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‘Re-fuelled it and the light came on…..’ Simply fuel quality associated? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Cliff, It’s rather like taking the dog to the vet on here! The dog doesn’t give the vet any clues to go with. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Stephen, Could be backing up wrong trees and older technology-? - servos can be operated by vacuum, so noise originates from loss of vacuum, and if so reason has to be found. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Greg, If the car is under someone’s warranty, then I wouldn’t be taking on any responsibility for (messing around) trying to diagnose or fix anything if it were mine. You make it easy for them to counter claim you may have influenced the issue. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Jason, ’………..body to boot……..’ as said. Glove box out!? Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks John, but you only answering part of the question!

Hello Stephen, Many thanks for joining and posting your friend’s plea. Worth checking the brake servo operation - and easy self-test which you can Google. Of course, it is likely to test OK when it’s OK! - but the test would need to be carried out again when the issues arises. Kind regards, Gareth.

OK, ‘…..entire electrical systems …’. ! Sounds one heck of a responsibility to me.

Thanks Graham, What does this relay service? Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks John, OK, so we now know the front tyres are new. Back tyres matched across axle, and good tread? Age of back tyres? (embossed into side wall) We take it you acquired the car with this issue present -? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Jason, Thanks for joining and posting your plea. ’…open common ground issue..’? Think I know what you mean, but not absolutely certain, but….. Carefully peel back the flexible harness covering from the harness that runs from the body section to the boot, and examine the cables. You might find broken wires in there due to years of flexing by opening/closing the boot. Let us know what you find. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello David, Thanks for joining. I think you will find that there ‘isn’t anything wrong with the car’, and that is normal, and indeed now common to other non-VAG marques, fitted with the now-normal stop/start facility. Annoying? - yes I know - I have a non-Audi that does the same, and even for a shorter time! Lengthening time-on when stationary? I’m really not sure, but I believe it can be isolated on mine via. a sort of disconnect of the auxiliary battery. Worth the downsides? No, I just switch the radio on again! Someone may be along with an answer, but you may find 10 mins. is generous - ? Kind regards, Gareth.

OK, It sounds as if you have tried where many members would have suggested, so just as well we asked. Website suitabilities can be rather generic, so you need to persist in finding the right one from a reliable supplier. Have you tried Car Parts in Motion? Whatever their listing says, make sure you confirm with an e Mail enquiry quoting reg. and VIN. Kind regards, Gareth,

Thanks Jamie, If they were separately fused then you would still be in (more?) trouble since the fuse will have blown for some unknown reason , which must be established. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Jamie, We take it the passenger side one does de-mist -? If so, it unlikely to be a fuse issue ( I think it’s unlikely that the n/s and o/s are separately fused). Possibilities:- the element has failed in the driver’s side one. The electrical feed to the mirror has ‘failed’, and you would need to test for 12v at the mirror connection. If you are not confident/competent with carrying out this test, then you will need to invest in 1/2 an hour with an auto electrician. The cable feeding the mirror has fractured-? The usual place for this to occur is where the harness goes from the A post into the front end of the drivers door - within the rubber covering - due to continued opening and closing of the door, although I would have thought your car was not old enough to have yet suffered from this issue. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Aaron, Thanks for joining and posting your plea. To avoid duplicate suggestions- where have you searched so far? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Chris, Thanks for joining and posting your plea. To save us suggesting what you may already have tried - where have you tried so far? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello John, Thanks for joining and posting your plea. Simple things first:- tyre (mix?) and condition? Might be worth swopping backs to fronts and seeing if the noise alters. Kind regards, Gareth.

As I say ‘ your call Robin’, but you leave yourself wide open to be challenged if your buyer faults the car in any way after purchase. My take on having sold a few cars over 5+ decades, is that the car has to sell itself - since I don’t want to influence any potential buyer by stating my opinion of its condition. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Robin, Thanks for joining and posting your advert. This is just a personal opinion, but you advertise your 15 year old car is being in ‘outstanding (etc) condition’ , which may be considered a great way to entice potential buyers, but that description must then stand as being totally accurate in all respects, and subject to comeback if proved to be lacking in any reasonable respect. Although it’s not a trade sale, it must be ‘as advertised’ even with a private sale, and if it is proved not to be, then there can be comebacks. Obviously your call Robin. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Sharon, Thanks for joining and posting your plea. For advertising coverage, you won’t beat EBay and Autotrader websites. Of course, you are very welcome to post on here - just provide the fullest of descriptions, some photos, and the price you want for it. Kind regards, Gareth.

Many thanks Paul, I still think you are being unnecessarily premature in getting the gearbox and differential fluids renewed on a 6 year old, sub 40K vehicle, and I stand by the principal of the earlier post where I would have thought 75K ( or say 8 years) would have been more acceptable. However, I would welcome additional views from other forum members. Having said that Paul, it’s your money, and you must do with it what you may. Costings? For gearbox change, I thought around £400 was about the ball park, but things have increased in price - but to £600? Again, others may have more up to date experience to go with. If this were mine, I would be more inclined to follow the wishbone replacement requirement/not yet required as my priority. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Vinny, Sorry your are not getting the replies you require. Back to your battery - when you say you have checked the battery voltage - with what equipment, and what was the voltage reading? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Paul, To get straight to the point- what exactly is now going to cost you £900 - the gearbox service, plus a normal service, and renewing the wishbones?? Or just the gearbox service?. Has some independent experienced person inspected the wishbones yet, and declared them to require attention in the immediate future? Apologies, but I’m a bit lost with this thread. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Emma, Sorry to hear of your issues. If this were mine, I would be seeking an alternative quote, since c£3k sounds rather expensive to me. Kind regards, Gareth.