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not looking forward to looking for another car, I wanted a Lotus or something similar, but with the weather as it is I can't justify getting one then getting stranded. Hence the audi :p the dealers are letting me keep the courtesy car over the xmas period - I assume till I can get in and get...

Well...dealers just said they will have to give me a full refund, just too expensive to put it right. Not a clue what to replace it with (although, it sure won't have DSG LMAO)

Well Audi have diagnosed mechatronic failure and the car is being taken back to the dealers for their mechanics to see if it is fixable LOL Need to wait and see what they say in taking this forward, but at least Audi have pointed them in the right direction

cant help with faults I am afraid, but I too just bought an A3 with faults, so feel your pain lol

cant live with it, booked in for Weds and the dealers have it booked in with Audi Edinburgh (Sighthill) to get looked over, so at least they are doing it properly.

very poor even compared to our other 'mickey mouse 4wd' CRV. It is in the same league as my old RX8, but ahead of the mrs' old astra :p thick ice + quattro + misbehaving DSG = pack a shovel

Given I am now able to drive to/from work, I have been finding the problem is that the gearbox decides to engage/disengage the clutch when it doesnt need to. (not getting confused and down-shifting as I previously thought) It disengages and re-engages the clutch (sometimes violently) at 1100...

I have been using einszett gummi pflege on a number of cars, about £8 quid from ebay etc, and it works very well. Conditions the rubber & really helps stop the seals sticking. Worked well on a convertible too, cut wind noise down and stopped the leaking at the front corner

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well, many thanks both. Not a great story and the first time I have bought a car with issues, but I didn't have much choice given the time & weather :( I did take this into account and went with a proper dealership though. Dealer is fine to check it all out and they can't deny the chain noise...

Thanks Tom, already had a good read of that. Mine is ok to hold at 2k, but getting there the revs keep dipping @ 1250 and 1750 - hence the box gets confused and kicks down when it doesnt need to Nice (I think) what was the problem and what was the fix mate? Anyway, the car is very nice...

Just did a quick google and the rattle at oil filler cap does indicate cam chain - I take it they are meant to be silent? The dealers are fine for me to drop it round for diagnostics and I explained the rattle and that it didn't smoothly build revs from idle to 2k which confuses the gearbox...

Thanks for the replies. I have seen the software update and would be happy to throw £100 in that direction anyway. Not sure about the cam chain stretch, the symptoms would be lumpy idle and fault light surely (or nothing until snap)? There is a rhythmic rattle from around where the oil filler...

-15C in Scottish Borders this morning. Highest it got to today was about -9 & was down to -12 when I picked the kids up about 4:30pm. Bit chilly, I even put a scarf on.

Thanks all There is 62k on the clock and it has had 2 full oil changes (haldex etc etc, the normal one at around 40k and then the last owner requested another 8k ago before he bought it) I am not liking the vibration in N, so that alone is worth getting it back to them and it does sound like...

Hey all, just picked up a 2004 3.2 and am getting used to the DSG...sort of. Its fine that there is a half second delay on setting off as it goes into neutral when stationary (annoying, but fine) but there are some quirks that make me wonder if it is doing what it should be doing....done a fair...