3 years ago
First, I had to wait on hold for almost an hour to...
First, I had to wait on hold for almost an hour to talk to someone to schedule my first Audi maintenance. When someone finally answered, the phone hung up. Not willing to wait again, i left a message for a call back. 3 days later, and no call back. I tried to call back a few days later, still a 20 minute wait time to talk to someone. I tried to book an appointment online, only to have the website tell me my VIN wasnt valid. FINALLY, I got ahold of someone to schedule the appointment for an oil change.
The dropoff was lengthy, taking almost 20 minutes. Then, I had to wait about 30 minutes for a shuttle to take me to work. I was told the car would be done by noon, but someone would call me when it was ready. At 130pm i called Audi and was told there was ONLY one person in the entire shop that could tell me if my car was done, and he was busy. So I was told I would have to wait for a call back. Finally, after getting a call back and being told it was ready, i asked for a shuttle to bring me back to the dealership. I was informed that the shuttle wouldn't be there for about 1.5 hours. I have meetings to attend all day and dont have time to wait 1.5 hours for a shuttle. My only option was to sit and wait, or to pay for an Uber to return me to the dealership. Once I arrived, the car pickup went fine.
Overall, a bad first experience and I will probably drive the extra distance to go to the Audi in Seattle. I have used dealerships for maintenance for 20+ years, going to BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Inifiniti and even Ford and Nissan, and have never had this much of a headache to just get an oil change done on a 1year old car. I cant comment on price, as the first oil change is complimentary on Audi's.