Nelson_R32 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Dammit!! I knew they'd do it Saloon: £25,605 OTR Saloon Quattro: £27.030 OTR Avant: £26.755 OTR Avant Quattro: £28,180 OTR The specification of the 2.0TDI 170PS S-line Special Edition is identitcal to the 220PS version with the exception of Cross-drilled front disc-brakes and the black exhaust pipe which are only available on the petrol version. Think I know what my next cars going to be. 2.0TDi Avant Quattro S-line Special Edition anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravog Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Cough! I'm now very glad I didn't buy the 2.0Tdi I was looking at three months ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 They really are feckers.....so what else is different on the 170 SE S-line compared to the 140 PS S-line....kit etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Particulalry bad when they baltantly lie to you denying it to get a sale. I feel sorry for the RS4 buyers who are now finding out that DSG is possibly going to be an option on '07 models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycsmith Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Bugger!Is the 2.0 tdi 170ps available on the cab yet? I am just wondering if this is the reason that when I was after a cab there were plenty of 2.0 tdi 140ps available (including mine!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Particulalry bad when they baltantly lie to you denying it to get a sale. I feel sorry for the RS4 buyers who are now finding out that DSG is possibly going to be an option on '07 models. [/ QUOTE ] I've made my own "Special Edition" Feck Audi. They really treat their customers poorly. Sir :"Will I be able to order a more powerful 2.0TDI in the future" Audi Cucking Funt of a Stealer : "No, Sir.... " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Actually, the Audi 2.0 TDI S-Line Avant UBM Edition has a nice ring to it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 You getting a new soot chucker then UBM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 No chance! No chance of a fresh car before the turn of this century.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Actually, the Audi 2.0 TDI S-Line Avant Bling Edition has a nice ring to it..... [/ QUOTE ] UBM is a bit too much like DTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrsaku Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] 2.0TDi Avant Quattro S-line Special Edition anyone? [/ QUOTE ] That would be my next one then. Still saving quite a bit at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 To be fair Audi announced they would be using the 170PS 2.0tdi engine in their range nearly a year ago. It was discussed on the A3 forum on audi-sport in great depth, they even said it would be spring 2006 when it was introduced. However, Audi UK knew nothing about it and therefore the dealers deny it completely. Now this would not matter if they just said 'we don't know if if the 170PS tdi is coming out.' rather than saying 'You are a customer and you know feck all, there is no way a 170PS tdi is coming so either buy this car or feck off as I don't really like working and this is too much like hard work' Sorry to say this but the attitude from Audi UK, in general, is nothing short of shocking, they seem to think they are selling Bentlys or something. No, actually that isn't fair, the local Bentley dealer is a really, really nice bloke, gets genuinely excited about his cars and they also have Audis as there staff cars and seem to know far more about Audi and what it is doing next than the Audi dealer does. Nelson, what is it you do at Audi? You seem to know too much and have too much of an interest to be dealing with sales and customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 I might get one of these next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 I thought he worked in sales , he could make a fortune if Audi UK had the foresight to assign a sales guy to fully support the TSN community Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I might get one of these next time [/ QUOTE ] Is that once the Avant has gone back 3 months after delivery...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Does this come with DSG as an option? I see that you can have a 170bhp 2.0TDi S-Line A3 Sportback with Quattro and DSG. But when I was looking for this in A4 Avant guise didn't seem to be available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 I believe Audi / VW have just rebranded DSG to S-TRONIC, not sure if this has made it into the brochures yet but this should be referenced on the websites by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I thought he worked in sales [/ QUOTE ] I hope he does, it justs seems almost far fetched that someone who knows what they are talking about would actually work for Audi sales. I just got jarred off with dealers, and I guess I am a bit bitter, bought cars from Aston Green, Dulwich and Robinsons Audi and tried to buy more cars from them and they just aren't interested. No calls returned, messages not passed on, lack of knowledge, or more to the point not offering to find out. It was the service I got while killing 15 minutes waiting for my daughter when I popped into the local BMW centre that really made it apparent how bad they are, and ultimately got me into a BMW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 To be fair to dealers they want to make money. They know as well as we do that something that is due to be launched in 2 months often takes 6 or more before it sees the light of day. There are always new models, engines and all sorts of changes that are coming through its not easy. Its like when you buy a PC, each month the spec gets better and the price drops but there comes to a point that you just have to take the plunge and buy what is best at that time. Its up to us the buyer to a degree to do some homework. If your the sort of person that turns up and knows nothing chances are you have a good chance of getting shafted anyway. My best advice to anyone is buy a few months worth of car mags before you buy, you have a good chance of seeing any new models being announced in the news sections and being far more gen'ed up about your purchase. The 170 2.0TDI (Now fitted with common rail = much smoother unless I have read it wrong) has been a coming soon engine for ages.. its was just a matter of time before they fitted it into more cars. Oh and whilst we are on the subject DSG is also coming out on Longditudinal engines soon, when I don't know but it is on its way, don't say you weren't all warned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 I know what you mean, the service advisors tend to stay with the dealers much longer than the sales guys and hence can answer most queries fairly convincingly. Not sure how long sales guys get to prove themselves (and whether they have prior experience of selling premium brand cars such as Mercs/BMWs etc) but part of me thinks that some tend to prefer 'being more co-operative' when there is a potentially nice commission cheque on the table, would be interested to conduct an experiment to see how a sales guy treats someone buying a 'base' A4 compared to say an S4. Would be interested to hear how Daz found the 'buying experience on his new RS4 cab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLiiX Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 To sell any product you don't have to be a salesperson. I reckon if you are a nice person and have fantastic product knowledge you will sell! Have you ever bought a car from someone you do not like? In saying that I went to look at a Subaru a few years back and the guy bored me to tears with statistics and figures....... put me right off. He would not shut up on the test drive..... The guy knew his stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson_R32 Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Would be interested to hear how Daz found the 'buying experience on his new RS4 cab [/ QUOTE ] I'd imagine it went something like "This is the price. Theres no discount, you either want it or you don't" Unfortunately I don't work in Sales as I'm considered 'under age' for our insurance, but yes I know what you mean. Theres even people working at my gaff who don't have a clue what they are talking about; my name has been worn out by most of my collegues I actually work as a Parts Supervisor and I'm also responsible for Retrofit/Accessory items. ALthough I hope to get into Sales as soon as the next person leaves Oh, and the new 170TDi is not common rail, its probably going to be the last PD engine that Audi launch I'm afraid before they switch to common rail for the B8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson_R32 Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Oh a couple more things; * Most A4 prices have gone up by an average of £200.00 * Bose is now standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Oh a couple more things; * Most A4 prices have gone up by an average of £200.00 * Bose is now standard [/ QUOTE ] feckers - that devalues mine even more.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Oh, and the new 170TDi is not common rail, its probably going to be the last PD engine that Audi launch I'm afraid before they switch to common rail for the B8 [/ QUOTE ] I thought this engine had piezo electric injectors as per the 2.7 and 3.0 units. Just found the press release : Combines the piezo injectors with PD technology. I stand corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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