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Hi all AITP 9 trailer is out and we are in it! pause it when you notice us :D can't wait for the full one to come out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7uQ3fFbLIM Regards Bradley

So i spend most of Sunday washing cleaning and polishing my car getting it ready for Castle Combe only to wake this morning to find it covered in Saharan dust, i`m now back to square one. My Audi is nothing special when it comes to Audis but still i want it to look great on the day, i guess i`ll have to start over lol

On one of facebook groups someone has posted a web that shows how many cars are left/produced from each model That got me thinking so i did a bit of research and i might be wrong but ...:) My a6 c6 3.0 tdi quattro sline lemans is from october 2006 . According to the web there were only 17 produced. Also my vin is ending 002... could this be 2nd produced for uk ???.... Does anyonr have a friend or works at audi thst this can be checked ? I know this is a long shot is this worth checking or its just me going mad !!!??? Here is the web . Accoring to this there is only 229 left out of 253 produced for uk https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/audi_a6_s_line_le_mans_quattro

Clearcoat is porous so each time you clean or polish you remove all dirt from the creaters , hence better shine and paint underneeth is more visible. Wax or sealant is used to fill in pours creating a smooth finish so dirt dust sticks less.

No worries Gary. I have my SIM on a 1 month rolling contract. 1GB data but Virgin double it up on deal. It is £9/Month but that offers flexi option regarding upping or lowering allowances. The SMS and Airtime seem a waste but this was a better deal than going for a Data only SIM package. Enjoy the MMi - a cracking package. With both SD slots used, phone music and the Jukebox full you will have more music than you will ever need and DVD player to boot.

lol I see what you mean! It has a Ford street ls appearance!

I think we had about 12 cars. We had 3 people join us on the day with a 1982 Audi 80 and 1991 Audi 80 ;)

liking the vid so far was not expecting to see that many audis in one place lol

No problem, Trevor, thanks for your input on the data usage

So it was Saharan dust on my car! i was wondering why the dust from the dirt road at Audis in the park hadn't washed off despite the rain lol wow Paul! You're good at being organised! Mine won't even get cleaned until the the week before at the earliest! Theres no point for me to do it early due to the miles I do. Sorry you'll have to start again, but at least it'll be extra clean! ;) and in terms of your Audi not being special, I agree with Brad. They are special to their owners and anyone seeing the cars at any show will appreciate that! As brad said it's all about the memories you've had and I can tell you that's what givenit the sentimental value ;) cheers steve

Glad we could help :)

That's awesome! You can see our stand more than once! For those that don't know, our stand is on the left hand side of the dirt road with the red banner. Our cars are parked at an angle ;) cheers steve

Hey Piotr, would imagine the Le Mans is rarer than a normal a6 S Line as I bet it was a lot more expensive. On some of the Audi A6 Facebook pages I follow, members in America have rung Audi to found out how many of their car were produced of a particular colour/interior spec and model. I might be worth to see if you can do the same :) cheers steve

Cheers guys, The alloy will be tossed away now.

Hi Paul Bummer man, that's annoying! and every Audi is a special Audi in my mind :) Kind regards Bradley

Could be CV joint, would have thought they'd pick it up in an MOT though? Keep us updated Nick, would be interesting to find out what the issue is! :) (hopefully not too expensive) Kind regards Bradley

Hello David, I always use main dealer filters bought at discount, since I consider the savings on a DIY oil and filter change warrant spendingmthat small amount more over buying cheap filters. If I do deviate from main dealer filters then I try to use only Mann as an alternative, but would avoid ones carrying (now bought out) brand names which we used love and respect. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Trevor, So age has its merits, but comes with an improving forgetory (my answer to memory loss!). But yes, I do remember the the CX and indeed Citroen were renouned for their inovation with suspensions (was it LMH fluid or something similar which also worked the braking system under pressure?) But of course, let's not forget their opposite end of the scale, 2CV - the upside down pram! Now being old allows you to have strong opinion - most of it being poo pooed - and to my mind, someone decided about 30 years ago that suspension systems should be designed to allow our everyday family car to go around corners as if you were on a race track. Great, but at the considerable expense of ride comfort, leaving us all with our backsides jarring as we travel along our potholed roads. The minority who want to permanently drive around corners at high speed (often on budget tyres with minimum grip?) do so with some bravado, while the average family motorist suffers from bad backs as a result of hard suspension. Of course, Dunlop brought out pneumatic tyres to replace solid tyres only to find that some 90 years on our "young enthusiastic press-on" drivers now run around on tyres about as deep and shock absorbing as the solid ones were. Progress!? Trendy? Most definitely. End of ramble. Cool! -well done Brad. This used to be something which wasn't really hot, but now I guess it's something which is trendy! Sorry Brad., only joking. Pot (as in potholes) used to be something like a deep pan - now it's no longer deep, but high. What I'm trying to say (very badly) is that some of these 'new' innovations are simply recycled concepts from many decades ago. Case in point, the current stop/start system recycled from the 1930s. Sorry folks, I could bore you for hours. Congratulations to those who stuck with it so far. Kind regards, Gareth.

I did read about this. I believe Audi have joined forces with Mercedes and BMW to offer this scheme. However I believe it's only available in Germany

If it's for drag get a 1.9tdi (PD) and go all out on that instead. Everyone tunes 1.8t's