I've just ordered my new Audi and the dealer is trying to sell my on the benefits of Audi Care (i.e. prepaid maintenance). The price for 5 years or 70k km's (45 miles) is +/- $945 CAD and they have said the price without Audi Care would be +/- $1,400 CAD.

Sounds like a great deal, but they are including maintenance items that I don't think are in the Scheduled Maintenance, specifically the spark plugs and the air filter, which I read on the 2015 MY schedule as not being replaced until 55k miles (85k km's), AFTER Audi Care has expired:



Is this how others read this chart as well, or have others had experience with this? It appears the 2012, 2013 and 2014 maintenance schedules are the same.

 

Audi Care was a "throw in" on both of my new car purchases. I'm surprised they are trying to sell it to you.

 

Yeah I've heard that before and likely would've pressed harder on the cost, but in this case I had already negotiated a good deal (2% over invoice) so I'm relatively happy.

 

i got it for a little over $800.. you need to push them to reduce the price or you will walk away

 

We always get it. It's less money than paying for each individual service, and it does include things like replacing the brake fluid every two years. Plus I like the convenience of not having to pay for each service along the way. Audicare for each of our vehicles was $750 last year. Maybe prices increased for 2015.

 

Always worth it both monetarily and convenience-wise. Wish I could buy an extension beyond the warranty period.

 

The prices do seem to go up every year, so if you paid +/- $800 in 2012/13 when you bought your 2013 Q5, I'm not surprised that it is now up to $945.

Thanks for the input. I agree, I would consider doing that as well, but I don't tend to keep my cars for more than a few years anyway.

 

Hi,

I was told by my dealer a month ago that Audi Care was going up quite substantially in the new year, Jan 2, 2015 to be exact so I should purchase it prior to the new year as my Q5 is less than a year old. I paid $750 plus tax here in Manitoba....