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Hello Geraint, You are suffering from post-purchase blues - quite a normal reaction. Regrettably, in your situation, I think your concerns are valid. Did you check the on-line MOT history of the car before you even went to look at, or particularly before committing to buy it? Checking it now, probably explains the reasons for its juddering - severely worn CV joint boot, rough wheel bearing, welded wheel/s, brakes imbalance, worn suspension pins, tyre worn below limit - I could go on. I notice the car passed its latest MOT, now advisory-free a week or so ago, and my guess is you bought it from a dealer who arranged a new MOT before sale. Geraint:- PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AT SPEED AND WITH ENTHUSIASM UNTIL IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY ASSESSED. ( apologies for caps.) This car has used some printer ink in its MOT history! Way forward:- if you bought it from a dealer then e-mail them ( you need a written record) and explain its juddering at speed , and it appears to be overheating, and you intend to book it in with an MOT station of your choice to check the car out. If you bought it privately, let us know the wording of the advert. Regards, Gareth.

Hi, Has anyone experienced the rear cover of their seat falling off? It appears to be simply glued on, surely this can't be right! Thank you.

I'll try and upload to YouTube at some point but can't figure out how on my phone! Hard to describe it - it's like a whipping or clicking noise at all speeds, more noticeable at slower speeds. Doesn't create a droning noise at 40-50 so maybe not bearings. Have tried uploading here again as well. Thanks! 20250509_173656_1.mp4

Looks a lovely cabrio. Glad you tracked down why brand they are.

The screens do fail and you can get replacements. Did you buy it from a dealer? If it's overheating you need to get it into a garage for proper diagnosis.

No video upload. Your best bet is to upload to YouTube and link from there. Rotational sounds could be anything, stone stuck between brake shield and rotor, sticky brake piston, wheel bearing (tends to give dull drones at 40-50mph). Also flat spots on tyres.

Always wanted one now feel like I made a mistake or rushed into it

Hi people I just bought a 1.8T 180 last night test drive fine on B roads nothing where I could really open it up but on the way home on the motorway it judders when at high end acceleration and this morning hard driving caused it to over heat but when I took cap off it cool down and not seen issue since but also not drove it hard. Have a bought a piece of crap or am I over thinking it. Also couldn’t see faults due to dash being pixelated and not working properly but sure there was an error saying coolant issue Please help Thanks Geraint

Thanks yeah I follow vag technic on YouTube they know their stuff just wasn’t sure if there was anyone closer , I don’t mind a drive to somewhere good tho

To be honest this is specialist territory, there’s Decimal Tenths which is close to you, or drive to VAG Technic in Dudley.

Welcome to the forum you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch. Check service history for proof of cambelt and water pump changes and gearbox services. Make sure ac works as compressors can be expensive. Make sure the heater works consistently between all vents and heat is the same. If not it could be an issue with the heater matrix. Issues with dpf, egr are well documented. Check YouTube videos for buyers guides

Hi people I’m looking for a recommendation for a specialist for diagnostic and repair on my 2016 rs6 in the north east / North Yorkshire area ideally, it’s causing mayor headaches and most google searches bring up people down south if anyone can point me in the right direction it will be appreciated Thanks Chris

Thanks! I bought the car and went directly to the very north of Sweden in the beginning of February and it was cold 🥶 as hell like -25 Celsius so one theory I have is that the discs weren’t worn in and got overheated and warped if I braked to hard. but I will try your advice first then and secondly change discs. Bosch discs are about 45€ each at AUTODOC so not too expensive.

Hi all. I'm a long term VW owner and had quite a few different models over the years, currently running a b7 passat. I am looking at purchasing my first Audi. I'm looking at A6 Avant's. 2016-2018 models. I'm after a 2.0l auto black edition and have a few to look at this weekend. Does anyone have any advice on what to look out for. The last dsg box I drove was on our mk7 golf in 2014 but unfortunately this lasted a grand total of 6 weeks as the car got nicked and we went back to manuals. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi, have you connected your phone via Bluetooth?

Hello Ian, Remove the auxiliary belt and see if the noise on cold starting disappears or not. Regards, Gareth.

Someone did suggest that to me, but it's strange that the noise goes away after cold start. I was thinking oil starvation? But then the interval of the sound doesn't match up..

Hi, Have recently noticed a rotational noise when driving - wheel have been balanced and tyres were checked during balancing and all good. Has anyone any idea what this might be, have attached a video, noise can be heard slightly in the background..... Definitely seems to be in line with wheel rotation / speed and volume varies from hardly noticeable to quite loud. Any advice / input gratefully received! 20250509_173656_1.mp4

So I finally tracked them down and as I thought, they're aftermarket "MAM 6" wheels, which are (not surprisingly) unavailable new any more. http://wayneswheels.net/MAM_WHEELS.html I really like the way they look on the car, 17's are plenty big enough for this style and they are almost identical to the TT/RS wheels of the time.

Thanks. That's really helpful. Changing the front discs this weekend so while I'm at it, will jack it up at the rear and see what markings I can find on the existing springs and hopefully match them against the LLL parts website.

Definitely try this. If the discs are warped then it brings into question how the car is being driven or the quality of the discs.

Could it be an issue with an auxiliary belt or tensioner?

Fantastic news 😁

Usually scan with VCDS to see if any error codes. He's a similar issue and how it was resolved.

Dealership set my phone up for apple car play however the icon is greyed out during a wireless connection - see photo. if I connect with usb lead it works fine. not a massive issue but frustrating I can’t get it to set up! I’ve done all Apple suggestions - resets, etc any ideas please?