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<p>We had one Audi dealership 15 miles away. They had a terrible reputation for cheating their customers on service. The next closest dealership was 40 miles away. The problem that I had with them is that they would break things every couple of trips there. One time I had a fuel pump replaced, was driving back to work and the car died on the highway a mile from the dealership. I had it maintained at Foreign Motors of Boston when I lived in the Boston area. They also serviced BMW, Jaguar, and Mercedes. The service writers office was frequently a zoo. They had too many customers to serve and not enough capacity. Getting an appointment was a major headache. BTW, the building for Foreign Motors of Boston is now a Chinese grocery store. The service bay area hosts the grocery store and the showroom is now an Asian food court.</p>
<p>I’ve heard the same nightmare stories from other Audi owners. Expensive parts that break far sooner than they should.</p>
<p>Yes, it could just be this set of dealers but Audi should police their dealers as some of the other carmakers do.</p>
<p>Here’s a random forum thread discussing Audi long-term costs.
[Long</a> term reliability of an Audi - AnandTech Forums](<a href=“http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2099052]Long”>http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2099052)</p>
<p>[Long</a> term reliability of an Audi - AnandTech Forums](<a href=“http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2099052]Long”>http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2099052)</p>