Moky Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Hi all . new to the forum , but I want to help out . i have an A7 Black Edition 2013 . 80000miles the car was on lease and the services done with the lease company. Just decided last weekend to change the polen and air filter ( been doing this to all my cars when bought , full service). paid 19000£ for the car this January .i have the full service history , but the polen and air filter hasn’t been changed. When I took them out the filters was full with dirt , bugs and stuff. i would recommend all of you to double check your filters 2 you never know what you will find in there. hope it will help you guys. i have attached some photos. Take care all . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Hello Adrian, The importance of only buying cars with full service history eh? My opinion on the 'gospel' importance of this has been diluted by many instances similar to yours, with ex company or lease cars, so is yours such an exception?? So the car gets taken in for a service every 19k miles or so, but between this 'day out' it never sees an oil and coolant check, tyre pressure check etc., and might get a £10 valet every six months by our jet lance friends when it gets difficult to see what colour it is! It then comes in off lease, gets detailed and placed on the forecourt and the first question to ask is 'Has it got full service history?' If it has, it must be good! Without being patronising, I must applaud your routine of always servicing a car on purchase- it's the only way to assess how it's been looked after. The condition of these filters is unacceptable, but...... at least you now know and you will have set yourself a base point for its future servicing. At 80k I'd be changing the fuel filter as well since (unless things have changed) Audi do not have a recommend routine change interval, so you can guarantee this hasn't seen a spanner in its life. Good luck with it Adrian, Kind regards, Gareth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moky Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Hi Gareth. i have made the arrangements to have the oil and oil filter changed ( just for peace of mind). Hope it helps others as well. All the best . Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B5dawg Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Lease companies will only pay for the basic service unless the lease customer requests work like wipers etc. You think that air and pollen filters are included in the price of a service but they are extra. So the lease company doesn't pay for them to be done. They also request photos to justify work like oil leaks and brakes. Bottom line lease cars aren't looked after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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