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Latest update: Audi have offered a 50% discount on the cost of replacing the cat and, if a manufacturing defect is found upon inspection, I might get a wee bit more taken off. I think that's a good outcome under the circumstances! They also recommended proactively replacing the lambda sensors...

Quick update: the Audi service centre confirmed that there was a fault with the catalytic converter and the rep who was dealing with me said she'd "put a case into HQ because these really shouldn't fail on a car this age". However, she also said that there were no promises...but she'd call me...

It's annoying, isn't it. Someone wants to give you a ticket, then proof of posting is enough...but sell something on Amazon/Ebay and someone claims they didn't receive it? Ah, then proof of delivery is what you need. I personally don't have a problem with rules per se, I just wish they were...

Yeah, I gave Camberley Audi a call this morning and I'm booked in for an inspection next Friday (8th) after which they'll decide what, if anything, they're willing to do under goodwill etc.. Fingers crossed. Sigh...I've got a boiler on the blink and yesterday I discovered a pinhole leak near a...

Thanks folks. It's got a mixed service history; some Audi and its 3 year one at the Seat/Skoda shop as they don't charge quite the same eye-watering rates that the Audi shop does :) Besides, when I first bought the car three months before its warranty expired, it had a minor problem with the...

Hi folks... I've got the dreaded 16804 "efficiency below threshold" fault code (which seems to be not too uncommon from the searches I've done). In my case, the car is a 2010 S3 and is (or should be, it had one previous owner) totally standard, no remap etc.. I've been clearing the code in...

Yup, I'm sure they are copies. For £17 it's worth a punt, so I'll see! You make a good point because I only use sat-nav on rare occasions and it would be annoying to try and use it in 'n' months time only to find it's not working any more. In generic use cases, I've often found that the...

I did try a search, here and on google, but I couldn't find anything on this... Used my shiny new VCDS cable for the first time. I did precisely this: 1. Connect cable 2. Start VCDS software 3. Perform an auto-scan 4. Save results 5. Enable ejection of the navigation DVD 6. Clear fault code...

As I just discovered speaking to my local Audi parts chap! Fortunately, I was in the smallest room when he called me. Which was fortunate, as I nearly evacuated my bowels when he told me it was over £200!! Holy wallet-gouging, Batman! Ordered a set of 2013 discs from eBay for £17.

Grammar. It's the difference between knowing your **** and knowing you're ****. :)

I'm getting older and fatter, so while I miss the performance of my ZX9R and the sheer hoot of the DRZ400, I now ride around on this: I'm not afraid to get caught out in the rain...this isn't a "garage queen" in that sense, although when it gets dirty I end up spending a few hours on an OCD...

Just wanted to add a note of thanks to Nigel (NHN) for the cable which arrived yesterday. Nice, easy transaction - much appreciated. Cheers!! :)

Righto - thanks, I'll start with the plugs as you suggest. Cheers!

Greetings, fellow mammals! :) I have noticed a very rare little stutter, like a momentary skipping of a single beat that interrupts power delivery at 3000 rpm. It seems to be extremely intermittent, happening maybe just once or twice a week. It could be complete coincidence but it feels like...

My local Shell had v-power at the same price as diesel last time I was there but I too have seen silly money charged for v-power in a couple of places. I think petrol sheds are essentially franchises, are they not? I guess they have quite a degree of freedom on what they can charge.

Given the distance the TT covered from the curb to the house (plus the embedding through a supporting wall), there must have been a fair bit of momentum and so I suspect an excess of speed for the conditions in all probability. As the curb is curved with the name of the road signposted, I'm...

Congrats on the shiny new wheels, looking very good! Check out N8's recent thread on detailing an RS3 for a really good walk-through of what the pro's do/use. I've had good results as an amateur with Meguiar's

Not a bad idea! :) I was glad of my dirt biking experience when I got caught in a hailstorm on ZX9R. Balls of ice are unpleasant to ride over. Without knowing what to do and without learning what a slide feels like, it's bound to end in tears. The standard of driving in the snow here is pretty...

The physics of tyre pressure needs to be considered when we wonder about the recommended pressures for low profile tyres seeming too high (especially if like me, you're used to higher profile tyres at lower pressures previously) Lower profile tyres have a smaller containing volume because the...

3 door hatchback. The criteria where: Rear seats at least comfortable enough for the kids Sufficient luggage space for school bags, the odd suitcase, a weekly shop Enough performance to be fun... ...without costing the Earth to run Understated good looks - not looking like a chav-chariot :)...