Audi e-tron

So my mate is in the process of buying an eTron 55, high spec with the funky wing mirrors

He was expecting 300+km on it but at the moment with a full charge only seeing 250km. In this type of weather, circa 12 degree, what should he be seeing? Thanks

Sounds pretty normal, they’re very inefficient. Pretty reliable range numbers below when they were new. Degradation at this point could knock another 5-10% off.

https://ev-database.org/car/1355/Audi-e-tron-55-quattro

Yeah, my app hasn’t worked in a few days. This happens too often for my liking

After my scare last year i ditched my e tron 55 the thought of motor failure hanging over me was too much. I would still be in it only for possibility of the motors going, They are a real lovely car to drive lad in work went to Kilarney in his one and had no issues.

One of the lads on here unfortunately had a motor failure I'm sure he can tell you his experience. Or just look back to last June at posts from here

hi, looking at an a6 avant etron 252, stupid money but everything newish is but I’d be looking at keeping it for about 5 years.

I haven’t read the whole thread but there appears to be a good bit of negativity here about Audi and etrons in general. Thoughts or advice? Coming out of a polestar 2, loved it, polestar are trying to sell me a 4 but I’m not mad about how it looks and the avant looks spectacular. Don’t really need an estate but it just looks better in estate model.

I could consider the i5 touring as well I suppose

The negativity is also based on how inferior, overpriced and poorly spec'd a car it is compared to the new BMW iX3 and possibly the awaited Volvo EX60.

If the Audi A6 avant existed in isolation and had no competitors, I'm sure most would think it a fine, if very expensive, car.

However it is the competition that changes everything and I honestly can't conceive of reason why anybody would get one over an iX3.

I don’t think an A6 e-Tron or i5 Touring mentioned above are really comparable to an iX3. The iX3 is in a more compact segment, effectively an SUV style 3 Series. If range is important, there’s little to touch the new iX3 but it’s not in the same segment as a 5 series or A6.

Where the Audi A6 e-Tron struggles is with warranty. Once it’s 3 years old, you’re on your own as Audi Ireland won’t sell you a warranty extension. With BMW, you can extend your warranty every year.

Regarding extended warranties and that Audi Irl don't offer them i find a bit odd considering Porsche do, And are part of the VAG group.

Agreed, there isn’t much in it, maybe bragging rights at the golf club as much as anything on whether it’s a 3 series or a 5 series. Maybe BMW should have called it an iX4 ?

that’s a good call out re the warranty, don’t know that. Battery does have 8 years and 160k but if nothing else is covered then yeah things could get very expensive very quickly

there was a batch of A6 etrons brought in to the country back in November. Launch editions, some with those camera mirrors. They started off looking for 80k plus for them and the prices have been steadily reducing. I had a look before Christmas but wasn’t impressed with the trade in offer. The cars are beautiful looking on the exterior. The avant more so than hatch.
depreciation will continue to be steep for a couple of years though.

them emirrors are a load of ****, one I’m looking at doesn’t have them and wouldn’t buy one with them

No and it could be a lonely place if it existed. Not that many sold here due to silly pricing when new. They’re a bit more plentiful now with some used ones coming from UK & Japan. Most ID.4/Enyaq issues will apply to the Q4 anyway.