Mine's about six weeks away from being two years old and, therefore, due its first major service. Quotes will follow soon.
My S4 thread
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I doubt it does include the pollen filter. Looking at the invoices I have, the oil change service in year 1 was just that. Oil+filter and nothing else. The pollen filter was changed last year.
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Yes, used them on my audis for years, did some good work for me
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I've just traded my car in to avoid the cost of a brake fluid change & oil service!
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Are they within 15 miles of a main dealer? You might be able to take up their price match offer. https://m.audi.co.uk/owners-area/servicing-with-audi/service-price-match.htmlVAG Autoworks £278.18
I'll keep them in mind post warranty as I've heard good things about them (think @razza1 was a fan of them). Apparently they've been rebuilding an RS6 recently.
I've been here before....
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/my-s4-thread.240053/page-3#post-2455646
Basically without a written quote they don't want to know.
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Now that is an example of man maths used as it should be!
So will never, ever be going back to Reading Audi. They should suffer for this. I hope people vote with their feet and go elsewhere.
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/not-what-id-expect-from-audi.326676/
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/not-what-id-expect-from-audi.326676/
My last tankful averaged 22.1 mpg
I may be doing something wrong lol
@Bristle Hound; you are driving how an S4 should be driven. Believe @scotty76 had one of those driving Ms. Daisy moments
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Nah. I just sit in a lot of traffic.@Bristle Hound; you are driving how an S4 should be driven. Believe @scotty76 had one of those driving Ms. Daisy moments
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Managed to average 37.2mpg on 100 mile motorway run from Bexleyheath to Portsmouth on Wednesday. I put it down to using Shell V-Power.
Nice work @jdp1962! I managed 35.2mpg on the run to work this week on Texaco standard 95 unleaded.
@Bristle Hound, not at all, Col. If you did a similar journey in similar conditions (100 miles on the motorway with traffic limiting you to cruising at 70-75), no reason why you wouldn't get the same.I can only dream of these ^ mpg figures on my S4
@jdp1962 - I have a 60 mile run, which is 90% motorway@Bristle Hound, not at all, Col. If you did a similar journey in similar conditions (100 miles on the motorway with traffic limiting you to cruising at 70-75), no reason why you wouldn't get the same.
Best I've EVER got out my S4 on this was 35.1mpg, BUT I did have to put a pesky M140i in its place on that particular run
Or may be I need to invest in a pair of these lol
Apologies to @scotty76 I seem to have
Won't happen anymore, honest
Stop posting slippers in my thread @Bristle Hound just coz you love the pink fluffy ones there's no need to share.
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@jdp1962 - I have a 60 mile run, which is 90% motorway
Best I've EVER got out my S4 on this was 35.1mpg, BUT I did have to put a pesky M140i in its place on that particular run
Or may be I need to invest in a pair of these lol
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Apologies to @scotty76 I seem to have
Won't happen anymore, honest
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Today is service day. #nervous Left the no wash sign in place, pointed it out to the service guy.
3 years old on Friday, I'll try and post up some thoughts when I get a minute. I seem to have a fair collection of stone chips, including two on the alloys as well as a dent on the rear panel which I'm pretty sure is the result of a car park injury, where someone has opened their door into my car. It's right on the crease line of the panel so I reckon PDR is out.
3 years old on Friday, I'll try and post up some thoughts when I get a minute. I seem to have a fair collection of stone chips, including two on the alloys as well as a dent on the rear panel which I'm pretty sure is the result of a car park injury, where someone has opened their door into my car.
It's right on the crease line of the panel so I reckon PDR is out.
We're on tenterhooks for the updates, @scotty76.Today is service day. #nervous Left the no wash sign in place, pointed it out to the service guy.
3 years old on Friday, I'll try and post up some thoughts when I get a minute. I seem to have a fair collection of stone chips, including two on the alloys as well as a dent on the rear panel which I'm pretty sure is the result of a car park injury, where someone has opened their door into my car.
So the damage report is below. £327.39 all in service + MOT + brake fluid.
The good: they didn't wash it.
The bad: looking at the invoice and the service computer I'd say it's back on Flexible Servicing again having been previously set to Fixed. I suspect I'm just going to live with that and take it back in a year's time. The dealers seem unable to cope with this anomaly of annual servicing. Oh and they didn't stamp the supplementary service book but I forgot to leave it out and this car's service record is electronic, so I'll let them off.
The good: they didn't wash it.
The bad: looking at the invoice and the service computer I'd say it's back on Flexible Servicing again having been previously set to Fixed. I suspect I'm just going to live with that and take it back in a year's time. The dealers seem unable to cope with this anomaly of annual servicing.
Oh and they didn't stamp the supplementary service book but I forgot to leave it out and this car's service record is electronic, so I'll let them off.
Interesting @scotty76. I have booked mine in on 21/07 for the first MoT (she"ll be three then) and brake fluid change.
Interested to see what your dealership charged you and what mine quoted me. Not massive but around £30 for MoT. Let me call them again and find out why
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Interested to see what your dealership charged you and what mine quoted me. Not massive but around £30 for MoT. Let me call them again and find out why
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I have mine set on variable services but have an interim oil change done in between.
With hindsight that's what I should have done. It would have been cheaper and less hassle. I guess you have to make the mistake to learn from it.
My version of that is "no point getting older if you don't get wiser".With hindsight that's what I should have done. It would have been cheaper and less hassle. I guess you have to make the mistake to learn from it.
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I think one year left then Octavia VRS.
Interseting! I had one prior to my S4 and it was definitely a Friday afternoon car, I said I'd never have another but I can't help thinking how good the new ones look. Once my daughter has a few years driving under her belt I may trade the focus in for a newish one to use as the family daily.
So, three years and 19,711 miles ticked by on Friday. What do I think at this point? Well, still happy with the car. I have kids so need bootspace. I commute through heavy traffic most mornings so need comfort. And I like to have a blast sometimes. I think the S4 is still a great all rounder and ticks a lot of boxes. S-Tronic for the commute, decent boot for the kids and the supercharged poke for the fun times. The only thing I would have specced with hindsight is ACC (adaptive cruise control). My wife's Golf has this and it is awesome. Coupled with the S-Tronic it would have been great. The car has a fair number of stone chips and one really annoying dent on the driver's side (car parking wound) but otherwise is intact. The mpg is now regularly over 30mpg, I know that's not the point of an S car but it's a nice plus.
The coolant level still seems settled which is good.
So far the car has had 3 services, 3 tyres (2 routine, 1 damaged), 2 pro details and a lot of petrol.
And finally a few piccies.
The coolant level still seems settled which is good.
So far the car has had 3 services, 3 tyres (2 routine, 1 damaged), 2 pro details and a lot of petrol.
And finally a few piccies.
Just a quick update to say that the brake pedal feel has improved massively since the brake fluid change. So IMHO 3 years seems to be too long for the first change. It's every 2 years thereafter so odd the first change is longer.
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Since I sold my S4 I've been really regretting it. Bought the A6 with the same engine, but it felt a million miles away from the S4 as a total package. So . . . I've now got a golf r estate to replace the S4.
I just thought it might be interesting for some to hear a compare and contrast from anyone that has mulled it over.
First off, even with the brand new facelift of the golf, I think the B8 S4 is still the nicer place to be. Sure the dash/cockpit is a little dated, but fit/finish/materials etc are all still a notch up on the audi.
Overall body/finish etc too is still a notch up on the audi. Some messy welds - particularly around the boot/roof when open - are quite apparent on the golf.
Otherwise though - really impressed. It's still very tight as only done a few hundred miles, but the 4cyl sounds much better than expected and pulls very hard. Less low down linear torque, but revs out nicely. Feels a bit stiffer than the S4 too although I had the adaptive dampers on the S4 but don't have DCC on the golf.
Interestingly my wife said - this feels just like the S4 when she drove it for the first time.
All in - lower quality in a lot of places, but a lot of kit - ACC, new dash etc and feels far more me than the A6.
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I just thought it might be interesting for some to hear a compare and contrast from anyone that has mulled it over.
First off, even with the brand new facelift of the golf, I think the B8 S4 is still the nicer place to be. Sure the dash/cockpit is a little dated, but fit/finish/materials etc are all still a notch up on the audi.
Overall body/finish etc too is still a notch up on the audi. Some messy welds - particularly around the boot/roof when open - are quite apparent on the golf.
Otherwise though - really impressed. It's still very tight as only done a few hundred miles, but the 4cyl sounds much better than expected and pulls very hard. Less low down linear torque, but revs out nicely. Feels a bit stiffer than the S4 too although I had the adaptive dampers on the S4 but don't have DCC on the golf.
Interestingly my wife said - this feels just like the S4 when she drove it for the first time.
All in - lower quality in a lot of places, but a lot of kit - ACC, new dash etc and feels far more me than the A6.
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Mine was changed today. I'll report on brake pedal feel tomorrow.
