your warranty is no good on Audizine

[westwest888]

The forum behavior with respect to preserving the warranty while heavily altering the OEM car has gotten increasingly irrational. Your personal concern for sanctity of warranty on a Stage 3, 10 second 1/4 mile thread is not the group's concern. Either you're going to do these mods and own the consequences (I've had none), or you are going to live like an oppressed person in a free country because you're worried about a contract that you don't even need to exercise. If nothing goes wrong in the first year of ownership, you are statistically unlikely to have any warranty-covered issues in the proceeding 3 years and 38,000 miles.

People often confound warranty work with service - you are always eligible to receive scheduled maintenance in the AudiCare plan or on a pay as you go basis. You're allowed to change the tires and still receive a tire rotation. You're allowed to add an exhaust and still get the airbag sensor replaced under warranty. You're allowed to get coilovers and get your seat motor replaced if it fails. You're allowed to get APR Stage 1 software and still receive scheduled oil changes. You can even do all your service at an independent and highly competent German auto shop, which has very tool and computer needed to service your Audi (save your receipts and bills of work).

This is no longer a new car forum as the B8 is getting quite old. Some portion of the audience has a 4 year old car and is out of warranty. Many of you are over 50,000 miles well before 3 years. None of you need worry about warranty. If you've got a brand new 2014 you probably need a year or two just to get used to the speed of the car. After that you might get bored and want to increase the power slightly, to stay competitive with higher powered lighter models coming out from BMW, MB and Audi.

About the worst thing I can think of is a sports differential failure, at a cost of $7000. For people who don't use it, you can probably drive without the wizardry. I think I'd search for a sport diff from a junkyard if I needed a part that expensive. Plenty of east coast S4's sitting in salvage yards now thanks to old man winter and OEM Continental Sport summer tires.

[steve0827]

It's refreshing to hear this.

48k on my 2012 which I bought new. Been on coilovers, APR S2 and had my AWE exhaust since my first oil change at 5k.

[typer100]

...Plenty of east coast S4's sitting in salvage yards now thanks to old man winter and OEM Continental Sport summer tires.

Plenty of idiots driving with OEM Continental Sport on snow... you should say.

[salyaqout]

Plenty of idiots driving with OEM Continental Sport on snow... you should say.

Mine drove in the snow like champs. You just need to know your limits.

[Wusty]

Mine drove in the snow like champs. You just need to know your limits.

You got lucky. I don't even want to start on this topic......

[theedge111]

Mine drove in the snow like champs. You just need to know your limits.

Hero

[westwest888]

Mine drove in the snow like champs. You just need to know your limits.

What constitutes driving in Washington, DC? Inching forward at 4 MPH?

[RecklessactN]

Mine drove in the snow like champs. You just need to know your limits.

Here we go.....

[AKPS4]

Here we go.....

lol... my thoughts exactly

[RickFLS4]

DSG (for cars so equipped) is the other significant area of concern for warranties aside from sport diff. Aside from that there are some things that tend to break more with age, such as a/c, which can be expensive to fix.

Very oppressed I guess... extended warranty to 125K miles. It's a high mile business DD for me, not a track car. Agree, however, that you either modify and enjoy or care about warranty, but not both. I think that's the point of this thread but correct me if I'm wrong.

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[MrFunk]

West - you bring up a great topic.
I'm a believer that a good quality vehicle is worth more than it's warranty...

Mine drove in the snow like champs. You just need to know your limits.

HAHAHA - I'm sure man...
"Last week I ran out of gas, couldn't afford gas so I threw in some vodka in the tank someone left behind at my place - car ran like a champ!"

[Okan509]

I actually agree with you. holyshit. what is happening

I dont have sport diff or DSG, why am I not stage 2+ already....

[westwest888]

I actually agree with you. holyshit. what is happening

I dont have sport diff or DSG, why am I not stage 2+ already....

I've listened to the feedback, adjusted my message, and I've started targeting some of the venomous behavior on the forum that makes this an unsafe place to share personal information and first hand accounts. More to come. The dialog has gotten a lot more productive.

[b8audis4]

Great observation westwest!

[Alpha Ice]

I have a 2011 A4 CPO and I'm not concerned, I can tell the previous owner took care of it and I will too....with that said stage 2+ here I come!! [Up]

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[B8 S FOR]

Mine drove in the snow like champs. You just need to know your limits.

You got Balz Bro........in fact probably in the court of law if you slid over into my lane and killed my family and I lived to tell to take you to court....you would end up in jail for manslaughter driving on dedicated Summer Tires in the Winter!! With a good Attorney it could be proven. If you can afford a S4 then get some dedicated Winter tires and wheels before you kill people or yourself!