Steve Q

Fears

You'll need to replace it.

I suppose the difference between a flammable petrol/diesel car Vs flammable electric car is that a petrol or diesel can be put out far easier. Which is a major consideration. In my opinion if the government had been serious about us all driving electric cars they would have been investing in the infrastructure 15 years ago. Ie charging points on new houses even 15 years ago. Baring in mind tis was possible as the Nissan leaf, vauxhall ampara etc have been around a long time. Same with investing in the charging points etc that long back too. Which makes me think two things. 1. Either the government want the vast majority of the public out of car ownership/usage as the infrastructure isn't their to charge 2 cars per household across the country (bare in mind the average household has 4 cars now). 2. Like they did the diesel cars in the 90s/noughties they persuaded people to buy them as they were cheaper to run and allegedly greener. Now further down the line they're telling us the opposite about diesels and telling us electric are the future. I bet this will change and they'll tell us electric cars aren't good for the environment and persuade people to switch to new tech such as synthetic fuel or hydrogen. At the end of the day it all depends on where our corrupt politicians have their money invested affects what they try and enforce or bring into effect on us. A good example of this was when the politicians invested in haulage, motorway construction companies etc in the 1950s/early 1960s then deliberately destroyed the rail industry by initially banning mixed freight then closing services which were vital to push people into cars. Beaching was the unused as the Scape goat. Bare in mind all towns and some villages had a rail yard where goods were unloaded then a Scammel scarab 3 wheeled lorry was used to transport the goods around the town or village.

Definitely get it back for repair. Feel free to get an independent diagnosis for peace of mind.

Looks lovely. Keep us posted on how you get on with the purchase

How long have you had it and did you buy it from a dealer? If bought from a dealer in the last 30 days it's their responsibility to repair it free of charge as you can return the car for a full refund In that time.

I'd bet money Audi will try and sell you a whole mirror. I'd recommend looking on eBay including international sellers

I believe Cliff could well be right.

I'd recommend watching YouTube buyers guides. We've sent issues with the A7 hybrid alternators, I appreciate this is a sq5 but it'll be similar technology:

The old interval was 5 years or 120k miles which ever comes first I believe. However Audi changed this to no time frame. I wouldn't risk it over 5 years with a belt in my opinion.

Itl need a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up. The airbag warning light could just be due to a loose airbag wire under the passenger seat.

The 1.4 petrol is known for fuel rail issues. Not too much about the 1.0.

Yep I appreciate that, but if both sensors are working and picking up a fault between them then the natural assumption will get the cat. Hence why the car believes it's the cat. Feel free to change the other sensor and let us know the outcome.

I'd check eBay there's a some on there.

You're welcome 🙂

What's the source? Have you looked at buyers guides on YouTube? Worth a watch if not.

Alternatively change the other oxygen sensor to see if it helps. But you might be wasting money if the diagnostic test has said it's the cat.

What if you change the cat?

Definitely go for petrol in my opinion.

Id recommend getting the car in for a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up. On my daily (ford Kuga) that has a dab radio I find on frosty days the signal is worse or non existent for some reason

You're welcome. How many miles? And is it town or motorway miles etc.

To be fair, there's been a lot of confusion around it.

Really glad this thread and forum helped 🙂 it's feedback like this which is greatly appreciated ☺️

You'll have to keep chasing them I suspect. The Audi parts department should be able to tell you what it's listed as.

Glad it's all sorted 🙂