Major Service Main Audi dealer or Private Mechanic??

[Dinny]

Major service due on my Audi A5 2021 53200kms wondering which is best to do major service including new brake discs and brake fluid change filters etc ?? Main Audi dealer or Private good mechanic??

[Steve Q]

Local mechanic will be a lot cheaper. The alternative option is an Audi independent specialist 

[Magnet]

Hello Denis,

Could you confirm your car is now just out of warranty - or not? 

[Dinny]

Hi Magnet

3yr warranty expired. Thank you for reply. That is the manufacturer warranty. The Garage warranty of 12 months is also expired. Would Audi trained mechanics in an independent garage be just as good for the major service?

[Magnet]

Thanks Denis,

It would be good if you could let us know how many services this car has had to date - inc. dates and mileages - and particularly in respect of the last service, what components, e.g. filters etc. were changed.

Also, how long do you intend to keep the car, and what is your anticipated annual mileage? 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

[cliffcoggin]

25 minutes ago, Dinny said:

Would Audi trained mechanics in an independent garage be just as good for the major service?

Yes and no, it depends on the competance of the persons involved not the training organisation. I suggest you look for independent VAG specialists to get the best of both worlds i.e, a good knowledge of Audi cars without the corporate greed and indifference of the Audi company.

[Dinny]

4 hours ago, Magnet said:

Thanks Denis,

It would be good if you could let us know how many services this car has had to date - inc. dates and mileages - and particularly in respect of the last service, what components, e.g. filters etc. were changed.

Also, how long do you intend to keep the car, and what is your anticipated annual mileage? 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

Hi Magnet

When purchased March 23 major service at  16800 miles including all filters oil changed Then on March 24  minor service including oil filter and brake shoes December 24 it has 32000 miles and is due a major service including oil filter March 25 It is a diesel car .My annual mileage is 10000 miles a year 

[Dinny]

Intending holding onto this car as it is every thing I want 

[Magnet]

Thanks Denis,

Now that we have a clearer picture of the car’s service history (we take it at a main dealer?) and your longer term intention, then I think everyone is better placed to advise you on its future servicing. 
If it were mine, and I intended keeping it for as long as possible, then I wouldn’t be untrusting it’s future servicing to main dealers, since the perceived short term ‘value advantage’ of full dealer service history ( if such a thing is real) would not apply.

I would be investigating the cost difference between servicing at a trusted local independent, the main dealer, and a trusted local garage, and see what comes out of that. The advantage of using an independent over a local garage may only matter in cases of advanced diagnostics, so for ordinary servicing, a local garage maybe the option. 
When you say Major Service and all (in caps) filters changed -assuming main dealer - then I doubt if anything more than oil filters have been changed so far, since Audi’s air filter changes might now stretch to an undesirable 45K miles. 
Again if it were mine, I would be checking back on invoices to see exactly what has been changed and when. This will give you a better marker point for going forward. 
Wherever you get it serviced, always keep the invoices as evidence. 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 
 

[Dinny]

To Magnet

Your advice is really appreciated. Thank you and Best Wishes for festive season