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Old Mar 20, 2020 | 01:45 AM
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My local Audi dealer had a steal for $42999 on a 2017 Premium Plus A7 that has been in a fender bender, and was a loaner car for people who were getting their cars fixed at their shop. It only had 13,000 miles on it.

I had it inspected by someone I’ve known for 20 years, and he said it’s in pristine condition. So despite the fender bender on the report which is why it wasn’t selling I pulled the trigger and bought it and it’s fun.

I had someone back into my front left bumper and they drove off. I had it fixed at the auto body shop and they did a fine job. But now the Headlights are not even when I drive at night. The left side is not as strong as the right side. The auto body shop that repaired it was Service King so they’re not specialists at all. I’m just wondering if this is an easy fix, or they’ll have to do something drastic. Service King has a warranty on the work they do so I was gonna bring it to them, but I wasn’t sure if it’s better off going to the Audi shop?
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Old Mar 20, 2020 | 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by NFSRadar
My local Audi dealer had a steal for $42999 on a 2017 Premium Plus A7 that has been in a fender bender, and was a loaner car for people who were getting their cars fixed at their shop. It only had 13,000 miles on it.

I had it inspected by someone I’ve known for 20 years, and he said it’s in pristine condition. So despite the fender bender on the report which is why it wasn’t selling I pulled the trigger and bought it and it’s fun.

I had someone back into my front left bumper and they drove off. I had it fixed at the auto body shop and they did a fine job. But now the Headlights are not even when I drive at night. The left side is not as strong as the right side. The auto body shop that repaired it was Service King so they’re not specialists at all. I’m just wondering if this is an easy fix, or they’ll have to do something drastic. Service King has a warranty on the work they do so I was gonna bring it to them, but I wasn’t sure if it’s better off going to the Audi shop?
Take it to an Audi shop and get them give you an opinion/estimate/diagnosis. Once you know what needs to be done, go back to Service King and get them do what is needed to correct the issue.
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Old Mar 20, 2020 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by fkaufman
Take it to an Audi shop and get them give you an opinion/estimate/diagnosis. Once you know what needs to be done, go back to Service King and get them do what is needed to correct the issue.
Thanks that’s a good idea. Set an appointment for Saturday.
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Old Mar 21, 2020 | 06:02 PM
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That price for a premium plus with that mileage and a dirty carfax is not a steal.
You can find Prestige models with same year/mileage/price/clean carfax.
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Old Mar 21, 2020 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by giovane
That price for a premium plus with that mileage and a dirty carfax is not a steal.
You can find Prestige models with same year/mileage/price/clean carfax.
Maybe not a steal but a good deal. The problem was the carfax was exaggerated. What was a fender bender turned out to really be nothing. My auto-body guy saw where it had happened and how it was excellently replaced.

Others I found in that price range had been “salvaged” and there were no waranntys or guarantees.
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