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  1. JohnboyC

    2015 S5 - Love it !

    Hi Folks.......I sold my previous 2011 3.0TDi A5 QBE Coupe in Sept 2019 and purchased a 2015 3.0 S5 Coupe at the time......and I have been away from this site for a bit but have now returned :). Now if truth be told I do miss the torques of the old oil burner but S5 has a massive grin factor.
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    a5 3.0tdi Quattro sline stop-start

    My past 2 cars, both manual Audis have both had stop - start which cut the engine when stopped at traffic lights etc. Have noticed that my 2011 A5 3.0TDi S-Line S-Tronic does not have stop-start, not that I am bothered as I always switched it off in my previous cars. Was it an option on the...
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    Worn rubber seal - replacement

    Hi all.....the rubber around the door opening has worn away a bit where the previous owner used to get in and out of the car and I want to replace it.... Whats the part number of the highlighted rubber and any idea of price and is it easy to fit ?
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    S-Tronic Oil Change

    This has probably been discussed loads - so apologies if its reiterating a past topic :-) Having just bought my 2011 Audi A5 3.0TDi Quattro S-Line Black Edition (flippin brilliant car) 37K miles, from a non franchised garage, and the car has a full, verified, Audi Service History, and is not...
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    Yet another new A5 Coupe owner :-)

    In the past having owned an Audi A4 (B6) 2.5 Quattro Avant (for 5 years), and just selling my 2.0TDi Quattro Sline Avant (owned for 2 years) , just about to get myself a low mileage 2011 3.0TDi Quattro A5 Black Edition.....its really well spec'd with the following S-LINE BLACK EDITION model...
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    Potential A5 help required

    Hi - urgent feedback required please. Test drove an Audi A5 3.0 TDi S line special edition (heated leccy seats, adaptive cruise, sat nav, park plus, reverse camera, dsg gearbox and b&o) in lovely condition ! 59 plate ! What if anything are the weak points of these cars please
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    A4 S-Line Saloon mudflaps 2013

    I know this been discussed before but where can I find some mudflaps for SWMBO 2013 2.0 tdi S-line saloon. There are some 2008 to 2011 ones on fleabay but these don't fit at the front Must be decent quality too Thanks folks
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    Audi A4 B8 Jacking Query

    Don't know about you guys, but I hate using scissor jacks..... Anyways, jacking up a B8 A4 seems to be a pain, and trolley jacks seem to be useless because you cannot use the available jacking point with a trolley jack..... Anyways, found this on fleabay, and was wondering if any of you out...
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    Detachable Towbar Hitch storage

    Hi My 2010 2.0TDi Quattro A4 Avant has a detachable Westphalia towbar/hitch. The tow hitch is usually stored, wrapped up in a rag, in my wheel well, but I was wondering is there a proper foam insert for the B8 Avant that goes below the space saver that has a "cut out" in foam to hold the tow...
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    Winter tyres

    I have been offered a set of steel wheels with hardly used 225 50 16 winter continental contacts fitted. They came off a mates car that he used. For a month when in Germany on his 2.0 petrol s line b8 A4. He wants £140 for the 4 wheels and tyres ( he paid 900 euros for them) - is it worth me...
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    Wanted - B8 S Line Alloy

    As title want an 18" 8j s line alloy as a spare. Must be OEM, not refurbished, and in mint condition (no kerb rash). Prefer no tyre. If in the North west of England so much the better
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    Audi A4 B8 3G MMI High system

    Hi all Browsed thru this section and majority seems to be about the trusty old RNS-e..... Anyways apologies if this has been asked about before, but in my 2010 A4 Sline TDi Quattro Avant I have the OEM 3G MMI "High" system (that contains a 40GB hard drive) fitted and its hooked up to the Bang...
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    Returning from the Darkside

    Hi folks.... After an absence of 2.5 years in the wilderness of (why did I do it????) BMW 1 Series Ownership (that followed 5 years of B6 Audi 2.5Tdi Quattro Sport Avant ownership)..I am returning to the Audi fold with a Monza Silver A4 (B8) 2.0Tdi Quattro S-Line Avant (170) that has got a ton...
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    2.0tdi S-line Avant Quattro

    Hi all i am a gnats whisker from buying an A4 2.0TDI 170 Avant Quattro. It is one of the most fully loaded Audi A4's I have found (heated leather, foldy door mirrors, sat nav, b&o speakers, parking plus, etc). even the colour silver is on my wanted list. The car has done 35k miles on a 60...
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    Potential Audi B8 Owner

    Hi Folks.....I am seriously looking at getting an 30K to 40K miler A4 Avant 2.0TDi B8 (170 S Line as I want some grunt & sportiness, but not a quattro), around 2010/2011 vintage to replace my shopping trolley BMW 1 Series. My previous car before the BMW was an Audi 2.5TDi Quattro Sport Avant...
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    A3 2.0FSi (petrol) cut out at 70mph on motorway

    Hi all.... I hope someone out there can throw some light on this 'problem' a work colleague has with her 2005 55 Reg car, with about 84K miles on it. Outside lane on M6 doing 70mph Engine just cuts out - thankfully she got car over to hard shoulder no probs. She gets Greenflag out - they...
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    Couple of faults

    Hi all... Its a long time since I posted on here as my A4 2.5 TDi Quattro Sport Avant has been mega reliable...I bought it 4 .5 years ago with 24K on the clock.........its now showing 78K and I have to say I am mega impressed with it. (only gripe is the tyre wear - £600 a year on tyres , and a...
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    A4 Avant Roof Channel rusting

    Hi folks.....been away a while.... Anyway we have had some good weather recently, so have started going over my 2.5 TDi Q Sport Avant to touch up the winter damage (stone chips, etc). On giving the car a good wash and dry off I noticed rust bubbling up on one of the roof channels...
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    Query - how long do clutches last for

    Was watching Wheeler Dealers last night and they were changing the clutch on a Subaru Impreza WRX (Y Reg).....Brewer was saying thatthe clutches in these cars only last for about 75K miles.... Got me thinking....realising Audi's are in a different league Subaru's what sort of mileage are you...
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    B6 Steering creaking

    When approaching almost full lock I can hear creaking from somewhere....sounds daft I know In normal town driving no noise..but only when I am doing slow maneuvers...any ideas wher ethis noise is coming from folks ?