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I have it and its awesome - retroride

Very smart, bet you cant wait to collect and to get behind the wheel! Chris

I’m sure the water pump would start rattling/leaking before 150k 😵‍💫😅 I follow the VAG technic channel on YouTube. They’ve just done major work on a low mileage Porsche cayenne engine (same engine as some Audi) Porsche recommends something like 20k miles between services. The owner of this car serviced it every 6 k miles …

Hi Gareth, thanks very much for the reply. When I've looked into the same part number with a different suffix letter at the end it's always been a different hose - looking at engine diagrams with part numbers, the engine has different hoses with the same part number but with a different suffix on the end. Looking on UK eBay I have managed to get a second hand hose from a vehicle dismantler, although I was really after a new one - the one I've bought is the same age as the one on the car so I assume just as 'aged' or 'perished' as mine and as likely to leak (mine is basically leaking from the ends of the hose, I assume where the clamps are no longer tight enough?) I have looked at vehicle parts suppliers in the EU and found the hose in their listings, but none of them have stock. However, I haven't looked at eBay International, so will take a look thanks. Another option I was thinking about was to get a custom silicone hose made up and that was the main reason for buying the second hand hose from eBay - for use as a pattern. However, I wanted to ask if anyone had found a source of hose parts in the club before I went down this potentially expensive route. I'll take a look at eBay International and let you know how I get on. Many Thanks. Dave.

Hi Matt, The coding issue I came across was where the LED main beams had been erroneously coded as HID and were receiving only 25% of the power they should have had. This guy had the coding corrected and the LED lights were much better than they had been. I'll see if I can find the post again when I get a moment. Hi Richard, Thanks for all that and you have confirmed my thoughts that it is not really a viable solution. I had seen the costs of the units - new and 2nd hand. I can live with the lights as they are if I have to but it is disappointing. I do a lot of night driving and I'd hoped the new car (to me) which is great in almost every other respect would be at least as good as the old one (XC70) at night. Also just to confirm a point is a previous post - I do actually have the working headlight washers. As far as I know the light units are all one piece and the garage didn't think bulbs could be changed independently. However I will investigate further.

Good morning all, Waiting impatiently for my new-ishA6 to be ready for collection next week 🤞🏼

Look through the history of this forum. I know there have been similar problems reported in relation to MMI, but I don't recall which models or years as I see so many posts each day. Note that Audi will resist all attempts to accept your rejection of the car, so you will need to be strong willed to pursue the claim.

Hello Oli, Welcome and thanks for joining. To your last point first :- it really doesn’t matter if anyone else has had a similar issue - you have, and it’s a potentially dangerous fault which the dealer has failed to resolve. As I see it, you now need to take legal advice on how to proceed to reject this unsafe car. CAB should be able to help you. If there is any element of finance involved in the purchase/part purchase, then you would need to inform them too. Please keep us posted on how you get on. Kind regards, Gareth.

Here's my new car if all goes well on Thursday this week.....

Hi all. Just bought my first A5 from an A6. Here's my pic of 18 plate 2.0 TFSI.

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