Does the C7.5 2016 3.0T A6 Need An Extended Warranty?

[Dmauldin]

Does this bulletproof engine need an extended warranty?

Car has 51k miles and shows all major service records up to this point on Carfax.

I want to mod the car and could probably find an independent shop to be on my side, but that's a risk you run.

Do I spend $4k on extended warranty to hopefully make more than my money back in covered repairs while hoping I don't void through mods?

Or do I put $4k in a high yield savings and change the oil every 5k and burn rubber?

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Side Note: I plan on having a pre-purchase inspection done by a reputable Euro service shop in my area.

[esimp2k]

Depends upon how much wrenching you want to do on your own. I just had a bunch of warranty work done on my 2015 a6 over the last 20k miles and the dealer said it would be $6k outside of warranty. My 4th Audi and second with the 3.0t and numerous warranty repairs related to in and outside the engine.


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[eveleth]

Depends upon how much wrenching you want to do on your own. I just had a bunch of warranty work done on my 2015 a6 over the last 20k miles and the dealer said it would be $6k outside of warranty. My 4th Audi and second with the 3.0t and numerous warranty repairs related to in and outside the engine.


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I bought my 2012 A6 in 2015 with a year left on the warranty and 2 more years CPO. Honestly like esimp2k said, it’s all about how much you can do on your own. Ever since my car was completely out of warranty, I have yet to have a problem come up that I haven’t been able to tackle myself to include ACC camera, clock spring failure and trans cooler valve. I’m glad I didn’t get an extended warranty but I do most of my own wrenching and have vcds and the repair manual to guide me in repairs.

[Dmauldin]

I feel like the general consensus is you will have repairs, and I know a lot of it can be somewhat vehicle lottery - but I didn’t use make out on top on a $2000 warranty on a B7 A4 over 3 years of ownership.

And call me crazy, but isn’t the 3.0T, especially the C7.5 3.0T, supposed to be that much better?




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[A665]

Add to the equation/calculation that repair costs are generally lower at an independent shop vs the Audi dealer.

Some people would never buy a pre-owned vehicle without an extended warranty. They limit the perceived 'risk' of having to make out-of-pocket repair payments by deeming that the cost of the warranty is likely less than that of outright repair payments without a warranty. Others view it the opposite way, as they deem the perceived risk of forking out payments to be less than the risk of prepaying for repairs that may never become necessary.

Of course, it wouldn't make much sense for the cost of a warranty to always be less than the outright cost to repair a vehicle during the warranty period. If this were true, there would be no business case for sellers of warranties to continue the practice---they'd be losing money on most warranties, especially after considering the true costs to manage them, including sales commissions, account administration, claims support, etc. Based on this premise, the cost of the average extended warranty must be higher than the average true cost of repair rather than being equal to or less than the true cost.

[dbsterben]

I feel like the general consensus is you will have repairs, and I know a lot of it can be somewhat vehicle lottery - but I didn’t use make out on top on a $2000 warranty on a B7 A4 over 3 years of ownership.

And call me crazy, but isn’t the 3.0T, especially the C7.5 3.0T, supposed to be that much better?




Sent from my iPhone using Audizine (http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=87676)It's supposed to be i have seen some people with water pump issues, though its rare.

2016 3.0T C7.5 S-Line Prestige Ibis White APR Stage 1 tune

[Dmauldin]

It's supposed to be i have seen some people with water pump issues, though its rare.

2016 3.0T C7.5 S-Line Prestige Ibis White APR Stage 1 tune

Hey DB,

I’ve been reading through the common after 60k repairs thread and don’t know if I’ve seen you in there.

Any major repair costs on your C7.5 that would constitute a $3-$5k upfront extended warranty cost?


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[Dmauldin]

Add to the equation/calculation that repair costs are generally lower at an independent shop vs the Audi dealer.

Some people would never buy a pre-owned vehicle without an extended warranty. They limit the perceived 'risk' of having to make out-of-pocket repair payments by deeming that the cost of the warranty is likely less than that of outright repair payments without a warranty. Others view it the opposite way, as they deem the perceived risk of forking out payments to be less than the risk of prepaying for repairs that may never become necessary.

Of course, it wouldn't make much sense for the cost of a warranty to always be less than the outright cost to repair a vehicle during the warranty period. If this were true, there would be no business case for sellers of warranties to continue the practice---they'd be losing money on most warranties, especially after considering the true costs to manage them, including sales commissions, account administration, claims support, etc. Based on this premise, the cost of the average extended warranty must be higher than the average true cost of repair rather than being equal to or less than the true cost.

Great point. So, on average, you’ll spend less out of pocket without a warranty than paying upfront for one..

And you don’t have to worry about voiding.

I’m not going to tear an engine down but I’ll DIY some stuff so that keeps repair cost lower, as well.


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[dbsterben]

Hey DB,

I’ve been reading through the common after 60k repairs thread and don’t know if I’ve seen you in there.

Any major repair costs on your C7.5 that would constitute a $3-$5k upfront extended warranty cost?


Sent from my iPhone using Audizine (http://r.tapatalk.com/byo?rid=87676)I personally haven't, closest I can was probably 3k when I had huge list routine maintenance done. I've been lucky to have a very well behaved motor.

2016 3.0T C7.5 S-Line Prestige Ibis White APR Stage 1 tune

[Dmauldin]

Main repairs I’ve seen so far in the mega thread for these Audi’s.

*Note - most of these repairs are for C7 and I haven’t seen enough of the same for C7.5 to guarantee the rate of part failure will be similar.

-water pump
-engine mount
-thermostat
-wheel bearings
-control arms (in some cases? More so high mileage?)

If I’m missing anything feel free to add.

It’s helpful to know most common failures to allow people to estimate cost of repairs of those common failures and then weigh their odds..

I haven’t seen a ton of info on electronics failing on these cars. MMI/dash cluster/interior electronics seem to hold up?


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[ANMS4]

I happy I got one on mine, A little more miles when bout mine a year ago ( 2014 78K mile) Warranty has covered the driver side sonar,( 3k fit) and dropped her off this morning for driver side motor mount ($1800)

[christianb5s4]

Main repairs I’ve seen so far in the mega thread for these Audi’s.

*Note - most of these repairs are for C7 and I haven’t seen enough of the same for C7.5 to guarantee the rate of part failure will be similar.

-water pump
-engine mount
-thermostat
-wheel bearings
-control arms (in some cases? More so high mileage?)

If I’m missing anything feel free to add.

It’s helpful to know most common failures to allow people to estimate cost of repairs of those common failures and then weigh their odds..

I haven’t seen a ton of info on electronics failing on these cars. MMI/dash cluster/interior electronics seem to hold up?


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Water pump seems to be a less common failure point on the C7.5, same with thermostat
Engine mounts: still an issue, but issue through all C7s (and C6s, A8s, etc.)
Wheel bearings: not a common failure, but comes up now and then. This is an issue on many Audi models over many years
Control arms: not common unless the car has higher mileage

For what it's worth, many Audi dealers are offering VERY good deals on the '55K Mile Service" that takes care of many maintenance issues. I was quoted $900 for the whole service at my local Audi dealer as an incentive to keep the service side of the dealer moving since car sales are down.

[A665]

There are definitely cases when having the extended warranty works to the owner's advantage, and I would never say that it's an outright mistake to purchase one. That said, the decision to purchase probably has as much to do with the owner's risk tolerance as it does the actual cost/benefit determination.

To each his own, and best of luck to all.

[Dmauldin]

Water pump seems to be a less common failure point on the C7.5, same with thermostat
Engine mounts: still an issue, but issue through all C7s (and C6s, A8s, etc.)
Wheel bearings: not a common failure, but comes up now and then. This is an issue on many Audi models over many years
Control arms: not common unless the car has higher mileage

For what it's worth, many Audi dealers are offering VERY good deals on the '55K Mile Service" that takes care of many maintenance issues. I was quoted $900 for the whole service at my local Audi dealer as an incentive to keep the service side of the dealer moving since car sales are down.

$900 for the 55k? Others have quoted lesser prices and still scoffed on other threads..

Are you sure that’s a good deal? Was there any sort of, we’ll cover any additional items needed at that time caveat? If it’s a normal Audi care 55k purchase then I think there might be better alternatives to paying the $900.. some are DIY, of course..


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[Valpo A7]

We are the second owners of our A7 and it has had very little needed up to this point besides routine work and recall stuff. Previous owner replaced 2 wheel bearings. Otherwise it reads like routine maintenance. I just got done doing timing chains at 205,000 miles and I changed the motor mounts for the first time as well. Still has the original battery, PCV, water pump, and thermostat. Other than the chains it has been great for needing work. I changed the differential fluids for the first time as well. This winter I might do the transmission fluid. I did the chains myself with the help of my dad. A shop would have been probably 3-4,000 in labor for the job. Or more.

The motor is very solid. My car has had a life of 10,000 mile oil change intervals. I honestly would never consider a 5k OCI with synthetic oil that can easily last 15,000 miles. I just don’t see the benefit with it.

Now you are talking about modding it. If you are gonna do that you need to find a warranty that is mod friendly. You might be able to find a shop that will look the other way but you just can’t bet on that to always happen. If they get caught by the warranty company doing work that they should not have the. They will get blacklisted for warranty work with all their customers for that warranty company. We as individuals just are not worth it to them