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    What has happened to Audi Engines

    I know exactly what you mean . I have been away from audi for a few years in the past I have owned 11 audis everything from 1.9tdis to 2.8 quattros . I was thinking of looking for another a4 or a6 I like to do my research before buying unfortunately it seems that audi do not make an engine I can...
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    ncap testing audi a5

    just watching watchdog did you know that the audi a5 as never been ncap tested ?
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    Help! Should I buy?? :-)

    hi mate £9000 for a 2003 tt am i missing something even with that mileage is far far too much
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    New here looking for advice

    hi all the way i look at high mileage cars is they have been up to temp sitting in one gear and going up and down motorways that is the best mileage you can put on a car as long as it as a good service history it does not have to be main dealer and preferably not on longilfe servicing i would...
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    RS6 in Floods

    i have noticed this on quite a few news items recently . people having parked cars on the sea front no doubt knowing there is a huge storm coming and just leaving them there to be battered by waves coming over the sea wall . another shown cars in a car park at first the water was about a foot up...
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    Tyre Choice

    hi mate . I have ultrac sassantas all round on my a4 avant they have a good size rim protector on them mine are 235 40 18 I have no complaints whatsoever very stable in the wet and dry seem to be wearing well . I will certainly be fitting them again mine were £123 each from the tyreman
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    need help with brakes

    hi mate when you go to buy the master cylinder change your mind and buy 2 new front brake calipers no disrespect mate but you really need a garage to sort them or at least someone that knows what they are doing . you don't need me to tell you how important the brakes are please don't take...
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    VAG TDI Buying Advice

    well i can tell you how much i love my car it an a4 1.9tdi sport avant 04 reg in briliant red with black leather . i owned it for 3 years then i stupidly sold it and bought a wait for it skoda octavia 2.0tdi vrs estate biggest mistake i ever made it was a bag of c$$p so i sold that and bought...
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    VAG TDI Buying Advice

    yes i am aware of that what i meant to say was it is not available in the b7 a4 or the newer shaped a3 which i think is 105bhp
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    VAG TDI Buying Advice

    try and find yourself a 1.9tdi 130bhp only found in the b6 a4 . there is a 1.9tdi in the b7 shape but that is only 115 bhp still a damn good reliable engine not the most refined i admit but serviced regularly with the correct engine oil it is capable of starship mileages and a genuine 50 plus...
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    To BBC or not to go to BBC?

    This is just one of many many problems in the vw audi range . i am on my eighth audi now they have all been older cars and manual so no real problems to speak of but i have lost confidence in the manufacturer now . i was looking to replace the car i have now with the b7 a4 but that as oil pump...
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    audi a4 alloy wheels

    so they will fit then
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    audi a4 alloy wheels

    hi all looking for some advice due to a change in circumstances i need to sell my a4 avant and get myself a van so i am looking at a mk3 vw caddy what i would like to know is will genuine 18" alloys with 235/40/18 tyres on fit straight on to the van or will i need a different tyre or need to fit...
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    15p off fuel at Morrisons

    very tempting as we use morrisons every week but i once put there diesel in my 1.9 tdi and the engine sounded like a bag of spanners . some people say that there is no difference between the big names and the super market fuel but i think there is so i will pass on this one
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    audi a6 avant 2.0tdi engine

    hi all . i am thinking of selling my a4 1.9 tdi avant and buying an a6 2.0 tdi avant what i realy need to know is what year audi sorted the oil pump balance shaft issue . also which engine code to avoid i will be looking at a late 2007 or 08 s line. many thanks in advance
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    Checking mileage with VagCom?

    its the first 3 years thats the issue before the first mot . a car could in theory do in excess of 50.000 miles a year quite easily what if some unscrupuless owner turned the clock back before every service ie first service actual 50.000 on the clock 20.000 have it serviced book stamped at...
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    Checking mileage with VagCom?

    there is a section in the a6 forum called 3.0 tdi buyers guide where a fella put his vcds on 3 a6s at a dealers 2 had been clocked so i am guessing you can interogate the ecu for milage tampering
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    hpi checks

    you may be able to get information from insurance companies but as said in my previous post only if a claim as been made otherwise how do you expect them to know
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    hpi checks

    any hpi company can only tell you what they know . so any amount of damage can happen to a car but if it is not subject to an insurace claim ie repaired privately then the hpi company will have no records of this and therefore will not be able to tell you about it in the report you receive . my...
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    Audi parts

    you dont need a part number mate just go in the main dealer give them your reg number and they will bring it up on a screen so you can identify the exact part you want . then you can pay for it and they will order it and phone you when it comes in . thats all i do and its never let me down yet