Well, 7 months further down the line and it's now done just under 24,000 miles. Time for another service - an 'oil' service this time at £199 all-in. Seems to need fairly frequent servicing... excellent service as usual from Brighton Audi, and a nice shiny clean car in return :)
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A not uneventful 7 months, though none of the issues can really be blamed on the car. It's had a replacement windscreen - genuine Audi glass and fitted by Autoglass. I can't tell it's been changed. It's also had a slow puncture, and a replacement 18" Continental was £99, fitted by Kwik Fit mobile. I actually wanted both fronts replacing - I prefer to replace in pairs. But I'd left the keys with the office, and the helpful Kwik Fit man said that there was plenty of life left (5mm) on the other so didn't replace it :(
Though the Audi health check now has all tyres at 5mm, bar the one replaced Friday (and which had done 30miles..) which is at 7mm ;) So the fronts, which from memory were replaced at 12k miles have done 12k miles, and would probably have had another 6k miles until they hit 3mm?
The final issue apparently happened while the car was parked... £168 from chipsaway fixed this, again the repair is, to my eyes, undetectable.
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The interior and exterior still look like new (now), and the economy remains staggeringly high. Despite the average journey now being 40 miles, meaning at best a half is carried out on battery only, the overall average since we've had it is 102mpg, not too far off Audis claim and improved by not having done any really long journeys in the last few months. . 55/60 is realistic for long petrol only journeys, keeping pace with motorway traffic in the U.K. or France. Initial acceleration to 30 is remarkably brisk. I'm sure it's slower than the M235i, but not by much. To 60 it's still quick (7.6 seconds) but nowhere near the 5 of the BMW. It's a far more refined car, and really very relaxing to drive. The only fault really is that the (optional) diamond finish 18" alloys have a few marks. I'm not convinced they're all due to curbing - it looks like a milky finish under the lacquer in a few areas. Should have got Audi to look at it, but perhaps next time it goes in!
Other than that, the technology has undoubtedly dated in that it's range is not really high enough, though it works fine for our use. The MMI + multimedia system beats the BMW hands down in ease of use, clarity of display and it's use of google earth mapping. Seating for destinations online using google in the car is also more successful than the equivalent in the BMW. The BMW does have a larger screen though, and it's deezer/Spotify music connectivity is much better.
In summary, still delighted with it, and no desire to change! Not overly cheap to run - a £280 'inspection' service and a £199 'oil' service in our 18k mile ownership is more than any recent car we've had. But the flip side is great service :) The BMW has done 8k miles and says 11k miles more until a service is required... given the Audi had an 'oil' service before we'd bought it that's almost 3 services to one against the Audi! But, bar consumables such as tyres and a set of wiper blades (£20 for Bosch ones from eBay vs £39 from Audi) that's it. It's consumed no oil, and it's at the dealer so frequently I'm not sure I've even needed to buy screenwash ;)
Last edited by: PeterS on Mon 10 Apr 17 at 21:20
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