The S5 lease thread

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pespro

108 posts

117 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Akeap said:
My S3 took about 2 mins to change the exhaust. One thing I will be carrying out is to enable the lane detection when I pick mine up as UK cars have pre-sense city camera built in and this can be carried out.
What other systems can you enable with the back hand method?
Hoping for rear parking camera?
Think there is a system which upgrades the crash detection upto 150mph, standard its up to 50mph.
When looking at the guide, it looks like there is a camera in the rear view mirror, which is not standard like the one in the front bumper.
That seems to do most of the work for the option extras?

PorkInsider

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5,892 posts

142 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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We have movement!

My car is in QC according to the 'Your Audi' order tracker.

So it's gone from yesterday where it was showing as due to start production on 20th Feb to being finished, overnight.

I have a feeling the tracker might not be all that 'live'.

Anyone else seeing progress?

piperdelux

266 posts

128 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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PorkInsider said:
We have movement!

My car is in QC according to the 'Your Audi' order tracker.

So it's gone from yesterday where it was showing as due to start production on 20th Feb to being finished, overnight.

I have a feeling the tracker might not be all that 'live'.

Anyone else seeing progress?
Nice, you must be buzzing with that! Mine still stuck on 6th March, but your news gives me a small hope I might get it before April...

Be interesting to see how long it takes to be delivered to you now...



PorkInsider

Original Poster:

5,892 posts

142 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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piperdelux said:
PorkInsider said:
We have movement!

My car is in QC according to the 'Your Audi' order tracker.

So it's gone from yesterday where it was showing as due to start production on 20th Feb to being finished, overnight.

I have a feeling the tracker might not be all that 'live'.

Anyone else seeing progress?
Nice, you must be buzzing with that! Mine still stuck on 6th March, but your news gives me a small hope I might get it before April...

Be interesting to see how long it takes to be delivered to you now...
I'm quite excited, yes. Mainly because (as I've dribbled on about early in the thread) my lease 330d is perilously close to needing an expensive service so I want it gone asap.

The lease co' told me 2nd/3rd week of March for the car to reach the dealer, so perhaps a couple of weeks from now?

JetskiJezz

662 posts

137 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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piperdelux said:
PorkInsider said:
We have movement!

My car is in QC according to the 'Your Audi' order tracker.

So it's gone from yesterday where it was showing as due to start production on 20th Feb to being finished, overnight.

I have a feeling the tracker might not be all that 'live'.

Anyone else seeing progress?
Nice, you must be buzzing with that! Mine still stuck on 6th March, but your news gives me a small hope I might get it before April...

Be interesting to see how long it takes to be delivered to you now...
I too would be interested to see when the car keys actually get handed to you - so your production started 20th Feb, you must now be counting down the days until it arrives on your doorstep.
I'm sure there are going to be a few of us here that will be watching this with very keen eye.

bchavda16

35 posts

96 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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Mine has moved to QC after just checking now too..

However I spoke to the fleet department at Audi Sheffield yesterday and they said QC was completed on the 23rd, and the car is now waiting to be shipped.

She said to give a call next week, to see if it has been shipped.

I am expecting this car around 2nd week of March now! SO EXCITED!

PorkInsider

Original Poster:

5,892 posts

142 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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bchavda16 said:
Mine has moved to QC after just checking now too..

However I spoke to the fleet department at Audi Sheffield yesterday and they said QC was completed on the 23rd, and the car is now waiting to be shipped.

She said to give a call next week, to see if it has been shipped.

I am expecting this car around 2nd week of March now! SO EXCITED!
Great news!

I'm expecting yours and mine may arrive together, then. Mine is also coming from Sheffield.

Is yours a Sportback as well?

IJB1959

2,139 posts

87 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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PorkInsider said:
We have movement!

My car is in QC according to the 'Your Audi' order tracker.

So it's gone from yesterday where it was showing as due to start production on 20th Feb to being finished, overnight.

I have a feeling the tracker might not be all that 'live'.

Anyone else seeing progress?
Yes, me too. Showed 'order recieved 20th Feb' for ages. Suddenly it has lept to 'in quality control' yesterday with nothing in between.

piperdelux

266 posts

128 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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bchavda16 said:
Mine has moved to QC after just checking now too..

However I spoke to the fleet department at Audi Sheffield yesterday and they said QC was completed on the 23rd, and the car is now waiting to be shipped.

She said to give a call next week, to see if it has been shipped.

I am expecting this car around 2nd week of March now! SO EXCITED!
Hey man.... I think we ordered around the same time through fleetsauce... my audi order is showing 15/11, which is a while after I confirmed with FS... what was your order date on audi if you dont mind me asking?

simonwhite2000

2,474 posts

98 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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Have to say guys really excited for you all now and there is going to be a flurry of pics and mini reviews coming onto these pages!
Had mine for 2 months now and still excited to see it on the drive!

JetskiJezz

662 posts

137 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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simonwhite2000 said:
Have to say guys really excited for you all now and there is going to be a flurry of pics and mini reviews coming onto these pages!
Had mine for 2 months now and still excited to see it on the drive!
I'm getting quite impatient now, waiting for mine, it feels like forever since I made the decision to order it.

On a separate note Simon, is there a chance you can lift the lining inside the boot and see if the vacuum pumps to the exhaust are visible and accessible? I've been reading up about disconnecting these on previous models, but I don't think anyone has looked into it yet on this latest model.
As noted and discussed relatively recently on here, it does appear that a vacuum pipe can be removed to basically force the valves in the exhaust to stay permanently open. I'm not suggesting you start pulling pipes and, but if you get the chance it would be good for a couple of pictures to see what is visible underneath whatever be boot lining you have - if I thought about this when test driving the car a couple of weeks ago I probably would have been brave enough to disconnect something just to see what it did.

bchavda16

35 posts

96 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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PorkInsider said:
bchavda16 said:
Mine has moved to QC after just checking now too..

However I spoke to the fleet department at Audi Sheffield yesterday and they said QC was completed on the 23rd, and the car is now waiting to be shipped.

She said to give a call next week, to see if it has been shipped.

I am expecting this car around 2nd week of March now! SO EXCITED!
Great news!

I'm expecting yours and mine may arrive together, then. Mine is also coming from Sheffield.

Is yours a Sportback as well?
Yep its a sportback!

Cant wait

dufflecoat

944 posts

231 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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Mine wasn't 20th and no movement yet. Will call Sheffield Audi on Monday.

simonwhite2000

2,474 posts

98 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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JetskiJezz said:
simonwhite2000 said:
Have to say guys really excited for you all now and there is going to be a flurry of pics and mini reviews coming onto these pages!
Had mine for 2 months now and still excited to see it on the drive!
I'm getting quite impatient now, waiting for mine, it feels like forever since I made the decision to order it.

On a separate note Simon, is there a chance you can lift the lining inside the boot and see if the vacuum pumps to the exhaust are visible and accessible? I've been reading up about disconnecting these on previous models, but I don't think anyone has looked into it yet on this latest model.
As noted and discussed relatively recently on here, it does appear that a vacuum pipe can be removed to basically force the valves in the exhaust to stay permanently open. I'm not suggesting you start pulling pipes and, but if you get the chance it would be good for a couple of pictures to see what is visible underneath whatever be boot lining you have - if I thought about this when test driving the car a couple of weeks ago I probably would have been brave enough to disconnect something just to see what it did.
On a day out in Wales today but tomorrow its the weekly car clean so ill take a look and post on here what I find.
Still only seen one other new A5 on the road - a non met black S5 coupe with grey leather.

NickA555

194 posts

91 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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dufflecoat said:
Mine wasn't 20th and no movement yet. Will call Sheffield Audi on Monday.
Mine's the same as yours. No movement as yet!


NickA555

194 posts

91 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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PorkInsider said:
We have movement!

My car is in QC according to the 'Your Audi' order tracker.

So it's gone from yesterday where it was showing as due to start production on 20th Feb to being finished, overnight.

I have a feeling the tracker might not be all that 'live'.

Anyone else seeing progress?
Well done mate and lucky you!!! biggrin

I did mention in a previous post that my Golf R was the same in that it missed a couple of stages on the tracker and jumped ahead and I wondered if we'd see the same with Audi...

PorkInsider

Original Poster:

5,892 posts

142 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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NickA555 said:
Well done mate and lucky you!!! biggrin

I did mention in a previous post that my Golf R was the same in that it missed a couple of stages on the tracker and jumped ahead and I wondered if we'd see the same with Audi...
Yours must be close behind, Nick.



dufflecoat

944 posts

231 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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TomScrut

2,546 posts

89 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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dufflecoat said:
I read that the other day, so they like it and don't say anything really negative about it but it's only 3.5 stars?

audia530tdi

75 posts

142 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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TomScrut said:
I read that the other day, so they like it and don't say anything really negative about it but it's only 3.5 stars?
Yes, didnt really make much sense.