Keep or Trade Q5 Hybrid for Golf R or other.

str77

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Hey MR.

Never thought that I would be asking this question one day as it depends on each person's situation but it's good to know what one would do...

Currently I own a 2013 Q5 Hybrid, S-line, B/O...every option available.
-It has 60K km.
-Paid off.

What I like about this car:
- Fuel Consumption / no oil consumption yet..
- Space / comfort
- paid off.

What I dislike:
- famous Audi reliability, (oil, timing chain tensioner...)
- Pano sunroof rattles when car is cold
- Warranty will be over in Feb 2017.

Overall, I believe that Audi should be reliable if well maintained which is the case but obviously a brand new car would provide peace of mind with 4 years warranty.

-The car has only been in the garage once for the door sensors.

If I keep the car:

Futures needs of car:
- 2 new sets of tires (winter / summer)
- Brakes 4 corners
- Eventually batteries, and Transmission fluid change...
- Most probably an extended warranty

My fear:
- Oil consumption (which should not happened on my year according to other forums...but never know)
- Timing chain tensioner.

Reason I would change for a Golf R... it has AWD, space and practicality is decent and I miss the old days with my MK6 GTI.
- New 4 years warranty
- No maintenance or parts replacement like mentioned above.

Reason I would buy Japanese is reliability but I can not find a hatch / suv that I like...

Personal situation:
- plan on having kids within 2-3 years.

Am I better off paying for the future needs of the car and call it a day since it's owned.

Or

Keep this money and throw it in a new car, and maybe add more money if I don't get a good resale value...

Am I making any sense? lol

Thanks
 
Want more peace of mind? Buy the extended warranty from Audi, should give you an extra couple of years and an additional 80k km for roughly $2500. I'd keep the Q5.
 
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