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There is 1 charging point where I work, but it is only allowed to be used by managers who have electric cars leased through the company, so I am not sure I would get chance to use it, and even then presumably I would have to pay if it was my car? Is it a lot more expensive to charge electric cars in public charging places? I am guessing you pay extra for the service etc? I like some electric cars, like the Audi e-tron GT or the Porsche Taycan, but they aren't exactly in my price range.😵

Sorry what is a self charging hybrid?🫣

I had thought about an electric car but I live in a first floor flat, and my car is parked quite a few metres from the building. Also, the lease prevents me from making modifications to the building so I wouldn't be able to install a charger at home, so I am not sure how I would charge it up even if it was parked near the building. I don't really know anything about electric cars at all to be honest.

Oh, well I have owned quite a few different cars over the years but never an Audi. My father used to have a B3 Coupé many years ago. If they are plagued by serious problems then of course that will make me consider not buying one, it's just I have been looking for about 4 years and haven't been able to find one, would feel like a lot of wasted time I guess.

I don't know, I'm not really sure how to answer that, I just like the S5 I guess. What would you recommend instead?

Sorry just to clarify, the reason the cars featured in those videos have engine issues is because of poor maintenance? Not because there is anything inherently wrong with the specific design of the engine? Surely any car model of any make would suffer because of neglect? Or have I missed something?

Oh, I have never heard of this. Why would a short journey damage the engine?

Sorry what is "gen 2/3 vag"? I know years ago Audi's had a reputation for being unreliable, is that still the case now?

Oh is that a known problem with the V6 in the S5?

To be honest the only thing I am interested in about the S5 is the engine, I wouldn't really be bothered if everything else was the same as the base model. I don't know what LED matrix lighting is, or full beam assist, or cornering lighting. I am planning on using the car to drive to and from work, but it's only a short journey (about 9 miles) so I am not particularly concerned about selling it. Unless you are buying a brand new car and you can choose exactly what you want, it's highly unlikely you will find a car in the specification you want. I guess that's one of the reasons I don't care for most "add-ons", I am not lucky enough and probably will never be lucky enough to afford a brand new car, so I have to accept heavy compromises on what I will get. I totally agree with what you are saying regarding the history; the issue is I can't seem to find a car that has any. No physical paperwork, and no electronic history. Again, I agree without about the tyres. A car that fails on tyres tells you a lot about the owner. They either aren't smart enough to understand, or they just don't care.

I have seen a lot of S5's failing on tyres in the MOT history, to me that's quite common. Presumably people don't understand tyre wear on vehicles with all wheel drive. How do you know that vehicle has a full history? Aside from the one line on the advert that says it does? Forgive me, but I need to see more evidence than that. Regardless, I am not the kind of person that looks for "fully loaded" cars. I don't care about sound systems, I don't care about gimmicky lighting, I don't care about heated seats, I don't care about nasty "carbon fibre" body parts, I don't care about gimmicky "virtual displays", I don't care about 20" alloys, and I certainly don't care about panoramic sunroofs. That car is massively overpriced. And from looking at the Companies House records for that business, there is absolutely no way I would ever buy anything from them. I appreciate the help, but that car is the literal opposite of what I am looking for.

Hi, following on from my previous thread, I have seen another car that I was interested in: https://www.evanshalshaw.com/search/details/used/audi/a5/automatic-petrol-white-coupe/06ce9494-f94d-f111-8fdd-000d3a874790/ When I enquired with the dealer, they said there is only one stamp in the book from February of this year, and no history at all in the Audi database. So there is only evidence of 1 service in almost 10 years. I am starting to get a bit !Removed! off with this actually, and it's really putting me off buying an Audi. Are they typically not serviced properly or at all? Or is this just an S5 thing? It seems to be a common theme I am running into, and I find it hard to believe at this point that it's just coincidence. Or do people just not care about servicing anymore? Maybe I am old fashioned and have fallen behind the times in that regard.

I spoke to them this morning and they said they didn't have any information about the gap so I didn't bother taking it any further, a bit disappointing to be honest. Thank you to everyone for the help.

It is a 2017 car according to the advert, it is being sold by FOW. I must admit I haven't bought a car from them before, not sure if anyone here has experience with them? This is the advert if it helps: https://www.fow.co.uk/vehicle-search/audi-a5-s5-quattro-2dr-tiptronic-00393575 Thanks!

Ah ok thank you, I have emailed the dealer so I will ask and see what they say thank you.😊