The S5 lease thread

[dufflecoat]

Mrjww88 said:

Something rather strange happened. Went to the gym and came back to my car to find the boot open nothing taken no signs of car being broken into.. i dunno if i could have pressed the button on the key while i was in the gym?! Should i be worried??

Lesson Learned. Dont go to the gym.

[IJB1959]

dufflecoat said:

Lesson Learned. Dont go to the gym.

What's that??

[silentbrown]

TomScrut said:

For the amount of glass it actually affects on the coupe, I wouldn't bother. The door glazing takes up far more area than what they tint. Bear in mind I couldn't justify it on a black SB though.

+1. Do you actually have rear-seat passengers on a regular basis?

However, I've always thought privacy glass looks cack on all cars, all the time. Hopefully the fad will pass...

[IJB1959]

silentbrown said:

+1. Do you actually have rear-seat passengers on a regular basis?

However, I've always thought privacy glass looks cack on all cars, all the time. Hopefully the fad will pass...

We'll agree to disagree then.

[TomScrut]

silentbrown said:

+1. Do you actually have rear-seat passengers on a regular basis?

However, I've always thought privacy glass looks cack on all cars, all the time. Hopefully the fad will pass...

I do have rear seat passengers reasonably often. I am unconvinced it improves the look of a non-black car. If the windscreen and front sides were tinted, then it would be a different thing but I am unsure of the mismatch between the glasses.

[simonwhite2000]

Sadly ive deleted the pics from my phone of a DG S5 coupe with privacy and an S-Line DG one without.

At least this might help although not the same colour....

Nav Blue without..

[simonwhite2000]

Nav Blue with. Not like for like pics so doesnt make it easy but at least something to compare. Having seen an S5 in Daytona Grey with privacy I can assure you it looked amazing.

[simonwhite2000]

Found my pic of the S5 in DG with privacy and included the pic from the front too in case anyone wanted to see a DG one from the front! Cant find the pic of the DG Sline without privacy though :-(

[Zooom]

Thanks for all the input guys.

I'm still in 2 minds to be honest. I can't work out if I like it or think it looks tacky. From the rear I like it particularly with the front windows down. It's side on with the windows up I'm not sure about. Like TomScrut said, the glass doesn't match. Also it seems to cut the car into 2 sections, front and back which I'm not sure I like.

Look at the side pictures here...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

[TomScrut]

Zooom said:

Thanks for all the input guys.

I'm still in 2 minds to be honest. I can't work out if I like it or think it looks tacky. From the rear I like it particularly with the front windows down. It's side on with the windows up I'm not sure about. Like TomScrut said, the glass doesn't match. Also it seems to cut the car into 2 sections, front and back which I'm not sure I like.

Look at the side pictures here...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Yes you have summarised my views better than I did!

[dufflecoat]

AWOOGA! AWOOGA! (thats a claxon)

Car at dealer and being PDI'ed now.

Delivery date imminent, asked FS to see if I can go collect tomorrow. We will see.

[jabadwy]

Personally think the rear tints are too dark and make the car side view look odd, so not specced it myself.
Horses for courses tho.

[simonwhite2000]

TomScrut said:

Zooom said:

Thanks for all the input guys.

I'm still in 2 minds to be honest. I can't work out if I like it or think it looks tacky. From the rear I like it particularly with the front windows down. It's side on with the windows up I'm not sure about. Like TomScrut said, the glass doesn't match. Also it seems to cut the car into 2 sections, front and back which I'm not sure I like.

Look at the side pictures here...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Yes you have summarised my views better than I did!

You have your decision then - if you have doubts like you do, dont spec the privacy. Worst case you can always tint it later

[silentbrown]

IJB1959 said:

We'll agree to disagree then.

No problem, I know I'm in the minority with this.

Re: after-market tints - Do you need to remove them at the end of the lease?

[IJB1959]

silentbrown said:

No problem, I know I'm in the minority with this.

Re: after-market tints - Do you need to remove them at the end of the lease?

Yes you do. The car needs to be returned the same as supplied unless you have agreed any accessories to remain.

[18ME]

Zooom said:

Thanks for all the input guys.

I'm still in 2 minds to be honest. I can't work out if I like it or think it looks tacky. From the rear I like it particularly with the front windows down. It's side on with the windows up I'm not sure about. Like TomScrut said, the glass doesn't match. Also it seems to cut the car into 2 sections, front and back which I'm not sure I like.

Look at the side pictures here...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Zooom I've tried to email you details of someone who would more than likely be able to do you a better deal but your profile says that you don't accept emails. I can't put the dealers details on here as they do not allow their details to be published on forums apparently.

[NSS89]

dufflecoat said:

AWOOGA! AWOOGA! (thats a claxon)

Car at dealer and being PDI'ed now.

Delivery date imminent, asked FS to see if I can go collect tomorrow. We will see.

Great news! How long was it sitting at the docks?

[IJB1959]

Zooom said:

Thanks for all the input guys.

I'm still in 2 minds to be honest. I can't work out if I like it or think it looks tacky. From the rear I like it particularly with the front windows down. It's side on with the windows up I'm not sure about. Like TomScrut said, the glass doesn't match. Also it seems to cut the car into 2 sections, front and back which I'm not sure I like.

Look at the side pictures here...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

I sort of get your point with the coupe side windows, but the SB does not have the same 2 part effect IMO. Thing is if I had a coupe I would worry about bleaching the rear seats in the sun over time. Have had this happen before and it looks horrible.

[dufflecoat]

NSS89 said:

dufflecoat said:

AWOOGA! AWOOGA! (thats a claxon)

Car at dealer and being PDI'ed now.

Delivery date imminent, asked FS to see if I can go collect tomorrow. We will see.

Great news! How long was it sitting at the docks?

11 days, I assume their is an ordered queue but it could be absolutely random!

[Darren-b]

here are a few pics of SB without SPG. Or at least I think the white one doesn't have it. these were on the audi twitter page a while back at some press thing.

|http://thumbsnap.com/UmLG88uh[/url]

[url]