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Originally Posted by javadog
It sounds like most of your Audis were good ones, too. Some of your issues sound like problems with the dealership, more than the car. Every problem has a fix, don't blame the car if the technician can't figure it out.
As you point out, all modern cars are too complex, most manufacturers and dealers charge too much for parts and service. A lot of this was caused by the manufacturers and really driven by the buying habits of the public. The roots of that go back 30 years.
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All it takes is one, combined w/ a dealer and parent company that won't stand by their expensive product.
The brake issue almost came down to a Lawsuit, that was bad enough, refusing to credit the oil the didn't have to use was just rude, the last S4 issue was unforgivable. As far as I am concerned they should be out of business, rather than luring more suckers in.
Here's a contrasting experience of a good friend that bought and Acura, the car ran flawlessly for 6 years, well out of the warranty period. Transmissions failed. Acura took the car back replaced the transmission w/i a week w/ no argument, debate or coercion on the owners parts, no charge.
Now that's a Company that I would want to deal w/, I have found Toyota to be similarly inclined.