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looking at a 2013 A7 3.0T premium with 78k miles for a daily driver. its a beautiful one owner car that looks to be well maintained but any advice on things to look for or look out for would be appreciated.
thanks
mike
I have a 2013 A6 Prestige, so, my initial thoughts might be very close unless there are any upgrades involved in the car.
There is a lot of difference between Premium and Prestige variants, my friend has a 2017 Q5 Premium and It is not even remotely close to the features that (ACC, Night Vision, Pre sense plus, B&O, heated and ventilated seats etc..) I have in my 6 year old car. Even, the minor things like auto dimming rear view mirror, heated mirrors, or acoustic windshield (for noise reduction), no engine shut off in traffic saving fuel, nothing. It is just a boxy car with Audi rings.
TL;DR: Don't buy something just because it is Audi, look for the features it have and you need. You don't want someone climb into your car and say, my Toyota Prius has more features than your Audi.
That being said, 3.0 T is a very reliable engine per everyone and you didn't mention the price or the feature list. If the price is right, its okay to not have some features but that is Audi A7 we're talking about, so, it should have at least some in my opinion.
ramaraju is right. Look at the available feature list vs the one that comes with the car, and decide how much you want the car has as a daily driver.
Premium supposed to be the most basic trim (usually comes with Premium Plus), so if you don't mind having less of interior features, then it's fine. But, if you prefer to have a better experience, you might want to understand how much you might have missed.
I did extensive search for A7 before - if you could share inside pictures, I could tell you more of the features...
from the 2 pic posted, it doesn't have fog light, no ACC, no night vision, no black optic). it looks like it has the 19in wheel package
I have the same year/model. Good car. Ventilated seats would have been nice, but not much more I would have wanted in the Prestige model. I have heated seats/mirrors and dimming rear view mirror. The audio system is somewhat antiquated by today's standards, but I'm able to connect my android via bluetooth which works fine for me. The car should have had the major 55K mile service which includes the supercharger belt and spark plugs. It's probably on its second set of pads and rotors. Bad motor mounts have been an issue. Check for vibrations at idle.
Keep in mind, service costs and parts are expensive. If you can do your own belt changes, oil changes and brake pads/rotors, you'll save yourself a ton.
Last edited by Rancho A7; Dec 6, 2019 at 01:31 PM.
Thanks for providing the info.
24K may be steep but other A7 owners can chip in if this is the norm.
I got my 2013 A6 Prestige, 60K miles with B&O, ACC, Night Vision, Pre sense, 360 camera with 6 different modes(top view, front & rear corner view, etc.) plus along with other above mentioned standard features for 21K. I use 360 degree view and ACC all the time in Seattle because of heavy traffic and tighter parking spots.
I'd suggest look at a fully loaded car and then make a decision of what all you need and what you don't.
I checked kbb, in my area, your car is only about 22k (max). The pricing of cause depends on which area you live in.
Typical used car markup in my area is $6000 for big dealer, or $2-4000 for smaller dealer, then slowly decreases over a period of 4-6months. Afterwards, either sold or back to auction.
You could plug in data to kbb, and compare "my car (trade in) value" vs "used car value". KBB is kind of... "rigged" but at least give you some data to begin with.
As with your car's options, your first pic is an R8... Otherwise, from your pictures, your in car options are:
cold weather, 20in wheel package, driver assist (if it has ACC) OR just the standalone audi side assist + pre sense+
So, you should check whether it has LED package, is it really 20in, and maybe check if it has the rear airbag package.
Options that are available in 2013, but NOT on the car are: innovation package, comfort seating, B&O, carbon/oak inlay
Best way is when you test drive, take a picture of the user manual that has a sticker, or the sticker in the trunk, near spare tire area.
The sticker should have all those 3-digit codes that represents the spec and options of the car.
@ramaraju I am in Seattle area too! By any chance if you have a Obdeleven?
you guys are great thanks for the help!! i test drove and it seems very tight with no noticeable issues and seems to have been taken care of very well. i do have a concern regarding the lack of service history so i'm contacting the same place i got the extended warranty on my R8 for costs. if it helps the vin number is WAU3GCFC3DN152940 but from what i'm seeing online and your guys help i'm thinking my first offer maybe 19.5k with a max of around 21k.
i'm in no hurry so no rush to judgement here, to me the documented service intervals is at least 75% of the decision.
thanks again for all the great assistance.
one other question, what is night vision?
mike
Oh, that's your R8, I hope one day I could get one Are you trading that in?
If you have the VCDS cable/tool, you could quickly pull the current status of the car. I was cross shopping A7/S7, and found the S7 has engine mount issue and avoided it.
Night vision assistant is the car equips an additional night vision camera and shows/highlight human object in your dash screen.
You could see a quick video here:
I believe earlier version could only detect human object, and later version could also detect animal? not sure on this.
I have it on my S8 and didn't find it that useful as it'll take your attention off the road. I found it more of a gimmick, but other users might find it useful in other situation.
No the R8 is not going anywhere, I love that car. Just looking for a daily driver and have always liked the looks of the 7 models. The night vision seems cool but I agree could be a little gimmicky.
the more I’ve been looking the more I’m liking the 5’s, 6’s and 7’s. I getting more confused everyday 🤣🤣
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used A7, advice needed
Are you trading that in?