I know yours was cheaper, cuke, as we compared notes soon after we’d got our A4’s. When I was handing over the key to the service advisor at my dealership, I noticed that the cost of the service was written on the paperwork that I was asked to sign. They had obviously forgotten, or not checked, that I have a service plan and the cost was going to be £180. The MOT was £49.99, so add whatever the cost of the brake fluid change was (which was not included in what I signed for) and I reckon I must have come out ahead, given that over the past year I have paid £144. What I don’t know is whether the cost in earlier years might have made up the shortfall. Anyway, I’m happy with my servicing costs over the past 3 years.
On a different note, I’ve decided to keep the A4 for another year so I bought a further 12 months’ warranty for £372. Again, I consider that good value for peace of mind as the likelihood of mechanical failure must increase as we enter year 4 of ownership. I made moves to trade it for a Volvo V60 back in June and July, but that came to nothing as neither of the 2 dealers I had on the case could provide a demonstrator with the engine I want. Hopefully, there will be more examples of that variant in circulation next summer when I’ll revisit the idea of trading in the A4.