Audi Ownership - Maintenance cost per mile?

[Fred Munro]

Eric;

1994 S4, $0.07/km over 200,000 km, includes all maintenance, excludes
gasoline.

Fred Munro
'97 S6


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From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Eric Langheinrich
Sent: January 19, 2008 12:56 AM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Audi Ownership - Maintenance cost per mile?


Let me start by saying about a year and a half ago I purchased an Audi CPO
2002 4.2 A6. Over the course of around 17 months and 30,000 miles this car
has spent what seems like an excessive amount of time in the shop. Of
course, since it's certified I feel tied to the dealership for service.

After getting my car back tonight after spending the last week in the shop
(timing belt and drivers seat heaters + incompetent parts ordering on the
dealerships part) I was a little bothered when my check engine light turned
on the second time I ran the car. I'm starting to look back over the time
I've owned the car and am working out just how much this car is costing me
per mile just in maintenance. For this, I am not including my lost time, the
cost of getting myself around without my car, gas, insurance, loan interest,
the total cost of warranty work (paid by Audi), etc. Simply, what am I
paying my dealership/Audi for the pleasure of driving this car in parts (for
the sake of argument including tires...it's a long story), labor, and
warranty deductibles.

On an aside, I might go back and figure out just how many days the car has
been in the shop since I've owned it. I figure this should be an interesting
exercise for me to decide if driving an Audi is really worth it to me at
this point.

I am very interested in what other people are experiencing.


Thank you,

Eric

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