Faults:

The right side mirror is supposed to tilt down when I put the car in reverse. It stopped doing that for a while. Now it's doing it again. It's probably a wire going off and on somewhere. Shouldn't happen on a brand new car though. A couple of my other friends complained about small things like that too. Sunroof wires, tail lamp wires et cetera.

General Comments:

This car took time to grow on me. The only things I liked about it when I bought it was exterior styling and engine. The dealership is VOB in Rockville, Maryland and they are known for high volume sales. Good for them. I found the majority of the people there arrogant, conceited and all round ignorant. I did like the person I worked with though he tended to be dismissive once in a while too. If you get away from all that though, and take care of the car, you find that it's not only beautiful, but a joy to drive. It's fun to find a winding road and see how well it grips the tar. I plan a couple of body upgrades, and of course new wheels and tires.

Faults:

Luggage cover squeaks and groans.

Front suspension developed clunking noise, bushes replaced.

Erratic Climate Control, No way of controlling fan speed.

Radio RDS system inoperative.

Traction Control (DSC) intermittently turns itself off.

Coolant light flashes (coolant full).

Dashboard illumination failure.

General Comments:

Outstanding diesel performance, passengers regularly surprised by neck snapping acceleration.

Lovely fit, finish and design, up to Audi standards at least.

Disappointing electrics reliability.

Great load space, has the ability to carry five people, their luggage with two kayaks and three bikes on the roof up mountain roads at 60mph in 5th. Endless torque!

Faults:

No problems. So far very satisfied with the car. It's fully covered under BMW's 3-year new car warranty anyway, by which time I will be on my next one... :>)

General Comments:

It's a very nice shade of dark metallic blue with full cream sports leather.

I can say after owning Mercs, Audi's, VW's, this is the best car I've ever had the pleasure of driving.

It beats my last A6 2.8 Quattro in every respect. It looks good, goes superb, and I'm the envy of everyone! The new 3.0 straight six is very smooth, refined and powerful. It holds the road in a fantastic manner that is difficult to describe. The steptronic lets me drive it like a manual when I need a bit of fun country blasting. The auto works very well on its own after a hard day at the office.

I love the pillarless door tops and the way the sports seats are built. The dash is very well designed and built. The dealer service is costly but it's worth it.

Go and test drive one, the fuel MPG will astound you. I get well over 30 on a run and 26 round town.