My first exotic SUV. The Audi Q7

anekho · 8th May 2009, 01:03

beautiful q7 there buddy!
btw, these are 7 seaters right?
can't wait for the better pics!

cheers

d3mon · 8th May 2009, 02:27

Didn't anyone tell you that I'd kill for one of those?

Good thing you haven't put up your details in your profile. :P

Just kidding. Seeing the 2nd pic made me realize how humongous the Q7 really is. Love it!

Quick question: How does it feel to intimidate even the bus and lorry drivers on the national highways ?

dipen · 8th May 2009, 03:37

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Originally Posted by shreyas28

at home we dont have any exotics.getting an X6,CAYENNE,RR Sport, and an X5.
in our resort we have a 5 series,7 series,A6,A4 and the s350.these are like transport vehicles for the tourists here.

Could we know which resort you own?
Also, you surely need better looking rims. Give it a thought. These current ones look very plain and not at all elegant.

neoranjit · 8th May 2009, 03:52

congrats on the ride. Indeed its a little crazy that the mirror ( and paint , etc ) costs more than a Lakh.

ishotmydog · 8th May 2009, 04:20

lovely car, seen it on road, it is huge and looks great

but could we please have some better quality pics

vivekanand005 · 8th May 2009, 11:13

the vehicle looks gorgeous. enjoy the drive.

raul · 8th May 2009, 11:33

Great to see you are so happy with this, that's more important than the car itself. Your excitement really came through in your posts and one can't help but feel happy for you.

The car looks lovely. Enjoy it. A pity that after paying nearly 80 lakhs Audi has to be small minded and charge ridiculous sums for trivial things like side mirrors with their assembly.

d3mon · 8th May 2009, 13:06

@raul

I don't think that Audi's being small minded by charging 1.2 lacs for a mirror.

They don't make the same in India, and the duties etc would surely push up the cost.

Needless to say it's not just a 'rear view mirror'!

In almost all probability, it's electrically powered, it's heated, it's auto dimming, it has got 5 coats of paint, blah blah.

Don't you think that would cost real money to build? Add to that the installation cost by an audi trained professional, and suddenly the 1.2 lac figure doesn't look that high.

If I'm not wrong, a skoda laura mirror costs somewhere around 10-15k,right ? (Please correct me if I'm not right)

If that is the case, 1.2 lacs, though a HUGE amount of money, is not really overpriced, IMO.

karthik247 · 8th May 2009, 13:13

@d3mon..
1.2lakhs is not just for the mirror alone, its including repairing and painting the front door too.

swift8847 · 8th May 2009, 13:15

Lovely car mate. Really unfortunate that the RVM was damaged so early.

Please post better pics of the whole car and also underhood pics of the monster.

Drive safe.

tanwaramit · 8th May 2009, 13:45

lovely car, nice color option. Do post your driving experiences, especially on highway on this vehicle. Any offroading done ?

santsharan · 8th May 2009, 14:25

Congratulations Shreyas28. Its a lovely car. Can't wait to see HQ pics. Please do post some pics from under the hood.

Enjoy your ride.

omaragra · 8th May 2009, 14:55

Congratulations.

A very good machine you got there, But just one criticism the Alloys are not good, if possible get them changed and the car will look even better.

MrinalSinha · 8th May 2009, 15:37

Nice car man!! I will post a picture of your car if I see it some day on the road

wmax · 8th May 2009, 18:17

Awsome car man!! needless to say that its looks even more killer while on the move.
Have been waiting for a detailed review of this car since ages.

More updates and "more and more"

HQ pics will be highly appreciated.

Regards,

Max

8th May 2009, 01:03	#16
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	beautiful q7 there buddy! btw, these are 7 seaters right? can't wait for the better pics! cheers
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8th May 2009, 02:27	#17
d3mon BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 914 Thanked: 4,076 Times	Didn't anyone tell you that I'd kill for one of those? Good thing you haven't put up your details in your profile. :P Just kidding. Seeing the 2nd pic made me realize how humongous the Q7 really is. Love it! Quick question: How does it feel to intimidate even the bus and lorry drivers on the national highways ?
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8th May 2009, 03:52	#19
neoranjit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 588 Thanked: 195 Times View My Garage	congrats on the ride. Indeed its a little crazy that the mirror ( and paint , etc ) costs more than a Lakh.
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8th May 2009, 04:20	#20
ishotmydog BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 593 Thanked: 18 Times	lovely car, seen it on road, it is huge and looks great but could we please have some better quality pics
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8th May 2009, 11:13	#21
vivekanand005 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 85 Thanked: Once	the vehicle looks gorgeous. enjoy the drive.
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8th May 2009, 11:33	#22
raul BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 920 Thanked: 372 Times	Great to see you are so happy with this, that's more important than the car itself. Your excitement really came through in your posts and one can't help but feel happy for you. The car looks lovely. Enjoy it. A pity that after paying nearly 80 lakhs Audi has to be small minded and charge ridiculous sums for trivial things like side mirrors with their assembly.
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8th May 2009, 13:06	#23
d3mon BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 914 Thanked: 4,076 Times	@raul I don't think that Audi's being small minded by charging 1.2 lacs for a mirror. They don't make the same in India, and the duties etc would surely push up the cost. Needless to say it's not just a 'rear view mirror'! In almost all probability, it's electrically powered, it's heated, it's auto dimming, it has got 5 coats of paint, blah blah. Don't you think that would cost real money to build? Add to that the installation cost by an audi trained professional, and suddenly the 1.2 lac figure doesn't look that high. If I'm not wrong, a skoda laura mirror costs somewhere around 10-15k,right ? (Please correct me if I'm not right) If that is the case, 1.2 lacs, though a HUGE amount of money, is not really overpriced, IMO.
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8th May 2009, 13:13	#24
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	@d3mon.. 1.2lakhs is not just for the mirror alone, its including repairing and painting the front door too.
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8th May 2009, 13:15	#25
swift8847 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore/Houston Posts: 324 Thanked: 2 Times	Lovely car mate. Really unfortunate that the RVM was damaged so early. Please post better pics of the whole car and also underhood pics of the monster. Drive safe.
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8th May 2009, 13:45	#26
tanwaramit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dilwalon ki Dilli Posts: 1,930 Thanked: 497 Times	lovely car, nice color option. Do post your driving experiences, especially on highway on this vehicle. Any offroading done ?
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8th May 2009, 14:25	#27
santsharan BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 69 Thanked: Once	Congratulations Shreyas28. Its a lovely car. Can't wait to see HQ pics. Please do post some pics from under the hood. Enjoy your ride.
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8th May 2009, 14:55	#28
omaragra BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Agra Posts: 187 Thanked: 69 Times	Congratulations. A very good machine you got there, But just one criticism the Alloys are not good, if possible get them changed and the car will look even better.
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8th May 2009, 15:37	#29
MrinalSinha BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 202 Thanked: 23 Times	Nice car man!! I will post a picture of your car if I see it some day on the road
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8th May 2009, 18:17	#30
wmax BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 64 Thanked: 0 Times	Awsome car man!! needless to say that its looks even more killer while on the move. Have been waiting for a detailed review of this car since ages. More updates and "more and more" HQ pics will be highly appreciated. Regards, Max
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