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Originally Posted by -=Hot|Ice=-
Yep, I'm on there. I wanted to get an A5 back when they came out but Audi delayed it 6 months(2nd time). I wasn't going to wait anymore.
Wow, In that case, I won't be going anywhere. My next car will most likely be a 335i, Do you know the cause of the engine failure after 6k? That's just ridiculous!
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By all means I think you should go test drive the car, but see if you can get one with Drive Select, because it's supposed to make a huge difference. The stock A5s steering is just too loose for me and doesn't seem like it has precision, especially after driving BMWs for years.
With regard to some of the issues that have deterred me from the car -
Engine issues
http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthrea...153/index.html
Jeff S and BlueA5 both seemed to have the issue
Lots of vibration issues
http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthrea...286/index.html
http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthrea...521/index.html
Engine cuts out
http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthrea...300/index.html
The clutch seems to be a common problem
http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthrea...279/index.html
General problems -
http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthrea...846/index.html
Obviously BMW isn't without it's lemons too (that last one I feel bad for, that's gotta be a lemon), but the number of problems BMWs have seem to be concentrated on certain particular issues (say, 1 or 2), rather than general problems with the car overall. Just my 0.02, I'm probably staying with BMW, or I may lease the A5 (it's just too good looking of a car), no matter how horrible their lease rates are.