$800.00 repair bill under warranty.
05-06-2008, 02:04 PM
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$800.00 repair bill under warranty.
Front brakes and a new battery at 21.5k miles today cost me 8 large. OUCH! I mistakenly assummed a 2006 S4 would be good for a while. Guess not.
05-06-2008, 02:08 PM
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Brakes I can understand if you don't have Audicare, but why did you pay for a new battery ??
I thought 4 year 50k mile new car warranty means just that,, covers everything except tires and routine maintenance...
05-06-2008, 02:22 PM
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LOL, that's just stealership pricing. Rotors are $68 a piece, pads $50 for the pair...
and a battery about $80. Installation shouldnt take anyone half way competent more than an hour for it all. Just never go to the dealership out of warranty and you're fine.
05-06-2008, 02:32 PM
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Batteries can go at anytime and so can brakes depending on how you drive...
I had to get a new battery about a year ago I think. Engine heat, environmental heat, demands from electrical system. Not too surprising.
Also more recently had the front pads and rotors replaced. It was much cheaper than I would have expected but I don't recall what it was exactly.
My brakes/rotors didn't go until about 35,000 though and that included several "spirited" group drives and one track day.
Gotta pay to play I guess even though we don't like to.
At least it wasn't a clutch.
Eric.
Also more recently had the front pads and rotors replaced. It was much cheaper than I would have expected but I don't recall what it was exactly.
My brakes/rotors didn't go until about 35,000 though and that included several "spirited" group drives and one track day.
Gotta pay to play I guess even though we don't like to.
At least it wasn't a clutch.
Eric.
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05-06-2008, 10:01 PM
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Ditto. Only non-warranty items seem to fail on this car!
Brake wear warning came on at 18K miles, rotors and pads replaced for $700 at Beverly Hills Audi (ouch!). Chalk that up to LA traffic and driving with a bit of enthusiasm but next time the brakes need changing I am going elsewhere.
At 22K, car wouldn't start without jumping. I wasn't sure if it was the battery or something else so I took it to the dealer. They said the battery had packed up and was replaced for the low low price of $450!!! Mega ouch, total rip off!
To make matters worse, they recently replaced a blown balast (the well known headlight flicker). When they went to put the bumper back on, they must have used a bunch of unskilled workers to do it because I could have done a better job with a blindfold on!
At 22K, car wouldn't start without jumping. I wasn't sure if it was the battery or something else so I took it to the dealer. They said the battery had packed up and was replaced for the low low price of $450!!! Mega ouch, total rip off!
To make matters worse, they recently replaced a blown balast (the well known headlight flicker). When they went to put the bumper back on, they must have used a bunch of unskilled workers to do it because I could have done a better job with a blindfold on!