Audi's don't go wrong

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I was looking at some TT's in a local Audi dealership and I asked the salesman if there was anything to look out for on an early TTRS, with a straight face he said "it's an Audi, they don't go wrong". I wonder if I would get that in writing if I bought a used car from them ?

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When I bought my full Audi history used A4 I asked Audi UK if the 10 year/120k extended warranty the Yanks got on some parts would be honoured here, they denied all knowledge of it.

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I've had an A4 B7 2.0tqa for 3 years, I'd have changed it for the B8 version if Audi didn't deny the pistons were made out of chocolate. The Audi sales gits look at it like something they wish they hadn't seen .

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Dr G said:

Not seen Audi decline or argue with an oil consumption job lately.

Is OP sure the salesman wasn't having a giggle?

What's Audi's cut off point for fixing older B8's ? As for the salesman he didn't seem the humorous type.

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Dr G said:

blade7 said:

Dr G said:

Not seen Audi decline or argue with an oil consumption job lately.

Is OP sure the salesman wasn't having a giggle?

What's Audi's cut off point for fixing older B8's ? As for the salesman he didn't seem the humorous type.

They appear to be covering it from launch although I've not seen anyone with starship miles or patchy service history ask.

Thanks for the information. I remember BMW fitting new modified short engines to sort out their oil control issue, but I've read Audi will only fit a set of pistons ? I fancy a newer 2.0tqa, was it around 2010 the engine was changed to stop the problem ?

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Adrian E said:

The main issue I have is the lack of customer service in the UK - we definitely suffer from the arms length relationship between Audi Germany and the UK distributor who just wants to sell as many as possible and spend as little as possible on goodwill unless told to do otherwise, at the Germans expense.

The attitude of the sales people in the 2 nearest Audi dealers I've visited made me decide I'd never want to buy any car from them. I don't bother putting on a suit when I look at cars so it seems I don't show up on their radar.

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Years ago I worked for an OEM hydraulic hose/fitting manufacturer supplying amongst others several auto manufacturers. They took on a Japanese customer and pushed the boat out on QC. It wasn't too long before they gave up that contract. 20 years ago all components were inspected during the production process, that was gradually replaced by some "right first time" cost cutting that saw inspection drastically cut back. I guess the penalties they had to pay for the line stoppers and warranty failures were covered by the EU start up grants they raked in relocating to Eastern Europe.

Edited by blade7 on Friday 10th July 21:29