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I agree It definitely is an eye opener to see how people pay for cars. I've never financed a car as I'm not a big fan of finance to be honest. Plus pcp wouldn't work for me die to the miles I do a year.

Quattro is nice, I find it funny seeing bmws and other rear wheel drive cars struggle.

Welcome to the forum Will, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) My first question is the car petrol or diesel? And where did the AA recover you to, home or a garage? The 2.0 litre suffers from rear main crankshaft seal failure as well as pcv valve failure and there was a recall for this. Here's a YouTube video with regard to pcv: The pcv controls the oil pressure and when it fails it can cause an increase in pressure and thus oil leaks. But as I say we need to know your engine to help further. Cheers :) Steve

You're welcome Debbie :) Erm potentially, some Audi's did suffer from damp issues which affected the electrics. Your best bet is to check to see if the front floor carpet is wet as well as the carpet under the dash which is up against the bulkhead. You'll need to check the area of the pollen filter (passenger side footwell) and where the battery sits as these can be common water leakage areas. Here's a YouTube video of the battery area fault: Cheers Steve

Nice one Phil glad you're still getting around :) I've been naughty and not even brought the a6 out in this weather. My daily has coped alright though.

Oh no! Well.im having an interesting time to be fair. My Ford escort lost coolant completely and my dailys washers froze up. Not even brought the a6 out in the snow or cold weather to be honest.

Hi Craig, I'll move this topic to the Q3 section as that's probably the best place for it. Unfortunately I won't be able to help though as I don't know much about auto electrics I'm affraid. Cheers Steve

Welcome to the forum Graham, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) Don't forget to check out the forum etiquette thread :) Cheers Steve

Wow I can see why if they try and discourage you from having an older car!

Welcome to the forum Gary, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) Sorry this topic hasn't been responded to yet. If you don't want to take it to Audi then id advise taking your Audi to an independent specialist or auto electrician as it could take a while to find the poor earth. As a guess I'm wondering if a loose component is moving under hard acceleration which is causing the short. Hope that makes sense. Cheers Steve

Welcome to the forum Gnaneswar, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) I'm sorry this topic hasn't been responded to yet. It's very odd your tyres we're on 50psi! Here's a link to a thread ibe done for tyre pressures. Hope it's useful :) Cheers Steve

They are lovely cars! But unfortunately out of reach for most of us. I have to say quattro is ideal in this weather! And your doing the wise thing, the more money you have the nicer car you can get :)

It's definitely a common problem of vag cars from this era as vag fitted foam inserts between the wing and wheel arch liner. Obviously the foam absorbs the water and causes the wings to rust. The a3, a4 and a6 were affected. To rectify it properly you'll need new wings however I'd wait until summer. Cheers Steve

Same here, I won't be making money today either. My wife and I were both heading to two different houses this morning in market harborough and just couldn't get there. We got half way and cars were stuck and skidding. Predominantly BMWs! Good job we went in convoy really. Still looking after my gran today though as the roads aren't as bad. But it's started snowing again to be fair.

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On top of this I believe Audi did a recall for water ingress into the boot. Which included changing the rear window, seals and rear lights. But I'm unsure on the exact models affected and can't seem to find too much info about it. Sorry.

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Welcome to the forum Jamie, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) I suspect your a6 has headlight washers and obviously in the cold weather it's frozen whilst spraying and got stuck open. Not fully sure how to put it back in but I wouldn't push it in case it breaks. It might be worth you pouring warm water on it and the all the other nozzels and then activate the washers to see if that fixes it. Cheers Steve

Ah, got ya. I can see where he's coming from but I think in most real life scenarios it won't be too much of an issue. Especially if you're over taking tractors and lorries etc. Have you decided on having quattro then?

Welcome to the forum will, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) I believe when water starts to get in to the boot it gets into the wiper motor and eventually breaks it. Think you'll need a new motor to be honest. But it's worth you checking the wiring hasn't corroded which could have caused it to stop working. Cheers Steve

Welcome to the forum Debbie, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) My advice would be to get a diagnostic check carried out to see what fault codes flag up. I will suspect it may require ban auto electrician to fix the problem. Sorry I can't help more. Cheers Steve

Welcome to the forum Mat, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) It's off that the car is not flagging up any fault codes as id argue bit isn't normal. Has it been happening more lately in this cold weather? If it is happening in the warm then questions do need to be asked. However to be on the safe side you could always get a compression test carried out. I'd also watch your oil level as the petrol engines have been known to burn oil. Often the repair that is required is new pistons etc! This is a worst case scenario though. Cheers Steve

Correct Pete! Here's a new one :)

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Maybe I'm just a stick in the mud then as I feel changing a manufacturers badge or grill as a no no as you loose your usp as people know your product either by the badge or the grill. Especially important when you debadge it ;)