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Thanks Christine, The reason I mentioned to search out local classic car clubs is because there should be knowledge there of people who will do this. When your garage says it ‘desperately needs… ‘ is it visually mouldy, tatty or what? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Chris, Apologies if you know this, but this application critical bolt will have to be replaced with a genuine part, or as a minimum, a bolt of the same tensile strength. Are you saying these are not available at the main dealer? Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome Christine, thanks for joining, and apologies for the late response. Could you let us know what sort of condition the roof is in on your 13 year of car, and is the eventual waterproofing required because it’s become rather porous, or will this be simply a maintenance task to avoid further issues. If you were to be given advice on how to do it, would you be confident you could DIY it, or are you really set on getting someone to do it for you? Apologies for further questions, but is it really important that whoever does it for you, has to come to your premises? Pending answers, it would be well worth doing a Google search for regional classic car clubs in your area. Perhaps you could back to us with some more detail. Kind regards, Gareth. p.s. Same with you Steve.

Might be worth trying an independent who doesn’t use xxxxland filters Paul. Kind regards, Gareth.

I probably shouldn’t judge, but the majority of buyers now are savvy enough to first check the VAG system for the service history. If you are not sure if it has been recorded or not, then it will cause concern in the future, and depends on your record keeping to confirm it has. Whichever way you look at it, buyers are going to favour dealer serviced vehicles during warranty, rather than third party serviced ones. OK, I appreciate you save £100, but that’s less than a coffee a week, on an annual expenditure or ‘monetary investment’ running into tens of thousands. Still, just one persons view.

Hello Paul, Using a third party to service the car, then asking the main dealer to switch off the service light? Some would say, it’s a little like buying a steak in Tesco, and asking your local restaurant to cook it. Thanks Paul, and sorry to chase, but the forum would be interested in the answer to logged into Audi’s system or not. Kind regards, Gareth. Overlapped post.

Any answers on the computerised service logging on the VAG system Paul.

Thank you again Ian - and the same request.

Hello Paul, I would suspect that you use Halfords to service this virtually new car - worth tens of thousands of £s, to save a little money. If your Halfords centre is anything like my local one, their tool chests are surrounded by a certain three letter national motorfactor’s own brand filters - emblazoned by a once respected bought out brand name. Would I use them on our 175K car? No, I would use well respected aftermarket ones, but of course it’s your call. Can we take it that they are able to formally record this servicing information on VAG’s computerised service history system -? I doesn’t surprise me that VAG are not making it easy to extinguish servicing lights, and really who can blame them? Please don’t think I have any support for main dealers, but I do think - for right or for wrong - that using them during the warranty period does give you a better chance of getting warranty claims sorted. After that, simply use a trusted local garage. Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks Jay, I can understand it being a pain not using the AC in this weather, but needs must. I’m sure it goes without saying that the floor must be dried before any test can be carried out, otherwise it’s meaningless. It’s now my turn to assume, but I would be surprised if any AC drain runs through the cabin area, but an assumption it has to be. We take it you have removed and checked the condition of the pollen filter-? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Phil, Thanks for joining and posting your advert - looks nice. Could you please add the price you will accept for it, since we don’t do ‘offers’ - too much potential hassle for seller and potential buyers. Many thanks and kind regards, Gareth.

Hello J ( could you please let us know your proper name). Looking at it logically, you cannot be confident that it isn’t the scuttle panel drain, until you inspect a them and confirm whether the problem is there or not. Anything short of that must be an assumption. Similarly, it is an assumption that the Air Con drain tube is at fault, until you prove it is. One possible way is to use the car without the air con on, but are you sure that the drain pipe actually run through the car as opposed to within engine compartment/ bulkhead area? Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks you Ian, but could I politely suggest it would be worth turning things down a bit.

Register your ‘want’ with on-line breaker link sites such as Partsfinder - there are more. Their websites will explain their services. Perhaps you could let us know how you get on. Kind regards, Gareth.