long story about my new A8

Hello Audi friends,

since 14.04.2010 I am proud owner of an A8L. There are many questions from my side, I hope for your help. Actually, I never wanted to join such a forum, but after almost an hour of reading, I really could find some answers here... I have to register here.

I'm a little disappointed by the Audi service, since I previously drove a BMW 540i, e39 Touring and was treated better in almost every BMW workshop as in the last six Audi houses or. Audi centers I've entered.

Here's my story:
I saw the vehicle at Mobile and immediately fell in love with the A8. Seller called who told: US import, minor accident damage front right, expertly repaired, otherwise no problems, Km are proven original, bla, bla, bla. Accident doesn't matter, U.S. import also, wants to have the part, also because the price just fit.

So I'm taking a fax to the buyer: blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah There, over 4 hours ran through the city, since sellers still have the remaining registrations made at the TÜV and at the registration office letter etc. ==References==

The seller said that "a boy of 27 young lances, told of a lot of flying at auctions around the world, buying, importing, selling vehicles. Sounds not bad at first, on the yard there were another Volvo, two Nissan ZX newer date etc. At first glance, nothing negative could be seen. Now it was twilight, the sun was slowly setting, I couldn't see anything anymore and so the vehicle made a reasonable, well-kept impression. After all, we were curved for almost an hour by the end of the evening traffic in Berlin until we were at his company. Well, I didn't really have any more balls on a lot of bla, after all, we had a long way to go. So he wrote contract, I paid, because no German Navi DVD was inserted he gave me still "trustful his Tom, Tom with. I'm in the car, I'm in the address and I'm going home.

It was a little different than the BMW. I have to get used to it first, so I'm going through Berlin forever until finally, there was it, the highway... shortly before the highway gets on the motor light goes on, I called him immediately and he just meant it would be a ignition coil, he would have it more often, if he imported vehicles from the USA, that would have something to do with the octane number of the fuel... Hä?, what, why... yes, yes I send you some after, no problem. Oh yes I said, then send the MFL from the steering wheel, the left side does not work either. He's back, I'll make sure it's not expensive anyway...

On the highway I wait longingly for my favorite sign: round, white, four lines pulled through from bottom left to top right = all bans lifted!!! I step on that gas and... I'm really horny till... 209km/h then end! What's going on? Hello where are my 250 km/h? Where's my PS? Car broken? I called my buddy who's at Audi's top salesman who says, come home first, I'll drive that thing, then I'll tell you what's going on. Getting home, first sleep...

Then the next day, buddy, he's just, uh, he's just, uh, there's something wrong, go to Koblenz to Wetterauer, they know each other. I'll arrange an appointment there to drive the dynamometer, measured at 250 hp... so I'm missing 85 hp! I was devastated. What can you do? Technician says: no problem, Americans are locked off and throttled besides, not every engine is the same, etc. So first V-Max was lifted, again performance measurement, now he has 301 Ps and drives 275km/h ... juhu, joy but there is still 34 hp missing. Technician says first drive 15 - 20 hp can still come Besides engine light burns because of Kat right! If it's made, it'll do it again. Okay, I know. I paid and drove from the farm.

Then Deutsche Navi DVD got worried, inserted and see how it works. Unfortunately, the Navi leads me only to the POIs and not to the desired roads. So I went to Audi, well, you probably have a problem, because that is not possible, all the ECUs have to be changed, becomes expensive! I then drove to the Audi center, where I was treated as if I had advanced with a Dacia. Again, I got the answer, leave it, it will be expensive approx. €10,000. I didn't agree with these answers and called another Audi dealership at some point, the master, to whom I had already told the problem a few days before, informed myself and gave me the tip: ask in Kaiserslautern, they have many Americans, they know each other with US models. But it wasn't like that, he gave me an address in Mainhausen, they changed everything in German, built me an iphone interface and put the scales even deeper for limp 1000€, since I have an appointment tomorrow at 10 am also here <joy>.

To the seller I sent an e-mail with the defective of the vehicle which must be repaired. Kat right, air-conditioning compressor, lower engine compartment cover, flew away on the highway at 130km/h and damaged the inner doors, a tire, MFL buttons etc. Since he stopped answering the phone I had given him time to contact me until last Friday. He didn't do that, so my lawyer's been on a new assignment since Friday. I assume that it will cost him a lot, as the data stated in the contract does not match he must improve according to the law (so pay the performance adjustment), as well as the whole listed defective from the warranty repair we are at summa summarum 350€ - 4000€.
All in all, I had no desire for the car anymore, but then I drove again with the BMW, which I also have by the way... if someone is looking for one, please report... I quickly changed my mind. I'll keep it, it's the most beautiful and horniest car I've ever driven.

So, now I could tell others... thank you for your attention.