Saying goodbye to my RS6 Performance
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:21 pm
So, after 2 and a half years of ownership, I have had to say a mixed feeling goodbye to my RS6 Performance.
The first 2 years were almost faultless (bar the usual front brake disc warping saga) with many enjoyable spirited drives and the odd supercar destroying moment.
The last 6 months, however, have been somewhat different. My car became something that was no longer enjoyable to drive at normal road speeds and downright disappointing when trying to push on.
To my dismay, all the issues I was experiencing with the car were decreed to be 'characteristics' by Audi Technical and couldn't be faulted by my local stealer as there were no fault code showing.
Even after getting proof of significant power loss at a local reputable tuning company, Audi Technical decided that the proof was not legitimate as they were non-genuine tests. To my knowledge, Audi have no rolling road testing facilities in the UK to provide a genuine test to prove these sort of issues.
So, it was with a heavy heart that I was forced into the position of selling the car I once loved however, I found it much easier than expected to hand the keys over to the independent dealer as the car I was handing over was not the car I had bought some 30 months ago.
Due to the treatment received by Audi Technical and Audi Uk, I will not be returning to the Audi brand for a while (if ever) as I have zero confidence that they are equipped to deal with genuine issues unless they are accompanied by a fault code and numerous other complaints of the same issue (saying that, Audi still refuse to accept some known design issues as it would cost them large amounts in warranty claims if they did).
I wish you all very happy and enjoyable ownerships with your current cars and hope you never have to rely on Audi Technical to resolve any issues you have.
Time for something new and very, very different!!!!
The first 2 years were almost faultless (bar the usual front brake disc warping saga) with many enjoyable spirited drives and the odd supercar destroying moment.
The last 6 months, however, have been somewhat different. My car became something that was no longer enjoyable to drive at normal road speeds and downright disappointing when trying to push on.
To my dismay, all the issues I was experiencing with the car were decreed to be 'characteristics' by Audi Technical and couldn't be faulted by my local stealer as there were no fault code showing.
Even after getting proof of significant power loss at a local reputable tuning company, Audi Technical decided that the proof was not legitimate as they were non-genuine tests. To my knowledge, Audi have no rolling road testing facilities in the UK to provide a genuine test to prove these sort of issues.
So, it was with a heavy heart that I was forced into the position of selling the car I once loved however, I found it much easier than expected to hand the keys over to the independent dealer as the car I was handing over was not the car I had bought some 30 months ago.
Due to the treatment received by Audi Technical and Audi Uk, I will not be returning to the Audi brand for a while (if ever) as I have zero confidence that they are equipped to deal with genuine issues unless they are accompanied by a fault code and numerous other complaints of the same issue (saying that, Audi still refuse to accept some known design issues as it would cost them large amounts in warranty claims if they did).
I wish you all very happy and enjoyable ownerships with your current cars and hope you never have to rely on Audi Technical to resolve any issues you have.
Time for something new and very, very different!!!!
