In light of the current problem posts just wanted to post a few thoughts.
I have just completed 1 years trouble free motoring in my fantastic A2 1.4 Tdi SE. Even after one year I still glance back at it when walking away, and still feel good about buying it.
My dealer has been excellent throughout the whole owning experience. Since I haven't had any key issues, I actually can't say how they would then have faired, however so far os good.
From a quality point of view, the only real problems/queries I have had have been that one of the rear seats wouldn't lock down (dealer fixed it perfectly), plus it was a little unclear what oil I should be using (cleared up with a litle help from some forum members and my dealer). These very small issues have not even come close to denting my owning experience.
I think we can all agree, that in many cases the frustration level experienced from having a problem with your car is directly proportional to the level of responsibility taken by your dealer. All car makers have their bad dealers, who will protect their own interests before their customers, however I dont believe for one minute that the car maker itself understands what goes on.
Even when a dissatisfied customer contacts the carmaker directly, the dealers story will always come into play.
Maybe I am a little strange, however personally I go into buying a car expecting the worst (previous Fiat owner). In case of the A2, I have been very satisfied and would recommend it to anyone. (Of course advising them to keep well away from any used '01/'02 models -
) Cars are made by, quality checked by, sold by and supported by people. People make mistakes.
This is of course an excuse, and not a reason for all the problems, however finally we should always take this into account with any car. From my relatively little experience in owning cars, I think that AUDI are one of the better manufacturers making very few mistakes, however from this forum you would never have guessed it.
Cheers
Kaine
I have just completed 1 years trouble free motoring in my fantastic A2 1.4 Tdi SE. Even after one year I still glance back at it when walking away, and still feel good about buying it.
My dealer has been excellent throughout the whole owning experience. Since I haven't had any key issues, I actually can't say how they would then have faired, however so far os good.
From a quality point of view, the only real problems/queries I have had have been that one of the rear seats wouldn't lock down (dealer fixed it perfectly), plus it was a little unclear what oil I should be using (cleared up with a litle help from some forum members and my dealer). These very small issues have not even come close to denting my owning experience.
I think we can all agree, that in many cases the frustration level experienced from having a problem with your car is directly proportional to the level of responsibility taken by your dealer. All car makers have their bad dealers, who will protect their own interests before their customers, however I dont believe for one minute that the car maker itself understands what goes on.
Even when a dissatisfied customer contacts the carmaker directly, the dealers story will always come into play.
Maybe I am a little strange, however personally I go into buying a car expecting the worst (previous Fiat owner). In case of the A2, I have been very satisfied and would recommend it to anyone. (Of course advising them to keep well away from any used '01/'02 models -
) Cars are made by, quality checked by, sold by and supported by people. People make mistakes. This is of course an excuse, and not a reason for all the problems, however finally we should always take this into account with any car. From my relatively little experience in owning cars, I think that AUDI are one of the better manufacturers making very few mistakes, however from this forum you would never have guessed it.
Cheers
Kaine
