physonect

Hey all,

First post on the board, just made a deal on a 2013 A4 MT last week, to be picked up on Thursday. Can't wait!

After the purchase, the sales manager went through his pitch to get me to buy into the following:

AudiCare New Vehicle Plan (first 4 services): $750
AudiCare CPO Plan (another 3 services): $850

The car is 1 year and 3 months old, and has 12,000 km on it (~7500 miles).

I gather from reading posts that the base AudiCare is generally worth the money, but my question is this: Does it seem fair that I'm buying the full $750 dollar plan when I didn't even own the car for over a year of its life? Shouldn't the first service already have been done by now? Technically it says that the new vehicle plan must be completed within the first 5 years of the car's life and the current mileage is lower than the guidelines for the first AudiCare service, but it just seems a bit weird to me to pay the full price for the package.

I'm going to ask about this but just in case I'm missing something, or if anyone has any opinions or insight, I'd be grateful!

Also, has anyone ever bought the CPO AudiCare plan (3 more services in the 5th, 6th and 7th year of the car's life)? Is it worthwhile or do people generally just go to a third-party mechanic to do those services for cheaper?

Question #2:

I've seen in some images on the internet that some Audi A4's have a handy storage net hooked up on the bottom of the trunk, presumably for securing things like groceries and the like. Is that supposed to come with the car, or is that something you have to buy separately from Audi or a third party manufacturer?

A4Driver

The trunk net came with each of the three Audis I've owned. I've never used them, however. I find it more convenient to stretch some bungie cords between the tiedown loops. Lets me hold an infinite variety of packages, etc.
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Nostromo

The 5000 mile service is free/included for all Audis. It's to clear all the crap out of the oil form the initial wear in peroid.

Audicare is covering the 15k, 25k, 35k, and 45k service (sorry, not converting to km right now).

Edit: Trunk net only comes with Premium+ or Prestige lines

physonect

Right, makes sense. But there's also a time limit on the AudiCare servicing, so isn't the 15k service supposed to happen by the end of the first year, regardless of whether or not you've driven 15k? Or am I wrong, should the 15k service happen by the end of the second year?

Nostromo

No idea. I put so many miles on my car that time became irrelevant

snagitseven

Audi scheduled maintenance states that after the included first 5K miles service, it's every 10K miles or 12 months whichever comes first (plus or minus 1K miles). Audi Care works the same way. So, it's time or miles.

Here's my summary article on Audi Care you may find informative:
https://www.audiworld.com/forums/sho...65&postcount=1

physonect

Thanks for the reply and link, it makes a lot more sense to me now. Seems worthwhile to me, so I think I'll go ahead and get it.

physonect

Oddly enough, they claimed it doesn't come with my car. Maybe a difference between US vs. Canada? In any case, they agreed to throw it in for free so I'm happy either way.

Len A4

You are simply prepaying for your service! I am picking up a second A4 on Friday (a 2013 too) and opted to not buy the care package. The trunk net I have used once since 2005! Dealer service is costly so I would weigh buying the package by where you are planning on servicing the car. They say the package is discounted. IDK, maybe! Great car!

physonect

Interesting, did you decide not to buy the AudiCare because you'll be doing your own servicing or are you going to take it to a cheaper third-party mechanic?