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Happy you got it sorted in the end. The sad reality is that 100% effort is put into getting you to sign on the dotted line and parting with your money and then everything goes downhill from there, no one gives a flying f*** after that. Not just Audi to be fair.

Cheers Gareth. To be honest I’ve been doing more short runs recently so that probably will have been harsh on the battery but you’re right, I must keep an eye on it and probably will need to fork out for a replacement before too much longer - the winter months will be a test.

I am looking for £16,000, but am open to reasonable offers! 🙂

So, after much debate they have reinstated the original finance deal, maybe my threat to walk away from the deal spurred theM into action. Therefore, I now have the vehicle registration number and the finance in place so now awaiting the delivery date to be confirmed. A long slow and protracted process throughout, customer service and information needs a major overhaul in my opinion. Just the final hurdle of delivery to overcome now, hopefully next week.

I had an intermittent Adblue warning on an A4 Allroad recently. Then I noticed a pattern. Initially I got the 650 miles warning which dismissed itself but was left with the smaller warning above the clocks with a spanner and the word Adblue. This disappeared after 2-3 miles. So, an intermittent error message. If you get this do check state of battery charge. Low battery caused the error on mine, hence why it disappeared after 2/3 miles of driving. Put the battery on a trickle charge for a few hours and guess what - no faults shown. I’d hate to think that a dealer would change parts and charge the customer when all that was needed was a fully charged battery… Colin

Many thanks again Steve, Sounds a good idea to pair them. As you probably know, Kumho are mid range. Presa ?? Probably Chinese best, but let’s not condemn them since they are like new. I would just be rather cautious in the wet. Incase it helps, I too set mine to 30 psi all around - 35 is too high in my book, even if fully laden. Again from my experience, I’ve always fitted Michelin, with an odd skirmish with Continental. In fact, I need to treat ours to a new set, but find Michelin ( same size as yours) are now over £100. I did look at Uniroyal Rainsport 5 when they were £70 each last month - fully fitted with Kwik Fit. Now they are listing then at £85! Camskill have them on supply-only at a very good price. Wondered what the experienced view on here might be about them- ? Another thing worth checking since you have the mix on the same axle at the moment is whether either the Kumho or Presa is an XL tyre? This could make a handling difference if one is and one isn’t. Kind regards, Gareth. p.s. Don’t forget the shock absorber possibility.

I think it is a bit OTT but it must be true as it was in The Daily Express. Ha Ha Ha Tony

Back right seems to be hotter than left - going in to mechanic next week to look at them - thanks 😊

Steve. Road holding of an A3 is usually as good as any other medium size car of that era. I never had the rear end of my 2007 A3 break away even when I inadvertantly took a bend too fast. Therefore I believe something is wrong with either your car or your driving. You don't sound like a boy racer so lets assume the car is at fault. I would look first at the quality and pressure of the rear tyres. I know you said the pressures were correct, but the correct pressure depends on wheel size and vehicle loading. Please tell us more details. Then there is the matter of tyre quality and type. Are the tyres ultra cheap from an unknown manufaturer? Is the tread depth reasonable, or on the limit? If tyres prove to be OK, then as Gareth suggests the rear suspension should be examined, including tracking. Rear tracking normally never changes unless the car has been crashed, but your description of drunken rear end behaviour sure sounds like a tracking error. I too found the centre console uncomfortable when the seam down my jeans rested against it. I resorted to some foam rubber pipe insulation wrapped around the bar. It looked ugly but helped a lot.

Hello Steve, Thanks for joining and welcome. We’ve had a two year older one of these in the family since new - now on 172k miles, and now pending replacement of most of the rear suspension arms due to the rubber bushes starting to crack. I mention the rear suspension only since even with this known wear, we’ve never experienced of the issue you enquire about within the motoring we do, which includes occasional motorway, but mostly B and C roads. Great that you have checked the tyre pressures ( many don’t!), so that we can discount that. Incidentally, what pressures are you setting these to and does the car have matching tyres on the same axle - brands of all 4? If this were mine, I would be getting the rear suspension thoroughly checked for wear - and there are many links - and if confirmed to be acceptable then get the wheel alignment checked. Never get the alignment adjusted without checking for wear. Quite important :- How would you describe your driving style? Just comfortable motoring? Or specify the degree of ‘enthusiastic’ motoring that suits you. Please come back to us. Knee and centre console? Sorry Steve, not noticed any issues there either. Kind regards, Gareth.