bob m

I posted this on the A4 forum, but also posting here, well because it's an Allroad. Besides, this Allroad forum needs some more traffic - even light traffic.... I ordered the front license plate fillers from Audiparts - at a discount, mind you. About $28.00 each piece - plus 13.00 shipping and tax - came to over $70.00. Ok, forget the tax and shipping ($13.00 shipping - package weighs less than 1 lb and was only 12 miles away) but 56.00 for these 2 pieces of plastic - maybe 4" tall? I mean did the cost Audi about a couple of bucks each? I get that companies have to make a profit and I ain't a cheap guy - I just spent almost 4k on Expel, coating, 034 tranny mount, front strut bar, puddle lights on my Allroad and hardly batted an eye, but, wtf, I just feel like I got taken on this one - not from the dealer, but from Audi. I'm tempted on principle alone just to send them back.

blorzoga

Did you ever priced the phone cables from Audi?

Fdvigna

Clearly you don't realize how much engineering goes into the design, planning and production of these pieces... also this is not just any plastic, but some compound that is patented by Audi BS... I mean AG... /s ...

bob m

I got two "included" with my 2017 A4. Yep, $60.00 for the Apple cable - incredible.

Gotland

Yikes! Talk about margins - almost criminal to charge $13 for shipping on top of that... that's pretty outrageous all around.

Firefighter

Now you know why the STEALERSHIP folks look so nice and clean.
My closest stealership which is in Southampton, NY (not near me and the rich folks) has the following sign in the immaculate waiting room. " Ladies, if you are here on a Saturday, you are entitled to a free manicure while you wait". Nice huh? What about me, what do I get?
Well, their magazines are up to date . :-)

bob m

I don't know what margins the dealers have on these items - I'm guessing that Audi charge to the dealer is what it is - this is the parts dept of a NJ dealer. And it took 5 days to get to me from less then 15 miles away.

breadbooze

I usually do customer pickup for that site, they're off route 3.

If you think the filler piece is $$, the sun visor clip is around $40. Every Audi I've had (except the allroad) has broken those clips.

bob m

I broke a few visor clips and the service department simply gave me new ones - to their credit, they said it was a warranty issue. I believe I read somewhere that these clips are so fragile because Audi sees it as a safety issue.

DaveSNJ

You forgot the incorporation of Black Forest fairy dust into the plastic that makes them magical.