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Welcome to the forum Jack, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 my key question is where did you get your car serviced and who told you you need new shocks and brakes? audi do offer a free health check if you're not convinced on what your garage has said. cheers Steve

Welcome to the forum Dennis, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 hope the a3 just needs simple fixes 🙂 cheers Steve

Hi Gareth Many thanks for the time you spent creating a very considered reply, much appreciated. I will follow your suggestions and, hopefully, find someone to appreciate a car which I am sure will be a future classic. Thanks again!

Hello Ian, The car sounds to be a very good buy, and I can understand your views that it must be worth more (a lot more?) than the average 2003 A4 cabriolet. In my experience, such cars are normally sold to people you know, or people associated with who you know. In other words, it is considered to be a very good value for money car, and someone is prepared to pay a premium for it because it's low mileage and been well cared for. I once asked a classic car auctioneer to 'value' an 8K Morris 1000 I was selling, and the reply was ' Wharever someone will write you out a check for today, and that will be different to what another person will pay tomorrow!' Not an helpful answer, but a realistic one. You are the one who knows what you consider it's worth, and this will (as you say) will be based on what is being asked for other average examples. I would be convinced you already have a figure in mind below which you would not sell this car, and if it were mine, I would be tempted to list it online under 'Classic Cars' (which it isn't, but...) and in similar magazines. If you were going to buy a new car, then no doubt you have already had an unacceptable part exchange price, and this, together with the currently advertised prices of same-year-model cars will allow you to decide what you will accept. Personally, I would not advertised under 'Offers' since buyers will always want to know what you are expecting for it, so just as well ask it, in my book. Not much of an answer I know, but I'm sure you have a figure in mind, and you might get it from the right buyer. Good luck in finding the right home. Kind regards, Gareth.

Sometimes it's simple, I took the car into the Audi dealership and they just reset the oil change indicator, problem solved with no chew. Happy days! Bill.

welcome Dennis, good luck with the project & hope it doen't take too long or make your wallet too thin.

I would certainly agree with Cliff, since it's simply wasting (already wasted?) money until you ascertain there is adequate and reasonably even, compression on all cylinders. Kind regards, Gareth.

I suggest you start the diagnosis with a compression test on the engine. It's a simple cheap test that will reveal if there are major mechanical problems with the engine. If cylinder 4 pressure is well below the others you face a very expensive repair.

Welcome to the forums Dennis Nice friendly atmosphere here with plenty of Audi owners to help where they can. Please be sure to give the forum rules a quick view Paul