Originally Posted by tingyunliu

My dealer and this forum told me that the first 5,000 oil change is complimentary. My question is whether this offer is from Audi or the dealer. I bought my S4 from far-away dealer for the better price. If it is offered by Audi, I'd like to go to nearby dealers, but not the one I bought it from. Does anyone know if it's possible? Thanks for the feedback.

Originally Posted by Goony

I had the complimetary change done at 2500. There are several threads on the board that have oil analysis results showing high metal counts in the initial fill. I'll go again at 5000 and every 5000 thereafter.

And for the record, I purchased the S4 from a dealer in Arizona.....and have had no issues to date servicing locally.

Originally Posted by rainman86

I got my 2011 on 10/8/2010. The dealership changed my oil around 4.2k miles due to the thermostat TSB, and the fact I was going on a 4500 mile road trip 6 weeks later. I did hit 5200 before the trip. It was no big deal to change it a little early.

Speaking of which, I'm about at the 10k maintenance. Better get that scheduled. (glad I got Audicare)

Originally Posted by tingyunliu

My dealer and this forum told me that the first 5,000 oil change is complimentary. My question is whether this offer is from Audi or the dealer. I bought my S4 from far-away dealer for the better price. If it is offered by Audi, I'd like to go to nearby dealers, but not the one I bought it from. Does anyone know if it's possible? Thanks for the feedback.