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UK Odometer Miles vs Kilometres ( Virtuaal Cockpit)

  • 16-08-2018 5:20pm
    #1
    ravendude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭


    Hello,
    I'm thinking about bringing over and Audi A5 or A4 from the UK - possibly in the new year. I could limit the search to get one with the Virtual/Digital Cockpit extra, which I believe can be easily changed from MPH to KMPH. - BMW 5 Series G30/31 also supports this I believe.
    Limiting to digital/virtual cockpit does limit the choice a bit, and also there would be the bit of an extra VRT cost on the extra/option.  
    The analogue/fixed odometer in miles probably wouldn't bother me too much, - not sure if it is something that bothers anyone who brought a car back?, I'm wondering though is the resale likely to be much higher on car showing Kmph etc such that the car is basically the same as one you would get here? 

    Any thoughts?


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  • #2
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,154 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    A UK import will be a UK import regardless of what the clocks show.


  • #3
    shooter69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 179 ✭✭shooter69


    ravendude wrote: »
    Hello,
    I'm thinking about bringing over and Audi A5 or A4 from the UK - possibly in the new year. I could limit the search to get one with the Virtual/Digital Cockpit extra, which I believe can be easily changed from MPH to KMPH. - BMW 5 Series G30/31 also supports this I believe.
    Limiting to digital/virtual cockpit does limit the choice a bit, and also there would be the bit of an extra VRT cost on the extra/option.  
    The analogue/fixed odometer in miles probably wouldn't bother me too much, - not sure if it is something that bothers anyone who brought a car back?, I'm wondering though is the resale likely to be much higher on car showing Kmph etc such that the car is basically the same as one you would get here? 

    Any thoughts?

    The Mrs Just bought a G30 few months ago with digital cockpit , can be changed in settings in no time . As regards resale value ..last car was an A5 (the mrs Car) and we actually got a bit more than we expected and it was a uk import ( the better spec from uk helped)


  • #4
    newmember2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,586 ✭✭✭newmember2


    ravendude wrote: »
    ...  
    The analogue/fixed odometer in miles probably wouldn't bother me too much, - not sure if it is something that bothers anyone who brought a car back?..

    I'm driving a UK import the last ten years with MPH clocks and have to say for some reason I actually prefer them to having KMH. The clocks are optimistic anyway and I know where the needle should be relevant to any of the speed limits so it's never been a problem. Perhaps it would put some buyers off come your time to sell though.


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