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not so sure about the scratches, although i have a few on my car i'm going to try and improve when the weather improves. my process will be; scratch remover, polish, wax. i've done it before on other cars and usually at least improve the look. that scuff on the rear arch looks like it will come out with some elbow grease mate

I made a quick video of my Audi A3 nothing professional just bit of fun plz go check it out, like comment and subscribe.

Update from Audi, I took my car into Audi to fix the issues from the fire, they did a great job and it cost me a arm and a leg as you would expect but what I did not expect is they are going to refund me the cost of the repairs because of the recall notice someone posted here. So thank you very much cant believe they are going to cover the repairs- its like a Christmas gift - Thanks to the guy who posted the recall notice. (2015 A5)

Not a body & paint man myself, but the one over the wheel looks like it would buff out....not sure about the other one though, but worth having a go at it as it shouldn't have a negative effect on it.

Haha, I don't trust my car, so many things have been changed and it's one problem after another, so I'm trying to minimize anything going wrong with it for now, but I would do a remap on a new car in the future :)

you know, with a little fettle, that car easily good for 300bhp

Hello Paul, I certainly agree with Trevor and Bradley, and I think you are on the right lines to be concerned to get the servicing items changed now so you have a good base point to move foreward from. This is diesel? Replacing the fuel filter would be a good idea as well as what has been mentioned. Also the often overlooked but well used wiper blades. Try Bosch Aerotwins - there are others but...You say it's had a basic oil and filter service. Do you know what make of oil has been used and what filters? I have a thing about using main dealer (or maybe good quality German parts) for service items rather than slightly cheaper brands - on the basis that your labour is cheap! - so spend your saving wisely on good quality parts and oil. Same with timing belt and assembly and particularly ( in capitals really!) the water pump please just don't replace it with anything other than VAG. IF you want to save a few shillings on the cambelt and tensioners then I would only go with Gates as the second option. There are discounts available with some VAG dealers so shop around. I can give you one contact if it helps. Yes, good idea about changing the coolant. Good luck with it. Kind regards, Gareth.

Nice! Go for it I say, you only live once, why not! :)

Hello Jas and welcome to Audi ownership. I think your sentiments in regard to maintenance are sound, but it has to be appreciated that this car is virtually new and under warranty, and anything you do to it on a DIY basis - even with the best of intentions - might just run the risk of invalidating that warranty, so beware of any over-kill. As I understand it, you can opt for a longlife schedule or a normal service schedule, and depending on your normal journeys and driving style, the longlife service interval could run to near to 20K, and a longlife oil would be used. I think Quantum Longlife 3 (observing correct grade and spec.) is/was used by some main dealers. If it were mine Jas, I might think about opting for a shorter service interval at the dealer and still insist on their Longlife oil being used for these more regular services. This would be a well intentioned belt and bracers approach. Whatever, I would be very careful about doing anything on a DIY basis until it's out of warranty. If you still feel you want to take the risk then I would advise at least buying the oil and filter from your local main dealer, and keeping the receipt. Enjoy it. Kind regards, Gareth.

WOOOAHH! That's a biggie :/

Check out these projected gains! definitely going to have a think about this!

let them write it off, get a new car, buy the write off back, bodge it, sell it.