Audi Care Plan
09-01-2009, 01:53 PM
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Hi. 2 questions:
1. Does the AudiCare cover anything other than the 15/25/35/45 scheduled maintenances such as oil changes (which I'm pretty certain it doesn't).
2. Since we put very few miles on our cars (5k/year or so), it would take me well past 5 years to hit the 35 and 45k services. In that case does it not pay to purchase AudiCare? Or am I able to do get the 15k service in year 1, 25k in year 2, etc... The brochure says: "†Or one year from the last service, whichever occurs frst, as stated in the Audi Warranty & Maintenance book. Maintenances must be performed within 1,000 miles (before/after) of the manufacturer scheduled maintenance interval." The first part says 'whichever comes first' which implies if 1 year, 2 years, 3 years comes before I actually hit the mileage that I could get the services, but the second part says that the maintenance must be performed within 1k miles of the scheduled interval'. I'm a bit confused...
Thanks for your thoughts!
1. Does the AudiCare cover anything other than the 15/25/35/45 scheduled maintenances such as oil changes (which I'm pretty certain it doesn't).
2. Since we put very few miles on our cars (5k/year or so), it would take me well past 5 years to hit the 35 and 45k services. In that case does it not pay to purchase AudiCare? Or am I able to do get the 15k service in year 1, 25k in year 2, etc... The brochure says: "†Or one year from the last service, whichever occurs frst, as stated in the Audi Warranty & Maintenance book. Maintenances must be performed within 1,000 miles (before/after) of the manufacturer scheduled maintenance interval." The first part says 'whichever comes first' which implies if 1 year, 2 years, 3 years comes before I actually hit the mileage that I could get the services, but the second part says that the maintenance must be performed within 1k miles of the scheduled interval'. I'm a bit confused...
Thanks for your thoughts!
10-01-2009, 01:35 PM
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If you plan on keeping the vehicle through all the service intervals covered by the plan it's worth it, even if you pay full price. Get the dealer to throw it in and it's major savings.
10-03-2009, 02:25 PM
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My A4 service monitor tells me it wants to be serviced every 5,000 miles, not the intervals that AudiCare covers. I messed up and paid for a 10k oil change that AudiCare wouldn't cover. I have a lease and will not get to the 45,000 mile covered service (why is this one [45k] so expensive??) If we move to a Q5, I'm not sure I'd pay for AudiCare and request they throw it in the deal. A normal oil change is $79...expensive in my book.
10-05-2009, 10:00 AM
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My A4 service monitor tells me it wants to be serviced every 5,000 miles, not the intervals that AudiCare covers. I messed up and paid for a 10k oil change that AudiCare wouldn't cover. I have a lease and will not get to the 45,000 mile covered service (why is this one [45k] so expensive??) If we move to a Q5, I'm not sure I'd pay for AudiCare and request they throw it in the deal. A normal oil change is $79...expensive in my book.
10-05-2009, 10:21 AM
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On my Q5 just the first service was set for 5,000 mi (8,000km) thereafter it's every 10,000 mi (15,000km)
After my 1st service, the interval was appropriately set to 15,000km for the 2nd one.
After my 1st service, the interval was appropriately set to 15,000km for the 2nd one.
10-12-2009, 03:05 PM
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Also be aware that the service is not strictly based on mileage. You can have the same services done based on a time window. Thus, if you have low mileage, you can still utilize all of you service calls, just based on time. For instance, I purchased my Q5 in late March and went in for my hitch install in August with only 2500 miles; the service tech said I was within the window for the 5K service.
02-24-2010, 03:01 PM
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Just bought Audi Care today
I just purchased it for $740. I went in form my 5k service (which is free) and sat down w/ the servicing manager. It varies from model to model but I have an '09 A4 2.0T and for that particular model (according to him) the cost through the 45k service would be $1,390. I didn't see any hard evidence to back it up, but it seemed legit and from what I've seen the 45k service itself is around $740. For me it was certainly worth it.
It's always an option to have them work that into the cost of your car when you buy it. I think it's smarter to take a lower overall cost and work them down as low as you can go, then pay the $740 out of pocket later. I'd rather pay the $740 now with a lower sticker price than work it into the price and finance that $740 over the next 4-5 years. You might think you're getting it for FREE, but you're not. The dealer has a certain amount they'll be willing to make on a sale and if given the choice, I'd take a sales price of $740 less instead of whatever price they quote and have the Audi Care thrown in. If you're really sharp you're work them down, then get them to throw the plan in, then tell them you changed your mind and you want the cash value for the plan deducted from your sales price instead.
Either way it still probably makes sense, but $740 at 4% interest over 4-5 years is more than $740 cash no matter how you look at it.
It's always an option to have them work that into the cost of your car when you buy it. I think it's smarter to take a lower overall cost and work them down as low as you can go, then pay the $740 out of pocket later. I'd rather pay the $740 now with a lower sticker price than work it into the price and finance that $740 over the next 4-5 years. You might think you're getting it for FREE, but you're not. The dealer has a certain amount they'll be willing to make on a sale and if given the choice, I'd take a sales price of $740 less instead of whatever price they quote and have the Audi Care thrown in. If you're really sharp you're work them down, then get them to throw the plan in, then tell them you changed your mind and you want the cash value for the plan deducted from your sales price instead.
Either way it still probably makes sense, but $740 at 4% interest over 4-5 years is more than $740 cash no matter how you look at it.