Audi A5 and R8 lead sales

Despite the global economical crisis, the luxury market seems to flourish. Audi has announced today that the Audi A5 and the R8 lead the sales for the month of January. The company reports a 76.3% increase over last January for the Audi A5 and a 75.4% increase for the A... [...]

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How does the Audi A5 fare for maintenance?

Jul 05, 2008 by Alfie | Posted in Audi

If you are not familiar with the A5, how does Audi compare with other other manufacturers in terms of car reliability?

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I own the A4 (not A5), but in general they are very similar in terms of technology and quality.

The quality is OK (not great). There's some complaint with electronics. The car is high maintenance car. Everything is very unique to Audi, making them almost impossible for independent shops working on them.

Also because of the complexity, the labor charges are usually very high. Also the parts are more expensive.

Ex: My timing belt (and water pump) cost $1300. My honda civic's timing belt cost just $350.

Ex2: The cat converter cost $800 (parts only).

I would NOT buy another Audi again.


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What are the maintenance cost for owning an Audi A5?

Mar 12, 2008 by Harsh S | Posted in Audi

I am looking to purchase one but I have heard there are a lot of hidden cost and just regular maintenance can be pretty high. Also, I have heard Audi's do not have a resell value and suffer from mechanical problems.

Any ideas? Any information would be appreciated.

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first of all you do not have to remove the bumper on any Audi model that i know of to replace a light bulb. Audis do have a indicator that tells you when i light bulb has blown but when i replace the bulb the warning light on the dash goes out.

your main cost of ownership will be scheduled maintenance and its not cheap. Timing belt and water pump are due at about 65K miles and if you have it done at a dealer it will be about 1200 but can be done much cheaper by an indy mech. oil changes run about $100 at the dealer but again can be done much cheaper. all german cars seem to have electrical gremlins not major but premature lights blowing etc IDK whether the A5 will have this but i would plan on buying new bulbs for the dash at least once at about 100K miles and new headlights (non Xenon) every 20K miles or so and new XENON lights every 60K or so. mechanical problems are rare in my experience. wear parts will have to be replaced but that is true on any car (including toytas and hondas) if you keep the car past 100K miles you will have to consider the cost of struts bearings etc. i have 150K on my A6 and had to do the struts about 10K miles ago (still all original bearings etc tho) i also did the CV joints at about 110K miles neither was outrageously expensive. If you only keep the car until its time for the large 70Kmile maintenance then you should only see oil changes if you do the water pump and timing belt you can shoot for 120K before you sell without major repair. I personally keep them till about 180K and have never had major problems.

as for resale value i don't think its low they seem to hold their value pretty well the Audi S4 is one of the top 10 cars for highest residual value. the Audi A4 is also right on par with the Mercedes C-class and BMW 3 series for residual value and the A5 is slightly lower. so no i would not say that the resale value is low. you can check residual values on the link below.

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What is the difference between the Audi A5 and the S5?

Jul 03, 2008 by nikalpino | Posted in Audi

Any and all information regarding the difference between both of those cars are welcome.
I'm looking for info like performances, engine sizes, power, prices, and most importantly, fuel efficiency.
Thanks in advance!

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The A5 has a 3.2L 265HP V6 engine. It comes in manual and automatic transmissions. It is much cheaper than the S5 and more fuel efficient. It comes in FWD and AWD.
0-60mph comes in 6.2 seconds. Top speed is limited to 155mph. Cost around $37,000. Up to 26mpg.

The S5 has a stiffer suspension for better handling. Bigger wheels and wider tires. S5 badges and an aluminum grill and accents. It only comes in Quattro AWD. Only comes in Manual I think. Cost around $50,000. Up to 22mpg.
The S5 has a lightweight 4.2L V8 with around 350HP.
0-60 is in 4.9 seconds. Top Speed is limited to 155mph.

The RS5 is not out yet, but it will have the RS4 engine.
It will have the 4.2L 420HP engine. It might be tuned to give more power than the RS4. I am guessing it will have 450HP. Also only offered in AWD and an even stiffer suspension and only in manual transmission. This will cost around $70,000. the best it will get is 20mpg.

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