Not even a year old and this 2023  

If he keeps driving from NY to Kansas for pads and oil changes he's sure gonna rack up the miles

Michelin CrossClimate2 tires are great! It was a good compromise for me, because they're an all-season that's snow rated. I didn't want to mess with two sets of wheels, tires and TPMS sensors. We had an insane amount of snow up in South Dakota this past winter, and these tires were amazing.

I’m definitely curious about the condition of the car in 3-4 years from now if it continues getting driven and maintained like it has been.

I worked at a Audi/VW Dealership in 1997 and a Diesel Golf with an early PD engine came in 3 years old with 250k miles on it

I haven't yet been underneath the hood of one of those cars but from the looks of it seems like it would be a lot easier to work on compared to basically any of the older models in terms of ease of accesibility. As we all know german cars, and especially Audis are pretty much known for being anything but spacious in terms of working room in the engine bay and I have to say that this one looks like a much better design at first glance!

Why did the rear brakes wear faster than the front? I really expected you to address that question.

They obviously did the front brakes sometime in the past but not the rears.

I had a less than a year old Honda Crv with 13k miles come in for a state safety inspection. I was not expecting to find anything of consequence, but picked it up and gave it the routine scan I do on every car. Surprised me found the right rear brake hose twisted in such a way that it was contacting the (spinning) right rear axle, and had worn through the rubber and most of the fiber layer of the hose. It was a few miles from failure and potentially dangerous situation. The guy was a retired marine and totally cool with me failing the car for inspection. I know the dealership didn't get nearly as nice a conversation with him as he was ready to fight them about it. Long story short I check all cars over as if they are 10 years 100k miles😊

I've never heard of a mileage limit for probably 20 years in Australia. Almost every manufacturer I know have unlimited mileage but limited too 3 years. My Jeep Grand Cherokee came with unlimited mileage and 15 year warranty. I traded as it was 14 years old and got a Kia with 7 years unlimited mileage. The Chinese makes I still have 60,000 mile limits. The USA is as backward as China. Amazing.

Euro cars are designed to wear out rotors and pads at the same rate, so you always replace both.

100% a medical delivery car or some sort to rack up those miles. This is the sort of car you'd want to buy used, it racks up highway miles, driven not garage kept, maintain w logs.

In the uk the first year has to be unlimited in first year, yet a mileage limit applies to the second and third year say 60000 or 100000.

I've blown through factory warranty in 18 months... Before cov we based our cars on 5 year lifespans because of the amount of miles we drove (30-40k miles a year) mostly hwy... So sure the cars looked fine after 5 years but if anything significant happened mechanically it wasn't worth fixing and they had minimal resale/trade-in value.

I mean ok?.... The owner drove the vehicle until it's out of warranty, that's common place. At least Hyundai/Kia despite their faults has 10year 100k warranty for the power train. Don't buy "luxury" vehicles if you're driving plenty of miles. Leasing is the better option for those kind of vehicles. I can't fathom why this video was made.

If a car company is not willing to give a 100,000 mile warranty then they have no faith in their product and know it is junk

Wizard is going to need a "stick of truth" now to complete inspections of exhaust fakery.

The reason the car is in such good shape after all those miles is likely because those are highway miles. Highway miles wear the car at 10% compared to city miles. The rear brakes probably wear out more because of adaptive cruise control. Likely it uses rear brakes more to slow down. I know my car does this.

The michelin Crossclimates are an all season that is also rated as winter tires as well, probably one of the best michelin tires besides the defenders.

I am at 112000 miles in my Stellantis product and both discs and pads are still good. Had to replace tires at 74500 miles. A lot depends on driving style.

My 2008 A4 2.0 Tdi has been a hell of a great car, apart from a new "throtle body" has been really reliable ar 152k miles

The 3.0L V6 in this car is a really really good engine. Very powerful, efficient and reliable.

I want annual videos on this car. Lets see how she’s doing at year 2 with 120k miles and if owner keeps her long enough what will year 5 look like at about ~300k miles. It would appear that the owner of this vehicle is using it for business. “Normal people” don’t put 60k miles a year on any vehicle. As a previous poster said they would not have bought an Audi if they were driving 60k miles a year!! From 2023 and beyond the IRS lets you write off 65+ cents per mile. They don’t care what you drive so it pays to drive the most fuel efficient thing possible. Drive an EV, hybrid, or plug in hybrid of any make and it pays for its premium over this Audi that gets an EPA of 21 MPG combined in less than a year!!!

I like how sharp the graphics on the led emblem light

Better check that turbo bro. Make sure it's not fake

Not even a year old and 61k miles?!?!?! That is INSANE!!!

Given the detailed maintenance history, how often were the oil changes (miles between oil change) 13:56 and was it serviced by an independent mechanic post warranty? What other maintenance is evident in the history besides oil changes and tires?

That engine definitely won't be cool with a turbo nestled between those two banks of cylinders ("Hot-V"). Turbos need lots of ventilation.

11:00 They are for sure not normal tires. They are all-season tires. Ok in summer and ok in light winter (much better than summer tires on snow). But I would never call them "normal".

Michelin Cross Climate tyres are an all season tyre that has a softer compound for winter driving along with a snow friendly tread pattern. IMO all-season tyres are a compromise design and like any compromise design it doesn't do everything well, only adequately. I am surprised that the rear brakes have worn to require replacement at 60k mls, I regularly get 120k mls out of front and rear brakes even though I normally drive quite spiritedly. Today with non-asbestos pads the wear rate of the rotors and pads are normally equal and it makes no sense whatsoever to skim the rotors even if there will be meat left in them, the cost is often the same as a new rotor in any case. Skimming rotors is old school and only for cars with asbestos pads, which are not a common occurrence today. The turbo being within the V of the engine is to minimise turbo lag, being connected directly to the exhaust manifold/ports. The preponderance of turbo's especially in European cars is to ensure a clean exhaust and low fuel consumption whilst maintaining good power. Old style large displacement. N/A engines struggle to keep the emissions clean and the fuel consumption low

I’ve had my Rav4 hybrid now for 4 years and done 260,000 kms (161,000 miles) have not have one thing break or replaced in this time or brakes touched.. only normal servicing… why in the world would you buy a car like this… crazy..

This guy is a driving FIEND- I've had my Civic for 21 years- only 165 thousand miles. Glad I don't have his job (assume the miles are because of that)

I am a pro mechanic with my own shop and 43 years under the lift, when people ask me what the best car maker is, I say VW, audi, they are not for everyone repairs can take longer, so if you do not have backup, get a gm or hyundai, butif you want the best car in the world, get an Audi they are the only car maker that has stayed pure, just make good cars no mergers, like gm, some people bought chevy trackers that had no clue they were made by suzuki, good job VW!!!

Wizard I will blow your mind… I have a 2019 VW Tiguan with 140k miles. Only problem was axle shafts but only because it’s lowered. They started failing at 130k and I just had to replace the ignition coils at 140k cause of a misfire. Other than that I have keep up on maintenance and it continues to be an amazing vehicle.

I don't understand why the Mrs is showing the most likely unused passenger & rear seats and saying they look new. What would be appropriate to show would have been the driver's seat, as that would have been the one that has been used for 60k miles.

I've had a NEW SQ 5 now for a month. I have 950 miles since new. So far I like the car HOWEVER that idiot screen in the dash is distracting and therefore dangerous to use it while you R moving!

I’m in AZ wish his shop was close I’d take my cars to his shop.

My experience with brakes is the front brake pads normally wear out first, seems odd wizard said the fronts have 50 to 60% left. Why are only the rear brakes have worn out?

Wow that’s crazy. In Australia it’s a 5 year Unlimited KM (miles) warranty!

the Michelin cross climate are winter tires, they're one of the first genuine 4-season tires. I imagine they're not as good in winter as winter-only tires, and not as good in summer as all-season, but at least you can drive them year round in the north

The michelin cross climate 2 are all weather tires and they are mud and snow rated

If you're sick of defacing your car by having to put a front license plate on your car, you and other like minded people need to start calling and emailing your state senators and representatives.

I do over 50k miles a year. My 2019 q5 has 175k miles.

Dam. That's like driving from NY to LA 15 times.

I would say Uber-miles or boss orders to office and he refuses to move back, but the no-cheetos is admirable.

That casserole pan on top of the engine under the plastic over is interesting

Where did that extended sun visor come from? My wife needs that on our new Venza.

Those type of fake exhausts are very popular aftermarket mod in Asia, so it just means that Audi is paying close attention to important market and offers what customers are looking for.

It's for business use. He's tracking the maintenance bills on it.

What the.. dealer plate bracket is Mission Viejo (CA), New York Plates, in Kansas for service... I believe this Audi is seeing miles.

i drive that much and absolutely love the cross climates

So the customer bought it in california (mission viejo) and I'm assuming drove it to new york where it's registered, and then somehow ended up in kansas.

Funny how the door in that sq5 look aost the same as the door in my 02 a4 1.8t it's a rescue. It was in a fire I named it Smokey. And was it ever when the turbo went..... I head the 3.0t was pretty solid

Warranty with a cap of under 60k? You are getting ripped off over there. Every Audi that leaves our factory comes with a standard two-year unlimited-mileage warranty. In the UK, this is enhanced to a three-year warranty (with a 60,000-mile limit in the third year).

If I had only 50% life left on my pads but I'm changing the rears, I would also replace the fronts since you are there.

This is why they tried to ban Tesla because the dealerships can not make money from servicing the car.

I'm curious as to how he put that many miles on in one year is that an Uber or Lyft car?

No transmission or differential service? Oh yes, I forgot it's an Audi, it's disposable

With all the time spent on the road they're lucky there's no accident damage.

I would love to get a used Toyota or Lexus with a ton of mileage on it, all highway mileage… A super cheap three year old car with 400,000 km, and no mechanical issues.

Trade in value is 44k and private sale is 47k! I would get rid if it b4 it gives u problems?

60K miles in a Year?! Wow!! That’s well over 150 Miles a day Everyday for a whole Year!!! Although he said the car was Less Than a Year Old, so in reality that’s way over 160 Miles a day!!!! That’s INSANE!!

Kansas and New York aren't exactly neighbors

insane that its a 2023 and warranty is done already, I was curious and wow only 50,000 mile warranty within the first 4 years they give

Having a 2023 model year means they could have bought it mid or early 2022 when the model was released. Lots of people dont understand you dont buy a Luxury car to drive, you buy it to have and show off around town. If its your daily driver you are going to go broke fixing it if you rack up miles like this person is.

I wonder why he'd buy a German car if he knows he's gonna be racking up the miles? I'd pick something like a Lexus or Acura for the same money

It's JUNK!! An ECU under the bonnet's far more likely to malfunction TBH. Inside is my preference, as long as you keep the drains clear!

Dang even my honda civic sport touring has real dual exhaust tips. LOL

if you're driving a lot, you choose the years warranty, not miles

Yeah the exhaust thing is ridiculous for such an expensive car. Also the trend is to have no exhaust at all, so showing off four fake ones is quite out of touch 😂

Volvo Norway..New car warranty applies to car and factory-fitted equipment for five years/100,000 km, whichever comes first, from initial delivery. A five-year/100,000 km new car warranty was introduced for customer-supplied cars from 1 January 2011. For cars older than model year 2022, see the car's service and warranty booklet.

That's nuts, I thought putting 30k miles a year on my car was a lot.. jeez...

61000 miles is very good for rear brakepads and rotors in a Quattro Audi, especially a quick one like this. Here in europe this Audi would still have warranty, since it is 2-years without a limit on mileage. Why is it out of warranty though? They don't give 2-year full warranty in North America for Audis (ofc without consumeables)?

Could easily put over a 100k a year on my big truck, quite a lot for a 4 wheeler, but he's doing it right by staying on top of its maintenance 4sho

I would only ever lease an Audi. Drive and enjoy it for 3yrs and give it back. I would never want to pay to maintain an Audi.

A German car with an expired warranty is like driving without insurance.

Appearances are everything.

13:13 This vehicle won't be sold with the mileage racking up that fast, it'll be driven to the junkyard. Audi's don't have a long life expectancy like Toyota's. It'll start falling apart at a rate where it's not worth spending money to fix somewhere around 200K miles if not sooner.

The cost of gas for this thing for a year (at 60k miles) was probably very close to $10,000.

Audi: voted preferred automotive manufacturer by the International Tow Trucks Operators Association the last 20 years in a row.

I drive 3hrs a day, 4 days a week for work, and I've only put 50k km (31k miles) in one year on my 05 LaCrosse, my guy must be driving 3hrs+ a day, every day, to put that many miles on a brand new car, actually more since they've only had it 3/4 of the time I've had it, assuming they bought it brand spanking new in January

60,000 miles in one year oh man that’s terrible wear and tear 🤣🤣🤣

Never buy an expensive car if you're a road warrior. You're just throwing money away. Instead buy the cheapest Corolla you can get.

WoW ... a $60k SUV and it doesn't even have real exhaust tips ... damn

Seems to me like false advertising with those fake exhaust tips. They make it look like something it isn't.

VAG cars along with BMW bring the brake pad warning light on so early that sometimes we tell customers , you do 12,000 miles a year ...you still have 4000 to go. The main dealers play on peoples fears to get them have work that could wait for months. The most often heard phrase is ..I notice you have child seats in the back..... Kerrrrching...$$$$$

Wouldn't the spark plugs need to be changed by that mileage?

Audi cars from 20 years ago were understated and cool. Today they are over styled, over priced and afflicted with that horrible gaping front end.

Wizard Mother gave me a 2017 Arcadia denali all-wheel drive with 39000 miles. I know they're junk what do I do?

8:00 to skip the interior overview

I love how Audi designs their cars. I was contemplating on an Audi eTron S Sportback, which I think is under a different name. Anyway, anyone I know who owns or owned an Audi warned me never to buy one outright. Audi is to lease bot to buy, because of all the issues after its warranty. This time, I am listening to the advice of others after my own personal experience with two BMW's. German cars are problematic and the costs to repair and maintain is unethical.

Fecking hell. 60k in a year. This dude lives a long way from the shops

Sometimes it feels pretty good to have the EU regulations at place. For example the factory warranty minimum for all motor vehicles has to be 2 years with unlimited kms...

I have 2017 BMW 340 XI with 32,000 miles. The onboard computer says the front pads are due in 3700 mi and rears in 6200. And I’m really easy on my brakes as I down shift most of my stops. I just don’t get it.

Great job keeping records by the owner. Wish all vehicle owners were as responsible.

The reason for the exhaust tips being under the bumper is because an extreme amount of customers complained to Audi about seeing the exhaust in the back up camera when they where in reverse. I'm 100% not joking. So the VW Tiguans and Atlas followed suit.

The fake exhaust tips would drive me nuts - I know that some makers put another one on for symmetry or the exhaust ends before the fancy tip begins but that's crazy to see.

In Australia Audis come with 5 year unlimited km warranties. It’s pretty common to have unlimited km warranties from manufacturers here so this video was surprising to me.

Those Michelin Cross Climate tires are really one of the better 4 season tires especially if you're putting a lot of miles on them in all 4 seasons. A lot of folks don't like them because they're directional but they're great in the rain and good in other weather. Wild to see that level of wear on the brakes though, wonder if the stability control was putting in a bit of work to cause the rears to wear like that.

Those "cross climate" tires are actually "all weather" tires which is why they have that tread pattern. Meant to be used year round including in snow

That’s the ea838. It’s actually a very good reliable motor. The early versions had some roller rocker guide pins that needed to get recalled and addressed but mid 2019 Audi revised them. It’s a good power plant that’s proven in tuned form to be very reliable so hence the popularly of b9 s4/5/sq5 in the tuning scene.