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Hi Frederick....welcome to the Forum Is the Graf Spee still sitting offshore in the bay? Feel free to post up some pics of the Q5 when you take delivery Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Hi Mike....welcome to the Forum Hopefully you can resolve the issues and carry on the enjoyment of owning and driving the A3 Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Hi Sean....welcome to the Forum Hope you manage to source a nice RS4 with the budget, I'm sure there must be something half decent out there but be prepared to travel a distance if necessary. Let us know if you acquire one Cheers, Trevor

Hi Ian...welcome to the Forum Sorry to hear you had a bad experience with Audi before....hopefully the new one will enthuse you with the brand and give trouble-free motoring in the future

Hi John....welcome to the Forum That is indeed what it sounds like, but at least I suppose if there is no damage and speeding tickets coming through then it is just one of those things to put down to experience and don't use the garage in the future. What would have been useful is if you had a mobile phone in the car as it would have tracked the journey on Google Maps which could have been interesting to say the least. Good to have you onboard

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Hi Steven.....welcome to the Forum Has anyone who has replaced the previous batteries said what was wrong with them (e.g. buckled/distorted plates, low on electrolyte, anything suggesting overcharging such as barrelled casing?). It could be that they have been using a faulty batch of batteries because unless a battery has been overcharged then generally they can usually recover from discharge and even sulphation with a decent battery conditioner being used to trickle a charge overnight.

Hi Andy....welcome to the Forum Is this the current weather in Leeds? Bright sunshine in Bournemouth 😞 Good to have you onboard

Thank you Gareth for all your regular contributions to the club forums throughout the year and continuing to assist members with their enquiries Hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and New Year Best Regards Trevor

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Hi John....welcome to the Club Plenty of information on the site, especially in the A6 section with quite a few recurring issues being talked about. Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

can honestly say I have not seen carbon build up within the engine like that for a very long time!

It seems slightly high....you could always reset it and drive it sensibly to see what it averages out with your driving style

Hi Dan....welcome to the Forum Plenty of hint and tips available within the forums. Good to have you onboard

Hi Guy....welcome to the Forum The BKD engine is a 16 valve and the power output for this range of engines is listed in the Wiki link below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volkswagen_Group_diesel_engines I would advise that you ensure the maintenance tasks are carried in a timely manner and using quality parts as there have been failures within certain engine components since inception and although they are easily rectifiable and relatively cheap to resolve it is just more of an inconvenience than anything. Good to have you onboard

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Hi Seb....welcome to the Forums A fine collection of Audi's over the years and unfortunate news about the S4 Avant but at least you were okay and the car took the impact force (which is always good to know it can absorb large amounts of accident impact energy) Good to have you onboard Cheers, Trevor

Hi Nicky....welcome to the Forums That is incredibly low mileage for the age, what a find! Good to have you onboard

Hi Steve....welcome to the Forums Good to have you onboard

You could try these guys, would be a lot cheaper

Hi Ross I'm not sure if the data within the SRS control unit has been downloaded by/for Audi as I recall reading an article a few years ago about the data being captured post accident by the manufacturer as the control units were on an exchange programme (obviously being replaced in the event of an accident deploying the airbags) and therefore they kept the old unit and provided a new programmed one. If this is the case then they (the manufacturer - Audi) would have this data and I doubt they would be sharing it unfortunately.