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      08-31-2017, 06:30 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by Snappy Phoenix View Post
how reliable is that R8 generally speaking? My wife has a colleague who bought a certified pre-owned R8 from Audi Dubai 1 year ago and that thing had to go back for transmission and electrical repairs more than 4 times... Can one buy a brand new one and expect it to be reliable or do you think that was a one-off case?
Was that R8 a gen 2 that your wife's colleague bought? I have had both gen 1 and gen 2 (equally modded with tunes and exhausts) and they were/are very reliable. The engine itself is normally aspirated, very high rev'ing and notoriously strong. I have not heard much about electrical issues in gen 1's let alone gen 2's. I think that was a unique case but I do like to always buy brand new vs CPO.
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