The S5 lease thread

[blueaadvark]

talksthetorque said:

simonwhite2000 said:

blueaadvark said:

Has anybody been stung with expensive delivery costs? G2L want to charge me £120 to transport the car from Audi Sheffield to Leeds. Clearly I'm going to pick it up - a taxi would be cheaper!

Thats BS - Audi Sheffield transported the car to me free of charge so they are talking BS. It will be through JCT600 I expect so I would reach out to them directly and bypass G2L.

What part of Leeds? They might want danger money

Hadn't thought about it that way

Anybody have a name to contact at JCT600 Sheffield regarding lease deliveries?

[Darren-b]

Mrjww88 said:

Any ideas on what engine oil is recommended for a top up?

I got this a while ago in preparation. Blooming good price at mo for 1l.
If you check out Audi’s website it suggests this and it depends on your service plan too. I am just gonna do what the car tells me it needs re: service

Castrol Edge 5w - 30 Professional LongLife III, 1L https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00O4361UW/ref=cm_sw_r...

[IJB1959]

Darren-b said:

Mrjww88 said:

Any ideas on what engine oil is recommended for a top up?

I got this a while ago in preparation. Blooming good price at mo for 1l.
If you check out Audi’s website it suggests this and it depends on your service plan too. I am just gonna do what the car tells me it needs re: service

Castrol Edge 5w - 30 Professional LongLife III, 1L https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00O4361UW/ref=cm_sw_r...

Remember NOT to overfill, as it would be a pig to remove the excess.

[silentbrown]

IJB1959 said:

Remember NOT to overfill, as it would be a pig to remove the excess.

Yup. I'd wait until the car actually tells you to add more, then add the whole litre.

[Darren-b]

Thx guys yeah it’s in the boot waiting

[Stephen-25tl4]

blueaadvark said:

Has anybody been stung with expensive delivery costs? G2L want to charge me £120 to transport the car from Audi Sheffield to Leeds. Clearly I'm going to pick it up - a taxi would be cheaper!

Audi Swansea delivered my car all the way to Harrogate without any charge - nearly 300 miles! I'd tell them where to go

[Stephen-25tl4]

PenelopaPitstop said:

Anyone had problem with putting private plate at first registration with VWFS?

I bought new plate, made VWFS nominee, sent documents to the dealer and was told today that they are not able to register it. Got email stating this: "AFRAL (VW taxing system) isn’t accepting your private registration document. This happens to about 1 in 100 registrations." Was told that they called DVLA and were told it's the way VWFS name is put as nominee. I suspect it's the parenthesis in the name: Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited

Was told the only way is to register car on 67 plate and then change it to private which make it pointless to me as I wanted to hide the age of the car from beginning, don't care about having private plate. Luckily it's 10th working day since I bought the plate so requested refund from DVLA.

I had my car delivered with the '17 plate on it, then had the Sales Manager at the dealership do the swap for me. I just emailed him a scan of my retention document and he did it in about 10 minutes with no charge. Easiest way to do it.

[IJB1959]

Stephen-25tl4 said:

I had my car delivered with the '17 plate on it, then had the Sales Manager at the dealership do the swap for me. I just emailed him a scan of my retention document and he did it in about 10 minutes with no charge. Easiest way to do it.

I scanned mine and emailed VWFS...took them ages.

[PenelopaPitstop]

Stephen-25tl4 said:

I had my car delivered with the '17 plate on it, then had the Sales Manager at the dealership do the swap for me. I just emailed him a scan of my retention document and he did it in about 10 minutes with no charge. Easiest way to do it.

I guess it depends how good and knowledgable is the sales/admin person. They had all required documents. I gave up and have refund for private plate on a way. I also asked for the car to registered from 30/09/2017. Then got documents with registration date of 29/09 which was fine, but it was registered today. So it's a second time I'm losing 5 days of my contract. The same happened with previous Audi. I will see how the collection goes.

Edited by PenelopaPitstop on Monday 25th September 20:28

[Darren-b]

sorry to digress but I like the new RS4 avant!!

https://www.audi.co.uk/new-cars/a4/rs4-avant.html

[simonwhite2000]

Darren-b said:

sorry to digress but I like the new RS4 avant!!

https://www.audi.co.uk/new-cars/a4/rs4-avant.html

Much nicer than the RS5

[IJB1959]

simonwhite2000 said:

Darren-b said:

sorry to digress but I like the new RS4 avant!!

https://www.audi.co.uk/new-cars/a4/rs4-avant.html

Much nicer than the RS5

Agreed, but still HATE those wheels. Audi could have done so much better with the styling.

[talksthetorque]

IJB1959 said:

Agreed, but still HATE those wheels. Audi could have done so much better with the styling.

they do look a bit.....Octavia VRs?

[beeej]

Just a quick snippet from me about S5 ownership (er, drivership).

Found myself in parking on the M5 as darkness fell last night, a tailback from a lorry fire. I was parked up in the S5 in Lane 3 for about an hour. And as an experience it was completely stress free compared to previous cars I've had. Treated myself to a gentle seat massage. Read tweets on the Audi Connect screen (silly). Played around with my Spotify via Android Auto. Dialled friends and family using the thumb wheel and the absolutely excellent UI. Simply effortless. And then coming from 20 years of manual 'boxes, as traffic started to move again, having the auto made it so easy. In my TT, or my 996, or anything else, I'd have got home grumpy and with a sore ankle from the clutch work you get with start, crawl 5 metres, stop.

I'm over 5000 miles in now. The exhaust tenor is pitched just right, its not too chav in dynamic. Matrix lights are brilliant tech. And the cabin is simply the best available right now in this car class.

Loving everything about the car and the lease, except for the hesitation which I notice every now and again. I want them to patch it out!

Edited by beeej on Wednesday 27th September 10:07

[IJB1959]

beeej said:

Just a quick snippet from me about S5 ownership (er, drivership).

Found myself in parking on the M5 as darkness fell last night, a tailback from a lorry fire. I was parked up in the S5 in Lane 3 for about an hour. And as an experience it was completely stress free compared to previous cars I've had. Treated myself to a gentle seat massage. Read tweets on the Audi Connect screen (silly). Played around with my Spotify via Android Auto. Dialled friends and family using the thumb wheel and the absolutely excellent UI. Simply effortless. And then coming from 20 years of manual 'boxes, as traffic started to move again, having the auto made it so easy. In my TT, or my 996, or anything else, I'd have got home grumpy and with a sore ankle from the clutch work you get with start, crawl 5 metres, stop.

I'm over 5000 miles in now. The exhaust tenor is pitched just right, its not too chav in dynamic. Matrix lights are brilliant tech. And the cabin is simply the best available right now in this car class.

Loving everything about the car and the lease, except for the hesitation which I notice every now and again. I want them to patch it out!

Edited by beeej on Wednesday 27th September 10:07

I'd pretty much agree with all of that. I deffo would not return to a manual when the lease is up. A friend has a new lease on an C63s AMG and this has unfortunately got me now twitching for a change....it's an amazing car albeit a bit loud and no AWD.

[Darren-b]

IJB1959 said:

beeej said:

Just a quick snippet from me about S5 ownership (er, drivership).

Found myself in parking on the M5 as darkness fell last night, a tailback from a lorry fire. I was parked up in the S5 in Lane 3 for about an hour. And as an experience it was completely stress free compared to previous cars I've had. Treated myself to a gentle seat massage. Read tweets on the Audi Connect screen (silly). Played around with my Spotify via Android Auto. Dialled friends and family using the thumb wheel and the absolutely excellent UI. Simply effortless. And then coming from 20 years of manual 'boxes, as traffic started to move again, having the auto made it so easy. In my TT, or my 996, or anything else, I'd have got home grumpy and with a sore ankle from the clutch work you get with start, crawl 5 metres, stop.

I'm over 5000 miles in now. The exhaust tenor is pitched just right, its not too chav in dynamic. Matrix lights are brilliant tech. And the cabin is simply the best available right now in this car class.

Loving everything about the car and the lease, except for the hesitation which I notice every now and again. I want them to patch it out!

Edited by beeej on Wednesday 27th September 10:07

I'd pretty much agree with all of that. I deffo would not return to a manual when the lease is up. A friend has a new lease on an C63s AMG and this has unfortunately got me now twitching for a change....it's an amazing car albeit a bit loud and no AWD.

Intesting article in evo this month. The c63s is all sizzle and no sausage. It was out classed by the m4 and rs5. Infact they complained too about the cabin quality as well. To be fair tho the engine is a beast still and I would only drive it at 10% limit lol so all moot really.

[IJB1959]

Darren-b said:

IJB1959 said:

beeej said:

Just a quick snippet from me about S5 ownership (er, drivership).

Found myself in parking on the M5 as darkness fell last night, a tailback from a lorry fire. I was parked up in the S5 in Lane 3 for about an hour. And as an experience it was completely stress free compared to previous cars I've had. Treated myself to a gentle seat massage. Read tweets on the Audi Connect screen (silly). Played around with my Spotify via Android Auto. Dialled friends and family using the thumb wheel and the absolutely excellent UI. Simply effortless. And then coming from 20 years of manual 'boxes, as traffic started to move again, having the auto made it so easy. In my TT, or my 996, or anything else, I'd have got home grumpy and with a sore ankle from the clutch work you get with start, crawl 5 metres, stop.

I'm over 5000 miles in now. The exhaust tenor is pitched just right, its not too chav in dynamic. Matrix lights are brilliant tech. And the cabin is simply the best available right now in this car class.

Loving everything about the car and the lease, except for the hesitation which I notice every now and again. I want them to patch it out!

Edited by beeej on Wednesday 27th September 10:07

I'd pretty much agree with all of that. I deffo would not return to a manual when the lease is up. A friend has a new lease on an C63s AMG and this has unfortunately got me now twitching for a change....it's an amazing car albeit a bit loud and no AWD.

Intesting article in evo this month. The c63s is all sizzle and no sausage. It was out classed by the m4 and rs5. Infact they complained too about the cabin quality as well. To be fair tho the engine is a beast still and I would only drive it at 10% limit lol so all moot really.

So imagine a coupe or SB with the S5 interior, C63s AMG engine, & M4 handling........

[beeej]

It's called the new Panamera and I can't afford it

[TomScrut]

IJB1959 said:

So imagine a coupe or SB with the S5 interior, C63s AMG engine, & M4 handling........

Not denying the M4 will be better but now I am more confident with the S5 it really does handle well IMO. Unlike the Golf R I came from where I had to get it to understeer and then add more power to make the haldex system wake up this seems far more neutral and I haven't got it understeering badly when driving at safe levels on the road (IMO). Far far better than the B8 S4 I had in this respect.

[IJB1959]

TomScrut said:

IJB1959 said:

So imagine a coupe or SB with the S5 interior, C63s AMG engine, & M4 handling........

I haven't got it understeering badly when driving at safe levels on the road (IMO). Far far better than the B8 S4 I had in this respect.

One of the main reasons is because it is lighter without that old V8 lump.