciting even in S-Line form, plus it's a a car from 2004, a passable E60 rival.
The old shape A6 is a great car for £10k, but £20k? Don't go near it, you can buy a much better car.
The old shape A6 is a great car for £10k, but £20k? Don't go near it, you can buy a much better car.
Soldato
True he mentioned the XF 
Soldato
Paradigm,
On your A4, what ps is the engine, and what sort of economy are you getting now?
Also do you know how to disable headlight washers?
On your A4, what ps is the engine, and what sort of economy are you getting now?
Also do you know how to disable headlight washers?
You can pull the fuse but.. why would you?
Soldato
I've heard that they come on anytime you have headlights on and use windscreen washers. I haven't tested it yet but wasting screen wash by spraying your headlights would just make a mess wouldn't it?
Soldato
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Bring back rear window wipers, hehe, it is the one thing I miss on the new saloon.
Else all is lovely.
Else all is lovely.
Caporegime
The lowly 140 (136 bhp), and the car has returned an average of 57.6MPG since the day I picked it up.
You can turn them off with VCDS I believe, or at least I'd imagine so, as it'd be the opposite for adding them!
Soldato
The headlight washers on my Ibiza Cupra came on every 3 pull of the washer stalk.
Lights on or off, it did it regardless.
Might be the same for the Audi?
Lights on or off, it did it regardless.
Might be the same for the Audi?
Caporegime
It will be Nath, it'll be the same underlying electronics (or at least a derivative of).
With my 330d, it only ever fired the headlight washers with the lights on, around every 4th or 5th pull.
With my 330d, it only ever fired the headlight washers with the lights on, around every 4th or 5th pull.