Steve Q

13 hours ago, priest1919 said:

Hello guys! 

I am new to this, so please don't judge me when I'm saying that I wasn't an Audi fan (i tought it's just an overpriced VW) until i bought this beauty a few months ago; also I do like older cars (90's-00's). Since then, I am in love with Audi and i wouldn't trade it for anything else (maybe for another Audi lol).

It has some scratches and scuffs but I will fix them in time, meanwhile I made some changes (like the custom cat back exhaust, and I'm really proud of it cause I made it myself with another guy) but i am still looking for some decent priced rims (preferably with dish), cause my baby need new shoes lol .

I hope you guys will like it and maybe some day we will have a meeting and/or a roadtrip to enjoy our little preciouses together!

Welcome to the forum, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Nicely modded a4 :) 

Cheers

Steve

Demand

Welcome to the forum Simon, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

I can fully relate with what you're saying as my 2002 a6 does the same to me! As does my old Ford escort. Bills are expensive!!

Now there are 2 ways of looking at this: 

1. With your head. Is it time to get rid as it's caused too much grief.  Or can you now not afford to sell in light of how money has been spent and you're now stuck with it.

2. With your heart. In my opinion if it puts a smile on your face every time you drive it then is the expense worth it. I tell you now, despite how much money my Ford escort costs me. I'd never get rid of it due to it putting a smile on my face! Hope that makes sense. 

It sounds like to me too many owners have neglected servicing and maintenance on the car and now you're the one putting it right. Once it's sorted you'll have a cracking car. And if you love it then I'd say persevere. I've found that expensive bills get more common the older the Audi gets. But this is the same case with any car. And I love my a6 and wouldn't part with it. 

Cheers

Steve 

Idiots everywhere unfortunately! 

Arm

Hey Adam, it is true that people do look for full Audi service history and I can see how this is desirable. However from my personal experience having a car service at a private garage does not always mean that servicing has been skimped on. My a6 has been serviced at a local garage ever since it came out of warranty and has had no expense spared and is now on 328k miles on the original engine and gearbox. 

Cheers :) 

Steve

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As Piotr has said take it for a diagnostic check and see what fault codes flag up. I'm assuming there is adblue liquid in the tank? 

11 hours ago, Shaggy33 said:

No problem thank you for your input. I’ve bought a single din and a harness for the b5. Got the stereo out and now wondering where on earth all the wires go. Bought this eBay item...182657635008, anyone else does this mod?

 

Sorry I can't help more Chris, I'm unfortunately not too knowledgeable on radio wiring. 

Cheers

Steve

Welcome to the forum Konrad, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Adam is spot on about his info on Audi yellows :) and like Adam, tucan yellow is my favorite Audi yellow :) 

Cheers

Steve

Here's the link to the thread Dan :) glad you can make it, I'll add you to the list :) 

Yea, I'd get that sorted sooner rather than later. I've got to get some spray work done on mine before the show season starts. 

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11 hours ago, Wayne T said:

 

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the welcome buddy

Yes...... seems about right ....... us Brits 2nd class as usual ...... and far too soft !!

Id be much happier if Audi just told us all the truth !! It seems a pretty identical choice of words are used when problems post update are reported !

"its NOTHING to do with the update" ........... "It REALLY IS coincidental" ......... "We'll run a diagnostic & get back to you" .......... & my personal favourite ..... "As a GOOD WILL gesture we'll reduce the needed coincidental repair costs" !!!!

Im not hunting compensation ...... couldnt care less....... just want some truthful answers ........ I know there are more people that report no issues post update & great !! Happy Audi customers ....... but it seems to me that Audi have taken a gamble on the law of percentages ........ probably less than a 100th of 1 percent reported problems & subsequent loss of future customers which im sure VAG would of taken hands down after the revelation !!

Anyway ....... had a good chat with their service department today when their service manager called me to ask why id cancelled my MOT & Service booking !!

Told them the truth !! Will update when i know the outcome of what ive asked for Not holding my breath !!

 

You're welcome :)

You'd be surprised on how many people have reported issues after the recall. But not all customers have egr or dpf failures some are just reporting lower mpg etc. I did have some figures from a news article that I posted on here. I'll have to look to see where I posted it. 

Either way I can't see the issue just going away. But you are right in saying that the individual dealer is not at fault as they are just having to clean up Audis dirty work with what Audi provides for them.

Looks great Pete! Great wheels :) 

Hi Chris, I have this issue on my 2002 a6. I have the symphony radio with built in 6 CD changer. I have found the screen starts to fail.due to age and is not connected to the low voltage. 

I have found that vibration can set it off, even vibrations from the speakers! On the same token I've found if I touch the screen whilst it is red and unreadable it resets it. However I appreciate this isn't a long term solution. 

Think.ill have to replace the radio eventually but I know the symphony radio is £400 from audi! 

Sorry I can't help more.

Cheers

Steve

Hi Ben, have you got a picture of the area that's broken. As I can't picture how it's fitted in place.

Cheers

Steve

Welcome to the forum Jonathan, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

My best advice would be to keep an eye out for a s3 being broken for spares and acquiring the seats that way and obviously keep checking eBay. 

Audi will definitely want to charge you a fortune, and alot of it will be for labour.

Sorry I can't help more.

Cheers

Steve

Welcome to the forum Ali, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

You've gone for one of the better specs :) but have to agree heated seats and xenons are rare.

Key thing is check service history, ideally this should be full. If the car has had any oil consumption issues there should be proof in the service history of any work carried out. 

With regard to the s tronic gearbox, make sure the gear changes are smooth both in auto and manual modes and free of an judders as any issues can be expensive to fix. 

Also make sure all electronic items work as some of these can be expensive to fix. This also goes for the air con as compressors etc can be very expensive. 

My order advice would be for you to ask the seller if you can get an independent inspection carried out. Companies such as the AA and RAC offer this service. If the seller is reluctant or refuses then you have to wonder what they or the car has to hide. 

I've found this YouTube video which maybe useful :) 

Hope I've helped :) 

Cheers

Steve

14 minutes ago, niedzial1983 said:

I had probably 50 meters of extra earth cables trying to get it to work . And it was constant ... but its how a first car should be :) 

Exactly! My Ford escort was very rusty when I first got it! 

I still have that Ford escort now and was used as my wedding car last year. 

Hi Cameron, fitting Audi front fogs should be easy enough to do. And should be done by an auto electrician. Have you got a pic of the front of the car so we can see what bumper you have. Also can we have a pic of the dash, predominantly the right hand side near the steering wheel. This is where the fog light switch would be fitted. 

Cheers

Steve

8 minutes ago, neilg2483 said:

I’ve taken the plunge and gone for black wheels! I’m super happy with it!! 😊

Looks great! :) 

16 minutes ago, niedzial1983 said:

90% it had so much rust there was no earth ....

Sounds alot like Ford's from the same era!! 

3 hours ago, Wayne T said:

Hi all,

newbie here so please be gentle

Figure i need to share this ....... jump on this forum ....... even if to only get it of my chest and vent a little frustration sumwhere

Heres my story so far................ My Local (ish) Audi dealership is TEESIDE AUDI (not the nearest but better for me work wise (dropped it in on way to work))

My wifes Audi A1 1.6TDI (E189) Sport in Misano Red - 2011 - cars done 39k - owned from new & had several options added on ordering (xenons, LED interior lights, sat nav, upgraded alloys, 5yr service pack ect ect ect) - ALWAYS SERVICED & MOT'ed (after 3 years) BY MAIN DEALER

When the scandal broke...... we had the usual Audi letters saying a 'Fix' was in the pipeline & would be notified when this was ready !

Fast forward well over a year............. (several letters....... approval needed ect ect ect) and finally ........ 'Sorted' ........ a 'Fix' (update) was approved and all we now needed to do was book the car in with our local dealer   Seems the E189 '1.6 TDI' was the very last in the line of being sorted ! for what ever reason ???

Bit of 'pre update history' ........

Car was a year old when it had a new EGR fitted under warranty ....... not that this is relavant i guess ?

Anyway....... during the awaited update approval .... the car had been to Audi a couple of times for service & MOT

Whilst there i chatted to a service technician in the garage (long story but car failed an MOT on the private plate letter spacing as was rushing on the morning & forgot to stick the 'correct spacing' plates on prior to taking !! Doh ) ...... i digress........  i quized him about the proposed update ?? he told me a fix was awaiting approval & at present it seemed like it was a easy fix re-designed airbox addition along with a software update ! Job sorted 

Fast forward several month later.. (maybe a year even ??) .. (must have been a service ??) - spoke again with service team & another technician to this time be told ' wow.... the E189 (1.6TDI only) fix was still awaiting approval but it looked like it was now going to be a MAJOR 3 DAY JOB at least !! head off..... injectors ... ect ect ect' !! BIG expensive job but of course funded by Audi themselves as it was a recall/emissions scandal fix !!

Fast forward again to the arrival of the Audi letter saying 'fix approved please book your car in with your local dealer - it shouldnt take no longer than a hour to fix' ???

Hmmmmmmmm ???? i thought ???? Obviousley not the '3 day BIG JOB' that was mentioned previously ??

Car booked in & update done  in August 2017 !! HUGE MISTAKE !!!!!!!!!

Picked it up & INSTANTLY noticed a difference ...... i thought it was driving like a 1940's double decker bus but as its my wifes car & i dont drive it that often i figured id let the boss (wifey) decide on that one !!

3 days later ...... wifes report ...... same as many on here really ....... No power... judder...... stalling ........ fan running on after switch off...... burning smell & lower MPG's !!

basically driving like a bag of '_______' (choose ur own word) ........ I think if ANYBODY would know how the cars driving it would be my Wifey as had it from brand new !!

Got intouch with dealership..... booked in for diagnostic but told a £60 charge would be payable if nothing related to update was found !

Wife used my car & i needed a courtesy car...... £15 charge i was told ..... WHAT ?? you wreck my wifes car & u want me to pay £15 ?? Its not the amount ... its the principle .... anyway.... after speaking to service manager they gave me a courtesy car GRATIS

Car in dealership ALL DAY & recieved a txt approx 1630hrs to say 'Your cars ready to collect' ...... no fone call ...... or ........ we found this & that wrong ect ect .... just a please collect your car txt !!

Get to dealership (Teeside Audi) to be told .... waffle waffle waffle .... yes sir no sir three bags full sir .... diagnostics & road test done .... found NOTHING WRONG & £60 please

Told them the car drives like a 40's double decker bus since update... (we should know..... well my wife should) & the DPF light had been on 'Weekly' since update (usally twice a year (after 2 years ownership) & a quick blast down the motorway got rid for another 6 months) ....... quick note: Durham to Edinburgh (day 1) (me driving.... bit quicker than wifey) Edinburgh to Durham (day 2) ........ Day 3 .... get in car on drive .... switch on ...... BINGO .... DPF light AGAIN !! Explain that Mr.Audi ???

After 20min chat with service manager & the usual 'cant find anything wrong' waffle ..... they decided to 'As a good will gesture'  waive the £60 fee (id already refused to pay it anyway..... again .... not the amount but the principle) ...... they told me to bring it straight back as soon as ANY warning light came on !! I did ask them to check the warning light (DPF) history (as they had previously said data is stored in the vehicle memory prior to it going in for diagnostics) since update to confirm the 'every week on' since update ..... when i collected the car they said no such information was stored as only critical information is stored ???? DPF £1700 repair bill sounds pretty 'Critical' to me !!

Took the car home ...... still drives like a bus ....... wifey not impressed & as a new car is due she now refuses to have anything related to VAG !! Even an advised (from me) PETROL !!

so...... where we at ....... it seems many people are having very similar issues & not getting anywhere !!

Firstly id like to say ...... I DONT BLAME THE DEALERSHIP !! TEESIDE AUDI have been brilliant !! Its NOT the dealerships fault as they are just the guys who implement the 'Fix' for our cars !! They are the guys that sold us the 'Best thing since sliced bread' vehicle based on what they were led to believe from the manufacturers !!

It seems strange to me that an initial 'Air box & software update modification' ........ possible 'HUGE EXPENSIVE (at VAGs expense) 3 day job top end engine re build/modification' ....... to ......... fast forward over a year eventual '20 min plug-in software update solution' was found & approved as a fix ??? Were talking about a multi BILLION ££££££ company here !!! How is it the technical boffins that created the 'Cheat system' in the first place took so long on finding a simple 20 min plug-in update to sort it out ?? And another question ....... WHY was it the E189 1.6TDI seemed to be last on the list over the 2L E189 ??? please Mr.Audi ..... shed some light on that ????

My take on it is ...... all dealerships have been told (by the Billion ££££ company) that ANY problems arising AFTER an update would ALWAYS be coincidental regardless of our 'nothing wrong with the car in the YEARS before the update issue !! No ifs no buts !! END OF !!

I read about 1 particular dealership offering to pay IN FULL the £3K+ repair bill on one condition .......... they could take the car to an authorised Audi independant (do they exist ??) who COULD PROVE the update was the cause of the multiple part failures !! REALLY !!!!! They already know this would be IMPOSSIBLE to do !! Hence the offer !!

Several people here with post update issues are fighting with dealerships !! They are prestige franchises who operate strictly under the guidance of their bosses...... Its a livelyhood for the owners of such franchises....... They are basically doing & saying what they are told for fear of it being taken away from them !! Their bosses..... MR AUDI DIRECT !!

Our fight is with them ...... not the dealership !! American VAG customers didnt have to do a thing ........ Their goverment did it all for them !! Wheres our goverment help/intervention ?? What also seems strange to me ..... and i have to make a point in saying (for fear of retribution)...... that this is MY OPINION ONLY (which i am with-in my rights to have) that how come ........ the initial update (piece of plastic thingy along with software update) was NOT APPROVED ??? Top end re build .... NOT APPROVED ??? to eventual ....... 20 min software only update approved & implemented ???? Answers on a postcard please

 

Rant over ........ do i feel better Hmmmmmmmmm ........ NOPE !!

Currently trying to convince my wife to get a new PETROL Audi ........ shes not having it just yet !! Car 'WAS' booked in for its MOT and a service ...... cancelled it this morning & told Audi why ...... also told them to give me a TOP price (considering our circumstances & the fact that weve had 4 brand new Audis over 15 years) for a trade in.

I hold my breath

 

Will update you all

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the forum Wayne, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Sorry to hear you have fallen victim of the update. Please keep us updated on how you get on. I believe that watchdog had been investing vag over car issues which VAG claim are not connected. 

Also the reason why our government hasn't got involved is because despite the cheat device being fitted the diesel vag cars still.meet the emission requirements in Europe. The US are more strict on emissions and hence why US owners are getting more compensation etc. VAG have only done the recall in europe as good will for there dishonesty. 

Cheers

Steve

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19 hours ago, niedzial1983 said:

My first car 1991 fso polonez 1.5 ... i had to fix it for an hour to drive it !!!

Was that every time you drove it Piotr?!