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Hi Steve, thanks for your response. It is very much appreciated as it as I expected and so your reply gives me some peace of mind. I did give Stoke Audi some negative feedback when they asked for my opinion on the service because of this and because they also tried to sell me two new rear tyres at £482 due to a repairable puncture which will cost £25 to repair! I travel about 8000 miles a year these days and so i will take your advice and leave well alone. I suspect I will replace the car before the bushes require replacement. Regards … Mark

I am a keen car enthusiast but I am no mechanic and so unfortunately I have to rely on Audi franchised dealers or local garages for maintenance. I have a 2016 Audi A7 S-Line Quattro with the 272 bhp engine with just under 40,000 miles on the clock. What a machine, but what a costly car to maintain. The car passed its MOT three weeks ago but the Audi dealers gave me an advisory on the front suspension bushes which are showing signs of perishing. They quoted me £989 to replace them which “I politely declined”. They state that there is no undue movement so it’s not an MOT failure so I can’t claim on my Audi Approved Used warranty and tell me that the cost is down to parts as the bushes and suspension arms must be replaced despite the fact that there is nothing at all wrong with the suspension arms. Needless to say I will be getting the bushes replaced at an independent garage but do I really need to replace the suspension arms and how much should the job cost?

I bought a 66 plate A7 S Line in May 2021 and in June had a genuine reverse camera fitted by HazzyDayz Ltd for £695. The camera is excellent, the fitting service superb, only £60 extra to fit it on my driveway, and 8 months on no problems with the camera or fitting.