I often find myself looking at the Mercedes AMG cars to replace my S5 but I do still love the shape of the sportback. Maybe a 3rd car will be in my garage before too long, I own a Mercedes SL500 as well.
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I often find myself looking at the Mercedes AMG cars to replace my S5 but I do still love the shape of the sportback. Maybe a 3rd car will be in my garage before too long, I own a Mercedes SL500 as well.
Don’t regret my A4 but I have fallen out of love with it, the gearbox has been a constant gripe of mine and I can’t see myself buying another Audi until they sort that out.
Will be saying goodbye to it in the next two weeks when my M140i arrives
Have you considered any of the DTUK products that has vastly helped a lot of members enjoy their cars more, such as the tuning box, TCU gearbox flash and pedal box?
I appreciate its more money (although you’ll lose quite a bit on trading in your A4 i imagine) and of course hesitation from some on warranty but for the money and the historical excellent track record on DTUK it could be money well spent and transform your car into something more enjoyable to drive.
Having walked away from the Audi brand in the past the bits I really, really missed that other manufacturers are just less good at were:
1) Interior build quality and materials - Audi are so good at making vehicle interiors that feel like they'd last for ever be it a switch or the feel of the fascia materials, the inside is just a nice place to be.
2) When Audi sell a car it's basically finished - it hasn't escaped R&D and been put on sale with the end-punter having endless trips to the dealer to try and get stuff sorted (stand up JLR ).
3) Technology - Audi do it so well and of course it all works too.
I'm sure there are cars which do some things better but that 'fully sorted' feeling is hard to beat.
Quite some time ago I used to have a Merc CLK, sold it and ended up in a VW Passat CC with all the trimmings. Never really liked that car and was always looking for something else, dull handling, pretty rubbish ownership experience. Wished I'd stayed with Merc so I rented a W212 E250CDI as I was certain I was going to buy one. Spent a few thousand miles in the E and found it decidedly average. Engine was terrible - the noise when cracking on made me think it was about to sh!t a piston. Interior didn't do it for me either though it was nice and roomy. Made me appreciate the CC a bit more! Didn't intend to stay with VAG but the B9 A4 Avant quattro just ticked all the boxes. So, just wanted to give an example of someone who thought they were a Merc guy finding that they surprised themselves by finding out that wasn't the case.
Also, quattro is just the best all wheel drive name. Just is. Had to have it one day!
4-matic? sounds like a program on the washing machine
xDrive? what if it goes wrong? don't want to tell the mechanic "I've got a problem with my xDrive, it's just not what it used to be"
None are as bad as Minis "ALL4"
I'll go off on a tangent, from day one I was impressed, now, even more impressed. I think the op, in comparing cars in different classes, has a very flawed opinion. Try comparing the e class with a A6 or A7 and the A4 with the c class.
Maybe, but a c class the same age of my A4 is a much better car & much more refined. Interior is way ahead & would go as far as saying it’s a much better looking car.
Maybe, but a c class the same age of my A4 is a much better car & much more refined. Interior is way ahead & would go as far as saying it’s a much better looking car.
All subjective I'd say. If you're talking about the current shape C then I don't know what you dislike about the b8.5 that the C does better but to my eye the back end of the C is all wrong and the interior feels cheap. The dash seemed to me to be good looking but cheap feeling. Just my opinion though, I've also read a few reports from owners of lots of squeaks and rattles. TBH though, sounds like you bought the wrong car for your tastes and requirements. Nobody on here is going to change your mind - I'm certainly not trying to. See if you can sell privately and not make too much of a loss and chalk it up to experience.
I picked up the new car last Thursday and so far I've been impressed.Can you let me know what the M140 is like? Been searching the internet & motorpoint have a couple estoril blue ones in. Really taking my fancy & not crazy money but the interior is a little lacking. It’s a 2016 66 plate.
I guess it has qualities but it does nothing for me. When I freqented a dealership once to look at the three the salesman tried to sell me one, I just laughed and queried why he was trying to sell me an estate car when I drove a far more attractive a3 saloon...I picked up the new car last Thursday and so far I've been impressed.
I forgot how much easier it was to live with a smaller car after the last 4 years with the A5 and A4, makes navigating the narrow side streets where I live a piece of cake.
As for the performance, I've taken it easy but getting up to speed is effortless and the fact the car has so much low end torque makes it feel like I'm still driving a diesel, except it sounds way better! I'm going to run the engine in before I really start to give it some beans, although with the weather getting worse it might be a few months before I feel brave enough to test the full potential of the car.
Interior is a step down from the A4 but I like it, it's a lot more analogue but I don't mind it at all and the LCI2 refresh has made it look a touch more modern that the BMW interior I experienced two years ago when I was looking at a 3 series before I got the A4. I'd take it over the A3 interior any day (I really don't like the A3 interior).
iDrive is superior to the MMI even if it's way more complicated and I find it impressive/a bit of a joke that the bottom of the range BMW has better connectivity than what my supposedly technologically advanced A4 ever did (it was a MY16 car).
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Because he's a car salesman and trying to sell you a car is his job...I guess it has qualities but it does nothing for me. When I freqented a dealership once to look at the three the salesman tried to sell me one, I just laughed and queried why he was trying to sell me an estate car when I drove a far more attractive a3 saloon...
Beautiful looking car mate, love the colour. Well pleased for you, enjoy it.I picked up the new car last Thursday and so far I've been impressed.
I forgot how much easier it was to live with a smaller car after the last 4 years with the A5 and A4, makes navigating the narrow side streets where I live a piece of cake.
As for the performance, I've taken it easy but getting up to speed is effortless and the fact the car has so much low end torque makes it feel like I'm still driving a diesel, except it sounds way better! I'm going to run the engine in before I really start to give it some beans, although with the weather getting worse it might be a few months before I feel brave enough to test the full potential of the car.
Interior is a step down from the A4 but I like it, it's a lot more analogue but I don't mind it at all and the LCI2 refresh has made it look a touch more modern that the BMW interior I experienced two years ago when I was looking at a 3 series before I got the A4. I'd take it over the A3 interior any day (I really don't like the A3 interior).
iDrive is superior to the MMI even if it's way more complicated and I find it impressive/a bit of a joke that the bottom of the range BMW has better connectivity than what my supposedly technologically advanced A4 ever did (it was a MY16 car).
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I picked up the new car last Thursday and so far I've been impressed.
I forgot how much easier it was to live with a smaller car after the last 4 years with the A5 and A4, makes navigating the narrow side streets where I live a piece of cake.
As for the performance, I've taken it easy but getting up to speed is effortless and the fact the car has so much low end torque makes it feel like I'm still driving a diesel, except it sounds way better! I'm going to run the engine in before I really start to give it some beans, although with the weather getting worse it might be a few months before I feel brave enough to test the full potential of the car.
Interior is a step down from the A4 but I like it, it's a lot more analogue but I don't mind it at all and the LCI2 refresh has made it look a touch more modern that the BMW interior I experienced two years ago when I was looking at a 3 series before I got the A4. I'd take it over the A3 interior any day (I really don't like the A3 interior).
iDrive is superior to the MMI even if it's way more complicated and I find it impressive/a bit of a joke that the bottom of the range BMW has better connectivity than what my supposedly technologically advanced A4 ever did (it was a MY16 car).
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Thanks! Must say I’m really happy with the car, was going to go alpine white before I decided to be brave and go for a colour I’d never seen in personVery nice mate, like the colour, and a cracking engine. Planning on winter tyres?
SPOT ONI'll go off on a tangent, from day one I was impressed, now, even more impressed. I think the op, in comparing cars in different classes, has a very flawed opinion. Try comparing the e class with a A6 or A7 and the A4 with the c class.
I wouldn’t particularly say I regretted the A4 because for the price on lease, you couldn’t argue with it!
But if anything, I must say I have continuously been looking for a way out of the A4. It’s not that the car is awful, because it’s a real lovely car.
I’ve done almost 15k in 11 months and it’s not needed anything doing apart from engine oil.
Issues such as the gear box, little rattles and other stupid things really bring the car down. Such easy things to improve that just haven’t been worked on.
But here I am, close to sticking a deposit down for a new A7 knowing just too well that I will love the car but that gear box will still be an issue
Stick with the A4 and get gearbox sorted by a TCU+ from @ABYSS. WAY cheaper!
I don't think I will stick to the A4 tbh. I've had a good quote for a brand new A7, and I think I might just go ahead with one in a few months tbh.
In June, Cheshire Oaks Audi sent someone in a brand new A7 to collect us, when we picked up the wife's new Q2.
It was a fine, fine car and would love one myself.
I don't think I will stick to the A4 tbh. I've had a good quote for a brand new A7, and I think I might just go ahead with one in a few months tbh.
It's kinda jumping out of the frying pan into the fire really. The A7 has great technology but it isn't going to be as exciting or dynamic to drive as the S4 is. But if the A7 has a stronic box then there might be some posts in that model thread...