A3driverJohn
Registered User
Hi all,
I've been following this forum for some time and I'm a full on Audi fanboy and now I thought I might ask for some help.
I currently drive an S3 but we're expecting twins in January, so I would like to upgrade to an A6. But I'm really struggling with some things going on with Audi at the moment and not sure what the sensible next step is:
1) Right now, you can only use the online configurator to configure a small petrol A6 or up to 50 TDI. So there is no 55 TFSI nor are there a bunch of options / Vosprung model I might want. So do dealers have access to other data, i.e. could I order a 55 TFSI Vorsprung from a dealer at the moment?! I noted some chat in other threats that the 55 has come and gone within a month!
2) There are exactly 2 55 TFSI used approved Audis in the UK (vs. about 150 in Germany I noticed). If you went for one of those, will you have issues with support lateron as they are obviously no longer sold here? Also is the resale value of that car going to suffer as its a bit more exotic than the other engines? I guess it can't be worse than all the diesels with their bad press
3) Even if you were confident in the future of the diesel engine and went for a 50 TDI, that engine has two snooze seconds when you hit the accelerator... you might then wonder why buy a 50 TDI in the first place?
4) Alternatively I could get a Q7. But right now, its the last generation of the touchpad central console and all that jazz, which will be replaced soon. Also no petrol options.
5) Lastly, on the Audi configurator in Germany you can choose between a 2019 A6 and a 2020 A6. How is that possible, that car 0nly came out during 2018 so it can't be time for a face lift already?! No such option on UK configurator.
So, all in all, it feels like this is currently not a good time to buy one of the larger Audis if you're interested in higher spec / bigger engines.
Any thoughts / ideas what to do here?
Thank you all
John
I've been following this forum for some time and I'm a full on Audi fanboy and now I thought I might ask for some help.
I currently drive an S3 but we're expecting twins in January, so I would like to upgrade to an A6. But I'm really struggling with some things going on with Audi at the moment and not sure what the sensible next step is:
1) Right now, you can only use the online configurator to configure a small petrol A6 or up to 50 TDI. So there is no 55 TFSI nor are there a bunch of options / Vosprung model I might want. So do dealers have access to other data, i.e. could I order a 55 TFSI Vorsprung from a dealer at the moment?! I noted some chat in other threats that the 55 has come and gone within a month!
2) There are exactly 2 55 TFSI used approved Audis in the UK (vs. about 150 in Germany I noticed). If you went for one of those, will you have issues with support lateron as they are obviously no longer sold here? Also is the resale value of that car going to suffer as its a bit more exotic than the other engines? I guess it can't be worse than all the diesels with their bad press
3) Even if you were confident in the future of the diesel engine and went for a 50 TDI, that engine has two snooze seconds when you hit the accelerator... you might then wonder why buy a 50 TDI in the first place?
4) Alternatively I could get a Q7. But right now, its the last generation of the touchpad central console and all that jazz, which will be replaced soon. Also no petrol options.
5) Lastly, on the Audi configurator in Germany you can choose between a 2019 A6 and a 2020 A6. How is that possible, that car 0nly came out during 2018 so it can't be time for a face lift already?! No such option on UK configurator.
So, all in all, it feels like this is currently not a good time to buy one of the larger Audis if you're interested in higher spec / bigger engines.
Any thoughts / ideas what to do here?
Thank you all
John