The Q7 is indeed a very good car. Tyre wear is its major downfall. Mine wore both front and one back out of true from the first set. The geometry was corrected just before replacement of the first set but the second set lasted not much longer at 11,000 miles. This set has worn evenly.
Apart from this major issue the car is brilliant. I like it just as much as the XK8 Jaguar which was just as well built and really full of 'suprise and delight' features. I would keep it long term if the tyre wear issue was resolved. As it is I can see us parting company in the next 18 months, certainly before it reaches 50,000 miles and possibly much sooner, maybe even in another 5000 miles at 25,000 total while its third set of tyres are still sellable. I don't get emotionally attached to cars and I am not brand loyal or snobbish and really don't care what badge I drive but just cannot stand driving something which commits me to buying 40 expensive tyres just to cover 100,000 miles. On principle I will get something more intelligently engineered.
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