NoWayMan73

Hi Magnet, thanks for your reply. And the advice, what do you think that would do though? When I asked Audi how could the tyres need replacing after only doing 5,500 miles they said the tyres we have are pretty soft and it's not unusual for them to need replacing after 5,000 miles. They are Pirelli P Zero's 245 35 R19s. Audi said that we could try a harder wearing tyre and to keep swapping the backs for the fronts etc!! We were quoted £280 per tyre!! I'm getting really fed up with Audi at the moment, I hate feeling like I am being ripped off. Myself and my wife both got new cars at the same time, mine has the same size tyres on as hers (different brands) and I've done more miles than she has. Mine seems to be fine!! In total, we've had 5 Audis and have been very happy with them, but I think these will be the last ones we have. I know most manufacturers are the same and their sales are down, but they shouldn't try and make up for lost sales by squeezing every penny out of the people who do buy their cars. Sorry, rant over now!

Hi Everyone, thanks for all of your replies to this. A quick update, we took my wife's car into Audi this morning and they said it is correct, all sensors are working as they should be etc and it must be down to the way my wife is driving the car!! On top of that, she also needs to new front tyres as they only have 2mm of tread left. This is on a car that is less than a year old and has done just 5,500 miles. To say I feel very annoyed is putting it politely 😡!! Can anyone recommend a decent tyre that is both hard wearing but will offer decent kerb protection? Thanks for all your help.

Hi Gareth, thanks for your reply. I've just got off the phone to the service department at the dealers we bought it from. They said it could be correct especially if my wife does short journeys. I wouldn't say her journeys were really short. She does a round trip of around 8 miles to drop our children off at school and then the same in the afternoon. They did say that they would check that it does need it and has been set to the correct intervals before they carry out the oil change. They said the intervals are set at the factory so they wouldn't know until they got it in to check it. The cost is £192 inclusive of VAT and labour etc. Does that sound right do you think? Thanks Andrew

Thanks B5dawg, really appreciate your advice. I think I'll give Audi a call and see what they say. We ordered the car and watched it progress through to being delivered at the dealers. There was only a few weeks between delivery and pick up. Do you know when they do the PDI? Is it once it arrives at the dealers? Also, do you know how much you should be paying for a first oil service? Thanks Andrew

My wife has a My18 Audi A4 Avant 2.0 Tfsi, her car displayed a message today saying that it needed an oil change in 28 days! The car is 9 months old and she has done 5,000 miles. I'm no expert, but this doesn't seem right to me! Should her car really need and oil service after 5,000 miles and being 9 months old? If it is correct, does anybody know how much should this service will cost? Thanks for your help