Finally Bonding with my Avant S line 218ps

rich_16

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Ive had my Avant s line 218ps for about 8 months but I'm finally really appreciating the car having initiallyhad second thoughts I made the right choice over getting it.

What I love

Ride comfort on adaptive suspension is very good

218 tdi engine seems much stronger then when I first got the car, fully running it in really makes a difference to the performance

Virtual cockpit gremlins have gone away and everything just works perfectly now, except Audi connect which still has its moments!

Boot space is great, Ikea and trips to the tip are a pleasure

Fuel economy is really improving now I'm on 7000 miles and winter is over, getting 45 mpg vs 40 when I first got the car

Engine has stopped drinking oil!

Smug factor, the wife's BMW 430d has been back to the dealer 7 times to fix Bluetooth and media issues. She is now considering a A5 having initially doubted my A4 was a good move

I was in a BMW 330d before the A4 and it took me a while to get used to the laggy s tronic gearbox which I still say really let's the car down but I'm learning to live with it.
 
Congratulations, yes I find it takes a while but once you 'bond' then you get that huge grin factor. Stick your s-tronic in sport, stops the lag and turns off the start/stop, I drive mine set that way all the time...
 
Congratulations, yes I find it takes a while but once you 'bond' then you get that huge grin factor. Stick your s-tronic in sport, stops the lag and turns off the start/stop, I drive mine set that way all the time...

Thanks, that's a good idea. Has it affected your fuel economy much?
 
Not all, slight improvement but you have to drive it gentle, which might be a challenge with your engine ;-)
 
Individual mode now updated

Engine/Gearbox- dynamic
Suspension - comfort
Steering - dynamic

Happy days!
 
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I keep forgetting to do that, accelerate then have the odd near miss!
 
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Glad to hear its clicking now. Have been looking for a 218 to test drive. Got one in the 190TFSI on Sunday so one day I might actually make up my mind!