Q5 is it a good car to buy and keep ?

[raykl]

Hi,

 

I'm Raymond from Malaysia , i can't find any decent information on the Audi Q5 lucky i manage to find this forum from google.

 

Before i trigger my loan calculator for this car , i will like to understand on the cost of ownership for this vehicle. Audi Q5 yr 2009.

 

Did anyone own this car > 5 yr ?  from other forum i see there are problem on gearbox which require to repair after 3-5 yr...is it true ?

 

Is there any other issue for this age yr old car ?

 

i & my wife like this car very much but if the cost of ownership is very high , we will not able to 'feed' it ...:)

[James]

Hi Raymond welcome to the forum  :)

 

The Q5 is a nice car but as with any premium car it's worth having a bit of money aside in case of problems...

[raykl]

is there any idea what are the common issue on this car so that i can estimat the emergecy cash...

 

wonder if i need to set aside of money for primary car usages...jajaj

[James]

What engine/gearbox are you looking to go for?

[raykl]

i'm looking for a 2.0 petrol engine hear it was a tiptronic gearbox.

is

there any know issue around ...

 

can i further check , usually when you bought the car where will you go for maintenance ? is there possible to get the maintenance history ?

 

the car which i saw with UK car plate and the mileage is around 60k with 2009 yr old...hardly believe it i suspect someone amend it.

[James]

Yes usually service history is very important and can effect the value of the car.

 

Full service history from a main dealer is normally most desirable, followed by an Audi specialist and then an independent 

[raykl]

Yupe , i trying to get hold of few people.

 

with the mileage lock down to 60k for 2009 yr car , is it possible or common in UK with low mileage  ?

[James]

There's definitely a few low mileage cars around but I guess it will depend on your budget