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I add Mann to that list. We are talking oil filters here - not air filters-??

Hello Matt, Yes, of course - you are certainly welcome to advertise your car on the forum. Just provide a fullest of descriptions of the car that you can, and ideally some photographs. Also post the price you want for it. Do not include any phone or e Mail contact details since this is an open forum. Interested buyers will be able to contact you via. a PM. Good luck and kind regards, Gareth.

Hello whoever-you-are. You set this forum an impossible task by not even outlining the minimum of detail - not even your name! Could you start again, by including your name, location, vehicle details inc. engine size petrol/diesel, mileage, history of service, when it was last serviced, whether any advisories on MOT etc. etc. I’m sure someone will then be able to help you, once you’ve helped us to help you. Perhaps you would also be kind enough to have a look at the forum rules. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Paul, Thanks for joining and posting your advert. You say ‘…..unlikely to find better at any age/price..’ , but unless I’ve missed it, I cannot see the price you want for it. Would you be kind enough to let forum members know what price you require for the car. Please avoid ‘offers’ since this is likely to result in yourself, and forum members being messed around. Many thanks and kind regards, Gareth.

Many thanks for the update Chris. Bit confused by the last paragraph/question - to who? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Michael, Why high performance bushes? Are you going to be using this regularly on track, as opposed to normal road use and driving? Kind regards, Gareth.

OK Lee - that’s quite a bit clearer. To me, from the photo - it appears to be more than a crack in the paintwork ( through metal?) but I’m sure you will appreciate its difficult to determine simply from your photo. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Chris, Thanks for the reply, but the question remains:- Not available new?? ‘…….searching …….scrapyards ….’ Are you intending to use Partsfinder etc., or just searching random scrapyards via. your own searches? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Lee, It could just be me, but I can see any ‘crack’ . Photo 1 - nothing. Are you talking about photo 2 and the ‘tape line’ where it appears (perhaps) the panel has been resprayed and the masking tape has been poorly applied - not allowing the paint to fully cover up to the window trim? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Chris, Part unobtainable from dealer? If so, second hand is of course the only option. Have you tried the on-line car breaker links, such as Partsfinder? - there are more. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Simon, The bit about servicing/MOT station. Are these one and the same, and/or does the servicing garage get the car MOT’d at the same time as the service is carried out. Any intention of taking the arm to the MOT station for them to see what they have missed about 3 months ago!? Kind regards, Gareth.

Many thanks Simon, Apologies, but I really think you are mis-directing your concerns about how long these components should last, and your primary concern should rest with the MOT centre and/or the servicing garage, both of whom have put you in a life threatening situation with this vehicle. To try to box this up:- Is the servicing garage also the MOT testing garage? Irrespective of your answer, I would be steering well clear of them/the pair of them, since they have both put you and yours in this unacceptably dangerous situation. You mentioned ‘both sides renewed -when happened’, which may suggest this didn’t happen yesterday -? If this rusted component failed within 3 months of the MOT date, then you could/should have notified VOSA, who would then have investigated the MOT station. This might well have saved others from a similar fete in the future. If this were mine:- my objective would be to find another trusted local garage, and an MOT station as soon as possible. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Mario, You have now sent me 3 PMs! - with the same information! Please, do not send me PMs on this topic, since I cannot personally help you. As asked earlier, could you please just write your responses against the thread, so that other forum members will know the up to date situation. Sorry Mario, but I can’t make it any clearer. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Simon, Thanks for posting the question of how long these critical components should last. It may be considered that 11 years is not long enough, but the location and design make these vulnerable. However, there will be other variables such as what region the car has been used in, that will indicate the likely amount of winter salt used, etc., so for me, I would think the question is generally unanswerable. What really concerns me here is how on earth a car with such an obviously corroded component like this would have passed an MOT in the last 12 months - and even if it did, why it wasn’t marked as an advisory. When did it pass its MOT Simon, and in terms of maintenance, how long have you owned it, and when was it last in a garage for servicing? If this were mine, I would be renewing both sides, and considering renewing the shock absorbers since they might also be rather/well rusted. Perhaps you can come back to us with the detail. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Kevin, Thanks for the PM, but could you please post it as a reply to this thread, so everyone will know the up to date situation. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Richard, Yes, as I said/ thought - you isolate it on start up, and once you switch off, you have to isolate it again. Permanently isolating even via. VCDS etc? Maybe, but I think if it is indeed possible, there may be certain system downsides (BCM associated) which might be adversely affected. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Steve, I think there were quite a number of posts about air con. issues associated with a ‘pressure sensor’ - possibly vacuum sensor, which seemed to solve a number of poster’s problems. Probably well worth having a search back. Kind regards, Gareth,

Hello Steve, You really need the correct paint code for the car, rather than relying on paint names. You should be able to obtain the code by requesting a build record via. the VIN. Any dealer should be able to provide that for you. Getting a good match:- aerosols sometimes (regularly?) result in off shades, so be prepared. Pearls often need a specified coloured primer to get nearer to the end results you hope for. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Steve, hence the now (6 year plus?) Audi service database - far less open to any fiddle. As you say never ( in caps) accept any claim of service history without confirming it from an independent source before committing to buy. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Martha (& Paul?), The OP’s problem seemed to have been solved by charging the battery. The battery condition would have been my first consideration. In your case:- Does the car get regular daily reasonably long runs? If not, I would not discount battery condition in your case as well. Although the car is relatively new, it could well be that the car sat around for months ( awaiting vital components) with a flattening battery - before dispatch, and the battery is now passed its best. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Kevin, Have you checked if Haynes did a manual for your car? Have you searched EBay? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Anthony, So the upshot is that it doesn’t have (full - did they list or tell you -full?) service history, and it barely has any service history. A vehicle covering such a small annual mileage should have been serviced annually, so in reality, it should have had at least two Audi-recognised- and recorded services during its warranty period. What you do about that as far as the seller is concerned, is obviously for you to decide, but from your previous posts, it would appear the car was incorrectly described. Saying it as I see it - and apologies for being direct - you appear to have had a ‘lack of interest or concern’ about what you were told/saw, and you are possibly only now finding the only service invoice that has sat in the glove box since you bought it! I raise the above, since the seller may counter your late claim. Anyway, moving forward:- pleased to note that you now intend to treat the earlier service as if it never happened - as advised - and having the car serviced properly. If it helps, I would suggest you have the air and pollen filters renewed as well as the obvious oil filter and oil. Not sure who you are going to entrust this to, but quality of (aftermarket?) filters is important, if genuine VAG aren’t going to be used, so worth checking -? Low mileage vehicles get a hammering in comparison with high mileage ones where they cover large mileages under optimum operating conditions, so I if this were mine, I would be getting this car serviced annually. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Tony, Thanks for joining and posting your plea. May sound daft, but it could be well worth getting the battery efficiency check. Cheap and simple exercise which at least will eliminate it if it’s found to be serviceable. Just as well get the alternator output checked as well. Let us know how you get on Tony. Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Anthony, Are Cardiff Audi telling you they (in caps) haven’t serviced the car throughout its life, or are they telling you that the National Audi service database does not show any service history record for the car? Subtle, but highly important difference. Blackest case:- you could have bought a car with zero-ish service history, even though your seller stated it had (full?) service history, and you never sought, or had any evidence, to support that before concluding the purchase. Yes, you can take it up with the seller, but I sense you will receive some defence via. that route. If indeed the (full?) service history cannot be substantiated, then the vehicle has been miss represented and miss sold, and as such you should have redress if you have supporting evidence. When you said you didn’t buy this just-out-of-warranty car from a main dealer, then that was a little surprising since stocks would have been low, and main dealers should have been retaining stock, rather than trading it. Why did they trade it?? The ‘who did you buy it off’ question remains unanswered, and it is understandable that you would not wish to disclose this, but small local trader or large retailer? - may help to point you in the direction of a sound approach from here. Again, it would be interesting to know if the car was bought locally and if so, if it carries a local Cxx………registration number. Final question, did Cardiff Audi also check for a servicing record via. a VIN as well as the registration number? Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Anthony, ’…all on the Key..? Sorry does not make sense to me. If this were mine, I would certainly be seeking a print out of its service history with some urgency. Service history is a major influencer on the car’s (re) saleability and price. Going forward:- again if it were mine - action as already suggested. Kind regards, Gareth.