Titanium
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2 hours ago, Francis007 said: Martin
Interesting post re the costs and benefits....or pitfalls....of using an Audi specialist to service and maintain your car rather than an Audi Main Dealership.
May I record my experiences of using an Audi Specialist Independent. I have owned 4 Audis in the past 20 years, all bought from new . An Audi A8, 2 Q8's and my present car, a 2026 S5 Avant.
I am a fastidous owner and like to keep my cars in the very best condition. Not a fan at all of Audis....or any other main stream manufactures " long term servicing regimes ". Hence I generally have and have had a service and most imprortantly an oil change every 7 / 8000 miles.
I have never used an Audi Main dealer for any services all 4 cars.
The reasons are that I am fortunate to have near a superb Audi Independent Garage that I know and trust. Of course their servicing rates are a fraction of what Audi charge but more importantly to me , I truly believe that my cars are better looked and maintained to a higher standard than at the Audi garage.
Also may I just add that the premise that by going down the Independent route, could affect the cars resale has not been the case with me.
On my last 2 Q8's I did what most folk do and went on the WeBuyAnyCars website to find out a rough resale value . I then found a couple of Indendent dealers who specialised in more " higher end " pre owned cars. Both were pretty exacting on what cars they would actually put on their website and both were quite happy that the cars had been service their entire lives with an Independent.
On both cars the important and deciding factor with the Dealers was that the Independent had a known reputation, used genuine Audi parts and was able to log on and record the services on the Audi Sevice regimes.
And in fact, on both cars I was offered more than the WeBuyAnycars recommended price.
So I think the main dealer stamp in the old service book was quite important once but not so much now.
Just my 2 penneth.
Thank you Francis. I agree with all you've mentioned. I also agree with the fairly regular oil and filter changes. I know when I sold my car via Motorway they didn't complain about non Ford dealer services
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2 hours ago, joe6 said: A dilemma I had recently when the car reached 3 years old. Main dealer servicing will always look good on resale but is expensive compared to independents and I do have a good one near me that service my son's gti and uses only vag parts. The a3 is just 3 year's old. After looking at a range of costs and convenience I decided to go for the audi all-in plan which covers 2 services and mots, 2 years warranty and 2 year's roadside assistance. If the car had been older my decision may well have been different. Using a good independent is always a decent choice to reduce costs but you should expect genuine parts to be used. The savings are in the labour charges. Not able to help with recommendations near you but I expect a member local to you can give you a pointer. Best of luck with your purchase and finding a reliable garage.
Thank you , Joe. I bought an A3 on a 24 plate ( about 5 weeks ago) and it has done 18,000 odd miles. It has 1 years warranty left and the next service will be in 2027 and need it's first mot , too. I'm not being morbid , but I'm now 71 years old and of course whilst no one can for tell the future I would be reluctant to pay the all in plan.£700+ ( I believe that what I was quoted) ,as I might not be here?? Yes I would prefer to use an independent garage and I would definitely ensure that they use Audi parts. I'm not in a huge rush but need to make up my mind soon. I will have to look for a good independent garage and try and compare their costs. I do have an independent garage I've used in the past for previous cars. I shall have to enquire and see what price he quotes me too. I know when I used the Ford forums there was a "good garages" scheme?
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Although not required as yet, I'm thinking /looking ahead and wondering about servicing costs. Like all Audi dealers/dealerships it's best I guess to have your car serviced by Audi but I'm sure the price/s will not be as cheap as independents? (Yes they would have to use genuine parts).
Does this forum show recommended companies i.e good garages that will be cheaper but carry out as good work as Audi.
I look forward to guidance. Thank you.
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23 hours ago, joe6 said: If the tyres have not been changed then they will not be run flat. This was not in the original spec.
I've only had the car , not even a week. Today , I went to 2 tyre garages and both confirmed, luckily, that the tyres aren't run flats. Phew.
Thanks for your answer; much appreciated
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I bought a 2024 A3 Sportback 35 TFSI S line 5dr S Tronic ( Tech Pack) on Monday and am still trying to "learn the car". I will check the handbook. I need to consider purchasing alloy wheel cover but not from Audi ( I've got a cheaper quote, for 3 years) from MotorEasy.
I need to know however if my car has run flat tyres; I believe I should look for a symbol., on the tyre (RFT on Pirelli's)? I don't think the Audi dealership I bought it from will know, especially as it wasn't one of their cars. I might take the car
to a tyre place? for advice
Does anyone have any ideas please?
There are other things that are puzzling me. IF I may, I should like to return at a later time.
Many Thanks in advance.
Martin..
P.s I hope I've posted in the right place
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1 hour ago, cliffcoggin said: Are you considering petrol, diesel, or hybrid Martin? What engine size would suit you? What is your typical journey length?
Hi Cliff, I would be only looking at used petrol or hybrid's ( but not plug in). I will definitely avoid diesel. I would not want to go over 1.5 maximum ( have I got that right , ie 1.5 ?). My Focus is a 999 cc and I wouldn't want to go over an equivalent Audi 1 litre. I have to admit I know very little about audi's and their engine sizes. I don't do a lot of mileage. ; I rarely go over 2,000 miles a year
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Hi All. I can't remember word for word what I posted.
Basically , I quite like the A3 and having bought my Focus Titanium I was disappointed to then find out that it had wet belt issues; I'm given to understand that that does not happen on Audi's A3's. I have to admit that the dashboard's on the A3s are quite appealing; I recall this when my son test drove one. I'm also guessing that Audi A3 owners think highly of their cars too? Would you recommend the A3, to me please? Thanks in advance.
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Hello I hope I am allowed to ask questions , to help me decide which particular Audi I should consider buying.
I own and drive a Ford Focus Auto 2020 model but wish to consider a change. I like the Audi A3 but I was advised by a family member that I should consider buying an SUV, because of my age ( soon to be 71). I then thought that if I should consider an SUV I should go for an Audi Q2? So I went to the internet and looked at the AUDI Q2 but my initial search did not come out as favourable.
Please may I receive some advice? Thanks in advance
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in Audi A3 (8Y) Forum
Can I say that I was grateful to both members for their replies