DUTCH VanAtlanta

I'll be coming back "home" soon. This morning, I placed an order to build a 2015 Q7 TDI for delivery after January 1. Order coding is as follows: 4LB5CA, WPT, 2Y2Y, FV, 1BK, 1D6, 6W9, 9ZW & AMI.

Ryan Cassidy

Congrats.... And FYI...APR has a tune for it already too! :-) I love mine!

DUTCH VanAtlanta

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Ryan Cassidy

More power.... Zero reliability issues. Check them out. WWW.goapr.com. any Audi/VW/Porsche should go directly to them from the dealer and them home... :-)

OldS4Fart

Congrats! Not sure what the codes are but - Congrats!

Waiting is now the hard part.

DUTCH VanAtlanta

Not really. I can't take delivery until after Jan 1.

Codes mean: Q7 3.0 TDI, Prestige, Glacier White Metallic, Cardamon, Airmatic, Towing Package and the rest are freebie Msc stuff that comes with every Q7.

VAG-Fan1

Just out of curiosity, what is your short list of dislikes with the ML? They seem nice enough, but I'd rather have a Q7 too. A '14 model year (your ML) must mean you haven't had it too long and it has some glaring short comings relative to your expectations going into it. I think it's a bit of a testament to how good the Q7 is given how old the platform is.

Congrats on the new one.

DUTCH VanAtlanta

I've had the ML for 6 months and 16k miles. I'll take a major bath on it when I trade or sell it.

The two biggest complaints on the ML are a rough shifting transmission and a far inferior Airmatic suspension. The ML rides worse than a recently rented Chevy Malibu.

There are also a myriad of little irritating niggles compared to the Q7. The Q7 is a far superior car!

iconoclast

the mb-tex is awful, the cheap plastics and rattles are very annoying. the car is a lot more acceptable in it's AMG regalia but overall not the best bang for your buck on the market. (IMO)

brutus23079

Welcome back from "the darkside" Dutch! Not sure if the 2015 Q7 still has two Adblue tanks like your previous 2010. (I remember your park-on-a-slope-to-fill-it posts.) My Q5 has a single 6 gal tank and you just dump it in. Haven't needed the VCDS yet either. (Engine code is CPNB.) Anyhow, hope you find some nice updates in the 5 years since your last one. At the very least, it's a great "update" to the ML350 Blo-Tec...