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  1. cliffcoggin
    This only re-inforces my low opinion of Halfords. A bunch of clowns they were in the past; a bunch of clowns they still are.
  2. cliffcoggin
    Andy. For the sake of clarity please amend your profile to show the correct date of manufacture, so that others seaching for any related problem can find it.
  3. cliffcoggin
    I have read that OBD11 is the best, but not being a user of such things I suggest you wait for confirmation from somebody more knowledgeable than me.
  4. cliffcoggin
    There was a recent topic on the matter in this forum that would be worth searching for.
  5. cliffcoggin
    Nothing has changed. The big red signs at the start of a restricted zone, and the smaller repeater sign within it, are still the only official indicators recognised by law. All one has to do is watch for them.
  6. cliffcoggin
    A recall will undoubtedly mean many people are wanting those hoses at the same time so I am not surprised they are out stock, though sensible planning for the recall should have ensured enough were made available beforehand. Am I being unrealistic to expect common sense from Audi?
  7. cliffcoggin
    The simpler solution is to stay within the speed limit.
  8. cliffcoggin
    Paul. Your experience demonstrates the drop in quality standards at Audi that has become evident to many of us at the forum over the past few years. Whether this is the result of the diesel emissions scandal or just the routine interference of the bean counters I do not know. Do you know if the belt that failed prematurely was wet or dry? Wet belts have become popular amongst manufacturers recently, but they do seem to fail unpredictably, unlike the older dry belts.
  9. cliffcoggin
    Glad to hear the problem has been resolved, and presumably quite cheaply.
  10. cliffcoggin
    If it is the chain rattling you can continue to drive it if necessary. Of course it will be doing more expensive damage to the engine if you do so, but it will not result in a complete and sudden failure of the engine. It would help if you answered Steve's question: how many miles or kilometres has the car done.
  11. cliffcoggin
    Kwikfit has one of the worst reputations in the business. Better to go to a proper garage, preferably an auto electrical place, which will have the expertise to do a deep discharge test on the battery.
  12. cliffcoggin
    An internet search showed several independant Audi garages in the Dumbarton/Glasgow/Clydebank area. Have they all refused to take on the job? (Note that I would not recommend an affiliated Audi dealer.)
  13. cliffcoggin
    Good news.
  14. cliffcoggin
    Do please let us know the outcome in case further investigation is needed.
  15. cliffcoggin
    Still nothing unusual to hear unfortunately.
  16. cliffcoggin
    Have you looked at Ebay? I see many new and secondhand fobs there, though I have no idea what is involved in adapting them to your car.
  17. cliffcoggin
    Thank you.
  18. cliffcoggin
    Well I hated the Boulevard Periphique anyway, so no loss to not drive there again.
  19. cliffcoggin
    I repeat: get the battery professionally tested.
  20. cliffcoggin
    Sorry Luriy, I do not not hear anything unusual.
  21. cliffcoggin
    In other words he can afford to thrash it because he did not pay for it.
  22. cliffcoggin
    Sorry Antonio. I mistakenly omitted the word "not" from my previous answer, which I have now amended. You should not rely on a voltage reading to tell you about the battery health because the load imposed by a simple meter is only a few milliamps, which is not enough stress to show up internal faults. Professional testing should impose a load about 100,000 times a multimeter (i.e. about 200-300 amps which is what a starter motor draws,) in order to truly stress the battery.
  23. cliffcoggin
    It's not the heater failure causing the power loss. It's something more fundamentally wrong with your car. Can you exchange it for the better car?
  24. cliffcoggin
    Sight of a full service history would be essential to my mind, particularly as Quattros get thrashed more than most cars,
  25. cliffcoggin
    Thanks for that information. I would never have imagined that such a vent existed.
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