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Hi Gareth, Thanks very much for the response: I'm really glad to hear you think it's a bit early for DMF/Clutch issues, but hope that doesn't mean it's something much harder to solve! I bought the car at the end of August from a private seller (through gumtree). I realise the risk involved there, but I met with the guy at his home on a few occasions: he was selling because he had a new baby (I saw the pregnant wife on one visit and the newborn on another!) and he needed something bigger for his family of 5. His whole story checked out, he has a full service history from a local Audi specialist, it appeared to be immaculate and he seemed genuinely sorry to be saying bye to the car. If he was scamming me then he's very thorough!!! He had it MOTd the day I took it off him, and looking through the MOT history everything looked fine -really consistent 8000 miles or so per year, only one or two times with fails and passes the following day etc. etc. It felt like it was running like a dream for the 6 weeks or so I've had it, but I do at least 80 miles a day on my commute, so I've put nearly 2000 miles on in that time... I'm not sure if it was doing only stop/start city runs or not for it's recent past, but we are living in Edinburgh so it's possible that city driving has been the recent history. I've booked in with another Audi/Volkswagen specialist tomorow morning, so I'm hoping they can diagnose the issue in person. I've driven it to work the last two days (another 150 miles...) and it appears to not be worsening for the moment. In fact the vibration while idling seems slightly less, but steady. There's the slightest falter when starting (and yesterday it took 3 attempts to start on one occasion after refuelling, but that just happened that one time). While driving the vibration/shaking isn't pereptible, unless in 6th gear at slower speeds and very low rpms (when I should have downshifted anyway...). I understand this is not enough to go on without seeing the car, I just thought it was worth posting in case someone might say "I had exactly that issue and here's the solution". If I get the answer I'll post it here in the hope of helping someone else in the future. Cheers, Glen

Thanks for the post Envy. It's a really interesting topic. Electric cars are brilliant, they are great to drive. The E-tron is fantastic and for you miles profile it would be perfect. Apart from the range and Audi not giving you enough information, pre purchase the other main issue if the public charing points. I charge at home with a 7kw charging point, its takes 8-10hrs to fully charge. The key issue is the public charging points, the only public points that are of any value are the 'superchargers' that charge within 45-50 mins. When you first look at a map of all the charging points around the UK you think you are going to be covered but most are the 7kw points that they call 'Rapid" which is the opposite of what they are. There are not enough supercharging points in the UK currently. If I had my time over again, I would have looked at things differently which is a shame, I am sure the infrastructure will catch-up but until then I would think again. That said if your family already has a family car and you need a second car for shorter daily commutes, then electric is the perfect solution. Matt

Hi Matt - again interesting topic, many drivers of fossil fuel burning cars will read your post with interest knowing that there is a revolution coming but there is so much uncertainty regarding what will be the best next generation form of propulsion for transportation. With options for purely electric propulsion growing I for one follow it intently looking for something that will be viable going forward but unfortunately I do not believe battery only is the way forward. I only do 15k / year miles my daily commute being 70 miles but I do leisure miles including the rare 40 mile drive to visit family. My main concerns regarding EV are around range as you have already highlighted but also charge times (including waiting for public points to be available) and as we have all experienced with hand held devices - the battery falling off a cliff scenario where after a couple of years utilisation they will require charging more often than not. Lastly I do have my doubts whether the national Grid will be able to sustain a national EV only transport technology with the majority plugging into charge points overnight. I have tested an EV and have to say they have a future but I foresee a balance of EV and "other" propulsion systems where EV will be the vehicle of choice for urban utilisation and the other fuel be it bio hydrogen or flux capacitor will be the choice for distance and HGV Please continue to contribute to this forum - I understand your frustration regarding the performance of your new car - having cast an eye over one the last time I was in Audi I must say it ticks a lot of boxes if not the commuter option.

Thanks, I guess I’ll have to. Appreciate your help ..