I have a 2023 Audi Q8 e-tron for awhile! Questions?

We dropped our Q5 e-tron hybrid in for (yet another) major warranty hiccup, and this time our loaner is a sparkly new 23 Q8 e-tron all electric!

I already want to trade our 5 for this.

Any questions?

Does it smell like electric crayons? 

I wonder how well those are selling.  Dealerships don't often make $70,000+ cars into loaners.

Why do you want to trade the 5 for it? What is the 5 in for, and if it has had at least 2 major warranty hiccups, why would  you go for another e-tron instead of something with better reliability?

Mndsm said:

Does it smell like electric crayons? 

Smells like high end leather.

nderwater said:

I wonder how well those are selling.  Dealerships don't often make $70,000+ cars into loaners.

Audi is going all electric faster than any other brand. Moving all of your loaners to EVs so that current gas owners can experience them before buying is smart.

mtn said:

Why do you want to trade the 5 for it? What is the 5 in for, and if it has had at least 2 major warranty hiccups, why would  you go for another e-tron instead of something with better reliability?

We bought our Q5e as a CPO. It's a late 2020 build, and most of it's issues have been related to the gas power train (dual mass flywheel failure was the big one). It's never left us stranded and Audi has always taken care of us super fast, provided nice loaners at no charge, and it's always been covered by the warranty no questions asked. We have ~12 months left on the warranty and are definitely going to trade it back in before then. 

Little video on it:

More context:

I feel like EV's are to ICE what quartz watches are to mechanical. They are just *better*, but the early ones are bit lacking. One day we'll still have super high-end ICE's (Rolex, Omega, etc), and some PHEV's (Seiko mecha-quartz), and the rest of us will be in Casio G-Shocks and Swatches. Eventually we'll be modifying, adding cool as hell functions (4-motors = fun torque vectoring!), and doing cool homages MoonSwatch style. That day isn't here yet, but soon.

Also holy berk, the charging infrastructure is crap. 4 different plug standards, dead chargers everywhere, a million phone apps, zombie cars and ICE's in the way, etc. Tesla's value is in the Supercharger network, which is why Rivian is copying it. If you live near Volta stations, they are okayish, but I have to drive 15 miles to get to the nearest one.

Javelin said:

Little video on it:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/MYZDBQ6tSKI?rel=0

 

More context:

I feel like EV's are to ICE what quartz watches are to mechanical. They are just *better*, but the early ones are bit lacking. One day we'll still have super high-end ICE's (Rolex, Omega, etc), and some PHEV's (Seiko mecha-quartz), and the rest of us will be in Casio G-Shocks and Swatches. Eventually we'll be modifying, adding cool as hell functions (4-motors = fun torque vectoring!), and doing cool homages MoonSwatch style. That day isn't here yet, but soon.

Also holy berk, the charging infrastructure is crap. 4 different plug standards, dead chargers everywhere, a million phone apps, zombie cars and ICE's in the way, etc. Tesla's value is in the Supercharger network, which is why Rivian is copying it. If you live near Volta stations, they are okayish, but I have to drive 15 miles to get to the nearest one.

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I do look forward to the day that EVs are improved, affordable and more mainstream so charging infrastructure can follow. They would be an ideal daily driver for most people because of the silence (which people seem to prefer), instant torque/response and convenience of less repairs/maintenance and being "fully fueled" at the start of the day. Maybe one day manufacturers will make more enthusiast ones, but for now....I'll be waiting

nderwater said:

I wonder how well those are selling.  Dealerships don't often make $70,000+ cars into loaners.

At one point my mom had a very much out of warranty 7 series that my dad insisted on having serviced at BMW dealership (an overall ownership experience that ultimately led to their first used BMW being their last). His loaner was almost always a brand new fully optioned 550i, which if I remember right was around $60k+/- at the time (2010ish). Adjust that for inflation and they were handing out $70k cars to service 10year old "flagships".

nderwater said:

I wonder how well those are selling.  Dealerships don't often make $70,000+ cars into loaners.

Years ago when I still had my 135i, I took it in for the airbag recall. They gave me a LOADED X5 as a loaner. This was probably 2018? I looked up all the options and even 5 years ago it was like an $85k X5.

Yeah, the big 3 German luxury makers definitely always have high-end loaners.Remember that a $70-$85K car to us is slumming it for the people bringing their $100K+ 7-Series, S-Class, A6L's in let alone the G-Wagons, RS6's, and Mercedes-Maybach's of the world.