hutz Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Hello and good evening to everyone. New member here with a first post looking for some buying advice - very much in the first world problem realm... I'm looking at picking up a 2013 a5 sportback 3 litre diesel quattro, and have narrowed it down to a few as follows: 1. independent dealer, more basic radio etc. (2g ami in front of the gear stick on vertical console rather than the handier horizontal console controls); 2. audi dealer, same spec, +£1k or so 3. independent dealer, what looks like 3g mmi setup but +20k miles. (+£1300 on #1) 4. audi dealer, higher spec - 3g mmi etc, but more basic alloys (rather than the black edition rotors), same mileage as 1 & 2, +£1800 on #1. Which one would you go for? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutz Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 went with option 2....collecting tomorrow - photos to follow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Just now, hutz said: went with option 2....collecting tomorrow - photos to follow! Welcome to the forum Sam, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) Sorry your post wasn't responded too. I had clearly missed it, so apologies for that. I think you've made a wise choice. The last few cars have come from main dealers and haven't had issues whereas the same can't be said from buying from independent garages. Usually the main dealers keep the best used cars. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutz Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 thanks Steve - that's ultimately what swung it for me. Too much money to be spending on something that doesn't have a meaty warranty behind it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, hutz said: thanks Steve - that's ultimately what swung it for me. Too much money to be spending on something that doesn't have a meaty warranty behind it! Couldn't agree more!! I'll look forward to seeing pics of your a5 :) When do you collect it? Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutz Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Tomorrow late morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 1 hour ago, hutz said: Tomorrow late morning. Bet you can't wait :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutz Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 yup! had a 1997 audi a4 for about two years but it was not a car that had been looked after at all. Since then it's been bmw's and most recently a mk6 GTI. Tough act to follow in terms of driving dynamism but between quattro, s-tronic and 500nm of torque...this is comfortably (in both ways) going to be a quicker motor. #1moresleep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 3 hours ago, hutz said: yup! had a 1997 audi a4 for about two years but it was not a car that had been looked after at all. Since then it's been bmw's and most recently a mk6 GTI. Tough act to follow in terms of driving dynamism but between quattro, s-tronic and 500nm of torque...this is comfortably (in both ways) going to be a quicker motor. #1moresleep... Nice one! The last sleep takes the longest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutz Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Mint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 9 hours ago, hutz said: Mint. Wow! Your a5 looks stunning! And I hope it was worth the wait :) Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutz Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 Thanks. 100% worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 1 hour ago, hutz said: Thanks. 100% worth it. I bet it is :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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