Pappa583

Belmont, just down the road. Moved somewhere more exotic? As for insurance Premiums, think my dh4 postcode is a great excuse for higher prices

Hi gareth, Not an audi this one's a ford Focusrs mk2 2010 so getting on a bit now, still under 40k miles but super clean and been garaged in my 6 years ownership Totally different to drive to the air suspension and automatic q7, its not as refined, noisy, bumpy as hell and I feel like it's trying to kill me every time I take it out on a Sunday blast.... not that it's been out in a while 😱 Paul

Hi Gareth Think I need to sell the rs that just sits on the garage with all the no claims on it.... only did 500 Miles last year so really not getting used like it used to 😭.... If nothing else it will help towards the insurance and the new dreaded tyres in a few months Paul

Just been looking for comparisons for the insurance due next month for my 2016 q7 and shocked by the price hike..... I'm a year older still no claims or convictions but wow.... the price is seriously high compared to last year, and the car is worth less than not was. Anyone else experienced the ridiculousness of renewals recently. I'm 50 next year, been driving since 17, clean license, own another car with 15 years no claims and 5 years no claims on this one.... aviva are almost £1k, others on compare the market are over £700

Rotated the fronts with rears and noticed quite a difference in tread level. Looking to change the worn rears for 2 new tyres. Been looking online and want to get a pair of Bridgestone Turanza 6 rated A A and only 71db. Currently all 4 tyres are 285/40/21 and bridgestone alenza but not rated as good, tyres im looking at are 295/40 R21 Y (111). Slightly wider. Wouldnt make a difference would it if i out these on the rears?

Didn't realise they would be so much different See the link, useful for anyone thinking of changing wheels and tyres from standard, shows speedo differences also. https://tiresize.com/comparison/

What an idiot I am.... sorry they are 285 not 185. From the audi app, spec for wheels on car from factory were 285.45.20. Doesn't make much sense as even that wouldn't seem to be a match with the spare. Suppose either way whether it was OK with original wheels its not right with having 21s fitted now.... Either run flats when the tyres are due a change or some cans or foam....

Hi Gareth, Your calculations better than mine....I did think there would be a difference and being that big a difference best not using it as it would damage the drive train... think the issue is the lad who had the car before me put 21" wheels on but the spare is from original. Reason it's deflated is its almost like a vacuum packed spare tyre so it fits inside the boot floor. The tyre is on the rim but the side wall is sort of folded so the tyre is smaller to fit in. If I inflate it wil never go back in 🤣 Might aswell remove it from the boot and store the spare in the garage for now, gives me some storeage aswell

My q7 was a 5 seater from factory and Just noticed my spare tyre size is different. The new tyre, squashed down and deflated, never been used but realised the tyres fitted to the car are 185,40,21s but the spare is a 185,65,20..... Take it the wheels were upgraded by previous owner from 20s to 21s. Understand even having one new tyre fitted to one wheel and leaving a worn tyre on the same axle could cause issues with the quattro drive system? How do the sizes compare with overall diameter as don't want to use the spare if I ever needed to and end up damaging the drivetrain...

Love the q7 but dread anything going wrong..... apart from it being ridiculously expensive for spare parts, they also need coding aswell! Change the battery, needs coding, headlight needs coding..... does everything need coding if it gets changed? And takenit the run of the mill odb won't code headlights, especially if they can't code a new battery unless it's exact like for like....

Never really thought too much about this but as the dark nights are coming back I suppose its gonna happen again.... Seem to get loads of people flashing me when I'm out in dark, just presumed it was these matrix lights being really bright, but read a post that grey can be adjusted down (thought they were automatic) Anyway, how do you adjust them down and do you need a obd reader to relearn its new position or just adjust a screw?

Just changed the sensor for new one £14 99 off ebay, seller is parts for German cars! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334125089613?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=uI6ymBN1QH-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=mj7sTIQsTui&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Started and drove a bit with no message coming back up so happy days..... really easy to change out in 2 mins so dont go paying £200 at audi to get this done, anyone struggling let me know and I will do a quick video if needed. Wonder how many people are caught out by this, end up with the abs failure as they are unaware of the faulty sensor issue. If audi are not going to recall and rectify the least they could do is issue a warning letter to all the owners they have on record? I only found out as I googled it, I carry out maintenance myself so I looked to see the cause and fix. But not everyone lifts the bonnet on their cars so potentially audi are replacing these abs units needlessly, causing crippling costs to owners which could be easily avoided. Mine is 2016 so 7 years old, not expecting the older cars be recalled suppose, but this thread is a few years old now and new cars then were suffering from failure and still nothing was done by audi..... love the cars but why so expensive when cheaper car manufacturers carry so much better warranties....

Wonder how many people are caught out by this, end up with the abs failure as they are unaware of the faulty sensor issue. If audi are not going to recall and rectify the least they could do is issue a warning letter to all the owners they have on record? I only found out as I googled it, I carry out maintenance myself so I looked to see the cause and fix. But not everyone lifts the bonnet on their cars so potentially audi are replacing these abs units needlessly, causing crippling costs to owners which could be easily avoided. Mine is 2016 so 7 years old, not expecting the older cars be recalled suppose, but this thread is a few years old now and new cars then were suffering from failure and still nothing was done by audi..... love the cars but why so expensive to fix so soon when cheaper car manufacturers carry longer warranties.... Edit.....as I work away and the q7 sits parked up for weeks at a time, I'm thinking, if the replacement of the sensor works, (when it arrives) I'm gonna buy another and keep it in the car so if in the future this happens again I can just changeout straight away. Don't have to drive anywhere and risk the costly abs issue resulting.....

Cheers, found the post and ordered the sensor. Looks pretty straightforward to swap out

I've just ordered from same seller for £14.99, pleased I've read jyour comment on their parts as i was thinking of just going to audi and paying full price...... For what the part is can't be worth more than a tenner anyway! Fingers crossed it works when fitted as ive only driven 3 times and about 10 mile if that. Pretty bad that the Audi didnt have the warning give a more direct message to get it fixed, rather than continue driving. As it obviously leads to an extremely expensive repair bill if your not one of the lucky ones and found this post...