My first 23,000 miles of ownership of a 2012 A7

[Valpo A7]

Well I just took the odometer over 165,000 miles on my 2012 A7 and I must say it has been a blast.


We purchased at 141,800 miles and it has been a fun ride.

So far my only costs are

143,000 - new tires
145,000 - oil change, tire rotation
148,000 - problems with the front right brake rubbing. New caliper pins, caliper bushings, wear sensor, and pads cured my problems
155,000 - oil change, engine air filter, cabin filter, wiper blades, tire rotation
165,000 - oil change, tire rotation

Trips to the dealer or independent repair shop - ZERO

The tires we went with are Continental Control Contact Sport in the 19 inch variety

New they are 10/32s; now at 22,000 miles later I still have 7 - 8/32nds tread depth.

[jay f.]

That's pretty impressive with the tires. I do not drive aggressively & I've never been able to have tires last more than 20k miles, no matter the car.

Can I ask where you purchased the brake caliper parts? I'm going to be replacing my pads & rotors soon & doesn't sound like a bad idea to replace everything you mentioned while i'm in there.

Btw, I just purchased my 2013 A6 in January with 98,800 miles on it. It's up to 101,500 now, so nice to see someone like you having so many trouble free miles.

[Shuga]

Super low costs

[Valpo A7]

Well my driving is 80 - 90% highway and I rotate every 10,000 ish miles so that helps with tire life.

As for my brake parts, you can get quality and inexpensive parts from Advanced Auto. I need to replace my rotors eventually as I think they might be original to the car based on how they were warn. I did not take a thickness measurement when I was in there for the front pads but I would not be surprised if they are warn down too much. If you can see it in the thumbnail there is a fairly nasty ridge on the outside edge of my rotor.


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