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A new engine needed in a 5 year old car? That's extraordinary unless the car has been abused or maintenance has been skipped. There must be more to this matter than you have revealed, so please tell us more.

Very often behind the front bumper - perhaps with grilles in front of them - inboard of the corners and low down. If they are there, they usually get subjected to the elements and fail.

Hi where to begin, a manual conversion is both labour and parts mega consumption, you would have to love it more than the wife to go to that sort of expense, change the following, pedal box, brake master cylinder, new clutch and flywheel, centre console gear change mechanism with associated cables, new manual adapter plate to mount flywheel, the list is endless, much better idea get the old unit fixed or go for a recon unit. Steve.

My A3 is due to go into the dealership on the 22nd of this month. I will let everyone know what happens

A common fault on two adjacent electrical devices often indicates a poor earth connection.

The effects of Northern rain Chris? Expect horns to be rusty if you find them there.

Hi I've been reading your posts and thought I'd share my latest dealings with my local Audi dealership ( Inchcape Audi Stockport ) and Audi UK. My A3 ( 2024 facelift ) went in for investigation on the 6th and was there for two days, during which time, like everyone else, they confirmed it was a known bug, and that a " fix "was scheduled for, wait for it, possibly January 2025 !! On being told this I contacted the sales guy who sold me the car, and the Sales Manager. At this point I must say that every email I've sent them has always had the Sales Manager copied in, but to date I've never received even an acknowledgement from him. I explained that under the Consumer Act I wanted to return the vehicle, but was meet with " we don't have a process in place " and it's not our responsibility, not exactly the customer service you'd expect. In my case, I think the issue of return is complicated by the fact that the car was purchased through PCP, but I'm no legal expert, and didn't have the time to argue, my 30 days expired on the 11th. Anyway to cut a long story short, I have contacted both Audi Customer Services and Audi Financials, who have logged a complaint and are investigating the issue with a view to receiving compensation. Appreciate that this doesn't solve our complaints, but hopefully it's a way recognising the frustrations we're all feeling. Oh, I forgot to mention that I contacted The Motor Ombudsman to see what avenues there are to get Audi to stop selling cars with a known fault, but unfortunately there's currently no regulatory body in the UK that we can go to.

Hi, I have purchased a new Q3 and have the same issues re lost of radio stations and favorites, I have booked in for a technicial review on the 21/08 and will update after the diagnostic ?

My car was due to go in for this "fix" two days ago but they cocked up the pick up so it's re-booked for next Wednesday. However, given David's experience, I guess I may get a call cancelling it. This all seems to be a shambles. I have sent a written complaint to Customer Services about the aborted pick up, but also regarding the actual MMI problem giving them full details and aspects of it. Also citing the number of widespread experiences on this forum.

Hi Steve. Am new to this forum and have just brought a 21 plate Etron sportback 55. I was considering getting the service plan as it seems good value and includes the extended warranty as well. Did you go ahead and purchase it? What's been your experience so far? Thanks

Thanks Gareth. I will do some research and let you know which one I go for in any

After telling me telling me that there would be a fix for mid-August, my dealership are now telling me there is no update as yet, with no further timescales given.

Ashley. Are you implying Audi and Autoglass for example do not have one?

Great choice of brands Stephen.