Goodbye old friend!

[MFGF]

Today was my last day with my trusty car. In four years it proved to be a fabulous, reliable choice and it was as good to drive after four years as it was the day it arrived in April 2012. I imagine it's off to an auction in the next few days, and from there probably to a car supermarket. If you happen to be browsing and spot a silver A6 saloon - YK12VDX - give it a cheery salute as an outstanding example of a great car from Audi.



For anyone interested, the final pics of the car are uploaded here:

C7 Changeover Story by Mark Fry (MFGF1) | Photobucket

You can see a few glimpses of the new car too, sitting right alongside.

Cheers!

MF.

[jake25]

Looks in good condition. Have you gone for any options you did not have on the previous model or left anything out you thought were not needed after seeing how it worked for 4 years?

Enjoy the new car.

[A6S]

4 years is quite good going and many thanks for the vcds discoveries. Hope you find more tweaks on the facelift one ;-)
On average I've had one every year for the last 3. First one flawless, second one blew up and now on the third. Hoping to keep this one longer though.

[MFGF]

Looks in good condition. Have you gone for any options you did not have on the previous model or left anything out you thought were not needed after seeing how it worked for 4 years?

Enjoy the new car.

To be honest, a lot of the options I selected four years ago are now standard. There was no Black Edition at the time, so it was s-line spec with the 20" rotor alloys as an option. I selected the 4-zone climate control, DAB, AMI - all of which are now included with the Black Edition and the facelift. I selected the Storage Pack (to get the under-seat storage drawers) but these appear to be standard now too. I went for the Tech Pack, which at that time was MMI 3G+ with online services and included AMI. I really liked the online features and the bigger screen with Google Maps, so it was a given that I'd opt for those things again. I chose the larger fuel tank last time, but now with the introduction of AdBlue there is only one fuel tank size tank for all cars. I opted fr heated front and rear seats too - and having got used to them I decided on the same again. I chose the Lighting Pack last time, but this time went all the way and specced the Ambient Lighting.

There are LOTS of options on the new car that I simply couldn't stretch to last time - Matrix lights, Tech Pack Advanced, Parking Pack Advanced, heated steering wheel, electric seats, folding mirrors, speed limit display. The facelift spec upgrades and the introduction of Black Edition trim level meant I had the ability to spec things that were outside my budget before. Sadly my car is sitting at home on the drive and I'm in London currently, so no chance to sit and play with all the new toys...

MF.

[Guest 2]

Looks great Mark!

What do you think of Floret Silver? It's one of the best things on my A4, really glad I chose it!

[MFGF]

Looks great Mark!

What do you think of Floret Silver? It's one of the best things on my A4, really glad I chose it!

Why thank you, kind Sir!

I really like Floret Silver - it has a slight blue tinge in some lights. I'm in full agreement with you!! I also really like the s-tronic gearbox. In fact I am in a nice, happy daze about the whole car!

[EssexGonzo]

Nice wheels on the new one!

[MFGF]

Nice wheels on the new one!

I hadn't seen the wheels in anything other than a picture before the new car arrived, and I was hoping they would be as nice as I imagined. I definitely made the right choice in picking these over the rotors - and anyway, after four years on rotors I wanted something different this time. Thanks for the kind words!!

MF.

[Eshrules]

Lovely and refreshing to see a positive post for once.

Here's to another happy 4 years in the new one!