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Does the car have a Towbar and are you buying it for towing? The DSG and S-Tronic boxes, although auto, have clutch packs and I can only see it having a new one as a positive. Maybe check it was not renewed by a Cowboy outfit and also test drive the car looking for any doubts regarding the smoothness of gear changes under load accelerating and also down changes whilst braking fairly hard. Also use the paddle shift and gauge how prompt each chosen gear is engaged. Will not be millisecond quick but will be sub second transitions. Also check that the gearbox has been serviced as prescribed.

Hi folks I binned the a35 amg and bought myself a Q5 45 TFSI 2023 vorsprung model Navarro blue 3400 miles. Absolutely love it

Your best bet Gabor, is to get the car scanned on a decent code reader.

Yeah good point, I'll ask to see the invoice. I'll use that advice re driving, thanks very much.

Hi you quoted that you wanted something reliable and the car proffered is over 100k, with that sort of milage things will go wrong therefore I think a new clutch could be the least of your problems in the future, take in to consideration EGR valves, swirl flaps, sensors, oil leaks, fuel pumps, the derivatives are endless, as I stated before the legendary reliability of Audi is built upon the older models Euro4, a very wise car trader once said, you wont find a perfect old high milage car as a free gift in a packet of Cornflakes. Steve.

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good morning yes the audi look my problem and see one pump naow to change this pump and after two day i see how work my car thnks for interest

Morning Bill, I’m getting the vibe that this is (understandably?) causing you a high degree of concern. What I’ve found if in that situation is to simply waok away and look elsewhere. Downside:- whatever you buy is going to come with an unknown history. Re. the car of interest :- have you checked its MOT history, when the last V5 was issued and actually seen ( in caps) evidence of its ‘full service history’? Pay £9.99 with VCheck and run a history on in - including any auction activity. This should be basic investigations which need to be carried out before ( again in caps) you view it and fall in love with it. Regards, Gareth.

oh well just back from a week with the S4 driving from Liverpool to France and Belgium covering 1700 miles and 31 hours behind the wheel in 7 days. Absolutely loved the drive and was so impressed with the car in so many ways. Economy across toll roads, town roads and country roads really good with over 28mpg even with 3 passengers and a roof box. On toll roads I tried to keep to 85mph. Weather was really cold as don't think it got over 2 degrees during the day and drove many mornings at below zero. Ride comfort was superb and even with a sore back I was refreshed at all times helped by the back massage to a large degree lol. whilst roads in France were glass smooth the ones in Belgium where not but the S4 never banged or got unsettled. I never felt that the Quattro was needed even on the sub zero roads but you don't know if it was called into action as never had a moment of drama. a few other observations were that Audi is definitely the brand of choice with them outnumbering beemers 10 to 1 (seemed equal back in the UK though), roads in France much better than here, driving discipline much better in the EU than here (lane hugging in UK terrible) and finally that I never saw one other S4 for the entire trip so my car did get quite a bit of notice from young lads lol. Anyway thought I would share this as it goes to prove the Audi as a car for all purposes and pure driving pleasure. S4 (1) S4 (2) S4 (3)