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  1. Steve Q
    Welcome to the forum Keith, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) Sorry to hear you've having issues with your a5. A long shot but could the condensation and air conditioning issue be connected? After all air con dies take excess moisture out of the cabin. It's worth a shot in asking the question! Due to the age of the car there should be various amounts of factory good will they can offer you hence the reduced cost of the sat nav work. Also I've moved this topic to the a5 section to help other members find it. Cheers Steve
  2. Steve Q
    Welcome to the forum David, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) You are looking at a very good a6 Avant model :) you'll find the pre 2008 models have less power and lower emissions due to the fitment of a DPF filter which was first introduced in 2007 for the 2008 model year. Cheers Steve :)
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    You're welcome, glad I could help :) Also with the 2.0 there is a known fault with the engine where by the pistons ate too small which results in oil to seep past them and has been known to destroy the engine! So make sure the recall has been done. This will involve new pistons and rings and in a worse case scenario a new engine. I'd say you'd be looking the top end if your budget for a reasonable a5 in my opinion. Cheers Steve
  4. Steve Q
    A5 are nice but have you considered on older shape a4 convertible?
  5. Steve Q
    Definitely does Rob!! Looks like the plans arranged then :)
  6. Steve Q
    I know what you mean Trevor! I could do with a garage myself for the a6 and my Ford escort!
  7. Steve Q
    Welcome to the forum Ronnie, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) I believe the see and s line grill are the same size but the s3 grill is bigger. Your best bet would be to look on eBay. Cheers Steve
  8. Steve Q
    Yea, it should be a good laugh Edd :) and yea, meeting at the services is a good plan. I'll have a look nearer the time to find them. If I do it now then people will gave forgotten where we said (myself included lol)
  9. Steve Q
    Well I know it's not taken or the transporter films lol.
  10. Steve Q
    Hi Robert, I believe the correct oil is 5w 30 and this is what we used when I worked at volkswagen in their service department. Cheers Steve
  11. Steve Q
    At least you know what it is your after in terms of spec, engine etc. It all helps towards experience :) Do you think you'll get another Audi?
  12. Steve Q
    Its Jonny English reborn! Your turn with your film now Paul :)
  13. Steve Q
    Lol tell me about it! This weather is starting to really get on my nerves now!!! Don't worry I'll still be going to the show! No rain can stop me lol 😂
  14. Steve Q
    Thanks Bradley :)
  15. Steve Q
    Glad I could help (kind of!)
  16. Steve Q
    Hi Dan, sorry this topic has been missed. Can't you just mark all the pullies and cams with a white marker of some sort? I've found this YouTube video which may help: Cheers Steve
  17. Steve Q
    Certainly is daylight robbery! Sounds like this a8 is in good hands :) Deffo! It's the only way we learn, ie from each other :)
  18. Steve Q
    Welcome to the forum Mike, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) I believe the bumper and grill on the a3 in the picture is a facelift model. The facelifted a3 8p was released 2008. For you to facelift your a3 you'll need the updated bumper, grill, headlights, bonnet and front wings. Hope I've helped :) Cheers Steve
  19. Steve Q
    Hmm, odd how the dealer is telling you to go straight to Audi. Seems like he is trying to wash his hands of you and the car. The dealer should be fixing it not audi.in my opinion. If the dealer is being funny then I'd say take it back. There are plenty of a3 8p convertibles out there ;) Cheers Steve
  20. Steve Q
    You're welcome :) The car must have taken a fair wack for it to be classed as a cat d! New the car would have been 80-90k new so it would have had to have sustained damage of approx 10-20k I'd say at a guess. For total loss insurance companies go up to approx 50% of the cars worth. At a guess at a year old the car would have been worth approx 40-50k depending on exact spec. So total loss would have been approx half that. Hope I'm not boring you! That's a good idea with regard to the cylinders. Fingers crossed it's not seized. I do hope the steering column is a simple fix too. £1200 for a new one from Audi is extortionate! Cheers Steve
  21. Steve Q
    Nope, but good guess! The film is Abit older than that.
  22. Steve Q
    I wondering if there's a fault with.a valve or.inlet manifold but I am just guessing here.
  23. Steve Q
    Nope! It's a spy film/comedy if that helps :)
  24. Steve Q
    Welcome to the forum, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) Wow, it's been stood virtually since new! What's the cars story? Plus you have to wonder why it was parked up at a year old with a steering column fault and not taken to the dealer under warranty for repair? It does sound like it's the column at fault and I wonder if it can be repaired? Also I'm assuming you've ruled the keys out as the possible cause? I say this as they may need reprogramming if the car and keys have sat for over 10 years. This would also be a cheaper option than replacing the column. I'd say you'd be right to do a crank by hand and you'll quickly know if the engine is seized. Once you've established it is free then I'd carry out a full service on the engine including a new battery, cambelt and water pump + tensioner. Once you've don't that then it's worth seeing if it'll start normally. Fingers crossed :) Keep us posted on how things progress and we'd love to see some pics of your a8 :) Cheers Steve
  25. Steve Q
    Welcome to the forum Chris, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) The key question is, have you spoken to the dealer where you bought it from? And if so what have they said? We're you aware of any of the issues when you bought it? If it were me I'd be taking the car back from where I bought it for them to inspect it. Also I would monitor the coolant to see if you loose any more. Is there any smoke coming out of the exhaust and if so what colour is it? Obviously if you are buying a new engine you have to be certain on the history of it and especially that it's had the recall. Cheers Steve
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