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Old 04-01-2009, 06:37 AM
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What exactly does it cover? From my understanding it covers scedhuled maintenance? What does that entail? Does it include oil changes?

I plan on leasing 36 months, 15k miles. I've leased cars in the past and would never get the maint. package, etc. I would basically just change the oil and never had any problems. I've read that getting the Audi Care increases the residual of lease by 1%? Is this true? So what would the impact be??
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My dealership increased my residual rate by 1% for getting Audi Care. I believe it covers all scheduled maintenance, which for a 36 month lease covers 3 oil changes. I'm not sure what else it covers.
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My dealership increased my residual rate by 1% for getting Audi Care. I believe it covers all scheduled maintenance, which for a 36 month lease covers 3 oil changes. I'm not sure what else it covers.
So for a 36 month 15k miles lease I would only need to change my oil 3 times? I'm so confused.
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I was told that your standard 3k mile oil changes were not covered, but the major scheduled maintenances were covered in full, including the oil change that would occur during one. I am still getting Audi Care because I plan to purchase instead of lease and I know that major maintenance jobs cost a lot for any car. But I plan to get clarification on what is covered from my dealership because I've heard it both ways.

All I know for sure is that my first oil change is supposedly covered as part of the vehicle purchase, not Audi Care.
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So for a 36 month 15k miles lease I would only need to change my oil 3 times? I'm so confused.
That's what I recall the sales manager telling me. I'd go verify it by looking it up for you but I'm not near my car.
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Originally Posted by Toecutter
My dealership increased my residual rate by 1% for getting Audi Care. I believe it covers all scheduled maintenance, which for a 36 month lease covers 3 oil changes. I'm not sure what else it covers.
Whoops, I signed up for 12K miles per year, not 15K. Sorry about that.
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Originally Posted by Toecutter
That's what I recall the sales manager telling me. I'd go verify it by looking it up for you but I'm not near my car.
Whoops, I signed up for 12K miles per year, not 15K. Sorry about that.

Edit: christ almighty, sorry about the duplicate/misplaced posts. I'm all out of control this morning. Allergy meds and lack of sleep, you know...
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Originally Posted by Toecutter
Whoops, I signed up for 12K miles per year, not 15K. Sorry about that.
That's not bad. I mean under the assumption of 15k miles I would need maybe one more so over the life of a 36 month lease I would only need 4 oil changes?

I thought with a turbo engine oil changes were required more frequently? I remember having my 1.8T and having to get oil changes a lot more than that??
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I thought the oil has to be changed every 10K miles? Since its synthetic oil.
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Ask your dealer for an Audi Care brochure. It has all the details in it.


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