Audi
Hello,
Would like to get input from Audi owners on plus and minus about the car?
How do car behave in Middle East environment
What is after sales service like, assuming Audi it will be expensive, do you have to visit authorized dealer only or in Qatar good garage for audi are present.
How about resale value?
Thanks,
....no doubt its a great car.....but the only problem is re-sale value......Toyota is the best for re-sale value.... :o)
The car is good no doubt!! obviously service is costly, major service for 7 K is too much.
As for re-sale i think Japanese cars have highest, like Toyota, Honda etc
I do have a A6 in Qatar for the past 5 years. I avoid Buzair as a garage and I am keeping with Gulf Automobile, the one that used to have the concession.
Yes it is costly to repair, but after over 100,000 km it is still running great and still as new. Can't say that for other ones.
As far as resale, no cars, except maybe Honda, have a real resale value here, but I think it still have 1/2 its value.
Hope this helps
I've driven my A4 across middle east/ Doha-Riyadh
Riyadh-AbuDhabi, Riyadh Jeddah, Riyadh Medina, Riyadh Bahrain .. several times and it never failed me.
(you need paint protection though, for sandy eastern areas)
smooth, dependable ride so no problem in Middle East Environment.
for Service SAMACO/Saudi Arabia has got huge service shops with AUDI germany certified staff, very talented, capable and friendly. I'm no so impressed with Saadbuzwair/Ali bin Ali quality and service speed.
Its expensive yes. They've charged me for my 60k Kms major service about 7000Riyals .. but in the end it has a new car again.
I won't sell it for any cost .. but you are right, the resale is not even comparable to toyota or honda
cheers
I've driven my A4 across middle east/ Doha-Riyadh
Riyadh-AbuDhabi, Riyadh Jeddah, Riyadh Medina, Riyadh Bahrain .. several times and it never failed me.
(you need paint protection though, for sandy eastern areas)
smooth, dependable ride so no problem in Middle East Environment.
for Service SAMACO/Saudi Arabia has got huge service shops with AUDI germany certified staff, very talented, capable and friendly. I'm no so impressed with Saadbuzwair/Ali bin Ali quality and service speed.
Its expensive yes. They've charged me for my 60k Kms major service about 7000Riyals .. but in the end it has a new car again.
I won't sell it for any cost .. but you are right, the resale is not even comparable to toyota or honda
cheers
The Audi is the most advanced German car in terms of innovative technologies. It is not probable that there is any qualified service available in this cuntry. Not even by the dealer. They only know how to sell a car.