Jim_1991

From the PDF she sent it shows a Service Plan, start date 24/8/2018 , end date 23/8/22 so its coming to the end of a 4 year service plan by what this says. Its given me a policy number so I can always quote that with Audi cant I if i want/need to get it serviced before stated end date. Would you advice i book it in for a service before this policy runs out? Then anything that may get picked up should hopefully fall under the warranty, maybe? 🤔 Ill look into both oil services/changes and yeah the glovebox contained both books (service book and manual) which ill be having a good look at again on Friday.

In between replying previously to now, I've been in touch with Audi and they sent me a PDF of the service history, to which she replied "please find attached everything I have available". It is literally one page listing the following... 27/07/2019 Inspection Service - 57,167 miles 27/07/2019 MOT (passed) - 57,167 miles 6/08/2018 Used Car MPC - 52,284 miles 10/08/2017 Oil Change Service - 37,982 miles 5/12/2016 Emissions Technical Measure - 24,751 miles. That's literally it 🤔

Afternoon Gareth, Yes, you take it correct, I have done all the MOT checks and the DVLA checks. MOT History only ever shows failures/advisories on tyre condition and the DVLA check shows last V5 issue date was September 2018 which to me would indicate previous owner id of thought considering the car is a 2015 Audi. I will certainly get onto Audi for the servicing search - I didn't know this was something we could do. I'll get on with that, cheers! Ill 100% be checking for tyre tread, depths and same branded tyers on the day. Appreciate all this good advice gents, thank you!

Yeah, there should be some way of accessing the information of any invoices for works done, MOT history, Service History, just a paper trail of everything other than fuel that's gone into the car IMO. I'm going to ask the salesman on Friday, however, when I had a read through the documents when I was searching for the timing belt history, there was a good chunk of paperwork, which is good, I guess! lets face it, you ultimately buy a 2nd hand car based on 3 things - Cost, How it drives and History! I have found in the past, like you said, warranty isn't worth the ink its written in, hence why I didn't pay extra, but I do have that as a first port of call if something goes pete tong.

I also forgot to add, I got 2 years warranty from them too - I wonder what they would try wriggle out of paying for if it came to it. All these warranties are the same.😂

Shall check the tyre tread on Friday when I collect the car, its not just round the corner from my house, so I cant just make a flying visit to look at the car. But I will certainly ask about the gearbox service history. The whole GDPR thing is absolute tosh, when buying a 2nd hand car you need the history! I did wonder why he was being abit sheepish when I asked him to see the documents. Cheers for the heads up Steve.

Cheers pal! Just excited to get the car now and do some proper driving in it, lets face it, half an hour test drive isn't even scratching the surface! 🙂

Thanks Dave! The estate just looks so much more aesthetically pleasing IMO. Not forgetting the practicality for me with 2 young kids and loads of room to swing a cat around in the boot 😂

Thank you Steve, It's good to be here! I'm picking the Audi up on Friday morning (27th May) as part of the deal I had the garage put the Audi in for the timing belt doing as there was no history of it ever been done and the car is just about to click onto 70k. I believe from some research I did they needed doing every 6 years or 80k miles, which ever came first. I scoured the history the garage showed me on my test drive, and saw nothing about it ever been done. So that's been done and they are also sticking me a full tank of fuel in too. Is there anything else I need to be watching out/checking for on these cars? I can ask questions leading up to Friday. Cheers!

Good Morning All, I'm Jimmy, from sunny Bradford 😆 I have just recently got my self my very first Audi - Audi A4 Avant Black Edition S Line Quattro (B8.5) Purchased from York (Marshall Honda). Due to pick it up at the end of the month and I'm like a kid at Christmas! Coming from a background of hot hatches, this is my first "sensible family car" as I now have a young family. So thought id pop in and say Hi! - being a member of forums in the past I know they are a good place to be.