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04-28-2017, 05:20 AM

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BigKutta

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Originally Posted by iu_gary

All,

I've been trying to read through all of the posts on equipment and minor headaches to try and arrive at a what I think is a good order. I wanted to put this out there to see if there is anything that I'm missing or something you would have liked to have if you had to do it over again. I've considered the Adaptive Chassis and Luxury Packages but I'm not sure I want to throw another $4K to $6K at it. Thanks for reading and letting me know what you think

I just placed an order for a 2018 Q7

Exterior - Glacier White - 2Y2Y
Interior - Black - FZ
Inlays - Upper: High Gloss black/Lower:Gray wood - 5MC
Trim - Prestige - WPT
Options
Titanium Black Optics package - 915
Drivers Assistance package - PCU
Cold Weather package - 949
Towing package - 1D6
Vehicle Jack - 1S1
Delete Front License Plate - 6W9
Black Cloth headliner - 6NQ
Audi Guard Wheel Lock Kit - QWL
Privacy Trunk Cover - RTC
Audi Guard Cargo Mat - QBM

Gary

Oh, about the luxury package. I sat in one for a bit during my delivery and my take is the extra leather is hardly noticeable (mostly lower door, and arm rest), the soft close doors are a pain where you almost have to almost close the door for the mechanism to take over. I thought that took too much effort versus simply closing it. So basically you're paying $6k for massaging seats.

Adaptive, great if you are towing a lot. I never plan to so I skipped it

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04-28-2017, 07:24 AM

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I'm kind of wishing I ordered the adaptive chassis for 2 reasons:
1. I'm assuming it would help with the run flats making every bump in the road noticeable (is this true?)
2. I'm assuming as well you can lower the car height for parking which would help with kids getting in/out and the inevitable purchase of a roof rack. After looking at the cost for running boards this would probably be the better solution.

the '18 has the power close doors on prestige anyways. I would like massaging seats but I don't think they're worth $6k.

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04-28-2017, 07:28 AM

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1. I would say the comfort mode on the AC is softer than the regular chassis. I don't find the run flats that harsh in any chassis mode though.

2. Dynamic is a slightly lower height than comfort, but not a huge difference as far as getting in and out. To lower below Dynamic height (loading mode), you have to get out, make sure the doors are closed, open the rear hatch and use the buttons there. Probably not something you're going to do for each entry/egress. It does help a bit for reaching the roof, but so would standing on a 2 by 4.