Trevor

Seen displays playing up before but never seen one with a straight line before.
if it disappears after time then it is a fault panel which does occur and can be rebuilt quite cheaply.

Hi Nick...welcome to the Forum

Hope you have many years trouble-free motoring with the A4

Good to have you onboard

Wow!  it looks in incredible condition for its age!

I own a Z3 and I know what you mean....in fact I love the car but it does make me feel very old getting in and out of it nowadays 🙂

The panels go faulty over time and can be rebuilt

https://cartronix.co.uk/product/audi-lcd-display-pixel-repair-for-tt-a2-a3-a4-a5-a6-a8-q7-speedometer/

https://cartronix.co.uk/product/audi-q7-instrument-cluster-dash-repair/

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Hi Frederick....welcome to the Forum

Is the Graf Spee still sitting offshore in the bay?

Feel free to post up some pics of the Q5 when you take delivery

Good to have you onboard

Cheers,   Trevor 

Hi Mike....welcome to the Forum

Hopefully you can resolve the issues and carry on the enjoyment of owning and driving the A3

Good to have you onboard

Cheers,   Trevor

Hi Sean....welcome to the Forum

Hope you manage to source a nice RS4 with the budget, I'm sure there must be something half decent out there but be prepared to travel a distance if necessary.

Let us know if you acquire one

Cheers,   Trevor

Hi Ian...welcome to the Forum

Sorry to hear you had a bad experience with Audi before....hopefully the new one will enthuse you with the brand and give trouble-free motoring in the future

Hi John....welcome to the Forum

That is indeed what it sounds like, but at least I suppose if there is no damage and speeding tickets coming through then it is just one of those things to put down to experience and don't use the garage in the future.
What would have been useful is if you had a mobile phone in the car as it would have tracked the journey on Google Maps which could have been interesting to say the least.

Good to have you onboard

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Hi Steven.....welcome to the Forum

Has anyone who has replaced the previous batteries said what was wrong with them (e.g. buckled/distorted plates, low on electrolyte, anything suggesting overcharging such as barrelled casing?).

It could be that they have been using a faulty batch of batteries because unless a battery has been overcharged then generally they can usually recover from discharge and even sulphation with a decent battery conditioner being used to trickle a charge overnight.

Hi Andy....welcome to the Forum

Is this the current weather in Leeds?

Bright sunshine in Bournemouth 😞

Good to have you onboard

Thank you Gareth for all your regular contributions to the club forums throughout the year and continuing to assist members with their enquiries

Hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and New Year

Best Regards
Trevor

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Hi John....welcome to the Club

Plenty of information on the site, especially in the A6 section with quite a few recurring issues being talked about.

Good to have you onboard

Cheers,  Trevor

can honestly say I have not seen carbon build up within the engine like that for a very long time!

It seems slightly high....you could always reset it and drive it sensibly to see what it averages out with your driving style

Hi Dan....welcome to the Forum

Plenty of hint and tips available within the forums.

Good to have you onboard

Hi Guy....welcome to the Forum

The BKD engine is a 16 valve and the power output for this range of engines is listed in the Wiki link below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volkswagen_Group_diesel_engines

I would advise that you ensure the maintenance tasks are carried in a timely manner and using quality parts as there have been failures within certain engine components since inception and although they are easily rectifiable and relatively cheap to resolve it is just more of an inconvenience than anything.

Good to have you onboard

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Hi Seb....welcome to the Forums

A fine collection of Audi's over the years and unfortunate news about the S4 Avant but at least you were okay and the car took the impact force (which is always good to know it can absorb large amounts of accident impact energy)

Good to have you onboard

Cheers,  Trevor

Hi Nicky....welcome to the Forums

That is incredibly low mileage for the age, what a find!

Good to have you onboard

Hi Steve....welcome to the Forums

Good to have you onboard