Quote Originally Posted by S3DUDE View Post
Good post. I have done exactly what the OP has said in the past, we even had the same cars too. I told my service advisors, mechanics, salesman and sales managers all I do to my cars from day one, they know me for years from buying cars from them all the time from the same car chain of dealers that sells other brands. We do exactly what the OP is saying, do as much as they can as far is warranty or recalls without having to connect the OBD 2. I traded them 3 tuned cars (A3 with APR, S3 with APR and A6 with APR), the only "negative thing" is that they keep telling me that they couldn't certify my cars when they had to sell them due to the tunes. I even met people that purchased my cars, the sales people sometimes tells them who owned the car(me). My last S3 is now owned by an owner that loves the tune.
S3DUDE; we've conversed before. And we seem to think the same in some regards. I did not have luck your luck in trading my tuned S3 in with my dealer however. They informed me it would be difficult to resell due to the tunes. Even though the car had already reached the 4 year point and original warranty was basically over. Found a few offers on the S3 but they didn't pan out. My daughter actually bought the car from me in the end. And is in love with it! Makes her commute much more enjoyable. I can also answer any questions she may have about the car. Which brings me to another question, after the warranty period has expired, does a TD1 mean anything at all? Unless I get some kind of extended warranty, I see no reason why the Audi service guys can't connect to the network post warranty expiration regardless of tunes on the car. It is what it is at that point. I'm currently not worried about any non major recalls but would think there may be some MMi or other system updates for the car I'm not receiving because the car isn't connected to the Audi network.