Steve Q

Sound advice Gareth 🙂

Glad we could help. Always bare in mind there's always other similar a3s out there. If this one is ceap, it might be cheap for a reason. Please do keep us posted on how you get on

Following are the Types of Car Exhaust Smoke: 1. Black Smoke Black smoke indicates that the engine is burning too much fuel, a condition known as running rich. This can be caused by several factors that disrupt the air-fuel mixture. 2. White Smoke It usually means that coolant is being burned in the engine, which means that something is drastically wrong. The most common cause of this is a blown head gasket, which can quickly lead to an overheating engine. 3. Blue Smoke Blue smoke is a clear sign that your engine is burning oil. The liquid can leak into the combustion chamber where it is burned along with fuel. You'll probably notice your car misfiring when you turn the keys in your ignition, or find your vehicle shakes more than usual when idle. 4. Grey Smoke If the smoke from the exhaust pipe is either grey or bluish-tinged, it generally means that your engine is burning oil inside the combustion chamber. Burning oil could be due to many causes, from leaky valve seals to bad piston rings.

Id recommend a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up but it's probably a faulty antenna

There should be a date on the battery in theory. But change fronts and see if that resolved the issue

How old is the battery? A failing battery can cause all sorts of electrical gremlins.

If it's showing a faulty cluster then this will be refurbishment. As the connections can become loose. As well as the fact the imobiliser is inbuilt in the cluster which could also be the problem within the cluster

No probs at all glad I could help. Please keep us posted on how you get on

You're welcome, please keep us posted on how you get on 🙂

Wow I wouldn't pay anymore money untill.id driven it. Putting a full MOT on it isn't unreasonable in my opinion, I wonder if there's a reason why they won't? 🤔 If there's no proof of these servicing items then you'll need money off to get these jobs done. Baring in mind you'll be looking £400 minimum for a Cambelt and water pump change. Most of these warranties aren't often worth the paper they're written on. Unless it's a genuine Audi one by the main dealer.

Think the fuse boxes might be on the beds of the dash.

Maybe it's not working because the keys are in it. Have you got as cover or similar to help unlock the car to get the keys out.

To add to cliffs comments. The first turbo blew on my A6 C5 at 75k and one day out of warranty. Audi would only cover some of the cost then. My dad was not impressed. I inherited the car with it's second turbo which lasted untill 344k miles before engine blew. No chance them covering the cot on a 8 year old car I'm afraid. Speak to turbo technics or similar.

Never feel pressured to have work done at main dealers. Id go with an Audi independent for sure. I appreciate your opinion on the youths however, they might have been working in Audi on more modern stuff whereas the other garage might have been dealing with vag cars in main dealers years ago if that makes sense.

Great update, I'm sure it'll help lots of other members so thank you 🙂

Welcome to the forum you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 check service history for proof of cambelt and water pump change, gearbox oil services and quattro services. Make sure all electrical items work. Oh and check out buyers guides on YouTube

You need a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up as it could be all sorts of issues

You're welcome please keep us posted on how you get on

They're definitely rare these days. The wheels were an optional extra too.

Lol now that's funny.

Check the battery tray area and pollen filter housing to see if that's letting water in.

Good point. As it's heater related in this case I wonder if there's a risk of fire? I just think the design and development of EVs has been rushed. Compared to hybrids which we've had since the late 1990s with the MK1 Prius.

Truthfully I do not know. It's what I witnessed when working at VW. Also it's the same on my wife's Jag. I think passenger seat gets moved more as different passengers. Whereas the driver side doesn't move as much.

If it adds any reassurance, when I worked at VW a software update could be classed as a recall.

Very nice Brian, glad you're pleased with it 😊