2008 audi a5 reviews

Audi A5 1.8T Sport 2008

I owned a 1.8T Sport for 2 years from new as a company car. What looked good in the showroom rapidly turned into a disaster. In the first 12000 miles it had a new gearbox, two new clutches, a new drivers seat base, sagging leather and a new a/c ecu unit. Beware of manual A5s made before Feb 2010 as there is a design fault in the clutch actuation caused by the revised engine position (trying to get more 50/50); something is slightly offset and it causes the clutch action to become ’sticky’ when the car is hot due to expansion and friction. Two colleagues cars were also affected, but to a lesser degree. The dealer was apathetic and it took a complaint to Audi UK to make them take the problem seriously. In two years it spent a total of three months on the ramps. My experience is that the Audi product and customer service are second rate with a misplaced sense of arrogance. BMW in my experience is superior.