Finally Joined The Audi Community! New Owner, Saying Hi!

[Tigger]

So Hello! I'm Tigger... I'm new around here, but here to stay...

It's taken me 20 years of hard slog but I finally made it to where I could afford to buy an Audi... I could have bought one in the past, but I wanted a nice one for my first one... Not an older money pit.

On Friday I took ownership of a 2017 A6 Avant Quattro S Line Black Edition, 268BHP V6 Diesel, so the middle of the three 3 Litre engines on offer. I've always liked bigger cars and have made my way through life as a Ford man, going from a Mk2 Escort as a first car through various Sierra's and Mondeo's - the last car being a Mk3 Mondeo Ghia X TD Auto with every extra they did - absolutely top of the line. Used to love that car and look forward to driving it, but over the years it got tired and the tech started to fail, so after 191,000 miles it was time to part ways...

Been watching Auto-Trader for over 6 months and had my eye on a few over that time with a budget of £15-18K in mind, but only 2013/2014 with starship mileage were turning up. Then this car appeared and I was in love! It was at a well known Midlands general Car Dealership and was up for £22K, it is high mileage (110K) for its age but is a 2017 so fairly young. I'm not sure of the specific name of the 'packs' it has, but power-fold mirrors and 'it parks itself' along with the Bose sound system are all in there, along with 'Connect', which I'll have to find a SIM Card for... I'm not sure the Dealership knew what they had in their hands as they didn't list many extras at all, but I'm sure it should have cost more with all the toys it has. It also came with 'no service history' - however a quick chat with an Audi Garage and it turns out this has a full Audi Service History, once a year for the four and a half years the last owner had it. Bonus!

So, to say I'm happy is a gross under-statement - I am in love! It goes! It stops! It corners! All with great enthusiasm but no fuss whatsoever! It is quiet and comfortable, and the best car I have ever owned.

I'm still in the honeymoon period and have cruised once (to get it back from Nottingham where I travelled to buy it) and have hooned it around just a little tonight to see what it is capable of. I'm still grinning now!

Time will tell what hits me over the time I'll own the car - I'm hoping for no shocks, especially with Audi prices, but time will tell...