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Thanks Gareth, some good info there. It's a bit of a long story, I bought the car from a national company that has many dealerships, the one I bought from was not Audi. At the time there were not many models like mine on the market, some were much more expensive, some cheaper, I thought I had picked the right one for me, particularly as it could be moved to my location, but unfortunately it didn't work out that well, I think I have been sold a car that had problems that the dealer knew about and hid well, the ones I could prove were eventually sorted, but only after I flexed my brain and found out what my rights are, basically I threatened to take the car back for a full refund, even after six months, which I found was my right based on what they had done (not repairing the car in a timely manner), but my mistake was trusting them and allowing them to repair what I knew at the time was wrong. Anyway, pointless crying over spilt milk, it is what it is and I have learnt a lot. I have to admit, I am torn between trying to fix the issue and enjoying the car and just getting rid via webuyanycar and leasing something new, but I can't really afford a new audi on lease and I love the A5 (minus the faults). Just worried I might be repairing a sick car for ages. The car does have a main dealer service history, apart form the one I have just had, which was at an Audi specialist, they did update the Audi service database, but I have a feeling that Audi may not make any contribution due to not using their network for the recent service. Not too bothered about that if the problem can be sorted, just don't want to pay for repairs that don't exist, but I think you're probably right about the thermostat and might be the best option. So apparently the thermostat is under the manifold on my model, so 4 hours labour was quoted, the specialist isnt as expensive as a main dealer on hourly rate so I think thats where the estimate of £500 came from, was only a stab at a price by the way. One thing I did find out for those of you struggling with other car issues after buying form a dealer, if you have issues with a car, you have 30 days from the date of purchase in which you can return the car and request a full refund for any reason, got that from citizens advice. Thanks again, I'll keep you posted. Cheers. Chris.

Hi sorry just seen these notifications i traced ny issue back to the mechanic who replaced the in tank fuel pump he had put the fuel line's on the wrong way round