Just wanted to salute you on a well written and we'll articulated review. It was both informative and helpful as I just purchased an A7. Keep up the good work!
Thank you I really appreciate it , comments like this motivate me to find the time to make and edit my next video. Congrats & Enjoy your A7 !!! definitely the best car I've owned to date.
for the brake light sensor, you could have simply spliced the wires and soldered them together to complete the circuit. The sensor works by continuity check. If your pads were down enough it will rub the sensor down to the point it disconnects, triggering the warning. 1200 bucks is pretty steep for something so simple. bummer.
Yea sorry for this crazy late reply but your right I definitely felt like I got got, but that was only issue I had and I went to multiple different dealership service stations eventually the Audi in Burlington VT got it sorted out, I'm no mechanic by far and at the time I didn't have a good one on deck. That was couple years back now haven't had any issues since.
facts yea the worst , i ended up getting it fixed in the Audi in Burlington VT, they blamed it on a whole wire that needed to be replaced, all in all havent had any issues since 🤞
Yessir Still Have it , I have 120k plus miles on mine. I primarily use it for the highway miles and with regular maintenance I’m going to keep it and do a longterm review soon.
yessirr , its supercharged V6 as opposed to a turbo . I mainly noticed when you hit the gas there was virtually no lag you just feel the car go compared to a turbo car you hit the gas and it takes a second for u to feel it. You can google the pros and cons of supercharger to a turbo but that a7 with a stage 1 tune moved, its said it was doing 444hp after the ECU tune from APR and it definitely felt quicker
Hi thanks for this video, Am planning to get an Audi A7 2012 or 2013 as my daily driver. Please What’s your advice for me about this car reliability and gas consumption in general thanks
Hey I Appreciate the comment and thanks for checking out my channel. Gas consumption I have the 3.0t ,V6 I recently did a 1,300 mile road trip with it mostly highway driving and filled up 4 times. I filled up give or take every 300-400 miles at about $40-50 with the going gas prices Premium gas of course I think that's pretty good. Reliability, No major issues and I road trip it frequently, I would definitley advise having a good mechanic other than bringing to the dealer to save you some money. I'd say try to get one with lower mileage (hedging your bet for less issues) I've driven mine over the 100K mile mark and some issues did arise nothing major but I would say around 90K-100K miles wear and tear, a light or two may go off but nothing a good mechanic or worst case a trip to the dealer can't fix. I also did a APR Stage 1 tune (ups the horsepower & torque) and it makes a huge difference it will throw you back in your seat and you can surprise a few S models by pulling away from them on the open road. Hope you enjoy it!
Hey I just have the stock lights , I recorded this with a iphone I think its just the way the camera picked up the lights in the video. I have to do a updated video tho I tinted out the marker lights since then. Hope all is well!
dealership near me has a 2013 a7 3.0lt quattro premium plus listed for under $12k, with 118k miles on it. any tips or things to look out for?? thanks!!
Just the norm make sure no lights are on and check underneath make sure no oil leaks sometime the seals leak and can be a headache but besides that I drove mine till 120k and didn’t have any problems 👍
I'd recommend the gas engine only because thats all I've driven,.I got a friend who loves his diesel A3 and says it gets great gas mileage I would definitely go with the TDI if gas mileage is your main concern, hope that helps
Hey its good got over 100k miles on it just whipped it down the east coast to Florida, only issue was a wheel bearing issue had to have them replaced ( might be my wider wheel set up tho) I gotta do another review soon been slacking
@@kylejohnson3101 that’s wassup. I’m tryna get a 2012/13 prestige with anything below 80-90k miles and no more than two owners but people cappin where I live
Hey hope all is well , I use All seasons it gets the job done and I can run them all year instead of swapping out every season. Even though where I live I should probably have Snow tires in the winter, just be careful with the all seasons in the ice & snow
Facts! I've been slacking I put my Vossen wheels on summer 2020 , I haven't done a follow up video in over a year maybe will do before end of summer this year
Some with high mileage the gaskets might leak oil just make sure no leaks if so have the gaskets replaced other than that smooth sailing & u can really get a big power bump with ecu tune like apr stage 1 👍
What’s up man! Just copped one of these thangs. Is it normal for the car to be noticeably shakey when in park? I notice mines is shakey until I get it out of park.
Kyle Johnson Aw man. I got the car pre-inspected before purchase and they told me that it was excessive pressure in the crank case (PCV). About a $900-$2000 fix depending on where you go. I have no lights on my dash though. Was just thinking they were trying to get some money out of me.
K D man yea no lights is good but 🤔🤔🤔id have audi diagnose whatever the issue is if the fix is about 900$ or so just id just get it fixed with them but if their there talk’in racks id take it do a good private shop if you got one in your area. I got got when i first picked up mines it had a computer wire brake line issue Audi resolved it for $1200 😣#OutOfWarrantyProblems
Kyle J That’s what I’ll probably do. I didn’t even take it to Audi to get it pre-inspected and it still came out to a $1900 fix 😅 so I can only imagine what Audi would’ve quoted me
K D yea its probably going to be expensive but have audi do the diagnosis at minimum you will know what your dealing with and shop around for the best shop & price to get it fixed. You can show them the diagnosis print out audi gives you
and it just came to me I said lion harts man i havent done a video in a while those are on the vossen 20 inch wheels i put on now. I must to a updated video but in this video i have Accelera’s wrapped around the 19 inch stock wheels
Being 2020 what year and mileage will you buy for best value? I did find a 2013 with 37 thousand miles but I feel like i shouldnt spend that kinda of money on a 7 year old car.
Hey Rackesh The budget way save $$, If you want a nice car you can mod, and own out right, and keep for a while I think it's a great move a A7 3.0T 2013 with 37K miles. Just make sure you have a good shop for service that you can take it too (avoid the dealer for service if you can). I'm still modding my car and the engine tunes you can do can really increase the power. If want to get something you can resell/ for best value, I'd look for a S7 or a RS7 used from the same year with around 50K or 60K max miles. You can ECU tune a A7 3.0T and you will destroy any stock S7 out there & better gas mileage. If you mod it just keep it cuz when you sell it you won't get the full value for all your mods, so if you go that route make sure you love the car & keep it for a while( you'll save having no car payment)
@@felixriverafilms Ahhh my bad yea 450 475 i’ve seen the gauge even show 500 miles range. Makes sense on a roadtrip to florida i went 490 miles straight and made it south of DC before i had to fill up
@@kylejohnson3101 awesome man thanks not bad for 60 my current car has about 480 fills with 30 bucks regular but was considering a a7. How’s the maintenance so far have you reached 110k miles yet
@@felixriverafilms Yea i just hit 120k just did the rotors and brake pads last week. Its been solid no major issues , I do a lot of highway miles and with the Apr Stage 1 ecu tune its fun out on the open road the ecu tune takes off the limiter and unleashes the engine so you get a little over 400hp out of it ( so they say I never had it dyno’d) but it feels alot quicker . If your thinking about it I would say get one. My only regret is maybe I should have gotten a S7 or rs7 with the V8 but the V6 with the tune is plenty power and better gas mileage. So yea do it lol @k21reviews for more recent shots of what the car looks like now pretty much same just small detail mods
Just wanted to salute you on a well written and we'll articulated review. It was both informative and helpful as I just purchased an A7. Keep up the good work!
Thank you I really appreciate it , comments like this motivate me to find the time to make and edit my next video. Congrats & Enjoy your A7 !!! definitely the best car I've owned to date.
Still looks amazing
It’s a beautiful car sir.
Great review also
I love my A7
Nice video. The Audi A7 3.0t is a nice car and you made a good choice in buying it.
Keep up the content brother enjoying it 🚗
for the brake light sensor, you could have simply spliced the wires and soldered them together to complete the circuit. The sensor works by continuity check. If your pads were down enough it will rub the sensor down to the point it disconnects, triggering the warning. 1200 bucks is pretty steep for something so simple. bummer.
Yea sorry for this crazy late reply but your right I definitely felt like I got got, but that was only issue I had and I went to multiple different dealership service stations eventually the Audi in Burlington VT got it sorted out, I'm no mechanic by far and at the time I didn't have a good one on deck. That was couple years back now haven't had any issues since.
Yea it costly but if u keep going the cheap route it going to eventually cause you more problems n more money later on .... Plus no resell value
Absolutely GREAT video!! Thank you!!
Great review
I'm looking into getting a used 2013-2015 model is there anything you'd say I should look out for? Especially with the higher mileage ones?
New subscriber, looking to buy one.
$1,200 for a $30 brake sensor that takes 2 minutes to install🤦🏾♂️ dealer ships are scams, and that’s why I work on my own car
facts yea the worst , i ended up getting it fixed in the Audi in Burlington VT, they blamed it on a whole wire that needed to be replaced, all in all havent had any issues since 🤞
Yo I love this 👌👌👌
You still have it How is the long-term reliability and cost thinking about getting a 2014
Yessir Still Have it , I have 120k plus miles on mine. I primarily use it for the highway miles and with regular maintenance I’m going to keep it and do a longterm review soon.
@@kylejohnson3101 that’s awesome I am in upstate NY too getting ready for the winter!!
Hey man still have I might get a 2013 w 46k miles , how is it reliability ?
Just got this car today
Your going to love it! around 120K you might see some wear and tear issues come up thats about where I'm at now , But other than that smooth sailing.
Is it supercharged?
yessirr , its supercharged V6 as opposed to a turbo . I mainly noticed when you hit the gas there was virtually no lag you just feel the car go compared to a turbo car you hit the gas and it takes a second for u to feel it. You can google the pros and cons of supercharger to a turbo but that a7 with a stage 1 tune moved, its said it was doing 444hp after the ECU tune from APR and it definitely felt quicker
Hi thanks for this video, Am planning to get an Audi A7 2012 or 2013 as my daily driver. Please What’s your advice for me about this car reliability and gas consumption in general thanks
Hey I Appreciate the comment and thanks for checking out my channel. Gas consumption I have the 3.0t ,V6 I recently did a 1,300 mile road trip with it mostly highway driving and filled up 4 times. I filled up give or take every 300-400 miles at about $40-50 with the going gas prices Premium gas of course I think that's pretty good. Reliability, No major issues and I road trip it frequently, I would definitley advise having a good mechanic other than bringing to the dealer to save you some money. I'd say try to get one with lower mileage (hedging your bet for less issues) I've driven mine over the 100K mile mark and some issues did arise nothing major but I would say around 90K-100K miles wear and tear, a light or two may go off but nothing a good mechanic or worst case a trip to the dealer can't fix. I also did a APR Stage 1 tune (ups the horsepower & torque) and it makes a huge difference it will throw you back in your seat and you can surprise a few S models by pulling away from them on the open road. Hope you enjoy it!
@@kylejohnson3101 thank you so much I really appreciate God bless you
Motor mounts 3K at the dealer 2K elsewhere.
What headlights do you have...I like the flicker rdls... how did you accomplish that with stock lights
Hey I just have the stock lights , I recorded this with a iphone I think its just the way the camera picked up the lights in the video. I have to do a updated video tho I tinted out the marker lights since then. Hope all is well!
dealership near me has a 2013 a7 3.0lt quattro premium plus listed for under $12k, with 118k miles on it. any tips or things to look out for?? thanks!!
Just the norm make sure no lights are on and check underneath make sure no oil leaks sometime the seals leak and can be a headache but besides that I drove mine till 120k and didn’t have any problems 👍
Would you recommend the gas engine? Or the tdi?
I'd recommend the gas engine only because thats all I've driven,.I got a friend who loves his diesel A3 and says it gets great gas mileage I would definitely go with the TDI if gas mileage is your main concern, hope that helps
How’s the car treating you now
Hey its good got over 100k miles on it just whipped it down the east coast to Florida, only issue was a wheel bearing issue had to have them replaced ( might be my wider wheel set up tho) I gotta do another review soon been slacking
@@kylejohnson3101 that’s wassup. I’m tryna get a 2012/13 prestige with anything below 80-90k miles and no more than two owners but people cappin where I live
What tires do you use to get around? All season or snow specific?
Hey hope all is well , I use All seasons it gets the job done and I can run them all year instead of swapping out every season. Even though where I live I should probably have Snow tires in the winter, just be careful with the all seasons in the ice & snow
nice need better rims
Facts! I've been slacking I put my Vossen wheels on summer 2020 , I haven't done a follow up video in over a year maybe will do before end of summer this year
Looking at 2013 A7 149K anything i should look out for?
Some with high mileage the gaskets might leak oil just make sure no leaks if so have the gaskets replaced other than that smooth sailing & u can really get a big power bump with ecu tune like apr stage 1 👍
Any update? How did it go
What’s up man! Just copped one of these thangs. Is it normal for the car to be noticeably shakey when in park? I notice mines is shakey until I get it out of park.
K D naaah its definitely suppose to be smooth, I’d have a mechanic look at it, worse case take it to the Audi Dealership , you got any lights on?
Kyle Johnson Aw man. I got the car pre-inspected before purchase and they told me that it was excessive pressure in the crank case (PCV). About a $900-$2000 fix depending on where you go. I have no lights on my dash though. Was just thinking they were trying to get some money out of me.
K D man yea no lights is good but 🤔🤔🤔id have audi diagnose whatever the issue is if the fix is about 900$ or so just id just get it fixed with them but if their there talk’in racks id take it do a good private shop if you got one in your area. I got got when i first picked up mines it had a computer wire brake line issue Audi resolved it for $1200 😣#OutOfWarrantyProblems
Kyle J That’s what I’ll probably do. I didn’t even take it to Audi to get it pre-inspected and it still came out to a $1900 fix 😅 so I can only imagine what Audi would’ve quoted me
K D yea its probably going to be expensive but have audi do the diagnosis at minimum you will know what your dealing with and shop around for the best shop & price to get it fixed. You can show them the diagnosis print out audi gives you
What tires you use in this video? I currently use the Continental Procontact
Hey i just went with some affordable all season tires, Lion Hart’s they get the job done 👍👍👍
and it just came to me I said lion harts man i havent done a video in a while those are on the vossen 20 inch wheels i put on now. I must to a updated video but in this video i have Accelera’s wrapped around the 19 inch stock wheels
Being 2020 what year and mileage will you buy for best value? I did find a 2013 with 37 thousand miles but I feel like i shouldnt spend that kinda of money on a 7 year old car.
Hey Rackesh The budget way save $$, If you want a nice car you can mod, and own out right, and keep for a while I think it's a great move a A7 3.0T 2013 with 37K miles. Just make sure you have a good shop for service that you can take it too (avoid the dealer for service if you can). I'm still modding my car and the engine tunes you can do can really increase the power. If want to get something you can resell/ for best value, I'd look for a S7 or a RS7 used from the same year with around 50K or 60K max miles. You can ECU tune a A7 3.0T and you will destroy any stock S7 out there & better gas mileage. If you mod it just keep it cuz when you sell it you won't get the full value for all your mods, so if you go that route make sure you love the car & keep it for a while( you'll save having no car payment)
How much gas on a full tank
right about 19 gallons is the capacity for a full tank , today filled up for like $60 empty to full ⛽️👍
@@kylejohnson3101 I meant with a full tank how many miles in all 450 ? When the tank is full
@@felixriverafilms Ahhh my bad yea 450 475 i’ve seen the gauge even show 500 miles range. Makes sense on a roadtrip to florida i went 490 miles straight and made it south of DC before i had to fill up
@@kylejohnson3101 awesome man thanks not bad for 60 my current car has about 480 fills with 30 bucks regular but was considering a a7. How’s the maintenance so far have you reached 110k miles yet
@@felixriverafilms Yea i just hit 120k just did the rotors and brake pads last week. Its been solid no major issues , I do a lot of highway miles and with the Apr Stage 1 ecu tune its fun out on the open road the ecu tune takes off the limiter and unleashes the engine so you get a little over 400hp out of it ( so they say I never had it dyno’d) but it feels alot quicker . If your thinking about it I would say get one. My only regret is maybe I should have gotten a S7 or rs7 with the V8 but the V6 with the tune is plenty power and better gas mileage. So yea do it lol @k21reviews for more recent shots of what the car looks like now pretty much same just small detail mods
what tires you`re using at 100$?
Simpletire.com they shipped them right to my house I think Accelra’s was the brand all season, I have those on my stock audi wheels