Steve Q

You're welcome, glad we could help :) I wish you all the best with your project and please keep us posted on how it goes :) Cheers Steve

Think you'll find it's just red tinted film on.your fog lights. Use a hair dryer or heat gun to remove the film. And.yes it is illegal. Displaying any form of red lights on the front is illegal. Cheers Steve

Welcome to the forum Imran, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) What exactly have the garage said? The three places where you'd expect a coolant leak is either from the radiator, pipework leading to or from the radiator or from a failed head gasket. What colour is the smoke coming out of the exhaust? Cheers Steve

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

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

I would doubt it's been a police car. You'd have extra holes in the roof for the antenna (or evidence of this) if it were. My guess is still on so we form of company car. Where they've had extra lights etc fitted. Ie for building sites etc. Cheers Steve

Sorry to hear your still having issues sue. Have you decided what you will do if the lights haven't been adjusted properly by Audi? Definitely don't blame you for not using the mot service again! Cheers Steve

Way

Well if it drives ok then I wonder if it is a sensor that has failed. My other option would be to get a second opinion at another garage or even Audi themselves. Sorry I can't help more. Cheers Steve

Feather

Definitely worth ringing round dealers to get the best price :)

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So once again Audi has managed to increase it's sales for the 8th year running with a total of 1,878,100 deliveries made to customers. This equates to a 0.6% increase on 2016 which is impressive in spite of the emissions scandal. One main reason for the growth is because of an increased demand of SUVs which has increased Audi's Q model sales by 10.8%. Heres the link to the article from the Telegraph for more info: https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/01/audi-closes-2017-new-record-breaking-sales/ Cheers Steve

You're welcome :) Yes they should! It might be worth you giving them the VIN number as well as the reg :) they should also be able to provide you with all the service history the a3 has ever had at any main dealer :) Cheers Steve

Wow that's expensive! Was that a genuine Audi dealer? Or an independent? Sometimes you'll find that certain Audi dealers have deals on for brake discs and pads so it's definitely worth asking around. Cheers Steve

Hi Chris, my advice would be to ask Audi as they'll definitely know which turbo is fitted. I would argue if a tuner doesn't know which turbo is fitted, then the question is can you trust them to tune/remap your a3?! Sorry I can't help more. Cheers Steve

Needle

Good guess, but unfortunately incorrect.

Sorry you've had this Henry. Have Dunlop come back to you with regard to their findings? Good idea Keith. Make sure you take pictures of them before they go to Dunlop. In my opinion they should be giving you and Henry case numbers so that you can follow it up with them. Don't send both tyres to them. Only one so that you have some form of evidence. It would be easy for Dunlop to dispose of the evidence!! I think if all of you who are affected do t get anywhere with Dunlop it might be worth contacting trading standards or Ann Robinson's Watchdog. Sorry I can't help more. Cheers Steve

Cloth

We've not had one of these in a while!

Bowling

Any guesses?

Welcome to the forum Ian, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) If the egr/egr cooler have been replaced and the light is still on then I wonder if it is a sensor which is at fault? What issues are you experiencing when driving? Cheers Steve

Glad we could help Phil :) You are being wise not to rush a big decision like this. As long as you do a motorway run once a week then you'll be fine and not have to worry about the dpf. The dpf clogs with soot because the engine and exhaust doesn't get hot enough to burn it off the filter. For example I do 500 miles per week and have a diesel and have no issues. My driving is a mixture of motorway, country roads and town driving but the large mixture doesn't present an issue. However, if you did 20 miles to work and back then this would not be enough to keep the dpf clear as the engine won't get hot enough. If the dpf had to be replaced you'd be looking around £1000-£1500 approx to replace. These figures are estimates from what I dealt with whilst working in a volkswagen service department. The 2 wheel drive versions are more than suitable as most of the time Quattro is not required in our climate. Unless you live in certain parts of Scotland or Wales. The beauty of the a7 is that despite most of them being base spec in front wheel drive the first owner may have chosen nice options as you've found out. In terms of spending large sums on your a6, I can fully appreciate where you're coming from and to be fair if I wasn't sentimentally attached to mine then I'd probs have got rid of it. Running a high mileage a6 can become expensive as I know from experience. Cheers Steve