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Car Reliability Survey ??

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  • #2
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,466 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Well that list by which car is pretty damn spot on as far as my Audi A5 is concerned. Numbr 121 of 121. I cannot think of a better way to sum up my experience of the car so far. Its not that its unreliable but just pretty poor.


  • #3
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,794 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    OP - well, I live in a rural area, well populated by all sorts of SUV's. Two local garages do a lot of work on them, esp as many, as commercials, are DOE'd every year.

    Without exception, both put the Disco at the absolute bottom of the pile.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • #4
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,741 ✭✭✭✭unkel
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    mickdw wrote: »
    Well that list by which car is pretty damn spot on as far as my Audi A5 is concerned. Numbr 121 of 121. I cannot think of a better way to sum up my experience of the car so far. Its not that its unreliable but just pretty poor.

    The Audi A5 is the least reliable car - worse than any other car for sale at the moment? :eek:

    That's pretty shocking to me, tbh.
    mickdw wrote: »
    I cannot think of a better way to sum up my experience of the car so far. Its not that its unreliable but just pretty poor.

    You seem to be a very unhappy owner. What convinced you to buy the car and in what ways have you been disappointed? You could do a lot of potential buyers a favour here by sharing your experiences

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  • #5
    Fishtits
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭Fishtits


    In general terms, reliability in my experience is joined at the hip to the owners mechanical sympathy and willingness to adhere to the service regime.

    (Renault Laguna excepted - a dog)

    One man's reliable chariot is anothers' tale of woe.

    honestjohn is pretty good.


  • #6
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,794 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Fishtits wrote: »
    In general terms, reliability in my experience is joined at the hip to the owners mechanical sympathy and willingness to adhere to the service regime.

    (Renault Laguna excepted - a dog)

    One man's reliable chariot is anothers' tale of woe.

    honestjohn is pretty good.

    ...would that it were that simple..........once upon ago, I'd agree with you. But mechanical sympathy cannot compensate for poor design, poor manufacture, or lack of pre-launch testing.

    The A5, we've heard of. I've had Tdci and Mazda RF diesel problems. A friend has just had her 61k mile VVTi Corolla lunch it's engine. All were maintained properly, to the letter. W211 gearboxes and Servotronic brake care not a whit for your sympathy, DMF's on nearly everything - when they're gone, they're gone !

    I think it's a generational thing, tbh. Car generation, that is, not the owner's......over complexity/under-tested and unproven is the culprit. The rush to market has exceeded the R & D's ability to deliver in the same timeframe.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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  • #7
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,466 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    unkel wrote: »
    The Audi A5 is the least reliable car - worse than any other car for sale at the moment? :eek:

    That's pretty shocking to me, tbh.



    You seem to be a very unhappy owner. What convinced you to buy the car and in what ways have you been disappointed? You could do a lot of potential buyers a favour here by sharing your experiences

    Its pretty well documented here already I feel. Dealer also very poor and audi ireland not too interested either until I refused to drive the car.

    I would say to any potential A5 buyers, to insist on test drive of their actual car when its ready for collection. Audi wouldnt like this idea but its your right. I certainly will do this the next time I order a new car. Ive driven 5 or 6 1.8T A5s now and they seem to have varying degrees of the type of hangling problems I have. One of them was worse than mine, another was about the same as mine and interestingly was 3 months old & was for sale again at the dealer from a private owner. They said it was financial trouble but who knows? The others were fine and behaved as I would expect a moderately powerful front drive car to behave.

    I spoke to a warranty guy at Audi Ireland. When explaining that at about 65 mph & above on anything except motorway smooth road, it became very unstable, the smart answer I got was that I shoudnt be travelling at those speeds except on motorway. He retracted that after I consulted with my solicitor.


  • #8
    peking97
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭peking97


    Fishtits wrote: »
    (Renault Laguna excepted - a dog)

    Which one?


  • #9
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    peking97 wrote: »
    Which one?

    Pre facelift Laguna 2 (01-05 ) are the ones that have the reliability issues, though there are plenty that dont.


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