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I may have not made it clear but Harold Woods Audi actually did advice that I should not do the oil consumption test until I get Audi UK to sort out what I want which is for them to cover the repair cost. So I haven’t actually done any test yet, and haven’t paid the £280 for the test yet. As for your last question, personally I’ve not heard great things about French cars but I may be wrong. Also, with the Vauxhall Astra VXR, I’m not sure if it was the Astra vxr Or the Corsa vxr engines but they are notorious for their Piston 4 failing. I think it was Corsa VXR 1.6 engines but do your research with it to make sure. Personally, I’ve not been much a fan of Fords so My biased opinion would be to stay clear. Other than that I don’t know much about the other two. Probably not helpful with this 😂. But in terms of reliability, the Japanese seem to know what they’re doing.

Thank you! Good luck to you too! Let’s hope we get our cars fixed with minimal inconvenience. I will for sure keep this thread updated. Can I ask which dealer you got yourself booked in for? Welcome to private message me aswell. I didn’t really say much when booking. I literally straight asked for a oil consumption test and told them it was consuming a lot of oil.

Hello Gareth and to all those concerned, Okay so a little update. Audi Dealer did not do the oil consumption test because of the resistance to pay for the oil consumption test. They informed me that they can still do the oil consumption test but if it was to go for the the new engine repair, Audi warranty department are confident that they won’t be able to do anything and that I will have to pay the large sum of money to get it repaired. So the person I was talking to from the Audi Dealer told me it would be better if I spoke to Audi UK myself before I go ahead and get the test done. So I agreed and I’m literally at the dealership to pick up my car. I guess my target is to get Audi UK to approve the test first and then go back To dealership to proceed. Audi dealer told me that it’s in the technicians opinion that it will fail the oil consumption test. To answer your questions: So I have owned this car for 2 years and I must admit that it was consuming oil before but not nearly as much as it is now. I’d say about every 1200-1400 miles it would have to be topped up a litre. I had booked an oil consumption test with a different Audi dealer but cancelled it with the knowledge that it could still pass the test after I found out how low Audis threshold is to fail it. But then about 3-4 months ago it all of sudden starting drinking a lot more about 600 miles for a litre and it just rapidly got worse and now it’s burning a litre every 250-300 miles. So the person at the Audi dealer, I didn’t get what his job role is but I know his name (I guess I can call him the service advisor?), informed me that diagnostic technician informed him of the 10 years limit and then he confirmed it when he contacted the warranty department. Although this may not be entirely true, as I have seen on other forums that Audi have done it with cars that are older than 10 years old I will look into CAB and seeking some legal advice regarding this issue. Maybe I could go to the ombudsman or citizen advice? I do understand your point in your question. Financially it makes no sense to it for building a new engine but I guess I’m struggling to accept that due to the sentimental memories with the car. It is my first car that I worked hard to buy too. It does only have 45k miles on it so pretty low for the age. I’ve paid around £10k for this car and although it may not seem much, that is a lot for me. So it has full service history but the last two were done by Audi specialist. During the previous 2 ownerships, the car has been stood for a while and not been driven for longer than 3 years and there’s no service record during this time. And it is due for another interim service which I would ideally like to do after the engines been sorted. What’s the point of servicing a faulty engine? And no I was not aware of any time constraints for liability. I guess my next action is to send the polite reply to that email Audi UK and try to get them to authorise it. I do thank you, Gareth, for your help and appreciate this forum, so far the only forum to actually help me so far. As always, any advice would benefit! Kind regards, Sam

Hello Gareth, Thank you for your reply. I do appreciate the help. I have not sent a reply to them yet. However, this morning I dropped off the car to my local-ish Audi dealer to get the oil consumption test. When I was called and questioned about the price, I asked if this was going to be covered by Audi as it is a common fault and well-known issue. They replied saying that this policy is only for cars that are less than 10 years old. My car was registered in July 2011 so that makes it 6 months late roughly. So far, I have agreed to take the bill of the oil consumption test for £280 roughly, but any advice on the approach to take from here on out as I know it will definitely fail the oil consumption test. I am aiming to take the polite route and will use the liability still remains argument but any help I get would be appreciated. Thanks

Play up like what? i believe theres supposed to be an emoji there but i cant see it? Yeah it sucks. Might write this for a reply. I don't know if i should take a polite approach or a more stern approach. Hello, Thank you for you reply. This is definitely not the reply I was hoping and definitely not what I was expecting from Audi. Since you had a policy to fix cars with high consumption, I find it bewildering to have got a reply to say that this was stopped last year. The issue is very well known as you have implied and the issue still remains with your cars this year like it did last year. I would like to kindly ask you to consider taking an approach that you have been taking previously as I am unable to afford the expensive fix. I look forward to your reply. Thanks. Maybe I can execute it more better? More stern or more polite? Idk I want to make sure I execute it properly as I do love the car.

Hello. I have an 2011 Audi A4 2.0 TFSI with the dreaded excessive oil consumption issue. I am aware that Audi would fix the car for free as a gesture of goodwill. My car has mileage less than 50k. I fill up a litre of oil around every 250 miles. Can anyone recommend a dealer around the south east / east london or west kent area that has fixed the problem for free? I don't mind travelling a bit to places like crawley or brighton aswell but closer to south east london, the better. I emailed Audi UK to kick start things off telling them about the issue and that I was aware that it was a design fault. I am a recent graduate so funds aren't exactly available right now for me. They replied: Am I done for? Thank you in advance.