Why are used Audi e-tron so cheap?

[WhiskyDisco]

I had a ride in an e-Tron this weekend. Sitting in the back it was a dark, rattly world of hard plastics and cheap feeling seat material. Next to an i-Pace you wouldn't give it a secodn thought.

I was sat there thinking - £40k for this thing?

[jke11y]

WhiskyDisco said:

I had a ride in an e-Tron this weekend. Sitting in the back it was a dark, rattly world of hard plastics and cheap feeling seat material. Next to an i-Pace you wouldn't give it a secodn thought.

I was sat there thinking - £40k for this thing?

Exactly my thoughts back on page 3 when these cheap ones started coming up. Fine for the money they are now, but at their original price? No way.

[Gerrymm11]

newberry said:

Surely you just say ok and ask for your deposit back and go elsewhere?

More or less what I am doing, apart from the "ok" bit !

[GRIMSARGH]

Took the other half's car (Merc GLA) to Alton Towers today as they don't have chargers.

I have never really liked the Merc, and this reinforced how much I enjoy driving the E-tron.

The ride was very bumpy and seats just not as comfy. The screens and virtual cockpit are a little more refined I think though, I just hate the flat look that's like two ipads taped to a dashboard.

I am getting a decent amount of range about 150 a charge, but that is lots of short journey's with heating on as I didn't get it to sit in the cold.

[neil-c]

3 and a half years in to etron ownership on salary sacrifice and has been largely trouble free up to this point until yesterday when an “electrical system fault please stop when safe to do so” flashed up. Eventually recovered to dealership but having a quick search did flag up quite a few occurrences at similar age and mileage (currently about 30k). I’ll update when I know more but I’m glad it’s covered by the lease company. A particular highlight of yesterday’s many conversations with the RAC was when I described the fault icon on the dashboard to an agent and was advised that it was definitely an emissions fault. 🤔

[T_S_M]

Mines not quite as bad as that, but todays choice on “Random electronic fault of the day” is no infotainment:



Tried turning it off a few times, locking it and leaving it…nothing. Maybe it’ll fix itself overnight, who knows!

Do all Audis of this generation have woeful electronics?! So far (touch wood) the “EV” part has been faultless, but the electronics around the car are terribly bad.

[Gerrymm11]

WhiskyDisco said:

I had a ride in an e-Tron this weekend. Sitting in the back it was a dark, rattly world of hard plastics and cheap feeling seat material. Next to an i-Pace you wouldn't give it a secodn thought.

I was sat there thinking - £40k for this thing?

Wow, just shows how subjective our views of cars can be.

I have been looking for an EV for the past few months. I shortlisted down to two, the I-pace and the e-tron. I had a test drive in the Jag, thought it was great, really nice cabin, really good materials used. When I got in the Audi, I immediately saw the difference. The Audi was a few notches up from the Jag, really classy interior, far superior materials used and everything so solid and well screwed together.
If you found hard plastics and cheap feeling seat material, I am guessing it can't be the one I am now buying (Launch edition) as I can't believe anyone would describe it as that and especially not 'rattly'.
Just really surprised!

[Toaster Pilot]

WhiskyDisco said:

I had a ride in an e-Tron this weekend. Sitting in the back it was a dark, rattly world of hard plastics and cheap feeling seat material. Next to an i-Pace you wouldn't give it a secodn thought.

I was sat there thinking - £40k for this thing?

Sure it wasn’t a Q4? I’d describe those like this, not sure it’s fair to the proper e-tron.

[GRIMSARGH]

Can anyone help

Getting fed up of getting in the car and if I don't connect to andriod auto mu phone sim gets blocked and so does my data by the remote sim connection.

What's the best fix for this ?

[rs1800]

Thought I'd post a quick update on my e-tron experience so far..

E-Tron 50 Sport 20 reg 38k miles from Audi Epson on 2 year deal

Good
Very comfortable and quiet
Normally use comfort and switch to allroad in my town with lots of speed humps, car hardly notices them
150 miles range on full charge when I've tried, but normally less as I'm still enjoying acceleration too much, fine for my use
Charger install went well and get 6.6kW according to the Audi app
App has worked surprisingly well so far to preheat etc
Kids love it as they tell me Nick Fury from Spiderman drives one in the film lol

Not so good (minor)
Brakes are loud (grinding sound but not metal on metal) when under about 5mph (ie not regen)
Occasion clunk when reversing on full lock from driveway
Like others occasionally sticking brakes when setting off in reverse in mornings
Annoyingly large when parking in std parking spaces although camera are good
Constantly trying to kill me with lane assist on fast b roads I use but I've just learned I can turn that off with stalk button
Sound system (B&O 18 speaker) not great and very basic tone controls
Occasionally disconnects from wireless android auto (I generally leave waze running all the time)
No heated steering wheel - even my Nissan Leaf had one

Notes
Has anyone else noticed the boot opens/closes if you wave foot under rear bumper - saves getting hand dirty!
I've tried the £1 month trial for the lights function package - the animation is cool and additional sideways light useful but its not worth £20/m let alone double again for the matrix package
It came with 2 free services but car says next service due 16.6k miles or Jan 26 which is when I hand it back !

Overall very happy and glad I got this over a mid range new family car for same monthlies, feels and looks much more premium.

[T_S_M]

rs1800 said:

Thought I'd post a quick update on my e-tron experience so far..

E-Tron 50 Sport 20 reg 38k miles from Audi Epson on 2 year deal

Good
Very comfortable and quiet
Normally use comfort and switch to allroad in my town with lots of speed humps, car hardly notices them
150 miles range on full charge when I've tried, but normally less as I'm still enjoying acceleration too much, fine for my use
Charger install went well and get 6.6kW according to the Audi app
App has worked surprisingly well so far to preheat etc
Kids love it as they tell me Nick Fury from Spiderman drives one in the film lol

Not so good (minor)
Brakes are loud (grinding sound but not metal on metal) when under about 5mph (ie not regen)
Occasion clunk when reversing on full lock from driveway
Like others occasionally sticking brakes when setting off in reverse in mornings
Annoyingly large when parking in std parking spaces although camera are good
Constantly trying to kill me with lane assist on fast b roads I use but I've just learned I can turn that off with stalk button
Sound system (B&O 18 speaker) not great and very basic tone controls
Occasionally disconnects from wireless android auto (I generally leave waze running all the time)
No heated steering wheel - even my Nissan Leaf had one

Notes
Has anyone else noticed the boot opens/closes if you wave foot under rear bumper - saves getting hand dirty!
I've tried the £1 month trial for the lights function package - the animation is cool and additional sideways light useful but its not worth £20/m let alone double again for the matrix package
It came with 2 free services but car says next service due 16.6k miles or Jan 26 which is when I hand it back !

Overall very happy and glad I got this over a mid range new family car for same monthlies, feels and looks much more premium.

I'd echo most of these points. Mines only a basic car with no options but it's got pretty much everything I'd want anyway.

I'm still getting loads of niggly faults that go after turning the car off and on again, and then might reappear after a week or two. Not a deal breaker and nothing that's stopped me using the car, just annoying.

Costing me around £5 to do 150 miles on my EV tariff, so with the low finance payments it's relatively cheap motoring. As a way of getting to and from work, quietly and comfortably I think it's brilliant.

[G-wiz]

rs1800 said:

Sound system (B&O 18 speaker) not great and very basic tone controls

Is that Bang & Olufsen system standard or an option?
If option, what is the cost?

Surprised to learn the sound is not great.

[rs1800]

G-wiz said:

Is that Bang & Olufsen system standard or an option?
If option, what is the cost?

Surprised to learn the sound is not great.

It was the Comfort and Sound Pack that cost £1895

"Comfort and Sound Pack means that you will benefit from a Bang & Olufsen Premium Sound System, RGB LED lighting inside the vehicle, a 360-degree camera"

[JAMSXR]

rs1800 said:

G-wiz said:

Is that Bang & Olufsen system standard or an option?
If option, what is the cost?

Surprised to learn the sound is not great.

It was the Comfort and Sound Pack that cost £1895

"Comfort and Sound Pack means that you will benefit from a Bang & Olufsen Premium Sound System, RGB LED lighting inside the vehicle, a 360-degree camera"

That’s a bit disappointing. The B&O in my RS4 was rubbish with the standard settings but after making a good few adjustments it’s much better - certainly an improvement over harman kardon and burmester I’ve had in other cars.

I was considering an e-tron to replace the wife’s car, but unfortunately I think we’ll just go Tesla. I find them totally dull but the range and efficiency is hard to ignore.

[raspy]

rs1800 said:

Thought I'd post a quick update on my e-tron experience so far..

E-Tron 50 Sport 20 reg 38k miles from Audi Epson on 2 year deal

Good
Very comfortable and quiet
Normally use comfort and switch to allroad in my town with lots of speed humps, car hardly notices them
150 miles range on full charge when I've tried, but normally less as I'm still enjoying acceleration too much, fine for my use
Charger install went well and get 6.6kW according to the Audi app
App has worked surprisingly well so far to preheat etc
Kids love it as they tell me Nick Fury from Spiderman drives one in the film lol

Not so good (minor)
Brakes are loud (grinding sound but not metal on metal) when under about 5mph (ie not regen)
Occasion clunk when reversing on full lock from driveway
Like others occasionally sticking brakes when setting off in reverse in mornings
Annoyingly large when parking in std parking spaces although camera are good
Constantly trying to kill me with lane assist on fast b roads I use but I've just learned I can turn that off with stalk button
Sound system (B&O 18 speaker) not great and very basic tone controls
Occasionally disconnects from wireless android auto (I generally leave waze running all the time)
No heated steering wheel - even my Nissan Leaf had one

Notes
Has anyone else noticed the boot opens/closes if you wave foot under rear bumper - saves getting hand dirty!
I've tried the £1 month trial for the lights function package - the animation is cool and additional sideways light useful but its not worth £20/m let alone double again for the matrix package
It came with 2 free services but car says next service due 16.6k miles or Jan 26 which is when I hand it back !

Overall very happy and glad I got this over a mid range new family car for same monthlies, feels and looks much more premium.

Annoyingly large? Did you not know the size of the car before your bought it?

[MadaCup]

raspy said:

Annoyingly large? Did you not know the size of the car before your bought it?

I echo the comment about the size as I bought the car blind without seeing one in the flesh before.

[DSLiverpool]

The Range Rover has gone ! Ideally I’d like a GV70 Genesis but they want too much for something that will surely drop like a stone.

So I’m looking at Etron 55 black series or above with a max of £35k ish. Sportback or normal

Anyone seen a lovely one?

[raspy]

MadaCup said:

I echo the comment about the size as I bought the car blind without seeing one in the flesh before.

Aren't the dimensions of the Audi e-tron shown publicly on a website?

[LayZ]

Do others agree the B&O isn't up to much? Just sold my L322 and the sound system was the best I've ever had in a car, and I want something else good.

[Gerrymm11]

LayZ said:

Do others agree the B&O isn't up to much? Just sold my L322 and the sound system was the best I've ever had in a car, and I want something else good.

Mine is pretty good. Not blow your socks off but much better than standard.