Recent content by MyMateDaveDJ

Brought the car from Reed Audos, part of the Bosch garage chain and based in Cambridge. So far I can't say Im impressed with their product or customer service lol

If it makes you feel any better, Im in a similar situation and just writing my 1st letter to the dealership now after speaking with CA :( - http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/a3-s3-sportback-8p-chassis/194193-new-a3-170-owner-kent-problems-already-smoke-ecs-knocking-please-help.html Best of luck to...

Left the car for 1 day, battery's gone dead again :( Waiting for the AA now, 2nd callout and only owned the car 1 month. It's booked in for a DPF clean tomorrow so hopefully they will diagnose this as well without charging me anymore as this is getting ridiculous! Started to document all the...

Same here, incredibly loud & loud vibration, then silence when over the set figure. Let me know how you get on :)

Did you resolve this? My wipers are failing to park correctly.

Found this thread useful when searching. Iv recently purchased my car and here's how the wipers park... :(

Here's a photo of what I mean..

Im in a similar situation with an A3 iv just brought, same year and engine i believe. Idle issues, clear smoke, hesitation and DPF error codes. Hope you get it resolved!

Yeah not the best start ha. I read about that the other day, but sometimes the wiper parks as high as the tax disc! The good news is that the not starting issue was a just drained battery so the car is drivable again. The AA were incredibly helpful and understanding of my situation, advised I...

Waiting for the warranty company and/or dealership to call me back. Car still wont start, frustration is rising.. Also, reading through the VCDS printout that I got done 2 weeks ago when the ECS issue first happened, its showing Torque: 176.0Nm. Is that the amount of torque in use during the...

Update: Took car to a fairly local specialist, fault code read and cleared, dpf efficiency below threshold. ECS light - advised DPF clean and regen. Knocking sound - roll bar, quoted £45 turbo - noisy but working fine. Also note that the windscreen wipers don't park correctly - doesn't...

Im in a similar situation with a car I've purchased and found this thread really useful, how's the car running now a year on?

Thanks for all the advice, Car's booked in for diagnosis at a fairly local Bosch garage to save me driving back to cambridge. Getting them to check everything I've noticed - ECS light, smoke, DPF, knocking sound, windows, turbo. Hopefully these are just teething problems and I can get back to...

If it makes you feel any better, you're not alone. I picked up a 170 A3 from a small dealership on Friday and Im already deciding wether to return it or get my DPF and other faults fixed :(...

My local audi specialist was fully booked until Tuesday, but they gave the car a very quick scan for me to give me an idea. Going to ring the warranty company AGAIN and see what my options are. Im just worried about keeping the car if Im having to go through this from day 1..