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It appears all I had to do was turn the spare wheel upside down then it accommodates the speaker cassette! 🙂

Hello, This is my first post on the page. I have been driving and 2010 A6 c6 Avant 2.7 TDI with the cvt auto box, for the past 5 years. There is 167 I on the clock and it has a full service history until present day. Recently I ha e noticed a grinding/ rubbing noise come from the car only to discover that there is a issue with my gearbox. I have need quoted £4k to carry out a gearbox refurbishment. I can't justify spending the much money on the car. I am going to to replace this A6 with another A6 Avant. I was wondering if any members would have advised on the best choice of A6 Avant to purchase. I was thinking about buying a 2015 or 2016 A6 Avant ultra 2.0 TDI with a manual gearbox. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Regards.

You're most welcome, please keep us posted on how the search goes 🙂

Definitely a tough one. My poor A6 has now sat nearly 2 years. As I say it's the coding nonsense that's the problem. Gone are the days where you fit any engine you like unfortunately

Ultra is top spec 🙂

Hi folks, gareths method worked an absolute treat. Everyone's advice is much appreciated

I had a 2016 Avant ultra 2.0tdi but with an auto box. Drove over 120k miles and never missed a beat. Great car.

Hello, I have a 24 plate 1.5 tfsi sport Q2 and have the same or very nearly the same experience,I’ve owned the car 5 months and my wife and I have both had this while driving as you say approach to junctions or roundabouts, I thought it was me having changed from an automatic diesel vehicle to an unfamiliar manual petrol and not driving it as I should. But my wife has had the same issue and usually drives her 1.5 tfsi golf , I’m hoping it’s me not quite driving it correctly, deep down I don’t think that is the problem ,If it is the car then it’s a bit worrying- I’ll watch this thread with interest. best wishes Mark

To make this work ideally Yiu need to change the headlights the modules etc and then have it all wired in. An easier option would be to fit so e aftermarket ones and have them wired to a separate switch.

Great spec you're looking at and good idea playing safe with a manual gearbox. Check service history of any car you're looking at including when cambelt and water pump were last changed and gearbox last serviced.

This is my strategy too. I am waiting for the colder weather to see if they clear. They do not clear water droplets caused by condensation overnight.

Hello Betty, you are experiencing exactly the same issue as I have. My gripe is that in rainy weather the mirrors should clear when switched on . Audi are trying to be too clever here and , in my opinion, this is dangerous as it leads to poor vision . My car actually cleared the mirrors on one day last week when the outside temperature was 1 deg. I am booked in to Stirling Audi in mid November so let’s see if they actually fit an older controller which will negate the temperature setting which looks like being a problem. I will keep you informed when they fit the new controller. They haven’t admitted anything so I’m only guessing that this is the plan to sort me out!

Sorry to hear about your wife. I still think you've done the right thing of having it done. Better safe than sorry in my opinion.

Huh.....speak of the devil, just googled where are INA parts made 😳

Hi dont worry about the milage, I had to buy two aftermarket driveshafts which started clicking after six months or 10k eventually bough two driveshafts for £50 each from an online breakers re greased them and never had anymore trouble bearing in mind the two breaker units were from an A5 that was six years older than my car but the boots were a completely different material, more like rubber, I then researched other Audi owners on our cab fleet eight of them were battling with the same problem . Steve.

Sort of. ABS prevents the wheels locking up which means the car can still be steered. (A tyre that is sliding on the road can not provide traction, braking or steering.) It does not make the brakes more effective. The penalty for ABS is the vibration, which can be quite violent, felt throughout the car as the brakes are rapidly applied and released. If you have a partly seized caliper be grateful for ABS for preventing the car going into a spin. ABS in those circumstances is not unneeded.

My speculation from the phrase "running out of road" is that the braking is harsh enough to trigger the ABS system. The rapid sequence of brake & release pulses can cause vibration.

Warped brake discs are only a symptom. Real question is - why them got warped, as brake discs not designed to get warped and it's only a symptom of some fault From my experience of work across range of cars (not posing myself as professional mechanic, only diy-er over 15 years of experience ) , real reason why discs ar getting warped, is faulty or incorrectly working brake caliper: - Stuck caliper guides -brake caliper piston got stuck (due rust or dirt under rubber sleeve) - very rear occasions (in 15 years came across only once) wrongly installed bearing, believe or not, but it happend.... after replacing wheel bearing new brake discs, new/ reconditioned caliper , bleed brake system, it stopped destroy brake discs. What are consequences of getting faulty caliper... - warped brake discs, causing vibration while braking and (sometimes) driving. - car getting severely pulled to one side when braking, in very bad cases, it pulls to one side all the time. - if driving longer period in that condition, it speeds up destroy bushings and joints. - overheat the hub, cause wheel bearing grease leak, destroys wheel bearing with continuous consequences. Sorry, about long text, I felt should share my experience and knowledge, might help others. I do feel open of criticism and if someone want add on something, feel free to add. Thanks.

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I’ve now removed the ‘Mark as Solved’, and invite Rickie to give us more detail about the when’s and how’s of this. Kind regards, Gareth.

Sorry to interject, but I would not have closed this thread as Solved. There are more questions to ask, and more answers required to confirm this is indeed a disc issue. Kind regards, Gareth.