2019 Audi RS5 Sportback - Information
01-09-2019, 02:06 PM
#291
01-09-2019, 02:07 PM
#292
01-09-2019, 02:21 PM
#293
AudiWorld Senior Member
Thread Starter
01-10-2019, 04:06 AM
#294
AudiWorld Senior Member
Thanks for the insight this really helps. It sounds like this isnt a completely bad deal and should pay for itself. This was directly from the Audi dealer. https://www.audiusa.com/myaudi/service/term-care-select
It sounds like Audi Care is an obvious product to purchase as the cost basically covers the 4 oil changes. I understand Audi regularly mails out a $100 coupon for Audi Care. Has anyone received theirs yet?
As @Shigeru states: the Term Care Select "should pay for itself" based on it covering break pads & rotors. Which, I understand, both wear out relatively quickly (depends on your mileage and driving style). From my reading on this forum, we may be replacing pads & rotors several times in a relatively short term. The Term Care Select web page states "Term Care Select is a protection plan specifically designed for lease and short-term new vehicle customers." It covers up to "six years or 72,000 miles".
It seems it may be a smart idea to purchase the "Audi Care", and the "Term Care Select", and see how the car holds up during the six years of driving to determine how reliable the car is and what the future maintenance looks like. And, at that point determine if I should buy an extended warranty or not, or just sell the car...
Question; do extended warranty policies need to be purchased early in the life of the car, or can they be purchased later on as needed?
Does this strategy sound okay? Am I missing anything?
01-10-2019, 04:20 AM
#295
Club AutoUnion
Seems like you nailed it! Thank you for the thoughtful post. As a first-time Audi owner, I have a lot of the exact same questions that you have raised — and the fact that your yearly mileage and “long term ownership” strategy matches up to mine.
I will be following this thread very closely to see what other Audi Owners suggest.
— John
I will be following this thread very closely to see what other Audi Owners suggest.
— John
01-10-2019, 04:57 AM
#296
AudiWorld Super User
There actually is no overlap of coverages.
AudiCare is without a doubt a yes imho
Term care really comes down to how you drive, since that will determine how the brakes wear. I live up in the “mountains” (sounds better than “the big hilly area”), and with the backroads we have, and how I drive, TermCare would be something I’d likely do. If however, this is more a highway car, and you’re driving Ms Daisy, I’d probably skip it. Similarly if you’re commute is short (like my brothers on his RS3...he skipped term care, but got AudiCare).
Extended warranties are different altogether, as they are not covering wear items at all. They are simply extending the factory warranty, with different levels of coverage, and they can have a deductible component to them as well (at the buyers choosing).
The thing with buying up front vs later.
Up front, you can capitalize it into the purchase price (for lease and finance customers). Secondly, it’s always the least expensive up front. As the car accumulated age and mileage, the cost goes up, because it’s no longer “brand new”. The cost also goes up even on new cars over time, because parts pricing increases and so do labor costs. So Term Care on a 19 new RS can be less than it will be next year on a 20, etc. That’s another reason why AudiCare makes sense too imho.
I’ll likely be shopping for a new car in the coming months, and given my new driving mileage (now about 27k a year), it will be a buy not a lease, and likely will be CPO assuming I get the car I’m after.. As many know, I work for the brand. AudiCare will be a must. TermCare will all depend on the service history of the car I get, but likely will be something I get too.
Good luck all! Awesome cars
AudiCare is without a doubt a yes imho
Term care really comes down to how you drive, since that will determine how the brakes wear. I live up in the “mountains” (sounds better than “the big hilly area”), and with the backroads we have, and how I drive, TermCare would be something I’d likely do. If however, this is more a highway car, and you’re driving Ms Daisy, I’d probably skip it. Similarly if you’re commute is short (like my brothers on his RS3...he skipped term care, but got AudiCare).
Extended warranties are different altogether, as they are not covering wear items at all. They are simply extending the factory warranty, with different levels of coverage, and they can have a deductible component to them as well (at the buyers choosing).
The thing with buying up front vs later.
Up front, you can capitalize it into the purchase price (for lease and finance customers). Secondly, it’s always the least expensive up front. As the car accumulated age and mileage, the cost goes up, because it’s no longer “brand new”. The cost also goes up even on new cars over time, because parts pricing increases and so do labor costs. So Term Care on a 19 new RS can be less than it will be next year on a 20, etc. That’s another reason why AudiCare makes sense too imho.
I’ll likely be shopping for a new car in the coming months, and given my new driving mileage (now about 27k a year), it will be a buy not a lease, and likely will be CPO assuming I get the car I’m after.. As many know, I work for the brand. AudiCare will be a must. TermCare will all depend on the service history of the car I get, but likely will be something I get too.
Good luck all! Awesome cars
Last edited by SCarGuy; 01-10-2019 at 05:00 AM.
01-10-2019, 07:17 AM
#297
Permanent S Mode Member
There actually is no overlap of coverages.
AudiCare is without a doubt a yes imho
Term care really comes down to how you drive, since that will determine how the brakes wear. I live up in the “mountains” (sounds better than “the big hilly area”), and with the backroads we have, and how I drive, TermCare would be something I’d likely do. If however, this is more a highway car, and you’re driving Ms Daisy, I’d probably skip it. Similarly if you’re commute is short (like my brothers on his RS3...he skipped term care, but got AudiCare).
Extended warranties are different altogether, as they are not covering wear items at all. They are simply extending the factory warranty, with different levels of coverage, and they can have a deductible component to them as well (at the buyers choosing).
The thing with buying up front vs later.
Up front, you can capitalize it into the purchase price (for lease and finance customers). Secondly, it’s always the least expensive up front. As the car accumulated age and mileage, the cost goes up, because it’s no longer “brand new”. The cost also goes up even on new cars over time, because parts pricing increases and so do labor costs. So Term Care on a 19 new RS can be less than it will be next year on a 20, etc. That’s another reason why AudiCare makes sense too imho.
I’ll likely be shopping for a new car in the coming months, and given my new driving mileage (now about 27k a year), it will be a buy not a lease, and likely will be CPO assuming I get the car I’m after.. As many know, I work for the brand. AudiCare will be a must. TermCare will all depend on the service history of the car I get, but likely will be something I get too.
Good luck all! Awesome cars
AudiCare is without a doubt a yes imho
Term care really comes down to how you drive, since that will determine how the brakes wear. I live up in the “mountains” (sounds better than “the big hilly area”), and with the backroads we have, and how I drive, TermCare would be something I’d likely do. If however, this is more a highway car, and you’re driving Ms Daisy, I’d probably skip it. Similarly if you’re commute is short (like my brothers on his RS3...he skipped term care, but got AudiCare).
Extended warranties are different altogether, as they are not covering wear items at all. They are simply extending the factory warranty, with different levels of coverage, and they can have a deductible component to them as well (at the buyers choosing).
The thing with buying up front vs later.
Up front, you can capitalize it into the purchase price (for lease and finance customers). Secondly, it’s always the least expensive up front. As the car accumulated age and mileage, the cost goes up, because it’s no longer “brand new”. The cost also goes up even on new cars over time, because parts pricing increases and so do labor costs. So Term Care on a 19 new RS can be less than it will be next year on a 20, etc. That’s another reason why AudiCare makes sense too imho.
I’ll likely be shopping for a new car in the coming months, and given my new driving mileage (now about 27k a year), it will be a buy not a lease, and likely will be CPO assuming I get the car I’m after.. As many know, I work for the brand. AudiCare will be a must. TermCare will all depend on the service history of the car I get, but likely will be something I get too.
Good luck all! Awesome cars
01-10-2019, 09:31 AM
#300
Permanent S Mode Member
Different animals. Here's a link.
and
Term-Care-Protection: https://www.audiusa.com/content/dam/...ction-audi.pdf
not Audi Care. Are they both the same?
