Diogenes

If I was considering an A6 TDI I'd think seriously about leasing, to lock in a guaranteed residual value. Once the market sours on VW diesels, many will not take the trouble to differentiate one model from another, and all will take a hit in resale value.

irenesbob

I am not getting a TDI but I was surprised that the residuals are pretty good right now. On my current 2013 A6 P+ 2.0 QT the residual was 46% for 3 years @ 10,000 miles per year.
Now the residual is 58% for 3 years @ 12,000 miles per year. The money factor is better too.
I went from $670 a month on my '13 to $580 on the '16 - both zero down, only sales tax and fees upfront. That's $90 a month less for the same trim A6, 3 years newer, with 2,000 miles a year more and a lot more standard features. This time I added the 19" sport package as well. Both included Audi Care.

Chewy379

I placed my order just over a month ago and was given an ETA of 4 months, so sometime in december as a rough estimate. This was a purchase, I'm not so sure what I should do now. Should I still stick with Audi or head to another brand? This was gonna be my first Audi and I was pretty excited, now I'm not too sure.

irenesbob

Does anyone have any suggestions for a phrase Audi can use to replace "Truth in Engineering" now that this situation has emerged? lol

last911

"Re-engineering Truth"

audi40

I'd say keep the order and see what happens in another 2-3 months....worst case, if this turns into an issue involving all TDI engines, you can walk away before delivery if you get cold feet. Personally, I'm not worried about the 3.0 TDI being impacted by this (call me naive). I'm not sure if this meaningful or not relative to the current emissions issue, but I am amazed to this day (after 2 yrs and 30k miles) how clean my TDI's tailpipes are (with little or no effort to keep them clean) compared to my prior 3.0T A6 and 2.0T A4....I can only assume though that this is a testament to the effectiveness of the "clean diesel" technology on this car.

Chewy379

I also had to put a downpayment that was supposedly non refundable.... Do you think they will refund it if I decide to cancel if there IS an issue with the 3.0 TDI? I'm thinking they should have to as when I bought the car with the mentality that there was going to be no issues with it.

SpeedKeen

I've got an A6 TDI coming in November.

Not really worried about this, maybe a little. It's a great car, that's why I bought it. It's a lease but my intention was to buy it out at the end. So we'll see how this turns out. If it is impacted I may think about cancelling my order. Anybody know when news of this may come out?

audi40

Did you sign anything agreeing that the deposit was non-refundable? Did you pay by check or credit card - if by credit card you could always contact the bank and ask them to reverse the charge as you haven't taken delivery and are concerned that there's a problem (i.e. the emissions recall) that warrants cancelling any agreement you might have signed with the dealer. Normally a deposit is refundable if you don't take delivery of the car, unless it was an Audi Exclusive order or a color/options combination they might have difficulty selling.

Chewy379

This was my first time buying a car, I believe I did sign something, my memories fuzzy about this part, not sure whether it was the deposit being non-refundable or for the custom order. I didn't get a copy either, the only paper they gave me was the build info. (This will teach me to get a copy of everything next time )

I'm hoping I can get my deposit back if I do end up cancelling later on.

EDIT: I'm thinking since last I checked (a week ago) my car was still on wait list (weird since its been almost 5 weeks since I ordered) should I take the chance to switch it now to the regular 3.0TFSI engine?