Looked at the car.
Cosmetically very nice example in and out.
Drives very nicely.
And yes, very low RPM on top gear @ 70mph.
On S-series car. After world of D2s I find it fascinating...
Unfortunately, the car was clearly driven by someone who does't love cars.
Someone who loves driving, but not cars.
Scratches here and there in interior. Not major ones and most interior trim can be replaced to fix the issues, but driver clearly 'didn't care'.
My 2002 D2 looks far better from interior condition point of view than this 2014 car.
So, it is not STUNNING like they describe it.
Just OK condition.
Dead fly in the headlight. How fly could get to the headlight? This is beyond me.
Dead spider in the tail light. How he got there? Bad design/ sealing?
Headlight and taillight look OK to me. Not misty or milky. No mechanical damage.
Just perplexed how insects got inside...
No transparency with servicing.
No receipts.
All they have is 4 stamps in service book from **independent** Audi specialist. No single Audi stamp.
I can understand why they did this -- I hate Sytner with passion.
BUT God knows what was actually done with S-tronic, etc. Have they serviced it properly?
Engine doesn't seem to leak anywhere, but you have to put car in the air to really inspect.
The car was driven by daughter of 'business partner' of the establishment, who is now on vacation in Croatia returning back on Monday.
That explains to me why some buttons are so scratched -- women's long nails
Here comes the shocking part.
D2 width mirror to mirror is 1973mm.
This A4 avant width is 2040mm.
That's right, A4 is 67mm **WIDER** than D2. Jesus Christ.
When my wife realised the prospect car is almost 7cm wider than our D2 (which she thinks is quite monstrous in size),
she said she's unprepared to switch to it from her current Fiat Punto manual. I can understand her.
I’ve had no idea either about how wide the damn thing is...
I loved the car overall. Interior scratches can be fixed. Flies and spiders can be removed from lights.
My wife was shocked with width.
Next steps:
It looks like we need to see A3 / S3 with her... Just to see how it compares.
(Another shock: A3s are only 7mm narrower than D2 mirror to mirror. But perhaps it looks smaller visually)
They are about the same price on Autotrader as A4 cars.
Clearly, there won't be as much legroom at the back though.
Anyone knows about post-2013 era A3/S3s? Are they any good? Long term reliability? ...