New Audi A5 Cabriolet Owner (soon). Just want some general advice/opinons. Cheers

[Fuzzb]

Originally Posted by shmee150

Unfortunately not. The order process is very manual so you will be pestering your salesman regularly, well you do if you are me anyway. Otherwise they'll just let you know the Production Week number, then when it's going to arrive at the dealership, and lastly your delivery date. Apart from that you hear depressingly little.

Tim

I get weekly updates on the progress of mine through the post Only if something changes though, and I don't think the statuses are that granular to warrant a change in status every week.

[Mulski]

Andy - superb spec and just in time for (hopefully) some decent weather.

Cheers

[HAWKiS5]

Great spec Andy, will be good to have it before the sun starts shining!

Few possible items to optimize (without too much costs):
- Bluetooth: Standard means that it will only connect via Bluetooth handsfree profile (I presume), good, any maybe sufficient, but the Plus variant adds that also SAP (Sim Access Profile) is supported, meaning.......you can connect a BT phone, and then the whole control of the phone is taken over by the MMI (the phone in fact "degrades" to a SIM-card reader, so the "real" phone is then within the MMI), including use of the external (outside!) GSM antenne, which improves reception quality enormously! (gimmick: SMS are displayed within MMI and can be andswered using 10 standard replies (I am busy, I call you, I will be later, etc) with one touch of a MMI button)
- cruise control: I had cruise control in many cars before, but I almost never used it because of ...... other traffic "disturbing the cruise"; this is the first time I have adaptive CC and I must say: it really works! you can set the speed to whatever you want, and the car really does what you expect it to do (and would do yourself), so you only have to stear it! (extra feature: even if it is not on, it will function as a emergency break warnnig system, when suddenly a car in front of you brakes and you were looking the other way...!).

[hashluck]

Well done.

I note you went with full leather in the end. Did you get to see alcantara in the flesh?

Now, having got yourself a good deal on the car I note that you are going for a PCP. Nothing wrong with that but making some wrong decisions or going with the wrong company on finance can more than undo the discount you worked so hard to get on the car in the first place in terms of extra cost.

There are other members here better able to advise you than I but if you are going via Audi I doubt their (actual real world, real cost as opposed to headline) rates are the best.

[andyhud007]

Hi Guys

Many thanks for your replies and I really hope I've made the right choices. My other half said I was white as a sheet in the showroom with nerves, even after I went to put some petrol in my current car and nearly drove off without paying my mind was melted!

Anyhow, Hashluck, yes I did see the leather / Alcantara seat setup. They had it in an Audi TT convertible and an A6 (I think). Either way, it was nice and the white stitching was nice, but something didnt feel right in its looks to me. The Alcantara has dots (of holes) on it and it looked less 'stylish' for one of a better word. My other half went on to say if something gets spilled on it its harder to clean than leather, and she has a point, and she pointed out it could be a sort of 'downgrade' from full leather to half leather.. Those were the reasons why I went with the Full leather option (Milano, not Nappa) in the end.

Mulski - I hope it is a decent spec. I packed quite a lot in I think and got to try the Advanced key option out on an A8 and see it in practice. It works, and while a bit 'gimmicky' perhaps to some, I liked it and I think if I didnt order it, I'd just regret it.

HawkIS5 - Many thanks, I hope I've made the right choices...

Regarding the Adapative Cruise Control. I did look at it, and obviously it is available within the Technology Package, but I went went with the other Technology package with just standard cruise control for 2 reasons. 1, I dont do that much motorway driving, at least I'm not planning on it so I won't use CC that much anyhow. Secondly, Its was £1000 more expensive and I couldnt justify to myself the cost.

As for the Bluetooth, this was a tough choice for me and this is stil an area I'm not 100% decided on. I work in IT so I'm constantly messing with new phones, loading new software on them, getting new ones etc but I love having phone integration in a car.. its a must for me. An additional 'problem' I have now is my other half. She will be driving the car a fair amount too and she just has a phone. A phone to her is a phone, nice and simple. But I need the car to work with both her's and mine at all times. For that to happen the cradle option would be difficult as I could only have 1 cradle in the car at any one time, AND as I change my phone often it would cost me all the time to get a new cradle, along with the fact there may not even be a cradle available for the phone I would currently be using.

On friday when we were there we tried my phone, and hers in an A5 Cab with the Standard bluetooth connection. Her phone connected and she could view her address book off her phone on the main screen and on the instrument panel. I hooked mine up and the same worked. Ok, no cradle or anything but it proved the functionality, and we made a couple of calls to and from and it worked. I noticed too there is a cigaratte lighter socket in side the arm rest, so I guess just buying 2 car chargers for ours phones and leaving them in the armrest, then we just plug our phone in and the charger and leave it in there.

I assume that was all do-able with the "Standard" Bluetooth option (£225 I think) so those were my reasons. Does that sound about right?

My only other thoughts is Audi Drive Select with Damper Control. (not Damper Steering). I'm yet to consider to add this, but as I havent seen and wondering if I actually need it, I've left it out. any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Obviously Damper Steering with Audi Drive Select is about £750 whereas Damper Control with Audi Drive Select is a lot cheaper?

Regarding the PCP, I'm still in negotation with this but the quote I was given at the time was with Audi Finance themselves.

Any other thoughts on options/changes are always appreciated. I have since spoken to the dealer since I ordered and I have a 2 week 'window' if I want to make any changes so if you have any thoughts, please let me know.

Many thanks again

Andy

[Mulski]

Originally Posted by andyhud007

Hi Guys

Many thanks for your replies and I really hope I've made the right choices. My other half said I was white as a sheet in the showroom with nerves, even after I went to put some petrol in my current car and nearly drove off without paying my mind was melted!

Anyhow, Hashluck, yes I did see the leather / Alcantara seat setup. They had it in an Audi TT convertible and an A6 (I think). Either way, it was nice and the white stitching was nice, but something didnt feel right in its looks to me. The Alcantara has dots (of holes) on it and it looked less 'stylish' for one of a better word. My other half went on to say if something gets spilled on it its harder to clean than leather, and she has a point, and she pointed out it could be a sort of 'downgrade' from full leather to half leather.. Those were the reasons why I went with the Full leather option (Milano, not Nappa) in the end.

To be honest, this was/is similar to my thinking and hence the decision to go with full leather. TBH, I've not had alacantra before so my judgement is a gut feeling rather than as an owner, so others may disagree

Mulski - I hope it is a decent spec. I packed quite a lot in I think and got to try the Advanced key option out on an A8 and see it in practice. It works, and while a bit 'gimmicky' perhaps to some, I liked it and I think if I didnt order it, I'd just regret it.

I thought about the AK when ordering mine, but TBH couldn't justify the additonal cost, and even now its not something that I regret, but others swear by it, so guess its great that you can add it.

Regarding the Adapative Cruise Control. I did look at it, and obviously it is available within the Technology Package, but I went went with the other Technology package with just standard cruise control for 2 reasons. 1, I dont do that much motorway driving, at least I'm not planning on it so I won't use CC that much anyhow. Secondly, Its was £1000 more expensive and I couldnt justify to myself the cost.

Agree with your judgement here

As for the Bluetooth, this was a tough choice for me and this is stil an area I'm not 100% decided on. I work in IT so I'm constantly messing with new phones, loading new software on them, getting new ones etc but I love having phone integration in a car.. its a must for me. An additional 'problem' I have now is my other half. She will be driving the car a fair amount too and she just has a phone. A phone to her is a phone, nice and simple. But I need the car to work with both her's and mine at all times. For that to happen the cradle option would be difficult as I could only have 1 cradle in the car at any one time, AND as I change my phone often it would cost me all the time to get a new cradle, along with the fact there may not even be a cradle available for the phone I would currently be using.

On friday when we were there we tried my phone, and hers in an A5 Cab with the Standard bluetooth connection. Her phone connected and she could view her address book off her phone on the main screen and on the instrument panel. I hooked mine up and the same worked. Ok, no cradle or anything but it proved the functionality, and we made a couple of calls to and from and it worked. I noticed too there is a cigaratte lighter socket in side the arm rest, so I guess just buying 2 car chargers for ours phones and leaving them in the armrest, then we just plug our phone in and the charger and leave it in there.

I assume that was all do-able with the "Standard" Bluetooth option (£225 I think) so those were my reasons. Does that sound about right?

FWIW, I was adamant when I got my prev A6 that I wanted phone prep high and a cradle, which at the time cost me £100 for the cradle. A few months later, I dropped the phone and needed to get another - unfortunately by then the model was obsolete; couldn't get another one so ended up needin to get another phone. Contacted Audi to see what cradles were available and long story short, it really limited my selection significantly (Audi as notoriously slow in bringing out new cradles), so ended up getting the phone I wanted and just used the BT functionality. So the extra cost in the high spec + the cost of cradles starts to get very expensive IMHO.

I just specced BT Low for my cab and find it does everything thats needed. If your going to be swapping phones around a lot, I personally would not recommend anything other than low; your still connected, but without the potential ongoing costs everytime you change, which from your post indicates that this is highly likely.

My only other thoughts is Audi Drive Select with Damper Control. (not Damper Steering). I'm yet to consider to add this, but as I havent seen and wondering if I actually need it, I've left it out. any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Obviously Damper Steering with Audi Drive Select is about £750 whereas Damper Control with Audi Drive Select is a lot cheaper?

Can't comment on this; no experience as to its added value.

Regarding the PCP, I'm still in negotation with this but the quote I was given at the time was with Audi Finance themselves.

Any other thoughts on options/changes are always appreciated. I have since spoken to the dealer since I ordered and I have a 2 week 'window' if I want to make any changes so if you have any thoughts, please let me know.

Many thanks again

Andy

I think you'll be really happy with the spec you've got. It's very easy to get caught up in the options list and the feeling that you have to match everyone else; just go with what you feel is right, unless there is consistent/universal feedback from other members on a particular option, which I would suggest then think carefully about.

Good luck - at least you don't have to wait too long.

Cheers

[HAWKiS5]

Sounds all good Andy.

About the cruise control: if you never use it, don't order it at all, if you use it sometimes, go for ACC, since then you can use it in real-life situations (not only on the high-way, and fun is to set it to 200 km/h = 155 mph, and then wait until the road is free ). And in addition you will have a great safety feature: if a car in front of you suddenly breaks and gets too close, you get a sound warning and if you don't respond, it will brake! (even when ACC is off!).

About the bluetooth config: here (in Germany and Holland) we have choice of 4(four!) different bluetooth options:
1. Basic: BT access for any BT enabled phone using BT Handsfree Profile
2. Standard: same, plus possiblity to use handset-specific adapter (I think this is called high in the UK? indeed this is not so useful, since you have to buy a specific adapter, and if you buy a new phone, change the adapter too)
3. Plus: BT access using Handsfree Profile, or using SIM Access Profile (read my previous text about the advantages when connecting a modern BT phone with this!), in addition it has a seperate SIM slot (between the 2 SD slots), so besides bluetooth, you can also just put in a (duo-)SIM (there is no phone specific cradle AFAIK)
4. Plus with horn:same as Plus, but with a seperate phone horn mounted (not useful imho)

As a real IT adept, I am sure you will love the Plus option

Good lcuk with your choices!

[andyhud007]

Originally Posted by HAWKiS5

Sounds all good Andy.

About the cruise control: if you never use it, don't order it at all, if you use it sometimes, go for ACC, since then you can use it in real-life situations (not only on the high-way, and fun is to set it to 200 km/h = 155 mph, and then wait until the road is free ). And in addition you will have a great safety feature: if a car in front of you suddenly breaks and gets too close, you get a sound warning and if you don't respond, it will brake! (even when ACC is off!).

About the bluetooth config: here (in Germany and Holland) we have choice of 4(four!) different bluetooth options:
1. Basic: BT access for any BT enabled phone using BT Handsfree Profile
2. Standard: same, plus possiblity to use handset-specific adapter (I think this is called high in the UK? indeed this is not so useful, since you have to buy a specific adapter, and if you buy a new phone, change the adapter too)
3. Plus: BT access using Handsfree Profile, or using SIM Access Profile (read my previous text about the advantages when connecting a modern BT phone with this!), in addition it has a seperate SIM slot (between the 2 SD slots), so besides bluetooth, you can also just put in a (duo-)SIM (there is no phone specific cradle AFAIK)
4. Plus with horn:same as Plus, but with a seperate phone horn mounted (not useful imho)

As a real IT adept, I am sure you will love the Plus option

Good lcuk with your choices!

Hi Hawkis5....

The ACC would be a nice option but to buy it as a separate add-on its over £1000 which is a huge sum of money. I could change the Technology 'Package' from normal Cruise Control to ACC, but that still adds nearly £1000 too.. The option sounds fantastic.. its just a lot of money

As for the bluetooth options, I think (and I could be wrong) that the options for the UK are different to yours.

If you could look here https://www.audi.co.uk/content/dam/a...des/a5-cab.pdf and on Page 43 it lists the Bluetooth options. I have the Technology Package so I'm limited to the Standard option, the High with privacy headset option, or just High option. I can't have the 'Low' option as you need the Concert or Symphony radios which I dont have as I will have the Sat Nav MMI 3G package.

I dont actually fully understand what the High option (without privacy headset) is differnet from the standard version as it doesnt state anything about a cradle either...

Your thoughts as always.. appreciated..

Andy

[andyhud007]

Hi Mulski,

Yep, my gut feeling took over on the half leather/full leather choice too

As for bluetooth, I think I'll stick with what I've got, but as HawkIS5 mentioned there may be another option that could be worth considering, but that maybe down to options unavailable in the UK.

Thanks again

Andy

[HAWKiS5]

Originally Posted by andyhud007

Hi Hawkis5....

The ACC would be a nice option but to buy it as a separate add-on its over £1000 which is a huge sum of money. I could change the Technology 'Package' from normal Cruise Control to ACC, but that still adds nearly £1000 too.. The option sounds fantastic.. its just a lot of money

As for the bluetooth options, I think (and I could be wrong) that the options for the UK are different to yours.

If you could look here https://www.audi.co.uk/content/dam/a...des/a5-cab.pdf and on Page 43 it lists the Bluetooth options. I have the Technology Package so I'm limited to the Standard option, the High with privacy headset option, or just High option. I can't have the 'Low' option as you need the Concert or Symphony radios which I dont have as I will have the Sat Nav MMI 3G package.

I dont actually fully understand what the High option (without privacy headset) is differnet from the standard version as it doesnt state anything about a cradle either...

Your thoughts as always.. appreciated..

Andy

I think you are right about the ACC, that is way too expensive for your usage.

Ok, I had a look at the UK specs and the BT options, it seems you have the same 4 options, only with a different name, so

1. Basic=9ZX=BT access for any BT enabled phone using BT Handsfree Profile
2. Standard=PT5=same, plus possiblity to use handset-specific adapter (indeed this is not so useful, since you have to buy a specific adapter, and if you buy a new phone, change the adapter too, and apparantly in the UK only possible with MMI Low, so concert/symphony radio?)
3. Plus=9ZW=Basic(9ZX) + SIM Access Profile (read my previous text about the advantages when connecting a modern BT phone with this!), in addition it has a seperate SIM slot (between the 2 SD slots), so besides bluetooth, you can also just put in a (duo-)SIM (only possible with MMI High?)
4. Plus with horn=PT4=same as Plus, but with a seperate phone horn mounted (not useful imho, only with MMI High?)

So I would go for option 3 (9ZW), it has NO specific cradle, but it can use "classic" BT access as well as SIM Access (which then completely takes over the phone, the external(!) GSM antenna outside(!) the car is used, etc, etc, (in fact your phone becomes a "simple" SIM Card reader, and this all WITHOUT a cradle, but by bluetooth!). As an extra, you will be able to load vCards (e.g. from Outlook) with all your contacts into the Adress memory.

Hope this clarifies a bit

[andyhud007]

Originally Posted by HAWKiS5

I think you are right about the ACC, that is way too expensive for your usage.

Ok, I had a look at the UK specs and the BT options, it seems you have the same 4 options, only with a different name, so

1. Basic=9ZX=BT access for any BT enabled phone using BT Handsfree Profile
2. Standard=PT5=same, plus possiblity to use handset-specific adapter (indeed this is not so useful, since you have to buy a specific adapter, and if you buy a new phone, change the adapter too, and apparantly in the UK only possible with MMI Low, so concert/symphony radio?)
3. Plus=9ZW=Basic(9ZX) + SIM Access Profile (read my previous text about the advantages when connecting a modern BT phone with this!), in addition it has a seperate SIM slot (between the 2 SD slots), so besides bluetooth, you can also just put in a (duo-)SIM (only possible with MMI High?)
4. Plus with horn=PT4=same as Plus, but with a seperate phone horn mounted (not useful imho, only with MMI High?)

So I would go for option 3 (9ZW), it has NO specific cradle, but it can use "classic" BT access as well as SIM Access (which then completely takes over the phone, the external(!) GSM antenna outside(!) the car is used, etc, etc, (in fact your phone becomes a "simple" SIM Card reader, and this all WITHOUT a cradle, but by bluetooth!). As an extra, you will be able to load vCards (e.g. from Outlook) with all your contacts into the Adress memory.

Hope this clarifies a bit

Hi Mate,

Many thanks for this.

Ok, so far then I have ordered the basic 9ZX version as it basically "works".

Indeed, I can't go the PT5 option as it clearly states only available with Concert or Symphony radio which I wont have as I will have MMI 3G.

PT4 = This what was I was initially going to order, but couldnt figure out 'why' I should be ordering this over the standard version. I do understand what you say and my phone (Windows Mobile device normally) does have a SAP profile and its something I make sure whatever phone I'm going to be using will have.

I take it you dont need to use the separate SIM slot in the dashboard, its just an option if you wanted the car (I guess) to have its own dedicated SIM and phone number?


All my contacts are stored on the phone and I dont actually store any contacts on the SIM card itself, everything I keep in outlook which is sync'd to my phone over the air with my Exchange server so if it can read in my outlook contacts then great. However, when I tried the standard (9ZX) setup on Friday, it pulled in all my contacts into the MMI and instrument panel anyhow.. and I know they arent on my SIM card....

Decisions, Decisions!

Andy

[HAWKiS5]

Originally Posted by andyhud007

Hi Mate,

Many thanks for this.

Ok, so far then I have ordered the basic 9ZX version as it basically "works".

Indeed, I can't go the PT5 option as it clearly states only available with Concert or Symphony radio which I wont have as I will have MMI 3G.

PT4 = This what was I was initially going to order, but couldnt figure out 'why' I should be ordering this over the standard version. I do understand what you say and my phone (Windows Mobile device normally) does have a SAP profile and its something I make sure whatever phone I'm going to be using will have.

I take it you dont need to use the separate SIM slot in the dashboard, its just an option if you wanted the car (I guess) to have its own dedicated SIM and phone number?


All my contacts are stored on the phone and I dont actually store any contacts on the SIM card itself, everything I keep in outlook which is sync'd to my phone over the air with my Exchange server so if it can read in my outlook contacts then great. However, when I tried the standard (9ZX) setup on Friday, it pulled in all my contacts into the MMI and instrument panel anyhow.. and I know they arent on my SIM card....

Decisions, Decisions!

Andy

Ok, I would forget the PT4 and PT5 options (you don't need a horn or cradle), so the only choice left is between 9ZX or 9ZW. And the main additions of 9ZW are:
- besides the "normal" BT Handsfree profile, it also supports BT SAP profile (SIM Access profile, click here to see all about different BT profiles, and here something more about Windows mobile and rSAP, but you can find many more about this))
- rSAP means that you use in fact the internal GSM phone and the external antenna (aerial), but at the same time also your existing SIM in your existing phone (and all without cradle or any other physical connection)
- with normal Handsfree profile, you can indeed sync both the SIM addresses as well as the phone adresses (I have also Windows Mobile, HTC Touch Pro, and almost 2000 addresses are synced! ) but with rSAP you can really use the MMI phone as a phone, so you can set ring tones, call forwarding, etc, etc and even receive and read SMS (and send standard replies) and because of the use of the external aerial, this means better signal reception
- for each phone you can choose rSAP or Hansdfree (or both!)
- in addition you can use the SIM card slot (I use it with a duo-SIM, so the same number as the original SIM, but also passengers can use it, etc).

What's the price difference in the UK between these two?

[andyhud007]

Originally Posted by HAWKiS5

Ok, I would forget the PT4 and PT5 options (you don't need a horn or cradle), so the only choice left is between 9ZX or 9ZW. And the main additions of 9ZW are:
- besides the "normal" BT Handsfree profile, it also supports BT SAP profile (SIM Access profile, click here to see all about different BT profiles, and here something more about Windows mobile and rSAP, but you can find many more about this))
- rSAP means that you use in fact the internal GSM phone and the external antenna (aerial), but at the same time also your existing SIM in your existing phone (and all without cradle or any other physical connection)
- with normal Handsfree profile, you can indeed sync both the SIM addresses as well as the phone adresses (I have also Windows Mobile, HTC Touch Pro, and almost 2000 addresses are synced! ) but with rSAP you can really use the MMI phone as a phone, so you can set ring tones, call forwarding, etc, etc and even receive and read SMS (and send standard replies) and because of the use of the external aerial, this means better signal reception
- for each phone you can choose rSAP or Hansdfree (or both!)
- in addition you can use the SIM card slot (I use it with a duo-SIM, so the same number as the original SIM, but also passengers can use it, etc).

What's the price difference in the UK between these two?

Hi mate

Yep, my choice is down to those 2 really...

I have an HTC Touch Pro 2 so nearly like for like as you but if you can sync 2000 addresses then I know I wont have an issue.

The standard version (that I have currently ordered) is £255

The 9ZW option is £650 so its a £400 hike and I'm wondering if I can justify that or not... (I guess the main plus point is the external antenna)

Cheers

Andy

[shmee150]

I hadn't quite realised all of the benefits of the upgraded phone package, I just took the basic deal, on the grounds that I'm pretty happy if I can see incoming calls coming in on the screen and can dial outgoing calls too. Other than that the other options sound fun and I am vaguely tempted to upgrade but not sure about the cost.

Tim

[andyhud007]

Originally Posted by shmee150

I hadn't quite realised all of the benefits of the upgraded phone package, I just took the basic deal, on the grounds that I'm pretty happy if I can see incoming calls coming in on the screen and can dial outgoing calls too. Other than that the other options sound fun and I am vaguely tempted to upgrade but not sure about the cost.

Tim

Tim

I'm in the same boat as you. If I miss a call or a text until I arrive somewhere it wont be the end of the world. Calls will mostly be personal ones and not business anyhow. If I can make a call if I need to from a phone book list, and see who is calling if someone rings me while driving.. then thats good with me.

As HawkIS5 has said, I think the main benefit (at least IMO) is the better antenna for the signal...

Its a £400 hike if I want it... thats a lot of cash for something I'm concerned may not make that much of a difference for me as much as I like the ideas of all the cool 'extras'

[Howdi Audi]

Originally Posted by ChristopherPovey

I see you have switch to white with a black roof. Better! However, and I am going to be controversial here. I personally think that white and the "lighter" paint colours do not show off the angular lines of the body as well as the darker colours. I test drove a white A5 cab and the "lines" were lost. Darker colours or strong colours (Sepang Blue for example) work better IMO.

Mine is Quartz Grey. It is darker than silver, but not too dark as look dirty after two seconds on the road!

See here for photos of my A5 as detailed below...

I must admit, I'm not massively keen on white and black roof, its too well... Black & white, However I have seen a White with red roof- and that looks the DB's- it goes really well whilst looking from behind because of all the red that is already on the back of the car from the light clusters, and brake light- it could be classed as a bit girly though (good if your'e a lady!)

White with Blue roof looks great as well.

Me- I went with black and black- when i buy cars I do it on impulse and cant be bothered with spending too much time on deciding what colour etc-one reason for black was that everyone's going with white at the minute so I want to be a bit different and black is pretty safe in the long run except for spending money on those dreaded stone chips and scratches !

White does look good though and I think it makes the car look a lot bigger.

End of the day... Everyone has differant tastes, go with what you like its your car, there are like 60 million people in the Uk- there will always be someone on the look out for a car in your spec

[shmee150]

Originally Posted by andyhud007

Tim

I'm in the same boat as you. If I miss a call or a text until I arrive somewhere it wont be the end of the world. Calls will mostly be personal ones and not business anyhow. If I can make a call if I need to from a phone book list, and see who is calling if someone rings me while driving.. then thats good with me.

As HawkIS5 has said, I think the main benefit (at least IMO) is the better antenna for the signal...

Its a £400 hike if I want it... thats a lot of cash for something I'm concerned may not make that much of a difference for me as much as I like the ideas of all the cool 'extras'

I can imagine the signal thing depends where you live. I live in the centre of London so never ever have a signal problem, whereas my Dad lives in the middle of nowhere and I'm pretty sure he always gets the external aerials so that he can maintain a phone call all the way home without it dropping out.

The text features look cool, is there some sort of voice to text to compose messages?

Also, I saw a white A5 cab with the roof down yesterday in the sunshine, looked awesome

Tim

[andyhud007]

Originally Posted by Howdi Audi

I must admit, I'm not massively keen on white and black roof, its too well... Black & white, However I have seen a White with red roof- and that looks the DB's- it goes really well whilst looking from behind because of all the red that is already on the back of the car from the light clusters, and brake light- it could be classed as a bit girly though (good if your'e a lady!)

White with Blue roof looks great as well.

Me- I went with black and black- when i buy cars I do it on impulse and cant be bothered with spending too much time on deciding what colour etc-one reason for black was that everyone's going with white at the minute so I want to be a bit different and black is pretty safe in the long run except for spending money on those dreaded stone chips and scratches !

White does look good though and I think it makes the car look a lot bigger.

End of the day... Everyone has differant tastes, go with what you like its your car, there are like 60 million people in the Uk- there will always be someone on the look out for a car in your spec

Yep, I agree, its done to our own tastes and thats all cool with me. I have always liked white cars and just figured a black roof may also help on the re-sell value over a red one... plus I liked the look of it.

A.

[andyhud007]

Originally Posted by shmee150

I can imagine the signal thing depends where you live. I live in the centre of London so never ever have a signal problem, whereas my Dad lives in the middle of nowhere and I'm pretty sure he always gets the external aerials so that he can maintain a phone call all the way home without it dropping out.

The text features look cool, is there some sort of voice to text to compose messages?

Also, I saw a white A5 cab with the roof down yesterday in the sunshine, looked awesome

Tim

Tim,

Agree, I work in Central London and if/when I drive about signal is never an issue.. I live down in Sussex and it aint bad there either...

Text features look cool, but your limited to 10 set text messages. You cant just enter a bespoke reply, heck it would take you ages anyway! you can set up some quick replies like "I'm busy" , "I'll call you back" etc etc..

I dont think there is any voice to text option that I'm aware of.

"Also, I saw a white A5 cab with the roof down yesterday in the sunshine, looked awesome "

Dont say that! Its only been 3 days and I'm already chomping at the bit for it to arrive!

Speaking of which, the dealer rung me about half hour ago confirming the order has been sent to Audi and when he gets the "Commision number" (which is apparently the order number linked to my spec and car) he will call me to let me know the build date. Reckons between 3-4 weeks for that...

Finance has all been approved though with flying colours!

Andy

[shmee150]

Originally Posted by andyhud007

Speaking of which, the dealer rung me about half hour ago confirming the order has been sent to Audi and when he gets the "Commision number" (which is apparently the order number linked to my spec and car) he will call me to let me know the build date. Reckons between 3-4 weeks for that...

Finance has all been approved though with flying colours!

Andy

Andy, you realise quite how unfair this is? I placed my order 69 days ago, and the car is due to arrive in 69 days more (wow the mid-way point), and I still haven't got my Commision number or my order confirmed. Haha I'm not angry, you are just very lucky! And I do need to keep reminding myself that I was planning ahead to have a new car for May so had I been told the order time was 10 weeks I would be ordering today, not 10 weeks ago.

I'm guessing our cars are going to go into production most likely in the same week or 1 either side, I'm currently quoted week 15 which is Monday April 12th.

Tim

[andyhud007]

Originally Posted by shmee150

Andy, you realise quite how unfair this is? I placed my order 69 days ago, and the car is due to arrive in 69 days more (wow the mid-way point), and I still haven't got my Commision number or my order confirmed. Haha I'm not angry, you are just very lucky! And I do need to keep reminding myself that I was planning ahead to have a new car for May so had I been told the order time was 10 weeks I would be ordering today, not 10 weeks ago.

I'm guessing our cars are going to go into production most likely in the same week or 1 either side, I'm currently quoted week 15 which is Monday April 12th.

Tim

Tim, I do feel quite bad actually. I've seen your sig and note how long you've been waiting and how long you still have to go.

My dealer showed me the internal Intranet for Audi showing the current Production schedule for the A5 (not S5) and it said "Late May" for cars ordered now. I cant remember what it said for S5 unfortunately, dont think I even saw...

Based on your (long) wait, it wouldnt suprise me if mine took longer or was delayed... and maybe I'm just being mis-informed!

of course, I could be wrong, and I am just lucky!

[ChristopherPovey]

It also depends on how Audi build the cars, Tim. Yours might be taking longer because you are having a non A/S5 colour. So they might have to make special previsions for that. I know when I bought (non Audi) new cars in the past that the manufacturer did runs of particular colours for that model of car. So if you missed your particular colour run when you ordered you had to wait till it came round again...

[shmee150]

Originally Posted by ChristopherPovey

It also depends on how Audi build the cars, Tim. Yours might be taking longer because you are having a non A/S5 colour. So they might have to make special previsions for that. I know when I bought (non Audi) new cars in the past that the manufacturer did runs of particular colours for that model of car. So if you missed your particular colour run when you ordered you had to wait till it came round again...

Yes yes I very specifically knew this. Back in Oct/Nov when I decided I wanted a new car around May 2010 I went looking and upon finding out it would take 5 months to get the S5 Cab in my spec (3 wks extra for the colour) I placed the order earlier than I planned on. So I'm getting the car exactly when I wanted it (there's a specific reason to wait until May), but I didn't anticipate getting quite this excited about it!

Tim

[andyhud007]

Morning all,

I've managed to get hold of the current Audi production schedule from 4th March 2010..

See this post:

http://www.a5oc.com/forums/showthrea...095#post112095

May shed light for you on delays etc.. interesting info, but take it with a pinch of salt as nothing is guaranteed!

Andy

[shmee150]

Having discussed it, I thought you might like to see some pictures of what you have saved yourself from:









In my opinion this is not great!

Tim

[andyhud007]

Originally Posted by shmee150

Having discussed it, I thought you might like to see some pictures of what you have saved yourself from:









In my opinion this is not great!

Tim

Bah! Links dont work!

[shmee150]

Originally Posted by andyhud007

Bah! Links dont work!

Really? Must be cached for me or something. See here: http://www.autogespot.com/en/viewima...04102009141048

Tim

[Mulski]

Originally Posted by shmee150

Really? Must be cached for me or something. See here: http://www.autogespot.com/en/viewima...04102009141048

Tim

Think it was the right decision to avoid this colour configuration; not horrid, but doesn't really seem to work well.

Cheers

[ChristopherPovey]

Originally Posted by Mulski

Think it was the right decision to avoid this colour configuration; not horrid, but doesn't really seem to work well.

Cheers

Dealers really should help these people out.

Buyer: "I'd like black with a red roof please!"
Dealer: <burp><gulp> "Sorry, a bit of sick came up then..."

[shmee150]

Originally Posted by ChristopherPovey

Dealers really should help these people out.

Buyer: "I'd like black with a red roof please!"
Dealer: <burp><gulp> "Sorry, a bit of sick came up then..."

They do put up the deposit, that's how you can tell!

I know someone who has an exclusive Orange Q5 on order, was asked for a £10,000 deposit on the £40,000 car.

Tim