New Car (Another Thread!)

[MrMagoo]

Hello,

Well after it being delayed by 2 months and something to get me to clients/meetings for work (and take/collect the kids to and from school) finally got my new company car this week, not as exciting or fast as some of yours but it's comfy, I like it and I am getting my bike in 2 weeks anyway for my fair share of fun and speed!

Pic from my mobile after giving it a clean to see what colour it was!

57 plate A4 2.0 TDi S-Line (had 300 miles on it when delivered due to them delivering it to the wrong branch, then having to drive it to the correct branch and then finally to me).

It has satnav built in but since I got a tomtom for Christmas which is better, I will most likely just use that

I like it, now just have to wait for my bike to get here!

 

[MrMagoo]

In what way, the latest Audi satnav is quite good.

Hi,

I have traffic etc on the tomtom so can avoid most hold ups and from quick tests it has far more options (quickest, shortest, avoid toll roads, can choose to cut out parts of the route etc). I need to test the Audi one more as from my last test out of the 3 possible routes I usually use (and I haven't looked to see if there are options for type of route yet on the Audi SatNav) it took me on the longest/slowest one to get home.

I will do more tests to see how it does and compare it to the tomtom (and it's handy if I am in a rush and forget the tomtom, and I do like how it's all intergrated and the instructions also come up on the dash so it's easier to keep track).

More testing needed!

Thanks for the positive comments so far! I do really like the look of the new Audis, tried it on to get an RS4, boss just laughed at me

 

[MrMagoo]

Very nice
I'm guessing it's the 170ps version as you mentioned the 2 month delay?
If it is the 170, how are you finding the fuel economy?

It's the 140 version, it was just delayed for various reasons in between companies being useless with paperwork! Not too fussed about it being quicker, like I said I have a bike coming in the next 2 weeks which will be rather nippy

Firestar, I will have to give the Audi SatNav a bit more testing, I have the manual here but I haven't had much time to read through it yet.

 

[MrMagoo]

These look great but as a result of everyone in the entire Universe specifying a 2.0 TDI S-Line as their company car they've lost the 'Wow' factor they once had

I didn't really have much choice on the type/model, as my company use a specific company (well did until now as after the hassles we had from now on will be using a different company) and the only choice they had from Audi was this or the saloon (and the avant is handy for the extra boot space), Can't say I'm dissapointed with it though as I wanted an Audi to replace the Merc coupe I had and it is a nice car.

I should have more choice next time though

 

[MrMagoo]

Don't suppose you live in Shaftesbury by any chance MrMagoo? that road looks familiar

Nice car btw

Hi,

No, I live in Surrey, just a small close in a village

 

[MrMagoo]

I remember you saying to me a while ago that you were just down the road from me, I wasn't sure where you meant, in Dorset or Surrey, either way it looks familiar Out of interest, where to in Surrey?

I live in between Basingsoke/Fleet/Farnham/Guildford, did Live in Devon for a few years but back here now.

I will give the Audi SatNav a bit more use and see how it works, I do have traffic setup via bluetooth and my mobile on the TomTom which has worked well so far, and I can also link it to my pc and plan routes etc before getting in the car.

 

[MrMagoo]

Ive been in one of these they are sweet.

Do you have the LCD screen with the sat nav comp CD and mem card slot?

I have yes, it is nice on the satnav how the instructions appear on the dash as well, would be nice if one day the manufacturers would use tomtom and have it built it, would get the best features of both then

...in brilliant black too

It's Phantom Black (Pearl Effect) I think, I gave 3 options for colours I would like and they gave me that, would have been happy with any of the 3 colours