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Odd noises and a persistant oil leak are never going to turn out well without some rapid intervention.

Thanks Steve I should also point out that I traded a very nice BMW 520d M Sport Touring 18 plate with 60k miles - reason for trade was that I wanted to pay off the loan I had for it and be loan free. I have had company cars for many years and opted out 3x years ago nearly and took a car allowance - the company state that the car must be 4x doors and some other stats that the Audi meets. I love cars and sprint/hill climb a classic Scimitar GT Coupe and also have another for weekend use I wanted a retro ride BUT with enough modernity to cruise up and down the motorway for work and my lids University visits as well as something quick and frugal - it also had to be reliable with quality history and proven mechanics First car I looked at was an Audi 100 2.3e saloon - very nice great condition for year (1989) - a few things to put right so passed as I haven't got the time at present - £3,995 Next car was a Volvo V70R Estate 2wd and a manual - lovely car again and engine rebuilt professionally - drove beautifully and very fast (340 bhp) - a little too Moddy for my wife - £9,000 Next was a couple of Jag XJ's 3.0d - I love the shape and individuality BUT not the reputation - however some great bargains out there I looked at an Audi 100 Avant Turbo online at £11,995 - great iconic car BUT undersealed and didn't have the time to visit and inspect properly I always admired and loved the Audi A8 - the car in the film Ronin - a beautiful D2 S8 - and having driven 2x Audi's as company cars loved their individual style and design emanating from that ground breaking Audi 100 CD that I travelled in as a kid when my girlfriends Father drove us up the M6 - at that time my Dad had a Volvo 760 GLE which was great BUT the Audi was technologically and design wise light years ahead....in my view:) Like reading the leaflet in a prescribed set of drugs - reading online the horror stories of large expensive cars as a second-hand option for mere mortals with an exhaustive income is daunting reading BUT like anything doing your homework is essential - I have tried to do this with this car and think I have found a very nice well looked after example - when speaking with the Independent Garages who serviced the car they remembered the 2nd owner well who owned it for 12x years and confirmed that he only wanted Audi OEM Filters/Oil and barking parts - the check report showed no accidents or insurance claims - the colour was advertised as Phantom Black - its not its standard black and - it has had its rear nearside quarter pained and its not the greatest BUT will redo - lastly the only thing I found after washing the weekend was slight corrosion at the top 2x corners of the windscreen on the roof?? I will again get this done (anyone else seen this?) I will keep you updated of progress Heres some pics

Steering angle sensor usually comes as a complete unit with the storks and the multi function steering wheel and airbag plug into it. Has the correct part number been fitted as quite a lot or variables. Has the coding been done correct. Have they crushed the loom inside the steering wheel when reinstalling the airbag. Anyone that replaces this without disconnecting the battery shouldn’t be allowed near a car and are lucky not to be picking there teeth out of the airbag.

Welcome Glyn and thanks for joining. There have been quite a number of posts on this subject over the last couple of years. As you will realise once you have read them, VAG have changed their recommendation on belt change intervals and removed the ‘………or every 5 years, whichever comes first’. This leaves the owner to decide whether they now follow VAG’s current advice of no time limit, and run the risk of catastrophic ( economical write off potential) failure, or spend and buy into peace of mind and get the belt assembly changed every 5 years. Please bear in mind that low annual mileages usually result in additional stress on belts, due to the number of stop/starts and gear/rev changes. In effect David, the decision will ultimately rest with you. Kind regards, Gareth.

When got car the heater was messed turned out to be coolant control valve under windscreen. But before that we thought it was heater matrix so changed that. Think in that process maybe when reassembling the actuators may e may have messaged the arms or something or the actuator itself. (Was sumer so maybe actuator messed up prior to changing matrix but didn't notice) Got heat from the vent now so all good . Agree due to awkward location think we'll keep it with the flap removed so no long awkward fiddly job.....until get tempted to do it properly lol thanks all genuinely appreciate the advice and help

Thanks for the responses , will come back with a solution when I get to the bottom of it for people with same issue in the future.

If you scan the car with VCDS it will identify if an actuator flap is faulty. Sometimes it’s mechanical, as in the nylon teeth on the actuator flap that the little electric motor drives is broken, or the motor itself is damaged. Of course it’s usually buried deep in the dash. VCDS will identify module, and from there you can search YouTube for disassembly. Usually involves removing glovebox, trim and contorting yourself in an awkward position to access.

Definitely go for petrol in my opinion.

Hi All, So i have had the dreaded alternator issue occur. Thanks to the independent Audi garage that first looked at the car for me they were able to advise on the Audi 7 year extended warranty and potential "goodwill" gesture. I had the car moved to the Audi garage near me for them to look and diagnose the same problem as the first garage. Thanks to this forum and this thread i was able to let them know of this goodwill gesture and they agreed to cover all the costs. When i called for an update on the repair i was then told that it still is not starting and that they need to run additional tests. This morning i have finally heard back and been advised that a new battery and associated parts are now required at the sum of 2,182GBP! They are however will to give another goodwill gesture and reduce this to 1282GBP. What are everyone's thoughts on this? I See this as pure cheek! It was the broken and defective alternator that has caused the battery issues and as such that should also be covered, but before i go back o them i would appreciate your thoughts.