Dasaint

Its unfortunate that this happened to you, but like the others said these things happen. No manufacturer puts out a perfect vehicle, especially when they are selling in a large volume. 1 or 2 of them is gonna slip through the cracks. The running joke with me and a friend while I was waiting for delivery was that I hope my car was not being built on a Friday lol. But look at these forums and you can see how the majority are satisfied and issues are minor. So take solace in that fact and be positive that you have a solid ride. Again if these vehicles were perfect they would not need warranties. =)

RickObe

So here's another war story (not Audi). A few years back I had ordered a Volvo XC90. When the day finally came to pick it up, I drove it home then left to take my son downtown for an appointment. Halfway to downtown, a message came up: "Transmission service required." Thirteen miles on the car at this point. By the time I got downtown, it had changed to "Transmission service urgent".

I pulled out the transmission dipstick and it had the color and consistency of a strawberry milkshake. Turns out that there was a pin hole in the transmission/radiator intercooler line and coolant was getting into the transmission.

Now I had planned just enough time to put on required break-in miles before using this car to tow my boat on vacation. The former tow vehicle was already sold. The vacation looked like it was jeopardy, including the nonrefundable payments on the rental house.

But the dealer was great. They offered me three options: (1) give the car back, take my money and buy elsewhere, (2) re-order another new one (but that would take months and there were none with my specs in inventory), or (3) they would change the transmission and every part that touches coolant and give me the dealership owner's Sequoia to use to tow my boat on the week long vacation. Needless to say, I chose option 3.

Stuff happens. It's all about having a good dealer that will take care of you when it does.

Paul3.2A4avant

I picked up my first Audi in early December 1995, the all-new A4. With 5 miles on the odometer, I came to a red light, pushed in the clutch and it went flat to the floor as springs, nuts and bolts fell on my feet. Nothing like trying to match road speed and engine speed to shift a car you are barely familiar with, just to limp it back to the dealer.

It was a small preview of what was to come as that car was in the shop constantly but the dealership was fantastic. It was an all new model for Audi and we determined it was built during Oktoberfest. At 49K miles I traded it in before the warranty expired. I think Audi does a great job of continuous improvement on their models, as my 1998 A4 avant was nearly flawless for 200K miles.