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Lloyd E Parsons
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SubjectRe: As with our trolls, the problem wasn't the Mac Pro itself... It's the problem with the
FromLloyd E Parsons
Date02/17/2014 14:59 (02/17/2014 07:59)
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On 2014-02-17 13:12:45 +0000, -hh said:

-hh
Lloyd Parsons wrote:

Lloyd E Parsons
On 2014-02-17 03:10:57 +0000, Nashton said:

-hh
(Another 3AM post)

Nashton
I would have been getting synthetic oil and a filter change for $45>> plus tax, if I didn't get my $750 one time service fee.

$80 for an oil change is just another figment of his imagination.

Lloyd E Parsons
I don't believe you at all.

-hh
Particularly since it is easy enough to cross-check:

<http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=270754>

Post#3:

"Turns out I Purchased the Audi Care package. The package retail is $750 I think.

I asked the service tech what the four included service intervals are priced at right now and this is what I found.

15K=$440 25K=$225 35K=$886 45K=$225

I think the package was worth it's price. The 9 quarts of oil alone would cost $75 or so."

Good Lord!!! What the hell kind of service is needed at 15K that would cost $440?

For the Verano (and most Buicks), the 1st service is at 7500mi I believe. Includes oil and filter change, tire rotation and a 'multi-point' inspection. Cost is $43 with fossil oil, but now they use and recommend at least a synthetic blend, so I suspect it will be more but sure as hell not $440. Not even $440 for the 7500 and 15000 services combined.

I don't drive a lot, so my 2009 LaCrosse got an annual service vice mileage which was always just the oil, filter, tire rotation and multi-point inspection. No other service was ever needed on it. My new Verano will be the same.

BTW, note that these are in US$'s, not Canadian.

Similarly, and also a bit dated, but scroll way down:

<http://www.caranddriver.com/audi/q7#>

"Departure Date: September 2011 Months in Fleet: 13 months Final Mileage: 41,055 miles Average Fuel Economy: 21 mpg Average Range: 554 miles Service: $1626 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Normal Wear: $1850 Repair: $0 Unscheduled Urea-Solution Additions: $26 Damage and Destruction: $526"

That's $300 greater than the above, but it really doesn't matter too terribly much: if one wants a particular product and it costs more to operate than alternatives, that's simply part of the trade-off decision that one makes. The lesson isn't to be hypocrite by then arrogantly doing the exact opposite in other functionally identical decisions.

-hh

With standard maintenance costs as high as that and the double upfront cost, I can't see why Nasty would buy an Audi. Doesn't make financial sense to me.

-- Lloyd