To scrap or not to scrap...

[PaulK]

I've got an 07 A4 estate, high milage but in pretty good condition - other than the fact the multitronic gearbox issue has arisen.

There's vibration at high speed, the PRNDS has turned red, it occasionally slips out of gear, and there's the occasional knocking sound.

The garage (Audi indy) have suggested doing a filter and oil change - either £199 or £407 depending on what type it is.

If this doesn't work, the repair is into the thousands to replace it (on top of the first option).

Q1 - is it even worth trying the 'change oil and filter' option? Does this ever work?

Q2 - The repairs may be more than the cost of the car itself. Do I scrap it now, not even try to get it fixed?

Q3- Skip the original quick fix, and just replace it?

Pretty miserable about the whole situation, ideally wouldn't scrap an otherwise shiny car. Any bright ideas?

[Magnet]

Hello Paul,

Very sorry to hear of your issue.

I'm very much with you on the range of questions you raise and no doubt you will get other advice from this active forum.

If it were mine:- Invest in a gearbox oil and filter change, preferably finding a gearbox specialist who can quote you, rather than an independent. If it turns out to be on the expensive side of the figures you were quoted then rethink.

If you do, and it works - great. If it doesn't then why not invest in the services of We buy any car, or similar? After all, it runs! Scrap? - no. Repair -no. 

Good luck with it.

Kind regards,

Gareth.      

[PaulK]

Thanks for your input, Gareth.

[WPAWS]

15 hours ago, PaulK said:

filter and oil change

This would be my first port of call a gearbox oil and filter change it is the cheapest option at this stage and may fix the issue, its down to how much you want to throw at it Paul 

[PaulK]

Thanks @Paul A6 That confirms what I was leaning towards.

[WPAWS]

1 minute ago, PaulK said:

Thanks @Paul A6 That confirms what I was leaning towards.

your welcome m8, for the sake of a couple of hundred pounds its worth a go to see if it cures the car, if not then you have the hard choice of throwing more money at it.

if it does not fixed it you have 2 options either scrap it for peanuts or break it, i would go down the break it road people are always after parts and eBay is your friend when it comes to breaking a car up, you have so many parts you can sell on that you will make money on it. just a thought Paul

[ZakICarey]

If it's good condition I don't see a reason to scrap it. Better sell it to someone.

[Magnet]

Post is over 2 years old Zak! 

How did you chance on this one to reply to? 

[ZakICarey]

On 10/6/2020 at 3:59 PM, ZakICarey said:

If it's good condition I don't see a reason to scrap it. Better sell it to someone.

If it's good condition I don't see a reason to scrap it. Better sell it to someone. As of late I have also been thinking about scrapping a van. It's my father's old van which he liked very much and took very good care of it. I thought to myself that it would be a pity to scrap but keeping it wasn't an option. Not being in a rush we decided to sell it as we realized it would take longer to sell it than to sell it. My father was very happy with this decision even though he doesn't get to keep the car.

[Magnet]

Hello Zak,

Thanks for coming back on this, but the point I was trying to make was that (unfortunately) whatever you now advise will be just too late, and the decision would have been made more than 2 years ago! 

Sorry, but I’m still at a loss to understand why you resurrected this, and indeed how you found the post. 

Kind regards,

Gareth.