Rs4 Service, but didnt get the car back?

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Rs4 Service, but didnt get the car back?

Post by Stoffle32 » Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:26 am

Hi all, Im from South Africa, Great forum by the way, im part of the Audi Club of South Africa, and drive an Rs4, Here is a story and pics of what happend to another Rs4 diver when he took it in for a service!

Attached are some pictures I took of an ‘incident’ that took place just around the corner from where I work in Lonehill, Fourways on Friday afternoon.

The story goes:

The RS4 was in for some repairs at the local Audi dealership, and two of the ‘workers’ decided to take it for a test drive. It turns out that they were actually racing another employee from the local VW dealership in a Polo TDi (last picture). He apparently knows how to use the brakes ! There were no apparent signs of skid marks or any attempt to stop by the Audi. It simply went straight through a complex wall and into a tree ! The perps. are shown in the pictures numbered 20 & 22. The two ‘gents’ in the black shirts were in the RS4 (tall one driving) and the guy with the beanie was driving the polo.

Unbelievable !

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RE: Rs4 Service, but didnt get the car back?

Post by Stoffle32 » Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:28 am

i mean who races a polo against an Rs4, the dealers in SA currently have a bad name as this is not the first inccident not only that apprently the dealership didnt have insurance!

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Post by neckarsulm » Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:03 pm

TDI with GTI bodystyling, interesting..!
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Post by quattrokid1 » Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:15 pm

how can a dealership NOT have insurance?
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Post by Andyuk911 » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:49 am

Nice to know the story .. I saw some of these pixs a long time ago ....
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Post by posterboyj » Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:28 pm

Incredible! On the plus side on was killed. Even with no warranty I am sure the dealer repaired/replaced the car?
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RE: Rs4 Service, but didnt get the car back?

Post by Stoffle32 » Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:09 pm

Well pics where posted in Novmember when i joined the site, and Incident happened in September! And no, car was not repaired was writen off, and a replacement car was offered, but not same spec, and different colour, and because the RS4 is not made any more could not get a new one! the guy just wanted the money for the car, or what the insurane paid out! but because they had no insurance, no money was paid out!

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Post by Macdaddy » Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:01 pm

That's testimony to Audi's build quality!

Most other cars would have ended up with that being a fatal accident! Altho it may have been one if that was my car and i'd got my hands on the driver!!!!

I'd be demanding a brand new top spec car to not go to the press!.
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Post by Steve_C » Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:58 pm

Nice reg plate!
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